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  |
Marbury, Horatio
|
1785 |
Franklin |
4600 |
Beaverdam Creek |
|
N-17
|
Lamar, Zachariah
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1150 |
Beaver Creek |
|
K-311
|
Cannon, Thomas
|
1785 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Turkey Creek |
|
E-371
|
Lindsay, James
|
1785 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Eastanolee Creek |
|
K-310
|
McDonald, Hugh
|
1785 |
Franklin |
300 |
|
|
N-24
|
Payne, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
200 |
Tugalo River |
|
A-389
|
Kidd, Webb
|
1785 |
Franklin |
500 |
Griggs Creek |
|
K-288
|
Mullen, John Junr.
|
1785 |
Franklin |
100 |
Kiowee River |
|
N-26
|
Key, Thomas
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Currys Creek |
|
K-289
|
Millen, John Senr.
|
1785 |
Franklin |
300 |
Thrashers Creek |
|
N-27
|
Gilbert, Thomas
|
1785 |
Franklin |
200 |
Estanaula Creek |
|
K-203
|
Payne, Nathaniel
|
1785 |
Franklin |
200 |
Broad River |
|
A-390
|
Morgan, Daniel
|
1785 |
Franklin |
300 |
Eastanolee Creek |
|
N-28
|
Morgan, Isham
|
1785 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Sugar Creek |
|
N-28
|
Kirkpatrick, Thomas
|
1785 |
Franklin |
300 |
Currys Creek |
|
K-292
|
Kirkpatrick, James
|
1785 |
Franklin |
300 |
Currys Creek |
|
K-292
|
Hubbard, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
200 |
Broad River |
|
K-235
|
Mullen, John Senr.
|
1785 |
Franklin |
200 |
Eastanolee Creek |
|
N-26
|
Clarke, Christopher Senr.
|
1785 |
Franklin |
550 |
|
|
B-332
|
Cox, Thomas
|
1785 |
Franklin |
350 |
Eastanolee Creek |
|
K-101
|
Collier, James
|
1785 |
Franklin |
250 |
Broad River |
|
B-340
|
Cleveland, Benjamin
|
1785 |
Franklin |
200 |
Tugalo River |
|
B-340
|
Cox, Zachariah
|
1785 |
Franklin |
575 |
Trail Creek |
|
K-71
|
Collier, Edward
|
1785 |
Franklin |
550 |
Broad River |
|
B-336
|
Clarke, Elijah
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1725 |
Hard Labor Creek |
|
B-336
|
Cleveland, Benjamin
|
1785 |
Franklin |
770 |
Tuccoa Creek |
|
B-335
|
Clarke, John Junr.
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1150 |
Jacks Creek |
|
B-335
|
Carter, Thomas
|
1785 |
Franklin |
430 |
Riggs Creek |
|
K-74
|
Clarke, Christopher Junr.
|
1785 |
Franklin |
400 |
Clarkes Fork |
|
B-333
|
Twedle, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
200 |
Broad River wtrs |
|
BB-179
|
Clarke, Christopher Junr.
|
1785 |
Franklin |
800 |
Littles Creek |
|
B-332
|
Barnett, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
100 |
South River |
|
K-46
|
Blake, Benjamin
|
1785 |
Franklin |
600 |
Sandy Creek |
|
K-44
|
Banks, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
200 |
Broad River |
|
K-44
|
Bryan, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
150 |
Tugalo River |
|
K-43
|
Banks, Ralph
|
1785 |
Franklin |
300 |
|
|
B-328
|
Banks, Ralph
|
1785 |
Franklin |
250 |
Leatherwood Creek |
|
B-328
|
Banks, Ralph
|
1785 |
Franklin |
200 |
Leatherwood Creek |
|
B-328
|
Blackwell, Joseph
|
1785 |
Franklin |
400 |
Leatherwood Creek |
|
B-327
|
Clarke, Elijah
|
1785 |
Franklin |
2300 |
Sandy Creek |
|
B-333
|
Washington, Thomas
|
1785 |
Franklin |
4000 |
Beaverdam Creek |
|
N-146
|
Ward, Bryant
|
1785 |
Franklin |
200 |
Broad River |
|
N-139
|
Ward, Bryant
|
1785 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Broad River |
|
N-139
|
Ward, Bryant
|
1785 |
Franklin |
100 |
Waltons Creek |
|
N-140
|
Clark, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
100 |
Eastanolee Creek |
|
K-101
|
Ward, Bryant
|
1785 |
Franklin |
100 |
Waltons Creek |
|
N-141
|
Ward, Samuel
|
1785 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Waltons Creek |
|
N-142
|
Ward, Samuel
|
1785 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Waltons Creek |
|
N-142
|
Clark, Elijah
|
1785 |
Franklin |
800 |
Sugar Creek |
|
K-100
|
Collier, James
|
1785 |
Franklin |
350 |
Broad River |
|
B-340
|
Clark, Elijah
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1100 |
Sandy Creek |
|
K-97
|
Barber, Jesse
|
1785 |
Franklin |
300 |
Bear Creek |
|
K-42
|
Woods, Richard
|
1785 |
Franklin |
250 |
Broad River |
|
N-148
|
Woods, Middleton
|
1785 |
Franklin |
350 |
Sandy Creek |
|
N-148
|
Wood, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
690 |
Beach Creek |
|
N-150
|
Thompson, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
575 |
Estanaula Creek wtrs |
|
A-405
|
Terondet, Daniel
|
1785 |
Franklin |
575 |
Broad River |
|
A-405
|
Cade, Drury
|
1785 |
Franklin |
575 |
Sugar Creek |
|
K-90
|
Carter, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
200 |
Tugalo River |
|
K-86
|
Cleveland, Larkin
|
1785 |
Franklin |
600 |
Tugalo River |
|
E-334
|
Black, Henry
|
1785 |
Franklin |
200 |
Nails Creek |
|
BB-350
|
Call, Richard
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1300 |
Drowning Creek |
|
K-99
|
Ayres, Abram
|
1785 |
Franklin |
288 |
Little Creek |
|
I-82
|
Nunnelly, Priscilla
|
1785 |
Franklin |
200 |
Bear Creek |
|
I-264
|
Rogers, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
500 |
Broad River |
|
A-395
|
Richardson, Walker
|
1785 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Tugalo River |
|
A-395
|
Richardson, Walker
|
1785 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Tugalo River |
|
A-395
|
Payne, Thomas
|
1785 |
Franklin |
400 |
Tugalo River |
|
A-394
|
Payne, Thomas
|
1785 |
Franklin |
250 |
Broad River |
|
A-394
|
Berry, Gideon
|
1785 |
Franklin |
288 |
Cedar Creek |
|
I-78
|
Payne, Thomas Senr.
|
1785 |
Franklin |
250 |
Paynes Creek |
|
A-392
|
Blackwell, Joseph
|
1785 |
Franklin |
400 |
Leatherwood Creek |
|
B-327
|
Payne, Thomas
|
1785 |
Franklin |
900 |
Broad River |
|
A-392
|
Sloan, David
|
1785 |
Franklin |
200 |
|
|
A-396
|
Brown, Bedford
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Lamars Creek |
|
I-83
|