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{{anchor|land}}He drew lot 232 in Cherokee Co., GA in the 1832 Cherokee Land Lottery of Georgia <ref name="yd-lottery">{{Citation:David Hickox - The Cherokee Land Lottery - Page 232.jpg/Citation Listing}}</ref> where he would have been awarded up to 160 acres of land <ref>{{citation |title=Georgia Land Lotteries |last =Wikipedia contributors, |publisher=Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia |url=http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Georgia_Land_Lotteries&oldid=561383726 |date=24 June 2013 | accessdate =25 Oct 2014}}.</ref>. In 1837, David was awarded 600 acres through a headright grant.<ref>{{Citation:Headright Grant - David Hickox - Page 1.jpg/Citation Listing}}<br /><br />'''See also''' [[#Land Lottery | Land Lottery Discussion]]</ref>

{{anchor|land}}He drew lot 232 in Cherokee Co., GA in the 1832 Cherokee Land Lottery of Georgia <ref name="yd-lottery">{{Citation:David Hickox - The Cherokee Land Lottery - Page 232.jpg/Citation Listing}}</ref> where he would have been awarded up to 160 acres of land <ref>{{citation |title=Georgia Land Lotteries |last =Wikipedia contributors, |publisher=Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia |url=http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Georgia_Land_Lotteries&oldid=561383726 |date=24 June 2013 | accessdate =25 Oct 2014}}.</ref>. In 1837, David was awarded 600 acres through a headright grant.<ref>{{Citation:Headright Grant - David Hickox - Page 1.jpg/Citation Listing}}<br /><br />'''See also''' [[#Land Lottery | Land Lottery Discussion]]</ref>

[[File:David Hickox headstone (FindAGrave).jpg|thumbnail|left|225px|David Hickox' headstone<ref>{{Citation:David Hickox headstone (FindAGrave).jpg/Subsequent Note}}</ref>]]{{anchor|homestead}}The Hickox home and farm was located between the present town of Hoboken and the village of Hickox.<ref>{{Citation:Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Vol. 5/Subsequent Note}}<br /><br />'''See also''' [[#Land Discussion|Land Discussion]]</ref>

[[File:David Hickox headstone (FindAGrave).jpg|thumbnail|left|225px|[[:File:David Hickox headstone (FindAGrave).jpg | David Hickox' headstone]]<ref>{{Citation:David Hickox headstone (FindAGrave).jpg/Subsequent Note}}</ref>]]{{anchor|homestead}}The Hickox home and farm was located between the present town of Hoboken and the village of Hickox.<ref>{{Citation:Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Vol. 5/Subsequent Note}}<br /><br />'''See also''' [[#Land Discussion|Land Discussion]]</ref>

{{anchor|occupation}}He was a private in the Indian War, serving in Capt. James Jones' company, Ware County militia, Aug. 26th to September 15, 1840. Later, David served as Justice of peace of the 590th district, Ware County, 1833-1841. This section of Ware where he lived was cut into Pierce County in its formation partly out of Ware in 1858, and into Brantley County in 1920.<ref>{{Citation:Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Vol. 5/Subsequent Note}}</ref>

{{anchor|occupation}}He was a private in the Indian War, serving in Capt. James Jones' company, Ware County militia, Aug. 26th to September 15, 1840. Later, David served as Justice of peace of the 590th district, Ware County, 1833-1841. This section of Ware where he lived was cut into Pierce County in its formation partly out of Ware in 1858, and into Brantley County in 1920.<ref>{{Citation:Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Vol. 5/Subsequent Note}}</ref>

===Land Lottery===

===Land Lottery===

[[File:Georgia 1830 State Map.jpg|thumbnail|1830 map of Georgia<ref>find</ref>]]The 1832 Land Lottery of Georgia, made available for distribution and settlement that part of the Cherokee Indian Nation which was in Georgia. This was a large area generally north at the Chattahoochee River in the north west and northcentral parts of the state. (See [[1830 Map of Georgia]].)<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 Listing}}</ref>

[[File:Georgia 1830 State Map.jpg|thumbnail|[[:File:Georgia 1830 State Map.jpg|1830 map of Georgia]]]<ref>Citation:File:Georgia 1830 State Map.jpg/Citation Listing</ref>]]The 1832 Land Lottery of Georgia, made available for distribution and settlement that part of the Cherokee Indian Nation which was in Georgia. This was a large area generally north at the Chattahoochee River in the north west and northcentral parts of the state. (See [[:File:Georgia 1830 State Map.jpg|1830 map of Georgia]]].)<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 Listing}}</ref>

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 lottery, in which David's name was drawn<ref>{{Citation:David Hickox - The Cherokee Land Lottery - Page 232.jpg/Subsequent Note}}</ref>, were awarded up to 160 acre plots. Individuals were granted multiple entries <ref>https://www.georgiaarchives.org/research/1832_land_lottery</ref>, 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, 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 lottery, in which David's name was drawn<ref>{{Citation:David Hickox - The Cherokee Land Lottery - Page 232.jpg/Subsequent Note}}</ref>, were awarded up to 160 acre plots. Individuals were granted multiple entries <ref>https://www.georgiaarchives.org/research/1832_land_lottery</ref>, 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, and their would be highly unlikely multiple awards would have been contiguous.