- Collection:
- Ad Hoc Collection
- Title:
- Franklin County, Georgia, Plat Book, 1784-1791, bulk 1784-1787
- Date of Original:
- 1784-05-17/1791-04-14
- Subject:
- Land tenure--Georgia--Franklin County
Georgia--History--Revolution, 1775-1863 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Franklin County, 34.37544, -83.22918
- Medium:
- plats (maps)
- Type:
- Still Image
- Description:
- Recorded plats of land surveyed in Franklin County, Georgia. The plats recorded here are the county’s copy of the plat.
Land in Franklin County was distributed under the Headright system, where each qualifying male citizen was entitled to 200 acres free with the payment of a nominal recording fee. Under the law he was entitled to an additional 50 acres for his wife, each child, and each slave, up to 1000 acres. Revolutionary War Bounty grants of 287 ½ acres were also distributed to Revolutionary War veterans, refugees, and citizens who had not harassed their neighbors. This book appears to be a clean copy of the 1784-1785 and 1785-1787 books. The plats show the name of the grantee, the number of acres surveyed for the grant, the geographic boundary markers, the names of the adjoining landowners, the date the warrant of survey was issued, the date the survey was made or executed, and the name of the surveyor. Grantees were responsible for conducting the surveys for their own land grants. Grants are recorded in rough chronological order. The date span reflected is the date the warrant of survey was issued by the county land court. There is an index at the back of the book. - Local Identifier:
- ah01693
- Metadata URL:
- https://vault.georgiaarchives.org/digital/collection/adhoc/id/9082
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- Contact repository re: reproduction and usage. The Archives grants permission for a single use of images for inclusion in a specific approved educational project.
- Original Collection:
- Ad Hoc Collection
Plat Book, 1784-1791, Superior Court, Franklin County, RG 159-1-26, Georgia Archives - Holding Institution:
- Georgia Archives
- Rights:
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