Hi Sandy, Let me start with the basics and then I'll see what I can find for you. How do you know that John did not have two draws? He was, indeed, entitled to them, - he fulfilled the criteria for two draws in every way: i.e. Married man, with wife and/or child, 1 year residence in Georgia, citizen of United States - 2 draws. As far as I know, there were no records keep as to the unsuccessful drawers. If there were, for example, 1000 land lots available and two thousand people, a thousand of those people would not be successful or "fortunate drawers". John may well have had his 2 draws, but the drawing of land by anyone was strictly a matter a chance. He might well have failed to win on either draw. Remember that I do not have books on civilian lottery grants, but I will be glad to check for you at the archives on Monday. After the 1805 Lottery, all other lotteries specified that a "fortunate drawer" in a previous Land Lottery" was excluded, but he certainly could have bought and/or taken assignment of anyone else's fortunate draw. Hundreds of the "wins" were immediately sold with the fortunate drawer being in the name of the qualified person drawing for a lot, and then by the time the lot was granted, the name of the owner had changed. I'll try to find you something wonderful. Hang on - Dee For details on sources used, refer to this link: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncbladen/lookups.htm -----Original Message----- From: Slsamz@aol.com <Slsamz@aol.com> To: d7777@worldnet.att.net <d7777@worldnet.att.net> Date: Saturday, June 03, 2000 6:39 PM Subject: Lottery question >Dee, I am sending this question directly to you since it is specific to my >situation, but if you think it would help others feel free to post your >answer. When I started research on my ggg Grandfather John Clark b. 1768, I >was told by lots of people who had done research before me that he was in >Burke Co. and was eligible for the 1805 land lottery. Indeed I did find >evidence that a John Clark was eligible for the drawing in 1805 in Burke Co. >and I believe he got only one draw. He did not win. Now in the 1807 lottery >a John Clark did win but again he only had one draw. The problem is that my >John was supposed to be already married and had at least one child by 1805 >and two by 1807. Why only one draw? (He was 37 yo.) In 1807 the John >Clark who won received lot # 221 in the 28 District of Wilkinson county. >That land is in what is now Twiggs Co. I am told that a lady in Dublin Ga >has the actual grant that he won. (She is now dead and I have not seen it.) >I have never been able to find evidence that the family lived on this land >but again everyone says they did. I do know for sure they ended up in >Laurens County below Dublin. What people say is that he won more land in >Laurens Co. but I thought you could not win again. He ended up with about >3000 acres on the Oconee River and raised a large family there. After >reading something today about not assuming anything I wonder if some of us >have been "assuming" too much. My questions to you are: !. What do you >think about the one draw when he should have been eligible for two? In other >words, maybe this is not our John. 2. Is there a way to tell if he took up >the land he won in Twiggs Co.? 3. Could he have been eligible for another >draw? Your opinion would be appreciated. When I have tried to bring these >questions up with other researchers on this line, I just don't get any where. > Sandy slsamz@aol.com >