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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>  
 
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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*Baldwin: 5 Districts (1-5) - lot sizes 202 acres
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*{{has county|county=Baldwin County|alt=Baldwin}}: 5 Districts (1-5) - lot sizes 202 acres
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*Wayne: 3 Districts (1-3)  - lot size 490 acres
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*{{has county|county=Wayne County|alt=Wayne}}: 3 Districts (1-3)  - lot size 490 acres
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*Wilkinson: 5 Districts (1-5) - lot size 202 acres  
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*{{has county|county=Wilkinson County|alt=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>
 
Persons that were entitled to draw were:<ref>https://www.georgiaarchives.org/research/1805_land_lottery</ref>
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**Some names can be found at https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/2575607
 
**Some names can be found at https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/2575607
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#''1807 Land Lottery'' — Included additional Creek lands.
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====Notes====
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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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Names of interest in this source<ref>http://sites.rootsweb.com/~gatroup2/georgia_1805landlottery.htm</ref>
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#''1821 Land Lottery'' — Further Creek cessions which included the future site of Atlanta.
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*{{has person|Etheridge Crews}}
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#''1827 Land Lottery'' — Signaled the end of the Creek Indians in Georgia.
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*no hickox
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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 person|Joseph Sykes Sr.}}
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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 person|Lucy Sykes}}
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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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*{{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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