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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
Carson, Adam  1793 Franklin 56000 Broad River Y-15
Cartledge, James  1784 Franklin 287.5 Broad River E-370
Clark, Charles  1786 Franklin 450 Broad River K-106
Clark, John  1785 Franklin 277 Broad River N-4
Clarke, Christopher  1785 Franklin 345 Broad River E-341
Collier, Edward  1785 Franklin 550 Broad River B-336
Collier, James  1785 Franklin 250 Broad River B-340
Collier, James  1785 Franklin 350 Broad River B-340
Collier, James  1786 Franklin 62 Broad River K-77
Collier, James  1786 Franklin 338 Broad River Collier, Lamar, Taliaferro N-5
Cook, Joseph  1785 Franklin 920 Broad River K-107
Cook, Joseph  1785 Franklin 690 Broad River K-107
Cornelison, Conrod  1790 Franklin 450 Broad River DD-55
Crookshanks, Patrick  1794 Franklin 19000 Broad River Y-50
Daniel, Allen  1792 Franklin 500 Broad River DD-513
Darden, John  1786 Franklin 400 Broad River K-121
Darden &, Johnson  1787 Franklin 150 Broad River I-332
Darden & Johnson,   1787 Franklin 300 Broad River I-62
Darden & Johnson,   1787 Franklin 124 Broad River I-330
Dennison, Elijah  1784 Franklin 288 Broad River K-123
Dixon, John L.  1793 Franklin 6000 Broad River BB-351
Duke, Taylor  1784 Franklin 460 Broad River E-401
Durkee, Nathaniel  1793 Franklin 190000 Broad River Y-55
Elam, Daniel  1789 Franklin 1000 Broad River R-187
Elliott, William  1790 Franklin 400 Broad River Y-135
Ellis, Robert  1790 Franklin 200 Broad River Not R-180 R-180
Few, Ignatius  1787 Franklin 3900 Broad River K-147
Few, Ignatius  1787 Franklin 1760 Broad River K-146
Few, William  1785 Franklin 1150 Broad River E-378
Fields, William  1784 Franklin 287.5 Broad River K-142
Garner, James  1793 Franklin 200 Broad River DD-514
Garret, John  1785 Franklin 575 Broad River E-416
Gilbert, Thomas  1793 Franklin 1000 Broad River AA-343
Gilbert, Thomas  1793 Franklin 916 Broad River AA-344
Glascock, Thomas  1787 Franklin 14320 Broad River N-11
Goldsby, Richard  1785 Franklin 450 Broad River K-214
Gorham, John  1785 Franklin 650 Broad River K-200
Gorham, John  1785 Franklin 1150 Broad River K-201
Gorham, John  1785 Franklin 575 Broad River E-415
Gorham, John  1784 Franklin 287.5 Broad River E-414
Graves, Humphry  1790 Franklin 23000 Broad River R-230
Greer, David  1785 Franklin 287.5 Broad River I-170
Greer, David  1785 Franklin 287.5 Broad River K-215
Gregg & Doss,   1785 Franklin 1200 Broad River K-211
Gregg & Doss,   1785 Franklin 1200 Broad River K-210
Grimes, John  1787 Franklin 1000 Broad River Nathaniel Christmas [K-78?] R-221
Hall, William  1792 Franklin 575 Broad River CC-17
Hamilton, Josiah  1785 Franklin 200 Broad River I-170
Harrington, Thomas  1786 Franklin 400 Broad River K-229
Harris, Buckner  1786 Franklin 350 Broad River N-12
Hatcher, Volentine  1784 Franklin 287.5 Broad River K-230
Hay, William  1787 Franklin 400 Broad River K-217
Hay, William  1787 Franklin 6000 Broad River K-219
Hay, Willilam  1786 Franklin 500 Broad River II-133
Hill, John  1784 Franklin 287.5 Broad River F-13
Hill, Richard  1784 Franklin 287.5 Broad River A-347
Hillhouse, David  1792 Franklin 1000 Broad River Y-138
Hillhouse, David  1786 Franklin 950 Broad River K-222
Hillhouse, David  1792 Franklin 1000 Broad River Y-138
Hinson, John  1787 Franklin 2000 Broad River K-232
Hinson, John  1787 Franklin 500 Broad River K-234
Hinson, John  1787 Franklin 5000 Broad River K-233
Hinson, John  1787 Franklin 800 Broad River K-234
Hooper, Jesse  1787 Franklin 150 Broad River R-311
Howell, John  1787 Franklin 9800 Broad River K-226
Howell, Thomas  1786 Franklin 750 Broad River K-225
Hubbard, John  1784 Franklin 287.5 Broad River F-9
Hubbard, John  1785 Franklin 200 Broad River K-235
Hunter, Samuel  1786 Franklin 450 Broad River I-166
Jackson, Absalom  1787 Franklin 180 Broad River K-262
Jones, Isaac  1785 Franklin 320 Broad River K-260
Jones, Malachi  1795 Franklin 252 Broad River CC-17
Jones, Robert  1791 Franklin 100 Broad River BB-173
Jordan, Fleming  1791 Franklin 320 Broad River R-396
Kendall, Henry  1790 Franklin 1000 Broad River DD-65

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