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One of the most common assertions by online sources is "He drew lot 232 in Cherokee Co., GA in the 1832 Cherokee Land Lottery of Georgia, and 600 acres in of land in Wayne County." Which appears to have propagated from [http://www.wiregrassgenealogy.com/captdave55/David_Hickox.pdf|David "Yankee Dave" Hickox and Sarah Altman Hickox]<ref>{{Citation:David "Yankee Dave" Hickox and Sarah Altman Hickox.pdf/Source Listing}}</ref>, which in turn cites '' "The Story of Brantley County Georgia" Pg's. 61,147.'' Georgia held two land lotteries in 1832. The first awarded 160 acre plots<ref name="GA1">http://sos.georgia.gov/archives/what_do_we_have/land_lottery/land_lottery_1832.htm, GA Archives</ref>, while the second lottery, or gold lottery, awarded only 40 acre lots <ref>http://sos.georgia.gov/archives/what_do_we_have/land_lottery/land_lottery_1832gold.htm GA Archives 2</ref>. Individuals were granted multiple entries <ref name="GA1" />, but it isn't clear to me wither those individuals were actually allowed to win multiple times in the same lottery.  Even if they were, David would have needed to win the 1832 Land Lottery four times to win 600 acres.  Additionally, the lottery districts were awarded randomly<ref name="GA1" />, and their would be highly unlikely multiple awards would have been contiguous.

One of the most common assertions by online sources is "He drew lot 232 in Cherokee Co., GA in the 1832 Cherokee Land Lottery of Georgia, and 600 acres in of land in Wayne County." Which appears to have propagated from [http://www.wiregrassgenealogy.com/captdave55/David_Hickox.pdf|David "Yankee Dave" Hickox and Sarah Altman Hickox]<ref>{{Citation:David "Yankee Dave" Hickox and Sarah Altman Hickox.pdf/Source Listing}}</ref>, which in turn cites '' "The Story of Brantley County Georgia" Pg's. 61,147.'' Georgia held two land lotteries in 1832. The first awarded 160 acre plots<ref name="GA1">http://sos.georgia.gov/archives/what_do_we_have/land_lottery/land_lottery_1832.htm, GA Archives</ref>, while the second lottery, or gold lottery, awarded only 40 acre lots <ref>http://sos.georgia.gov/archives/what_do_we_have/land_lottery/land_lottery_1832gold.htm GA Archives 2</ref>. Individuals were granted multiple entries <ref name="GA1" />, but it isn't clear to me wither those individuals were actually allowed to win multiple times in the same lottery.  Even if they were, David would have needed to win the 1832 Land Lottery four times to win 600 acres.  Additionally, the lottery districts were awarded randomly<ref name="GA1" />, and their would be highly unlikely multiple awards would have been contiguous.

According to WiregrassFamilies.com (defunct as of 12/25/17) the cites [[The Story of Brantley County Georgia]] as asserting "[[David Hickox|David]] drew lot 232 in Cherokee Co., GA in the 1832 Cherokee Land Lottery of Georgia, and 600 acres in of land in Wayne County." <ref>{{Citation:Wiregrass Families (website)/Citation Listing}}</ref> While I have been unable to locate this text or examine its sources myself, the evidence doesn't seem to support this assertion. [[The Cherokee land lottery, containing a numerical list of the names of the fortunate drawers in said lottery, with an engraved map of each district|The Cherokee land lottery]] shows David drew lot 207 on page 232<ref>{{Citation:The Cherokee land lottery, containing a numerical list of the names of the fortunate drawers in said lottery, with an engraved map of each district/Source Citation}}, Page 232</ref>, not lot 232.

According to WiregrassFamilies.com (defunct as of 12/25/17) the cites [[The Story of Brantley County Georgia]] as asserting "[[David Hickox|David]] drew lot 232 in Cherokee Co., GA in the 1832 Cherokee Land Lottery of Georgia, and 600 acres in of land in Wayne County." <ref>{{Citation:Wiregrass Families (website)/Citation Listing}}</ref> While I have been unable to locate this text or examine its sources myself, the evidence doesn't seem to support this assertion. [[The Cherokee land lottery, containing a numerical list of the names of the fortunate drawers in said lottery, with an engraved map of each district|The Cherokee land lottery]] shows David drew lot 207 on page 232<ref>Citation:David Hickox - The Cherokee Land Lottery - Page 232.jpg/Subsequent Note</ref>, not lot 232.

Beginning in 1783 a head of household living in Georgia could be granted 200 acres of land on his own head-right and fifty acres for each additional family member, including slaves, up to 1000 acres<ref>{{Citation:Digital Library of Georgia/Citation Listing}}</ref>. Currently my research shows David would have been entitled to 550 acres (200 acres for himself + 350 acres for is wife and six children as of 1832).  Given most birth date information comes from census records 1850 and later, it is possible David and Sarah had child who died between 1832 and 1850 accounting for the additional 50 acres. According to [[Index to the headright and bounty grants of Georgia, 1756-1909]] David was awarded 600 acres in Wayne County in 1838, six years after the 1832 land lottery.  

Beginning in 1783 a head of household living in Georgia could be granted 200 acres of land on his own head-right and fifty acres for each additional family member, including slaves, up to 1000 acres<ref>{{Citation:Digital Library of Georgia/Citation Listing}}</ref>. Currently my research shows David would have been entitled to 550 acres (200 acres for himself + 350 acres for is wife and six children as of 1832).  Given most birth date information comes from census records 1850 and later, it is possible David and Sarah had child who died between 1832 and 1850 accounting for the additional 50 acres. According to [[Index to the headright and bounty grants of Georgia, 1756-1909]] David was awarded 600 acres in Wayne County in 1838, six years after the 1832 land lottery.