This land area was divided into the present counties of cass renamed bartow in 1861, cherokee, cobb, floyd, forsyth, gilmer, lumpkin, murray, paulding and union. Located in the northeastern part of the state, over 18,500 parcels were distributed by lottery in that year. She was awarded a 40 acre lot in cherokee county which had originally been cherokee indian. Georgias virtual vault headright and bounty plats index and images. The smith book includes land and gold lotteries, with maps of each district. Of all the states, georgia has the distinction of being the only one to distribute parcels of land by lottery. Elisha registered for the lottery in dobbs district of hall county. The cherokee county public records shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for any damages in connection with the use of the information contained herein. Statewide records usgenweb archives genealogy project.
Cherokee county county clerk public land records for oklahoma. Georgia was a stateland state in which land was distributed first by the governor and then through land courts established from 1783 to 1909. Land and property records, combined with tax digests, can be important keys to successful research in georgia. Georgia gave the cherokee nation east away in the 6th or 1832 land lottery.
Georgias unique land lottery records ancestorcloud blog. The drawings for the gold lottery of 1832 occurred between october 22, 1832 and may 1, 1833 and applied to land that had been owned by the cherokee indians. Index to 1807 land lottery of georgia family history library index to 1820 land lottery of georgia family history library index to 1821 land lottery of. This page primarily lists records kept at the county level. This land lottery divided up the land of the former cherokee indian country in 1832. Georgia, headright and bounty land records, 17831909 images. It was held in 1832 and distributed the area of original cherokee county. 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. Wood greenwood press, 1964 1832 cherokee land lottery. The general assembly passed an act that authorized the lottery and spelled out who would be eligible to participate and the grant fees that would apply. Land lottery map of cherokee territory in georgia teach us.
Cherokee, cobb, and forsyth county lands were part of these two lotteries. Silas lucas also published several indexes, including second or 1807 land lottery of georgia 975. The state of georgia used a unique lottery system to distribute land between the years of 1805 to 1833. Georgia 1832, supreme court chief justice john marshall ruled that the cherokee nation was entitled to federal protection over those of the state laws of georgia. To find later owners of the land, you would need to search deed. Reprints of this work are available, and indexes may also be found online. The land lottery dataset contains the names and residence of all the fortunate drawers in the land lottery of the cherokee country, arranged by districts in numerical order, all carefully copied from the originals in the executive department and the office of the surveyor general, designating also the lots which have been granted. May 11, 2014 genealogy quest georgia georgia land lottery, 1832 ohio company land grants, above wolfe creek and near the muskingum river, 1793 new york oaths of allegiance, 1664. Cherokee county georgia genealogy records online wills. Historical and genealogical records of cherokee county compiled by linda woodward geiger, cgrssm, cglsm individuals researching their cherokee county heritage of historic evens of cherokee county will want to consider may of the sources outlined here. The collection also includes plat books, records and grant books for each county where lots were awarded. Surviving colonial and state land grant records of georgia, including loose, original records not available on microfilm, are in the georgia archives.
Georgia online genealogy records familysearch wiki. The georgia land lotteries were an early nineteenth century system of land redistribution in. This is the sixth of the land lottery held in georgia. The original cherokee county was first divided into the counties of cass renamed bartow, cherokee, cobb, floyd, forsyth, gilmer, lumpkin, murray, paulding and union, and a small tract left over was added to campbell county. Georgia cherokee land lottery, 1832 search historical records. After jesses decease, though, it was his widow sarah who was a fortunate drawer in the seventh land lottery held by georgia in 1832. Oct 04, 2016 dawes records enrollment jackets, land allotment jackets, and dawes allotment maps pertaining to cherokee, chickasaw, choctaw, creek, and seminole tribes in oklahoma enrollment jackets also known as dawes applications or testimonial packets enrollment jackets contain the application and supporting documents that the individual or family submitted to the dawes commission in order to be. Tracing past ownersgeorgia land lottery deep roots in. Here is a partial listing of our most frequently accessed books. The upwards of 20000 persons listed in this work were fortunate drawers in the 1832 sixth and last land lottery held in the original cherokee county, geo. Many families passed through this county to go on to settle in cobb and paulding counties. The cherokee land lottery, containing a numerical list of the.
The standard index for the 6th lottery is the 1832 cherokee land lottery of georgia published in 1838 compiled by james f. Surviving colonial and state land grant records of georgia, including loose, original records not available on microfilm, are in the georgia surveyor general department, floor 2v, georgia department of archives and history. The books deal with subjects of interest to those researching the following areas. This land lottery divided up the land of hte former cherokee indian country in 1832. You might find the books online as a subscription based service. This lottery gave land from the cherokee nation to georgia settlers which sparked the trail of tears. Cherokee county would ultimately become the parent county for all or part of twentyfive contemporary georgia counties. Exactly the same preference was given to all revolutionary veterans by the act of december 21, 1820, setting up the sixth cherokee land lottery of 1832. Georgias virtual vault colonial and headright plat index. Georgia was the only state that distributed parcels of land by lottery.
The cherokee land lottery search historical records. One difference is that the 1832 lotteries were the only ones whose legal descriptions contain a section. The cherokee land lottery, containing a numerical list of. Legislature opted to use lotteries as methods of distributing land from then forward. The georgia land lotteries were an early nineteenth century system of land redistribution in georgia. Among the winners were hamilton sharpe, pennywell folsom and bryan j. Internet archive bookreader 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. Under this system, qualifying citizens could register for a chance to win lots of land that had formerly and in most cases recently been occupied by the creek indians and the cherokee nation. The court ruled the indian nation was a distinct community in which the laws of georgia can have no force and. Usa 1,015,348 georgia 29,449 georgia land records 577 cherokee county land records 10 note.
The part that was cut off into lumpkin consisted of land lots 4, 5, part of 11, 12, all 40 acre lots part of 6 160 acres. Georgia, headright and bounty land records, 17831909 family search. Beginning in 1832, cherokee territory in presentday bartow, cherokee, cobb, floyd, forsyth, gilmer, lumpkin, murray, paulding, and union counties entered into the lottery system and was dispersed to thousands of georgia families. To find later owners of the land, you would need to search deed records of floyd county at the courthouse in rome. She was awarded a 40 acre lot in cherokee county which had originally been cherokee indian territory. In many instances, the basis for qualification is given in abbreviated form after the drawers name. Elisha turner drew land lot 288 in the 23rd district, 3rd section in the 1832 land lottery. Roberts, who later fought in the last indian skirmishes in berrien county then lowndes county.
Additionally, it provides the district and section number of the parcel of land. Taylor cherokee county cherokee county marriage records, 18411910, by john carver cherokee county cherokee land lottery, by james f. The records at the family history library include books of conveyances. Although this process has focused on the 1832 georgia land lottery, it is very similar to tracing the chain of title in any area in georgia that was distributed by a land lottery 1832 were the last ones. The cherokee county public records presents the information on this web site as a service to the public. Israel isnt the only place with dispossessed people. Dawes records enrollment jackets, land allotment jackets, and dawes allotment maps pertaining to cherokee, chickasaw, choctaw, creek, and seminole tribes in oklahoma enrollment jackets also known as dawes applications or testimonial packets enrollment jackets contain the application and supporting documents that the individual or family submitted to the dawes. This will be the actual land lotdistrictsection drawn in the 1832 1833 lottery. See the state page for the rules of who got a draw, etc.
Statewide collections are found on the georgia land records page. Alpharetta, roswell, milton county, cherokee county, cobb county, forsyth county, gwinnett county, hall county, and north georgia. Index to revolutionary soldiers, their widows, and orphans who were fortunate drawers compiled by marian m. Service in the united states armies was the criterion the state of enlistment and place of service was not material. Be sure and check online for digitized copies of the books andor lists on. All the lots were numbered as being in cherokee county. Certainly, the names of those with fortunate draws in the 1832 cherokee land lottery and the 1832 gold lotttery are available and have been published. The cherokee land lottery, containing a numerical list of the names. A law passed on december 3, 1832, divided original cherokee county into ten counties. This is the sixth of the land lotteries held in georgia.
If you choose not to accept the conditions stated above please exit this search application. Savannah river atlantic coast ports augusta and cherokee trail. For this study we consider the 1832 lottery of cherokee county in northwest georgia. In the 1832 land lottery of georgia, 36 lucky drawers from lowndes county won land grants in the cherokee indian territory. Search for your ancestors in free ships passenger lists, naturalization records, palatine genealogy, canadian genealogy, american genealogy, native american genealogy, huguenots, mennonites, almshouse records, orphan records, church records, military muster rolls, census records, land records and more. Georgia is a stateland state land and property records, combined with tax digests, can be important keys to successful research in georgia. Tracing past ownersgeorgia land lottery deep roots in the. Wanting to learn about the propertys history lead us to explore several interesting resources starting with the cherokee land lottery by james f. In the 1832 land lottery area, land lots were 160 acres 0. The cherokee land lottery, containing a numerical list of the names of the fortunate drawers. Georgia is a state land state land and property records, combined with tax digests, can be important keys to successful research in georgia. Land lottery map of cherokee territory in georgia teach.
Machinereadable bibliographic record marc, ris, bibtex. Historical and genealogical records of cherokee county. Georgia land and property genealogy familysearch wiki. This database is a listing of persons allotted land in 1832 from what was considered cherokee land. Georgia headright and bounty land records, 17831909 familysearch historical records. The first lottery took place in 1805 and the last ones were held in the 1830s. Cherokee county was created december 21, 1830, from indian land ultimately ceded in 1835. The 1832 cherokee land lottery and the longrun distribution of wealth. Each record of this collection contains the individuals name, residence, and county. We choose to focus on the 1832 lottery because the list of winners was available and the later date. Indian agent william springer notified the governor in 1834 that rosss improvements extended onto lots 237 and 243 as well as across the coosa.
Names of families in cherokee county georgia wills, estates, divorces, legal advertising cherokee county was created from the 1832 georgia land lottery and drew residents from all over the state, especially the north georgia counties. The original cherokee indian territory became cherokee county by an act of december 26, 1831. Eight times between 1805 and 1833 georgia held lotteries to distribute land, the largest held in the united states. Several thousand lucky individuals received lots distributed during the gold lottery of 1832 from an area considered cherokee land.
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