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===Land Lottery===

===Land Lottery===

[[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>

[[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]]].) Individuals who lived in Georgia

three years immediately prior to this act registered to draw in the Lottery in their counties of residence. a person knew which lot he had drawn and it he subsequently paid to the state a grant tee or $18.00, a grant was issued to the lot he had drawn. This grant from the State or Georgia was his title to the lot and from that time he could do whatever he wished with his property, although the state did not require that he live on it or cultivate it. Revolutionary War veterans were given extra draws<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.