>From # 70 Revolutionary Veteran: Adams, Aaron Residence [at time of draw]: Hall County Lottery: 1827 Fortunate Draw: land lot 154, district 9 County [of land drawn]: Muscogee County Granted: 11/25/1829 Revolutionary Veteran: Adams, Benjamin Residence [at time of draw]: Warren County Lottery: 1832 Fortunate Draw: land lot 160, district 9, section 3 County [of land drawn]: Cherokee County Granted: 1/1/1837 Revolutionary Veteran: Adams. Dancey, Sr. Residence [at time of draw]: Columbia County Lottery: 1827 Fortunate Draw: land lot 173, district 25 County [of land drawn]: Lee County Granted: 2/23/1831 Revolutionary Veteran: Adams, David Residence [at time of draw]: Jasper County Lottery: 1827 Fortunate Draw: land lot 277, district 6 and land lot 5, district 14 County [of land drawn]: Carroll County and Muscogee County Granted: 7/8/1830 and 11/28/1836 Revolutionary Veteran: Adams, James Residence [at time of draw]: Elbert County Lottery: 1832 Fortunate Draw: land lot 24, district 15, section 3 County [of land drawn]: Cherokee County Granted: 1/15/1836 Revolutionary Veteran: Adams, Thomas, Sr. Residence [at time of draw]: Elbert County Lottery: 1827 Fortunate Draw: land lot 268, district 4 County [of land drawn]: Muscogee County Granted: 1/8/1830 Revolutionary Veteran: Lowery, Levi Residence [at time of draw]: Jackson County Lottery: 1827 Fortunate Draw: land lot 105, district 4 County [of land drawn]: Carroll County Granted: 6/16/1828 Revolutionary Veteran: Lowry, Simeon Residence [at time of draw]: Burke County Lottery: 1827 Fortunate Draw: land lot 35, district 11 and land lot 354, district 20 County [of land drawn]: Muscogee County [both] Granted: 7/1/1843 and 10/23/1830 Dee For details on sources used, refer to this link: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncbladen/lookups.htm -----Original Message----- From: marjoriec <marjoriec@getaway.net> To: GA-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com <GA-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Saturday, June 03, 2000 3:21 PM Subject: Re: [GA-Roots] Message concerning Ga. Land Lotteries >Do you have any names by the last name Lowery and Adams? If so I would like to have them if it isn't to much trouble for you. >Marjorie Cummings >marjoriec@getaway.net > >Dee Thompson wrote: > >> Hi Jeanie, >> I'm using your message to give a bit of elaboration on the Georgia Land >> Lotteries. There were a total of six lotteries, with irregularities and >> inaccuracies in the recording of data in each. The book that I have is >> considered the only truly authentic list of grants to Revolutionary War >> Soldiers. ONLY THE THIRD (1820), FIFTH (1827) AND SIXTH (1832) LOTTERIES >> RECOGNIZED THE VETERANS AND GAVE PREFERENTIAL CONSIDERATION TO THEM. Any >> VETERAN could have registered in any of the six lotteries but would have >> done so in the first, second and fourth lotteries as just a resident of the >> state. >> >> All six lotteries were open to anyone with established residency in >> eorgia, - the only requirement being the 1 year residency for the first >> lottery and 3 years residency for the other five lotteries. >> >> So if you ask me for a lookup from this book, remember that this only >> includes veterans. If you are simply looking for ANY land lottery grants >> your family might have won, I'll need to check for that information at the >> archives. REMEMBER that your veteran might have acquired land as a civilian >> in the first or second lottery. Also keep in mind that the third, fifth and >> sixth lotteries, while favoring veterans, were still open to everyone with >> residency. >> >> Now Jeanie, - no. COL. John Blanton was not listed in this book, but I'll >> be glad to check for him in the all the lotteries if you'd like. Please >> send me all possible names, and if you have any counties for them let me >> know. >> Dee >> >> For details on sources used, refer to this link: >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncbladen/lookups.htm >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Jeansroots@aol.com <Jeansroots@aol.com> >> To: NCDUPLIN-L@rootsweb.com <NCDUPLIN-L@rootsweb.com> >> Date: Saturday, June 03, 2000 8:13 AM >> Subject: Re: NCDUPLIN-D Digest V00 #96 >> >> >Hi Dee, >> > While looking at he Ga lotteries, will you see if the BLANTONS ever won >> any >> >land? >> >I am looking for in about a COL John BLANTON, and others. >> >Thanks Genie Angel, >> >Jeanie BLANTON TRIMBLE >> > >> > >> >> ==== GA-ROOTS Mailing List ==== >> Faye Dyess fdy@gate.net Listmanager >> HELP GET THE CENSUS ON THE INTERNET. VOLUNTEER TO TRANSCRIBE CENSUS FOR THE USGENWEB PROJECT http://www.usgenweb.org/census >> Thou shalt not use e-mail for any illegal or unethical purpose. > > >==== GA-ROOTS Mailing List ==== >Faye Dyess fdy@gate.net Listmanager >DO YOU OWN A COPY OF A CENSUS?? THEN VOLUNTEER TO DO LOOKUPS!!! >http://www.rootsweb.com/~uslookup >Thou shalt not rely on the privacy of e-mail, especially from work. >