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==Lotteries==
==Lotteries==
===1805 Land Lottery===
The 1805 Land Lottery encompassed the Creek Indian lands just west of the [[Oconee River]] ceded to the state in 1802 and a small strip of land in the southeast section of the state. <ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_Land_Lotteries</ref>
The 1805 Georgia Land Lottery was authorized by Act of May 11, 1803. The year for the drawing was set for 1805 with a grant fee of $ 8.10 for the 202 acres lots and $19.60 for 490 acre lots, and included land in these following counties:<ref>https://www.georgiaarchives.org/research/1805_land_lottery</ref>
*Baldwin: 5 Districts (1-5) - lot sizes 202 acres
*Wayne: 3 Districts (1-3) - lot size 490 acres
*Wilkinson: 5 Districts (1-5) - lot size 202 acres
Persons that were entitled to draw were:<ref>https://www.georgiaarchives.org/research/1805_land_lottery</ref>
*Bachelors, 21 years or over, 1 year residence in Georgia, citizen of United States 1 draw.
*Married man with wife and/or child, 1 year residence in Georgia, citizen of United States 2 draws.
*Widow with child under 21 years, 1 year residence in Georgia 2 draws.
*Orphan or family of orphans under 21 years, with father dead and mother dead or remarried 1 draw.
====Sources====
*The names were recorded on card files of the Georgia Surveyor General and includes the name of each participant, county of residence, notation as to blank or prize draw, lot number, district number, and county in which the land was located. Before the lotteries the land surveyors measured the districts to be distributed and drew plat maps. These are the land lottery plat maps from the original surveys, plus resurveys or renewed surveys of districts. These records are from Record Group 003-03-024, Surveyor General -- Survey Records -- District Plats of Survey<ref>https://vault.georgiaarchives.org/digital/collection/dmf</ref>, and can be found at [https://vault.georgiaarchives.org/digital/collection/dmf Georgia Archives]. I have been unable to locate an online version of the winners from this source.
* A book, 1805 Georgia Land Lottery, by Virginia S. and Ralph V. Wood; Cambridge, Mass.: Greenwood Press, 1964 extracted those names. This book gives the names of the participants and whether they drew a blank or a prize. If the person drew two blanks, then he or she did not win any land in this lottery. This is the only lottery that lists the unfortunate drawers. For this reason it's of value as a substitute census.<ref>https://vault.georgiaarchives.org/digital/collection/dmf</ref>
**Digital versions of this book does not seem to be available at this time. (10-19-2020)
**Physical copies can be found at [https://www.worldcat.org/title/1805-georgia-land-lottery/oclc/1278187 World Cat]
**index can be found at [http://1805georgialandlottery.com/fortunate-drawers-and-grantees/land-lottery-records/ 1805 Georgia land Lottery] and [http://sites.rootsweb.com/~gatroup2/georgia_1805landlottery.htm Roots Web]
**Some names can be found at https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/2575607
#''1807 Land Lottery'' — Included additional Creek lands.
#''1807 Land Lottery'' — Included additional Creek lands.
#''1820 Land Lottery'' — After the [[Indian Wars|Creek War (1814)]], President Jackson demanded from the Creeks an immense area of land which would become the southern third of the entire state of Georgia. A second section of land in northeast Georgia was included. This other, smaller section defined the eastern end of the Cherokee Nation for 12 years.
#''1820 Land Lottery'' — After the [[Indian Wars|Creek War (1814)]], President Jackson demanded from the Creeks an immense area of land which would become the southern third of the entire state of Georgia. A second section of land in northeast Georgia was included. This other, smaller section defined the eastern end of the Cherokee Nation for 12 years.