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- 374 p. : map ; 24 cm.
Authority: Act of December 15, 1818; Act of December 16, 1819
Date of Drawing: September 1, 1820-December 2, 1820
Counties
Appling: 13 Districts (1-13)
Early: 26 Districts (1-23; 26-28)
Gwinnett: 3 Districts (5-7)
Habersham: 10 Districts (1-6; 10-13)
Hall: 5 Districts (8-12)
Irwin: 16 Districts (1-16)
Rabun: 5 Districts (1-5)
Walton: 4 Districts (1-4)
Size of Land Lots
Appling: 490 acres
Early: 250 acres
Gwinnett: 250 acres
Habersham: [Districts 1-4; 10-13] 250 acres; [Districts 5-6] 490 acres
Hall: 250 acres
Irwin: 490 acres
Rabun: [Districts 1; 3-5] 490 acres; [District 2] 250 acres
Walton: 250 acres
Grant Fee
$18.00 per land lot either size
Person Entitled to Draw
Bachelor, 18 years or over, 3-year residence in Georgia, citizen United States - 1 draw
Soldier of Indian War, residence in Georgia during or since military service - 1 draw
Invalid or indigent veteran of Revolutionary War or War of 1812 - 2 draws
Invalid or indigent veteran of Revolutionary War or War of 1812 who was a fortunate drawer in either previous land lottery - 1 draw
Married man with wife or minor son under 18 years or unmarried daughter, 3-year residence in Georgia, citizen United States - 2 draws
Widow, 3-year residence in Georgia - 1 draw
Widow, husband killed in Revolutionary War, War of 1812 or Indian War, 3-year residence in Georgia - 2 draws
Family of one or two orphans under 21 years, father dead, mother living, 3-year residence in Georgia - 1 draw
Family of three or more orphans under 21 years, father and mother both dead, 3-year residence in Georgia - 2 draws
Family of one or two orphans under 21 years, father and mother both dead, 3-year residence in Georgia, 1 draw
Orphan under 21 years, father killed in the Revolutionary War, War of 1812, or Indian War, 3-year residence in Georgia - 2 draws
Invalid or indigent officer or soldier in the Revolutionary Army who had been fortunate drawer in either previous lottery - 1 draw
Persons Excluded
Any fortunate drawer in either previous land lottery, except families of orphans consisting of more than one person and such other persons as indicated above.
Citizens of the state who were legally drafted in the War of 1812 or the Indian War and refused to serve a tour of duty in person or by substitute.
Any person who resided upon the lottery territory previous to the extinguishment of the Indian title to the same.
How do I find the names of the winners?
The Third and Fourth or 1820 and 1821 Land Lotteries of Georgia, [comp. by Silas Emmett Lucas Jr.]. (Easley, S.C.: Georgia Genealogical Reprints/Southern Historical Press, 1973.)
The Third or 1820 Land Lottery of Georgia, comp. by Silas Emmett Lucas Jr.. (Easley, S.C.: Southern Historical Press, 1986.)
Where will I find more information on the lottery?
Georgia Land Surveying History and Law, by Farris Cadle. (Athens: University of Georgia Press, 1991.)
The Georgia Surveyor General Department, by Marion Hemperley. (Atlanta: Georgia Secretary of State, 1982.)
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