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 |
Jackson, William
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
M___ fork (Oconee River?) |
|
F-12
|
Matthews, Isham
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River |
|
G-34
|
Thompson, James
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Mulberry Fork of Oconee |
|
A-399
|
Barnett, John
|
1784 |
Franklin |
575 |
Marshalls Creek of Oconee River |
|
B-129
|
Cloud, Ezekiel
|
1784 |
Franklin |
575 |
Indian Creek of the Mulberry |
|
B-88
|
Gunnels, Nicholas
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River N fork |
B___ Pope |
BB-353
|
Middleton, Smallwood
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Flat Creek |
|
B-254
|
Burke, Joseph
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River N fork |
M Gunnold |
I-76
|
Black, John
|
1784 |
Franklin |
575 |
Hudson's Fork |
J Hudson? [F-7?], Wm Black [E-362] |
E-361
|
McField, William
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Sandy Creek N fork Oconee |
Clarke |
R-432
|
Hatcher, Robert
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Sandy Creek branch |
|
B-99
|
Bonner, Robert
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Sandy Creek |
Saml Wilson |
B-33
|
Bradford, Osiah
|
1784 |
Franklin |
288 |
Sandy Creek |
Micajah Wallis |
R-26
|
Harvey, Charles
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Sandy Creek |
Samuel Wilson(x2) |
B-102
|
Harvey, John
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Sandy Creek |
Saml Wilson |
B-102
|
Jones, Thomas
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
___ Creek |
|
F-7
|
Wallace, Micajah
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River wtrs |
Osiah Bradford [R-26?] |
Y-277
|
Anderson, Henry
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Sandy Creek |
Ezekiel Offutt, Jno Shannon [G-19] |
B-28
|
Shannon, John
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Sandy Creek |
Henry Anderson [B-28], Col Clark |
G-19
|
Cade, Drury
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Broad River (branch of SF) |
|
R-129
|
Johnston, John
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
N Fork Oconee River |
Lucas? |
A-379
|
Persons, Jones
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River N fork |
|
I-107
|
Persons, Jones
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River N fork |
|
I-108
|
Wise, Joseph
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Broad River S fork |
Gregg |
A-407
|
Grear, Thomas
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Beaverdam Creek |
Long |
A-337
|
Long, Henry
|
1784 |
Franklin |
460 |
Beaverdam Creek |
Grear |
A-337
|
Johnson, William
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
|
R Middleton [A-345?] |
A-346
|
McCain, Thomas
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Allen's Creek |
|
B-255
|
McDowell, Thomas
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Broad River upper S fork |
Marmaduke Ricketson, Wm Fanner? |
A-336
|
Walton, George
|
1784 |
Franklin |
400 |
|
Henry Long [A-337?] |
A-410
|
Williamson, Micajah
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
S Broad River wtrs |
G Walton [A-410?] |
A-335
|
Gideon, Francis
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River N fork wtrs |
sd Gideon(x2) |
CC-13
|
Stafford, Samuel
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Broad River S fork wtrs |
|
G-15
|
Tanner, William
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Broad River Upper S fork |
Saml Stafford [G-15?] |
A-402
|
Ravotts, Abraham
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Broad River S fork wtrs |
|
G-1
|
Ricketson, Marmaduke
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Broad River upper S fork |
Thomas McDowell |
A-336
|
Whitby, Thomas
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Broad River upper S fork |
Samuel Stafford |
A-335
|
Hubbard, John
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
N Fork Oconee River |
|
A-377
|
Collins, John
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Sandy Creek S fork |
Hardman? |
I-76
|
Graves, Robert
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
|
Reuben Nail [A-276?] |
B-96
|
Wagner, William
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
N Fork Oconee River wtrs |
|
A-411
|
Saffold, Daniel
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Shoal Creek |
Jesse Webb [B-133?] |
G-22
|
Dukes, Taylor
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
N Fork Oconee wtrs |
|
K-118
|
Offutt, Ezekiel
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Tugalo River - Cobb's creek |
R Walton, [see G-10] |
N-60
|
Pitman, John
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Flat Creek |
Small[wood] Middleton [B-254?] |
G-12
|
Way, John Senr.
|
1784 |
Franklin |
575 |
Broad River M fork |
|
A-337
|
Appling, John
|
1784 |
Franklin |
750 |
Trail Creek |
Count D'Estang |
B-321
|
Cloud, Menoah
|
1784 |
Franklin |
575 |
Middle River |
John Cloud [E-346] |
E-347
|
France, Abraham
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River wtrs |
E Offutt |
CC-12
|
Healthy, John
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River wtrs |
|
CC-16
|
Jordan, Samuel
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River (a creek) |
|
CC-18
|
Reeves, David
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River wtrs |
Tho Woodsworth [DD526] |
DD-520
|
Wagoner, John M.
|
1784 |
Franklin |
575 |
Oconee River N fork (a creek?) |
E Offutt [G-10?], David Creswell |
CC-31
|
Woodsworth, Thomas
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River wtrs |
David Reeves [DD-520], David Creswell |
DD-526
|
Motte, William
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Currys Creek |
Ezekiel Offutt |
G-32
|
Snelson, Thomas
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River N fork wtrs |
Wm Motte[G-32] |
G-17
|
Sures, John
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River N fork wtrs |
Thomas Snelson [G-17] |
G-15
|
Bothe, Abram
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River N fork wtrs |
John Daniel [CC-10] |
CC-7
|
Daniel, John
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River N fork wtrs |
A Booth [CC-7] |
CC-10
|
Stamper, Daniel
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River wtrs |
|
CC-28
|
Waldon, Robert
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River wtrs |
|
CC-31
|
Adams, William
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River M fork |
|
CC-1
|
Ferrell, William
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River M fork wtrs |
J_ Walters |
CC-12
|
Walter, Joseph
|
1784 |
Franklin |
230 |
Oconee River (N fork middle Oconee) |
|
CC-30
|
Stanford, John
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River wtrs |
Thomas Snelson [G-17?], William Motte[G-32] |
G-16
|
Perkins, Richard
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River wtrs |
|
Y-194
|
Davis, Meredith
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River |
Ezk Offutt [G-10?] |
E-394
|
Shannon, Owen
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Diamond Fork of Oconee |
Offutt, Meredith Davis [E-394?] |
G-18
|
Whitt, Richard
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Diamond fork - a creek of |
John Diamond [R-184?], Offutt [G-10 or N-60?] |
Y-277
|
Woods, William
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River wtrs |
John Diamond [R-183 or 184], Richd White?Whitt [Y-277?] |
Y-275
|
Franklin, George
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River wtrs |
Scott, James Cobb [E-365?] |
E-393
|
Middleton, William
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Big Pond fork of Oconee |
James Cobb [E-365?], Samuel Payne |
G-32
|
Payne, Samuel
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Big Pond branch |
George Franklin [E-393?], Thomas Adcock [E-364?] |
G-13
|
Harvey, Littleberry
|
1784 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
N Oconee River wtrs |
|
E-427
|
Barnett, John
|
1784 |
Franklin |
288 |
N Oconee wtrs |
OOO-78? |
K-43
|