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==Lotteries==
 
==Lotteries==
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#''1805 Land Lottery'' — This encompassed 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.
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===1805 Land Lottery===
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#''1807 Land Lottery'' — Included additional Creek lands.
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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>
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#''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.
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#''1821 Land Lottery'' — Further Creek cessions which included the future site of Atlanta.
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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>
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#''1827 Land Lottery'' — Signaled the end of the Creek Indians in Georgia.
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*{{has county|county=Baldwin County|alt=Baldwin}}: 5 Districts (1-5) - lot sizes 202 acres
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#''1832 Land Lottery'' — This lottery, along with the 1832 Gold Lottery, gave the Cherokee Nation to Georgia settlers. Sparked the "[[Trail of Tears]]."
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*{{has county|county=Wayne County|alt=Wayne}}: 3 Districts (1-3)  - lot size 490 acres
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#''[[Gold Lottery of 1832|1832 Gold Lottery]]'' — By the time of the gold lottery the [[Georgia Gold Rush]] was already beginning to wind down. The state did not guarantee that gold existed on the lots given away.
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*{{has county|county=Wilkinson County|alt=Wilkinson}}: 5 Districts (1-5) - lot size 202 acres
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#''1833 Fractions Lottery'' — The State of Georgia held one final land lottery in December, 1833, to distribute fractions from the Cherokee territory and other remaining lots not drawn in previous lotteries.
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Persons that were entitled to draw were:<ref>https://www.georgiaarchives.org/research/1805_land_lottery</ref>
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*Bachelors, 21 years or over, 1 year residence in Georgia, citizen of United States 1 draw.
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*Married man with wife and/or child, 1 year residence in Georgia, citizen of United States 2 draws.
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*Widow with child under 21 years, 1 year residence in Georgia 2 draws.
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*Orphan or family of orphans under 21 years, with father dead and mother dead or remarried 1 draw.
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====Sources====
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*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.
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* 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>
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**Digital versions of this book does not seem to be available at this time. (10-19-2020)
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**Physical copies can be found at [https://www.worldcat.org/title/1805-georgia-land-lottery/oclc/1278187 World Cat]
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**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]
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**Some names can be found at https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/2575607
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====Notes====
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Names of interest in this source<ref>http://sites.rootsweb.com/~gatroup2/georgia_1805landlottery.htm</ref>
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*{{has person|Etheridge Crews}}
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*no hickox
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*{{has person|Joseph Sykes Sr.}}
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*{{has person|Lucy Sykes}}
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*{{has person|John Murray}}
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*{{has person|Thomas Murray}}
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*{{has person|James Murray}}
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*{{has person|John Murray}}
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*{{has person|Timothy Murray}}
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===1807 Land Lottery===
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Authorized by Act of June 26, 1806, with drawings conducted August 10, 1807 through September 23, 1807.  The grant fee were 12.15 for a 202.5 acre lot. <ref>https://www.georgiaarchives.org/research/1807_land_lottery</ref>
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Counties included were:<ref>https://www.georgiaarchives.org/research/1807_land_lottery</ref>
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*{{has county |county=Baldwin County|alt=Baldwin}}
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*{{has county |county=Wilkinson County|alt=Wilkinson}}
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Persons that were entitled to draw were:<ref>https://www.georgiaarchives.org/research/1807_land_lottery</ref>
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*Bachelor, 21 years or over, 3-year residence in Georgia, citizen of United States – 1 draw
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*Married man with wife and/or child under 21 years, 3-year residence in Georgia, citizen of United States – 2 draws
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*Widow, 3-year residence in Georgia – 1 draw
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*Spinster, 21 years or older, 3-year residence in Georgia – 1 draw
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*Orphan under 21 years, father and mother dead, 3-year residence in Georgia – 1 draw
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*Family of orphans under 21 years, father and mother dead, 3-year residence in Georgia – 2 draws
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*Orphan under 21 years, father dead, mother living, 3-year residence in Georgia – 1 draw
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*Family of orphans under 21, father dead, mother living, 3-year residence in Georgia – 1 draw
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*Any fortunate drawer in the previous land lottery was excluded
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====Sources====
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*1807 Georgia Land Lottery: Fortunate Drawers and Grantees, comp. by Paul K. Graham (Decatur, Ga.: The Genealogy Company, 2011).
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**[https://www.worldcat.org/title/1807-georgia-land-lottery-fortunate-drawers-and-grantees/oclc/783827383 World Cat]
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**Available for purchase through [https://heritagebooks.com/products/1807-georgia-land-lottery-fortunate-drawers-and-grantees?_pos=4&_sid=685f9c306&_ss=r Heratige Books]
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*The Second or 1807 Land Lottery of Georgia, comp. by Silas Emmett Lucas Jr. (Easley, S.C.: Southern Historical Press, 1986).
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**[https://www.worldcat.org/title/second-or-1807-land-lottery-of-georgia/oclc/45998 World Cat]
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**Index available at http://sites.rootsweb.com/~gatroup2/georgia_1807landlottery.htm
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====Notes====
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*{{has person|Franklin Crews}}
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*{{has person|Oglethorpe Crews}}
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*no hickox
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*{{has person|Washington Sikes}}
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*{{has person|Richmond Sikes}}
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===1820 Land Lottery===
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— 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.
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===1821 Land Lottery===
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— Further Creek cessions which included the future site of Atlanta.
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===1827 Land Lottery===
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— Signaled the end of the Creek Indians in Georgia.
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===1832 Land Lottery===
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— This lottery, along with the 1832 Gold Lottery, gave the Cherokee Nation to Georgia settlers. Sparked the "[[Trail of Tears]]."
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===[[Gold Lottery of 1832|1832 Gold Lottery]]===
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— By the time of the gold lottery the [[Georgia Gold Rush]] was already beginning to wind down. The state did not guarantee that gold existed on the lots given away.
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===1833 Fractions Lottery===
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— The State of Georgia held one final land lottery in December, 1833, to distribute fractions from the Cherokee territory and other remaining lots not drawn in previous lotteries.
    
==Internal References==
 
==Internal References==
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*[[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]]
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File: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.pdf|[[:File: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.pdf|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]]
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</gallery>
    
==External References==
 
==External References==
 
*[http://sos.ga.gov/index.php/archives/land_lottery_records%20 Georgia Land Lotteries] from the state of [[Georgia Archives]]
 
*[http://sos.ga.gov/index.php/archives/land_lottery_records%20 Georgia Land Lotteries] from the state of [[Georgia Archives]]
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*[http://www.1805georgialandlottery.com/ 1805 Georgia Land Lottery] from 1805georgialandlottery.com
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*[http://sites.rootsweb.com/~gatroup2/georgia_1805landlottery.htm 1805 Georgia Land Lottery]
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*[http://www.1807georgialandlottery.com/ 1807 Georgia Land Lottery] from 1807georgialandlottery.com
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*[http://sites.rootsweb.com/~gatroup2/georgia_1807landlottery.htm 1807 Georgia Land Lottery]  
 
*[http://ngeorgia.com/history/lotteries.html Georgia Land Lottery] from ngeorgia.com
 
*[http://ngeorgia.com/history/lotteries.html Georgia Land Lottery] from ngeorgia.com
 
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ga/galand.htm Land Lottery Records] from rootsweb.com/~usgenweb
 
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ga/galand.htm Land Lottery Records] from rootsweb.com/~usgenweb
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