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 |
Payne, Thomas
|
1785 |
Franklin |
700 |
Broad River |
|
A-391
|
Payne, Thomas
|
1785 |
Franklin |
900 |
Broad River |
|
A-392
|
Payne, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
200 |
Tugalo River |
|
A-389
|
Phillips, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
800 |
|
|
DD-70
|
Pope, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1285 |
Hardlabor Creek |
|
N-76
|
Price, Cellum
|
1785 |
Franklin |
50 |
Tugalo River |
|
I-173
|
Price, Cellum
|
1785 |
Franklin |
150 |
Tugalo River |
|
N-73
|
Pruitt, Phillip
|
1785 |
Franklin |
200 |
Broad River |
|
CC-25
|
Pulliam, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Shoal Creek |
|
I-155
|
Rice, Leonard
|
1785 |
Franklin |
100 |
Tugalo River |
|
G-23
|
Rice, Leonard
|
1785 |
Franklin |
100 |
Tugalo River |
|
G-23
|
Richardson, Walker
|
1785 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Tugalo River |
|
A-395
|
Richardson, Walker
|
1785 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Tugalo River |
|
A-395
|
Riggs, Bethuel
|
1785 |
Franklin |
350 |
Riggs Creek |
|
I-210
|
Robinson, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
200 |
Hunters Creek |
|
I-208
|
Rogers, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
500 |
Broad River |
|
A-395
|
Sandidge, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
200 |
Bear Creek |
|
N-92
|
Sandidge, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
900 |
Broad River |
|
N-94
|
Sapp, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Hudsons Fork |
|
N-98
|
Scott, Thomas
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1150 |
Turkey Creek |
|
N-97
|
Seawright, James
|
1785 |
Franklin |
400 |
|
|
N-98
|
Shelton, Lewis
|
1785 |
Franklin |
272 |
Longnoses Creek |
|
N-95
|
Shelton, Lewis
|
1785 |
Franklin |
200 |
Tugalo River |
|
N-95
|
Shelton, Lewis
|
1785 |
Franklin |
262.5 |
Choster Creek |
|
N-96
|
Sloan, David
|
1785 |
Franklin |
500 |
Cansorose Creek |
|
N-87
|
Sloan, David
|
1785 |
Franklin |
200 |
Tinnesa Creek |
|
A-396
|
Sloan, David
|
1785 |
Franklin |
200 |
|
|
A-396
|
Sloan, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
200 |
Kiokee River |
|
N-84
|
Sloan, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
150 |
Nails Creek |
|
A-396
|
Sloan, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
200 |
Broad River |
|
N-86
|
Sloan, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
420 |
Eastanolee Creek |
|
N-85
|
Sloan, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
400 |
|
|
N-85
|
Smith, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
200 |
Tugalo River |
|
A-397
|
Smith, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
310 |
|
|
A-397
|
Smith, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
227 |
Eastanolee River |
|
N-88
|
Smith, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Gumlog Creek |
|
N-89
|
Starr, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
200 |
Broad River |
|
N-100
|
Stewart, James
|
1785 |
Franklin |
202 |
Shoal Creek |
|
N-91
|
Stewart, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
518 |
Shoal Creek |
|
N-91
|
Stone, Mathew
|
1785 |
Franklin |
400 |
|
|
N-96
|
Stubbs, James
|
1785 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Black Creek |
|
G-6
|
Tate, James
|
1785 |
Franklin |
400 |
Littles Creek wtrs |
|
N-119
|
Taylor, Edmond
|
1785 |
Franklin |
400 |
Broad River |
|
N-112
|
Terondet, Daniel
|
1785 |
Franklin |
575 |
Broad River |
|
A-405
|
Terrell, Jeremiah
|
1785 |
Franklin |
160 |
Broad River wtrs |
|
N-109
|
Terrell, Peter
|
1785 |
Franklin |
500 |
Broad River |
|
DD-75
|
Thompson, Claus
|
1785 |
Franklin |
300 |
Tugalo River |
|
N-107
|
Thompson, Claus
|
1785 |
Franklin |
100 |
|
|
N-107
|
Thompson, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
250 |
Conourose Creek |
|
N-105
|
Thompson, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
200 |
Cane Creek |
|
N-106
|
Thompson, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
100 |
Kiowee River |
|
N-106
|
Thompson, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
575 |
Estanaula Creek wtrs |
|
A-405
|
Thrasher, Robert
|
1785 |
Franklin |
400 |
Tugalo River |
|
N-111
|
Thrasher, Robert
|
1785 |
Franklin |
200 |
Thrashers Creek |
|
N-111
|
Thurman, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
575 |
Sugar Creek |
|
N-114
|
Twedle, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
200 |
Broad River wtrs |
|
BB-179
|
Tyler, Henry
|
1785 |
Franklin |
167 |
|
|
N-117
|
Walton, George
|
1785 |
Franklin |
462.5 |
Barbers Creek |
|
N-136
|
Walton, Jesse
|
1785 |
Franklin |
640 |
Chagee River |
|
N-130
|
Walton, Jesse
|
1785 |
Franklin |
400 |
Tugalo River |
|
N-133
|
Walton, Jesse
|
1785 |
Franklin |
200 |
Tugalo River |
|
N-131
|
Walton, Jesse
|
1785 |
Franklin |
150 |
Chagee River |
|
N-131
|
Walton, Jesse
|
1785 |
Franklin |
100 |
Chagee River |
|
N-130
|
Walton, Thomas
|
1785 |
Franklin |
682 |
Shoal Creek |
|
N-135
|
Walton, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Broad River |
|
N-133
|
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
|
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
|
Washington, Thomas
|
1785 |
Franklin |
4000 |
Beaverdam Creek |
|
N-146
|
Were, Robert
|
1785 |
Franklin |
600 |
Hard Labor Creek |
|
N-157
|
Wheeler, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
100 |
Tugalo River |
|
N-157
|
Wilcher, Jordan
|
1785 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Gravel Creek |
|
N-159
|