Thought I would post some information that I have run across in my research of Oglethorpe County (GA) BRIDGES. It's a little long, but does hold some good info. Before you can ask :-) ... --It gives no middle name or initial, so I cannot verify which WILLIAM BRIDGES this is. --While "Oglethorpe" designates his county of residence, the book is not clear on what "Green's" refers to. --Unfortunately, I don't have the whole book (I only copied the pages pertinant to my search for *my* William), so I'm not able to do look-ups for other BRIDGES who may have participated in the land lottery. Sorry! So, for what it's worth (I hope it helps someone out there!), here goes... ***************************************** >From the book "The Cherokee Land Lottery - Containing a Numerical List of the Names of the Fortunate Drawers in Said Lottery" by James F. Smith, Harper & Brothers, NY, 1838: Exerpted from the foreword: "The last, or 1832 Land Lottery of Georgia, made available for distribution and settlement that part of the Cherokee Indian Nation which was in Georgia. This was a large area generally north of the Chattahoochee River in the north west and north central parts of the state...While the surveying was being carried out, those persons who had lived in Georgia three years immediately prior to the Acts of the General Assembly, registered to draw in the Lottery in their counties of residence...a person knew which lot he had drawn and if he subsequently paid to the state a grant fee of $18.00, a grant was issued to the lot he had drawn. This grant from the State of Georgia was his title to the lot and from that time he could do whatever he wished with his property, although the state did not require that he live on it or cultivate it...Immediately after the Lottery of 1832 was held, the whole area of Cherokee County was divided into ten counties, i.e., Cass (which was renamed Bartow in 1861), Cherokee, Cobb, Floyd, Forsyth, Gilmer, Lumpkin, Murray, Paulding and Union..." Exerpted from the winning lottery drawers lists: (p. 190) "27th District, Second Section, Cherokee/Lot 217--William Bridges, Green's, Oglethorpe" (p. 273) "16th District, Third Section, Cherokee/Lot 157--William Bridges, Green's, Oglethorpe" ******************************************