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Headright Index

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.

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Name Year County Acres Watercourse Neighbors Plat  plat
Walton, Jesse  1785 Franklin 150 Chagee River N-131
Gorham, John  1785 Franklin 650 Broad River K-200
Cleveland, Larkin  1785 Franklin 450 Tugalo River E-332
Phillips, William  1785 Franklin 800 DD-70
Thompson, Claus  1785 Franklin 100 N-107
Clark, William  1785 Franklin 100 Tugalo River K-104
Call, Richard  1785 Franklin 575 Griggs Creek K-104
Elliottson, Jameson  1785 Franklin 300 Dicks Branch YY-246
Young, Daniel  1785 Franklin 550 Granetts River Y-311
Mullens, Margaret  1785 Franklin 200 Eastanolee Creek WW-104
Swains, James  1785 Franklin 287.5 Barbers Creek wtrs Edward Upton [A-406] G-8
Upton, Edward  1785 Franklin 287.5 unnamed creek A-406
Curle, Henry  1785 Franklin 287.5 Barbers Creek wtrs Edward Upton [A-406?] K-103
McCowen, Daniel  1785 Franklin 287.5 Bear Creek Oconee wtrs G-30
Torrence, John  1785 Franklin 287.5 Second Franklin fork of Oconee C___ creek, Andrew Struges [A-398?] A-404
Culbreath, John  1785 Franklin 287.5 Oconee River Franklin fork Ig Few E-352
Busson, Jonathan  1785 Franklin 287.5 Oconee River wtrs James M___ I-77
Westbrook, John Jr 1785 Franklin 287.5 N Fork Oconee River (Bold Creek) John Westbrook Sr A-409
Westbrook, John Senr. 1785 Franklin 287.5 N Fork Oconee River (Bold Creek) John Stanford [G-16?] A-409
Penson, William  1785 Franklin 287.5 Oconee River N-61
Wallace, James  1785 Franklin 287.5 Oconee River Wm Pinson N-160
Russell, Jacob  1785 Franklin 230 Oconee River, Beaverdam creek A-360
Pierce, Brandick  1785 Franklin 230 Oconee River, Beaverdam creek A-360
Blount, Stephen  1785 Franklin 575 Currys Creek wtrs Jeremiah Brantley [E-372?], Peyton Wyatt [Y-285?] E-355
Gray, Jacob  1785 Franklin 287.5 Fork of Oconee River Unnamed stream, Jno Wingfield A-374
Threadgill, George  1785 Franklin 230 Oconee River M Fork Edmond Taylor [N-112?] DD-76
Farish, Robert  1785 Franklin 460 Oconee River Chanders? K-135
Brantly, Jeremiah  1785 Franklin 345 Currys Creek _ogatt? E-372
Lancaster, Rowland  1785 Franklin 230 Mulberry Fork Michael Nugan [A-387] A-381
Nugan, Michael  1785 Franklin 230 Oconee River and Bold creek Mulberry fork of Oconee (see A-381-1) A-387
Watson, Willis  1785 Franklin 287.5 Broad River wtrs A-412
Sedmon, John  1785 Franklin 287.5 Taliaferro Creek Benj Taliaferro (x2) G-20
Summerlin, William  1785 Franklin 287.5 Broad River wtrs William Walton G-22
Horn, John  1785 Franklin 287.5 Oconee River wtrs A-377
McIntosh, Lachlin  1785 Franklin 690 Oconee River N fork Dr Wm Reid I-352
Cruse, Thomas  1785 Franklin 287.5 Oconee River creek of CC-9
Hudson, Samuel  1785 Franklin 287.5 Stephen's Downfall Creek F-5
Wash, William  1785 Franklin 230 Cedar Creek Rowland Lancaster [A-381?] A-409
Hampton, John  1785 Franklin 287.5 Littles Creek S fork Christopher Clarke [B-332?] R-330
Hampton, John  1785 Franklin 287.5 Littles Creek S fork sd Hampton [R-330], Clarke R-330
Hail, Bradley  1785 Franklin 287.5 Nails, Littles Creek wtrs Robt Taylor, Christopher Clark [B-332?] R-330
Berry, Richard  1785 Franklin 287.5 Oconee River N fork G Taylor E-354
Stripling, Francis  1785 Franklin 287.5 Broad River M fork Thomas Payne (x2) Y-259
Payne, William  1785 Franklin 150 Doss' Creek Thos Payne A-388
Cleveland, Benjamin  1785 Franklin 1100 Riggs Creek Jno Cleveland [K-92 or 109?], Bethwell Riggs [I-210?] B-337
Cleveland, Benjamin  1785 Franklin 600 B-329
Williamson, Micajah  1785 Franklin 1150 Mill Shoal Creek sd Williamson (x3) N-127
Clarke, Elijah  1785 Franklin 1150 Oconee River John H Foster B-334
Wooten, Thomas  1785 Franklin 500 Big Shoal Creek wtrs Thos Wooten [N-152?], John Partin [N-61?], Saml Knox [R-400?], Thomas Walton [N-135?] N-151
Kinnebrew, Jacob  1785 Franklin 287.5 Gravelly Creek branch Peter Curry [E-349?], Saml McCullock [G-31] G-31
Wambersie, Emanuel  1785 Franklin 300 Broad River M fork creek N-138
McCullock, Samuel  1785 Franklin 287.5 Gravelly Creek Stephen Ivens G-31
Bailey, William  1785 Franklin 287.5 Toms Creek James Easter [E-390?] K-36
Lamar, Basil  1785 Franklin 287.5 Broad River N fork A-380
Leitch, David  1785 Franklin 200 Sandy Creek Wm Few A-381
Hudson, Cuthbert  1785 Franklin 287.5 Estanola Creek A-376
Richardson, Walker  1785 Franklin 950 Senechee River G-25
Walton, William Walker  1785 Franklin 100 Tugalo River N-134
Richardson, Walker  1785 Franklin 1000 Beaverdam Creek G-8
Craddock, John  1785 Franklin 200 Chogy Creek B-339
Telfair, Edward  1785 Franklin 575 Tocoa Creek Iron Mine Hill, Trading path A-403
Creswell, Samuel  1785 Franklin 287.5 Tugalo River Toogaloo K-65
Williamson, Micajah  1785 Franklin 1150 Kiowee River N-122
Creswell, Samuel  1785 Franklin 287.5 N Oconee River wtrs Wm Hatcher K-73
Creswell, Samuel  1785 Franklin 287.5 N Oconee River wtrs Wm Hatcher K-73
Pulliam, Joseph  1785 Franklin 200 Eastanolee Creek N-70
Clark, John Senr. 1785 Franklin 200 Oconee River M Fork K-76
Williamson, Micajah  1785 Franklin 1150 Tamossee Creek Tamossee Old Town N-129
Lanier, Jacob  1785 Franklin 1000 Oconee River M fork wtrs Johnson, Joshua Williams, Stephens R-406
Marbury, Leonard  1785 Franklin 1150 Marburys Creek Wm Deakins, H Marbury, L Marbury A-385
Lauder, James Dr 1785 Franklin 1035 Currys Creek head of, fork of Count D'Estang A-380
Shelton, Aaron  1785 Franklin 100 Tugalo River G-21
Marbury, Leonard  1785 Franklin 1150 Buck Creek Gregg, Leon'd Marbury, Washington A-385
Cook, Joseph  1785 Franklin 690 Oconee River wtrs sd Cook(x3) K-111
Creswell, Dr Samuel  1785 Franklin 450 Eastanolee Creek Cherokee trading path to Augusta, Capt __ Glascock, John Morrison K-72

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