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  |
Clark, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
277 |
Broad River |
|
N-4
|
Clark, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
100 |
Tugalo River |
|
K-104
|
Clark, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
100 |
Eastanolee Creek |
|
K-101
|
Clark, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
260 |
Kiowee Creek |
|
K-105
|
Clark, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
150 |
Tugalo River |
|
K-106
|
Clarke, Christopher Junr.
|
1785 |
Franklin |
400 |
Clarkes Fork |
|
B-333
|
Clarke, Christopher Senr.
|
1785 |
Franklin |
550 |
|
|
B-332
|
Clarke, Christopher Junr.
|
1785 |
Franklin |
800 |
Littles Creek |
|
B-332
|
Clarke, Christopher
|
1785 |
Franklin |
345 |
Broad River |
|
E-341
|
Clarke, David
|
1785 |
Franklin |
650 |
Nails Creek |
|
E-340
|
Clarke, Elijah
|
1785 |
Franklin |
2300 |
Sandy Creek |
|
B-333
|
Clarke, Elijah
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1725 |
Hard Labor Creek |
|
B-336
|
Clarke, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
100 |
Tugalo River |
|
E-343
|
Clarke, John Junr.
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1150 |
Jacks Creek |
|
B-335
|
Cleveland, Benjamin
|
1785 |
Franklin |
770 |
Tuccoa Creek |
|
B-335
|
Cleveland, Benjamin
|
1785 |
Franklin |
200 |
Tugalo River |
|
B-340
|
Cleveland, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
176 |
Tugalo River |
|
K-109
|
Cleveland, Larkin
|
1785 |
Franklin |
450 |
Tugalo River |
|
E-332
|
Cleveland, Larkin
|
1785 |
Franklin |
350 |
Eastanolee Creek |
|
E-337
|
Cleveland, Larkin
|
1785 |
Franklin |
200 |
Tugalo River |
|
E-336
|
Cleveland, Larkin
|
1785 |
Franklin |
250 |
Tugalo River |
|
E-333
|
Cleveland, Larkin
|
1785 |
Franklin |
200 |
Eastanolee Creek |
|
E-331
|
Cleveland, Larkin
|
1785 |
Franklin |
600 |
Tugalo River |
|
E-334
|
Collier, Edward
|
1785 |
Franklin |
400 |
|
|
E-348
|
Collier, Edward
|
1785 |
Franklin |
550 |
Broad River |
|
B-336
|
Collier, James
|
1785 |
Franklin |
350 |
Broad River |
|
B-340
|
Collier, James
|
1785 |
Franklin |
250 |
Broad River |
|
B-340
|
Cook, Joseph
|
1785 |
Franklin |
690 |
Broad River |
|
K-107
|
Cook, Joseph
|
1785 |
Franklin |
920 |
Broad River |
|
K-107
|
Cox, Thomas
|
1785 |
Franklin |
350 |
Eastanolee Creek |
|
K-101
|
Cox, Zachariah
|
1785 |
Franklin |
575 |
Trail Creek |
|
K-71
|
Cupp, Michael
|
1785 |
Franklin |
288 |
Shoal Creek |
|
AA-343
|
Curray, Peter
|
1785 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Gravelly Creek |
|
E-349
|
Currins, James
|
1785 |
Franklin |
200 |
|
|
E-351
|
Davis, Gideon
|
1785 |
Franklin |
288 |
Eastanolee Creek |
|
N-8
|
Dean, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
230 |
Sugar Creek |
|
I-83
|
Elliottson, Jameson
|
1785 |
Franklin |
300 |
Dicks Branch |
|
YY-246
|
England, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
100 |
Waltons Creek |
|
K-130
|
Evans, Stephen
|
1785 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Gravelly Run |
|
E-382
|
Few, Ignatius
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1887.5 |
Buck Creek |
|
E-402
|
Few, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1150 |
Broad River |
|
E-378
|
Freeman, Holman
|
1785 |
Franklin |
530 |
Horse Creek |
|
K-140
|
Freeman, Holman
|
1785 |
Franklin |
920 |
Horse Creek |
|
E-385
|
Freeman, James
|
1785 |
Franklin |
400 |
Freemans Creek |
|
K-140
|
Freeman, James
|
1785 |
Franklin |
925 |
Greggs Creek |
|
K-141
|
Freeman, James
|
1785 |
Franklin |
230 |
Horse Creek |
|
K-142
|
Freeman, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
525 |
Hard Labor Creek |
|
E-383
|
Freeman, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
300 |
|
|
K-144
|
Garret, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
575 |
Broad River |
|
E-416
|
Garret, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
|
|
E-422
|
Garret, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Trail Creek |
|
E-418
|
Garret, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
2875 |
Sandy River |
|
E-419
|
Garret, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
575 |
Black Creek |
|
E-417
|
Gibbons, William Junior
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1150 |
|
|
E-410
|
Gilbert, Charles
|
1785 |
Franklin |
250 |
Shoal Creek |
|
K-204
|
Gilbert, Thomas
|
1785 |
Franklin |
100 |
|
|
K-205
|
Gilbert, Thomas
|
1785 |
Franklin |
200 |
Estanaula Creek |
|
K-203
|
Glascock, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Bear Creek |
|
F-8
|
Goldsby, Richard
|
1785 |
Franklin |
450 |
Broad River |
|
K-214
|
Gorham, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
650 |
Broad River |
|
K-200
|
Gorham, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
920 |
Beaverdam Creek |
|
K-196
|
Gorham, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
920 |
Sandy Creek |
|
K-196
|
Gorham, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
460 |
Oconee River N Fork |
Bryant Ward |
K-199
|
Gorham, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1150 |
Broad River |
|
K-201
|
Gorham, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
575 |
Shoal Creek |
|
E-411
|
Gorham, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
375 |
Beaverdam Creek |
|
E-413
|
Gorham, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
575 |
Beaverdam Creek |
|
E-412
|
Gorham, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
575 |
Broad River |
|
E-415
|
Graves, Thomas
|
1785 |
Franklin |
862.5 |
Brush Creek |
|
K-213
|
Green, Benjamin
|
1785 |
Franklin |
600 |
Sandy Creek |
|
K-207
|
Greer, David
|
1785 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Broad River |
|
I-170
|
Greer, David
|
1785 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Broad River |
|
K-215
|
Gregg, Thomas
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1100 |
Nails Creek |
|
F-3
|
Gregg, Thomas
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Greggs Creek |
|
K-212
|
Gregg & Doss,
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1200 |
Broad River |
|
K-210
|