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  |
Dean, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
230 |
Sugar Creek |
|
I-83
|
Payne, Thomas
|
1785 |
Franklin |
900 |
Broad River |
|
A-392
|
Norwood, Richard
|
1785 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Broad River |
|
I-161
|
Davis, Gideon
|
1785 |
Franklin |
288 |
Eastanolee Creek |
|
N-8
|
Lamar, James
|
1785 |
Franklin |
630 |
Currys Creek |
|
I-271
|
McCrackin, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
250 |
Lamars Creek |
|
I-161
|
Pulliam, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Shoal Creek |
|
I-155
|
Payne, Thomas
|
1785 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Tuccoa Creek |
|
A-391
|
Carter, Thomas
|
1785 |
Franklin |
800 |
Beaverdam Creek |
|
I-79
|
Allen, Lee
|
1785 |
Franklin |
100 |
Tugalo River |
|
K-1
|
Nicholson, Jeremiah
|
1785 |
Franklin |
200 |
Littles Creek |
|
BB-367
|
Banks, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
200 |
Hudsons Fork |
|
K-42
|
Blackwell, Joseph
|
1785 |
Franklin |
200 |
Leatherwood Creek |
|
K-39
|
Blackwell, Joseph
|
1785 |
Franklin |
250 |
Littles Creek |
|
K-38
|
Burton, Robert C.
|
1785 |
Franklin |
300 |
Beaver Creek |
|
K-37
|
Banks, Ralph
|
1785 |
Franklin |
250 |
Bear Creek |
|
K-37
|
Bailey, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
200 |
Stephens Creek |
|
K-35
|
Butler, Edward
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Sandy Creek |
|
K-34
|
Appling, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
850 |
Sandy Creek |
|
K-4
|
Sloan, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
150 |
Nails Creek |
|
A-396
|
Allen, Gresham
|
1785 |
Franklin |
200 |
Tugalo River |
|
K-1
|
Sloan, David
|
1785 |
Franklin |
200 |
Tinnesa Creek |
|
A-396
|
McCrackin, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
250 |
Beaverdam Creek |
|
I-168
|
Greer, David
|
1785 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Broad River |
|
I-170
|
Hamilton, Josiah
|
1785 |
Franklin |
200 |
Broad River |
|
I-170
|
Price, Cellum
|
1785 |
Franklin |
50 |
Tugalo River |
|
I-173
|
Robinson, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
200 |
Hunters Creek |
|
I-208
|
Riggs, Bethuel
|
1785 |
Franklin |
350 |
Riggs Creek |
|
I-210
|
Smith, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
310 |
|
|
A-397
|
Smith, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
200 |
Tugalo River |
|
A-397
|
Banks, Thomas
|
1785 |
Franklin |
300 |
Broad River |
|
B-327
|
Anthony, Joseph
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Broad River |
|
K-3
|
Thompson, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
200 |
Cane Creek |
|
N-106
|
Gorham, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
920 |
Sandy Creek |
|
K-196
|
Walton, Jesse
|
1785 |
Franklin |
100 |
Chagee River |
|
N-130
|
Bugg, Elizabeth
|
1785 |
Franklin |
500 |
Broad River |
|
E-322
|
Cleveland, Larkin
|
1785 |
Franklin |
200 |
Eastanolee Creek |
|
E-331
|
Clark, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
260 |
Kiowee Creek |
|
K-105
|
Gorham, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
920 |
Beaverdam Creek |
|
K-196
|
Tyler, Henry
|
1785 |
Franklin |
167 |
|
|
N-117
|
Clark, John Senr.
|
1785 |
Franklin |
200 |
Tugalo River |
|
K-105
|
Gorham, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
460 |
Oconee River N Fork |
Bryant Ward |
K-199
|
Terrell, Jeremiah
|
1785 |
Franklin |
160 |
Broad River wtrs |
|
N-109
|
Thrasher, Robert
|
1785 |
Franklin |
400 |
Tugalo River |
|
N-111
|
Thrasher, Robert
|
1785 |
Franklin |
200 |
Thrashers Creek |
|
N-111
|
Appling, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
862 |
Blacks Creek |
|
E-325
|
Walton, Jesse
|
1785 |
Franklin |
640 |
Chagee River |
|
N-130
|
Taylor, Edmond
|
1785 |
Franklin |
400 |
Broad River |
|
N-112
|
Cleveland, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
176 |
Tugalo River |
|
K-109
|
Appling, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1150 |
Beaverdam Creek |
|
E-324
|
Freeman, James
|
1785 |
Franklin |
230 |
Horse Creek |
|
K-142
|
Thompson, Claus
|
1785 |
Franklin |
300 |
Tugalo River |
|
N-107
|
Freeman, Holman
|
1785 |
Franklin |
530 |
Horse Creek |
|
K-140
|
Thompson, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
100 |
Kiowee River |
|
N-106
|
Clark, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
150 |
Tugalo River |
|
K-106
|
Cook, Joseph
|
1785 |
Franklin |
690 |
Broad River |
|
K-107
|
Williamson, Micajah
|
1785 |
Franklin |
960 |
Greenbrier Creek |
|
DD-527
|
Cook, Joseph
|
1785 |
Franklin |
920 |
Broad River |
|
K-107
|
Freeman, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
300 |
|
|
K-144
|
Walton, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Broad River |
|
N-133
|
Freeman, James
|
1785 |
Franklin |
400 |
Freemans Creek |
|
K-140
|
Jones, James
|
1785 |
Franklin |
575 |
Deep Creek |
|
E-407
|
Pruitt, Phillip
|
1785 |
Franklin |
200 |
Broad River |
|
CC-25
|
Gorham, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1150 |
Broad River |
|
K-201
|
Walton, George
|
1785 |
Franklin |
462.5 |
Barbers Creek |
|
N-136
|
Walton, Thomas
|
1785 |
Franklin |
682 |
Shoal Creek |
|
N-135
|
Cleveland, Larkin
|
1785 |
Franklin |
250 |
Tugalo River |
|
E-333
|
Tate, James
|
1785 |
Franklin |
400 |
Littles Creek wtrs |
|
N-119
|
Thurman, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
575 |
Sugar Creek |
|
N-114
|
Henby, Dennis
|
1785 |
Franklin |
230 |
Deep Creek |
|
DD-516
|
Walton, Jesse
|
1785 |
Franklin |
400 |
Tugalo River |
|
N-133
|
Freeman, James
|
1785 |
Franklin |
925 |
Greggs Creek |
|
K-141
|
England, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
100 |
Waltons Creek |
|
K-130
|
Walton, Jesse
|
1785 |
Franklin |
200 |
Tugalo River |
|
N-131
|
Thompson, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
250 |
Conourose Creek |
|
N-105
|