This project started primarily as a way to piece together plats in what became Gwinnett county and some of these grants are now in Barrow county. The index includes all of Franklin county up to 1796, Jackson from 1796 to 1818, and Gwinnett, Hall, and Walton after 1818. Associates of the late Dan Crumpton plan to publish his book on Franklin county plats some time in the near future which will be of immense help. The latest update here is 5 Dec 2022.
Sortable by Name(last,first), County(county,year,month,day), Year(year,month,day,name), Plat book(book,page,name), Watercourse(watercourse,name), or Neighbors/neighboring survey(grantee name). The latter two will filter out blank results. Year is the date of survey.
Plats in grey aren't available yet.
Clicking on the name will show details about the grant. Clicking on the plat will show an image.
Names in:
Red - A grant of dubious legality (typically because it was surveyed on Indian land)
Bold - Gwinnett/Barrow county land
Plats in:
Black are available
Bold are mapped
Plats of dubious legality from about 1789 to 1794 tended to be filed on consecutive pages (anywhere from two to thirty pages at a time) in 1,000 acre surveys (which violated the spirit and, to be honest, the letter of the law). These plats will be presented later in a separate table so as not to clutter up the results here for researchers.
Name |
Year |
County |
Acres |
Watercourse |
Neighbors |
Plat  |
Cartledge, Edmond
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River N fork |
Glascock(x2) |
E-367
|
Culpepper, Malachi
|
1784 |
Franklin |
288 |
Oconee River N fork wtrs |
|
B-330
|
Fuller, John
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River fork of swamp |
Joseph McCutchens?, Glascock [F-8?] |
E-396
|
Holton, Framcis
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
N Oconee River wtrs |
|
E-428
|
Moore, William
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River N Fork wtrs |
|
B-256
|
Pierce, Abraham
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River N fork |
Glascock(x2) |
G-3
|
Stuart, Clement
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River N fork wtrs |
|
G-4
|
Stuart, James
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River N fork wtrs |
|
G-1
|
Walker, William
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River |
Glascock |
A-410
|
Snelson, James
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River N fork wtrs |
Count D'Estang |
G-3
|
Cruddy, William
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
|
|
CC-9
|
Waller, Joseph
|
1784 |
Franklin |
230 |
Apalachee River |
|
N-151
|
Fuller, Stephen
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River Middle |
|
E-397
|
Peare, Nathaniel
|
1784 |
Franklin |
500 |
Bear Creek |
Richard Call, Will Glascock, Geo Walton, Trading Path |
A-330
|
McCardell, Cornelius
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Turkey Creek |
John Gorham, John Clark, Thomas Cannon [E-371?], James Cartlege [E-370?] |
B-257
|
McKay, Daniel
|
1784 |
Washington |
287.5 |
Clarks Creek wtrs |
Wm Roxborough [G-16?], John Wernor? |
G-32
|
Roseborough, William
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Broad River wtrs |
Roxborough?, Clark's Creek, Daniel McCoy, John Shows [G-17] |
G-16
|
Shows, John
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Clarks Creek (Broad River wtrs) |
Wm Roseborough/Roxborough[G-16], John W___ |
G-17
|
Tweedle, John
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Clarks Creek fork of |
Richard Call, Wm Pulliam |
A-401
|
Collins, Stephen
|
1784 |
Franklin |
230 |
N Fork Oconee River wtrs |
Wm Sessums [A-344] |
A-344
|
Douglass, George
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Clarke's Creek fork |
Jno Ware [A-319?], Jos Jeter [A-319?] |
E-395
|
McClendon, Dennis
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Broad River wtrs |
|
G-36
|
Morrison, John
|
1784 |
Franklin |
575 |
Tugalo River wtrs |
Thos Glascock, Doct Creswell |
G-35
|
Sessums, William Senr.
|
1784 |
Franklin |
230 |
N Fork Oconee River wtrs |
William Dean [E-388?] |
A-344
|
Thompson, Robert
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Estanalee Creek |
|
N-108
|
Anderson, Henry
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Chowestowe Creek |
|
G-29
|
Dean, William
|
1784 |
Franklin |
230 |
Oconee River wtrs |
|
E-388
|
Wynne, Joshua
|
1784 |
Franklin |
575 |
|
Richard Runnell [G-21?] |
A-410
|
McKain, Thomas
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Tugalo River |
|
G-34
|
Kell, Archibald
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Tugalo River |
|
B-254
|
Harris, Sampson
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Estanaula Creek wtrs |
A Burns, Col Lamar |
R-309
|
Allen, Gresham
|
1785 |
Franklin |
200 |
Tugalo River |
|
K-1
|
Allen, Lee
|
1785 |
Franklin |
100 |
Tugalo River |
|
K-1
|
Allen, Reuben
|
1785 |
Franklin |
400 |
Broad River |
|
N-1
|
Allen, Reuben
|
1785 |
Franklin |
400 |
Broad River |
|
N-1
|
Anthony, Joseph
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Broad River |
|
K-3
|
Appling, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
850 |
Sandy Creek |
|
K-4
|
Appling, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
862 |
Blacks Creek |
|
E-325
|
Appling, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1150 |
Beaverdam Creek |
|
E-324
|
Ayres, Abram
|
1785 |
Franklin |
288 |
Little Creek |
|
I-82
|
Bailey, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
200 |
Stephens Creek |
|
K-35
|
Banks, Ralph
|
1785 |
Franklin |
250 |
Bear Creek |
|
K-37
|
Banks, Ralph
|
1785 |
Franklin |
250 |
Leatherwood Creek |
|
B-328
|
Banks, Ralph
|
1785 |
Franklin |
200 |
Leatherwood Creek |
|
B-328
|
Banks, Ralph
|
1785 |
Franklin |
300 |
|
|
B-328
|
Banks, Thomas
|
1785 |
Franklin |
300 |
Broad River |
|
B-327
|
Banks, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
200 |
Broad River |
|
K-44
|
Banks, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
200 |
Hudsons Fork |
|
K-42
|
Barber, Jesse
|
1785 |
Franklin |
300 |
Bear Creek |
|
K-42
|
Barnett, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
100 |
South River |
|
K-46
|
Berry, Gideon
|
1785 |
Franklin |
288 |
Cedar Creek |
|
I-78
|
Black, Henry
|
1785 |
Franklin |
200 |
Nails Creek |
|
BB-350
|
Blackwell, Joseph
|
1785 |
Franklin |
200 |
Leatherwood Creek |
|
K-39
|
Blackwell, Joseph
|
1785 |
Franklin |
250 |
Littles Creek |
|
K-38
|
Blackwell, Joseph
|
1785 |
Franklin |
400 |
Leatherwood Creek |
|
B-327
|
Blackwell, Joseph
|
1785 |
Franklin |
400 |
Leatherwood Creek |
|
B-327
|
Blake, Benjamin
|
1785 |
Franklin |
600 |
Sandy Creek |
|
K-44
|
Brown, Bedford
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Lamars Creek |
|
I-83
|
Bryan, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
150 |
Tugalo River |
|
K-43
|
Bugg, Elizabeth
|
1785 |
Franklin |
500 |
Broad River |
|
E-322
|
Burton, Robert C.
|
1785 |
Franklin |
300 |
Beaver Creek |
|
K-37
|
Butler, Edward
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Sandy Creek |
|
K-34
|
Cade, Drury
|
1785 |
Franklin |
575 |
Sugar Creek |
|
K-90
|
Call, Richard
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1300 |
Drowning Creek |
|
K-99
|
Call, Richard
|
1785 |
Franklin |
575 |
Griggs Creek |
|
K-104
|
Cannon, Thomas
|
1785 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Turkey Creek |
|
E-371
|
Carter, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
300 |
Tugalo River |
|
E-344
|
Carter, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
200 |
Tugalo River |
|
E-345
|
Carter, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
200 |
Tugalo River |
|
K-86
|
Carter, Thomas
|
1785 |
Franklin |
800 |
Beaverdam Creek |
|
I-79
|
Carter, Thomas
|
1785 |
Franklin |
430 |
Riggs Creek |
|
K-74
|
Clark, Elijah
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1100 |
Sandy Creek |
|
K-97
|
Clark, Elijah
|
1785 |
Franklin |
800 |
Sugar Creek |
|
K-100
|
Clark, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
100 |
Eastanolee Creek |
|
N-4
|
Clark, John Senr.
|
1785 |
Franklin |
200 |
Tugalo River |
|
K-105
|