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David first married [[has wife::Elizabeth Knowles]] on [[was married on::30 Aug 1821]].<ref> {{Citation:David Hickox, Elizabeth Knowles (Marriage Certificate).jpg/Citation Listing}}</ref> Elizabeth is said to have died along with their first-born child died in childbirth, although no record of her death, burial, or deceased children have been located to date. <ref>'''Conflicting evidence'''.Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project ([http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/camden/vitals/marriages/pt1.txt Marriages: From 1819 to 1865: Camden County, Georgia (A-Me)]) shows David and Eilizabeth's marriage took place [[30 Aug 1821]], which is differs from their marriage certificate (see [[#State Certificates | State Certificates]]). I emailed the [mailto:[email protected] Nancy Gay Crawford] to determine the source of this information. The email as returned undeliverable.</ref> Seven years later,  in [[was married on::1828]], David and  [[has wife::Sarah Altman]] were married.<ref>{{Citation:1880 Federal Census including Hickox family.jpg/Subsequent Note}}<br /><br />{{Citation:Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Vol. 5/Subsequent Note}}</ref>{{anchor|sarahs birth}}Sarah was born in 1812 in Wayne County Georgia, <ref>{{Citation:1860 U.S. Federal Census - Georgia, Pierce County, 9th District - Hickox.jpg/Subsequent Note/David Hickox}}<br /><br />{{Citation:1870 US Federal Census Including the Hickox Family.jpg/Subsequent Note}}<br /><br />{{Citation:1880 Federal Census including Hickox family.jpg/Subsequent Note}}<br /><br />{{Citation:Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Vol. 5/Subsequent Note}}</ref> daughter of Thomas Altman and Lucy Leigh, <ref>{{Citation:Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Vol. 5/Subsequent Note}}</ref> and died 2 Feb 1884<ref>{{Citation:David Hickox headstone (FindAGrave).jpg/Subsequent Note}}</ref>.

David first married [[has wife::Elizabeth Knowles]] on [[was married on::30 Aug 1821]].<ref> {{Citation:David Hickox, Elizabeth Knowles (Marriage Certificate).jpg/Citation Listing}}</ref> Elizabeth is said to have died along with their first-born child died in childbirth, although no record of her death, burial, or deceased children have been located to date. <ref>'''Conflicting evidence'''.Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project ([http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/camden/vitals/marriages/pt1.txt Marriages: From 1819 to 1865: Camden County, Georgia (A-Me)]) shows David and Eilizabeth's marriage took place [[30 Aug 1821]], which is differs from their marriage certificate (see [[#State Certificates | State Certificates]]). I emailed the [mailto:[email protected] Nancy Gay Crawford] to determine the source of this information. The email as returned undeliverable.</ref> Seven years later,  in [[was married on::1828]], David and  [[has wife::Sarah Altman]] were married.<ref>{{Citation:1880 Federal Census including Hickox family.jpg/Subsequent Note}}<br /><br />{{Citation:Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Vol. 5/Subsequent Note}}</ref>{{anchor|sarahs birth}}Sarah was born in 1812 in Wayne County Georgia, <ref>{{Citation:1860 U.S. Federal Census - Georgia, Pierce County, 9th District - Hickox.jpg/Subsequent Note/David Hickox}}<br /><br />{{Citation:1870 US Federal Census Including the Hickox Family.jpg/Subsequent Note}}<br /><br />{{Citation:1880 Federal Census including Hickox family.jpg/Subsequent Note}}<br /><br />{{Citation:Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Vol. 5/Subsequent Note}}</ref> daughter of Thomas Altman and Lucy Leigh, <ref>{{Citation:Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Vol. 5/Subsequent Note}}</ref> and died 2 Feb 1884<ref>{{Citation:David Hickox headstone (FindAGrave).jpg/Subsequent Note}}</ref>.

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>

He drew lot 232 in Cherokee Co., GA in the 1832 Cherokee Land Lottery of Georgia <ref>{{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|[[:File:David Hickox headstone (FindAGrave).jpg | David Hickox' headstone]]<ref>{{Citation:David Hickox headstone (FindAGrave).jpg/Subsequent Note}}</ref>]]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>]]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: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>]]David's name can be found as one of the "Fortunate Drawers in Said Lottery". <ref>{{Citation:David Hickox - The Cherokee Land Lottery - Page 232.jpg/Citation Listing}}</ref> The 1832 Land Lottery of Georgia, distributed for settlement that part of the Cherokee Indian Nation which was in located in Georgia. This was a large area generally north at the Chattahoochee River in the north west and north-central 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 with Revolutionary War veterans were given extra draws. Anyone whose lot he had drawn and subsequently paid to the state a grant fee would have their grant issued. The grant from the State served as 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,<ref>{{Citation:The Cherokee Land Lottery - Forward, page 1.jpg/Citation Listing}}</ref> and the lands were not settled until after a Treaty December 29, 1835 held at New Echota in Georgia, that the Cherokee finally agreed to leave their lands and move west beyond the Mississippi River.<ref>{{Citation:The Cherokee Land Lottery - Forward, page 2.jpg/Citation Listing}}</ref> While he won the right to this land, we don't know if he ever took position of it, or if he ever resided on it.<ref>'''See also''' [[#Homestead Discussion]]</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>]]David's name can be found as one of the "Fortunate Drawers in Said Lottery". <ref>{{Citation:David Hickox - The Cherokee Land Lottery - Page 232.jpg/Citation Listing}}</ref> The 1832 Land Lottery of Georgia, distributed for settlement that part of the Cherokee Indian Nation which was in located in Georgia. This was a large area generally north at the Chattahoochee River in the north west and north-central 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 with Revolutionary War veterans were given extra draws. Anyone whose lot he had drawn and subsequently paid to the state a grant fee would have their grant issued. The grant from the State served as 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,<ref>{{Citation:The Cherokee Land Lottery - Forward, page 1.jpg/Citation Listing}}</ref> and the lands were not settled until after a Treaty December 29, 1835 held at New Echota in Georgia, that the Cherokee finally agreed to leave their lands and move west beyond the Mississippi River.<ref>{{Citation:The Cherokee Land Lottery - Forward, page 2.jpg/Citation Listing}}</ref> While he won the right to this land, we don't know if he ever took position of it, or if he ever resided on it.<ref>'''See also''' [[#Homestead Discussion]]</ref>  

One of the most common assertions by online sources is that "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 originated 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.'' This is incorrect.  David drew lot 207 which can be found on page 232 of ''[[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]]''.<ref>{{Citation:David Hickox - The Cherokee Land Lottery - Page 232.jpg/Subsequent Note}}</ref>. It also states that at the time of the drawing, this was considered Cherokee County, but was almost immediately thereafter divided into smaller counties.<ref>{{Citation:The Cherokee Land Lottery - Forward, page 1.jpg/Subsequent Note}}</ref>  In this case, lot 232 was part of district 10 <ref>{{Citation:David Hickox - The Cherokee Land Lottery - Page 232.jpg|List of winners, including David Hickox, Page 232}}</ref>, which in turn became part of Murray County.<ref>{{Citation:The Land Area of the Cherokee Lottery - The Cherokee Land Lottery.jpg/Subsequent Note}}</ref> These lots were up to 160 acre plots,<ref>{{Citation:The Cherokee Land Lottery - Forward, page 1.jpg/Subsequent Note}}</ref> and not 600.<ref>'''See also [[#Headright Grants]]</ref>     

One of the most common assertions by online sources is that "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 originated 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.'' This is incorrect.  David drew lot 207 which can be found on page 232 of ''[[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]]''.<ref>{{Citation:David Hickox - The Cherokee Land Lottery - Page 232.jpg/Subsequent Note}}</ref>. It also states that at the time of the drawing, this was considered Cherokee County, but was almost immediately thereafter divided into smaller counties.<ref>{{Citation:The Cherokee Land Lottery - Forward, page 1.jpg/Subsequent Note}}</ref>  In this case, lot 232 was part of district 10 <ref>{{Citation:David Hickox - The Cherokee Land Lottery - Page 232.jpg|List of winners, including David Hickox, Page 232]]</ref>, which in turn became part of Murray County.<ref>{{Citation:The Land Area of the Cherokee Lottery - The Cherokee Land Lottery.jpg/Subsequent Note}}</ref> These lots were up to 160 acre plots,<ref>{{Citation:The Cherokee Land Lottery - Forward, page 1.jpg/Subsequent Note}}</ref> and not 600.<ref>'''See also [[#Headright Grants]]</ref>     

====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, containing a numerical list of the names of the fortunate drawers in said lottery, with an engraved map of each district====