Hi, I think it must be true that the land was given away to someone else in the Land Lottery even if there was already someone living on the piece of land. I found the following statement in a book that I am currently reading. >From "A North Georgia Journal of History" by Olin Jackson - page 433 talking about land that was alotted in the 1820 lottery at that time in Habersham Co. "Mercer Fain purchased the property [Land Lot #40] from the lottery winner for $600.00 in January of 1826, then sold it a month later to Richard England for $1,500.00. England probably paid such a high price because he was already living on the property. Fain undoubtedly had located the lottery winner ahead of England and thus commanded a high price for the property." Pat On Fri, 23 Feb 2001 14:22:24 EST [email protected] writes: > I'm confused and I hope someone on this list can help me. > > As I understand it, the land in Habersham, Rabun, Early, Irwin, > Walton and > Appling was drawn in the 1820 lottery. > If Habersham became a county in 1818 and settlers moved in, was the > land they > settled on given away to someone who was a winner in the land > lottery of 1820? > > Glenda > > > ============================== > Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp > Search over 2500 databases with one easy query! > ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.