Hi Dan, Thanks for the info that you gave me about the origination of Hall Co. I believe you have totally cleared up the matter. (I feel that the amount of land given by Jackson & Franklin counties was probably a small percentage with respect to the amount from the Indian Lands.) My original query stated that I was interested in the John Martin family found in the 1820 census of Hall Co in the Oliver Miller District, Dist #615 ( I didn't include the Dist# in my original query). I looked at your maps at http://www.rootsweb.com/~gahall/hcmili.jpg but didn't see that number shown. I found the Martin family listing on the Hall Co site at http://www.rootsweb.com/~gahall/cenlook.htm (click way down to the Martins). Thanks again for straightening out the Hall Co originations, and can you locate Dist #615? John At 09:53 AM 5/11/02 -0700, you wrote: >John, > >Some sources state that Hall was created in 1818 out of Cherokee Lands, >Jackson County and Franklin County. As Donna pointed out, the infomation >on the Secretary of State's website says that Hall was formed by Act of >"December 15, 1818 and December 19, 1818" from "Cherokee cessions of July >8, 1817 and Feb. 27, 1819 - an original county." > >The opening paragraph from "The Families of Hall County, 1817-1849" by >Robert S. Davis, Jr., 1991 Magnolia Press, gives the following information: > >"Hall County was created from Cherokee Indian lands by Act of Decemter 15, >1818. Four days later another act gave the couty land from Jackson and >Franklin Counties to form what is today southeast Hall County. The rest >of the county, the area taken directly from the Cherokee Indians, was >divided into land lots and given to fortunate Georgians through the 1820 >land lottery." > >..."In addition to the above, Hall County was given addtional Cherokee >Indian lands adjoining Habersham and Rabun Counties by Act of December 21, >1819." > > >Apparently the Cherokee Lands were ceded July 8, 1817, then Hall County >was formed from these lands on December 15, 1818. So technically, Hall >County was originally formed only from Cherokee Lands. However, four days >later, parts of Jackson County and Franklin County were given to Hall >County, so effectively, Hall was formed in 1818 from Cherokee Lands, >Jackson County and Franklin County. More land was ceded by the Cherokee >on February 27, 1819 and given to Hall County on December 21, 1819. > >I don't have a copy of your original question, so I'm not sure exactly >what you wanted to know, but I don't know anything about the Oliver Miller >District. Are you saying that this district is listed on the 1820 census >of Hall County? The districts shown on the map on the Hall Co. website >are more recent district names. The names changed over time, but the GMD >district numbers remained the same. If you know the GMD number for Oliver >Miller's district, we can find it. > >Dan Pierce > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: John E. Mellick > To: [email protected] > Sent: Friday, May 10, 2002 4:43 PM > Subject: Re: [GAHALL] 1820 Census Oliver Miller district??? > > > Dear MFLP, > > Thanks for your reply, that Hall Co was formed in 1818 from the Cherokee > cessions of 1817 & 1819, per your reference of the American Local History > Network. And thanks for pointing out ALHN, I didn't know about it. > > But the Hall Co USGenWeb page states that Hall Co was cut out of Franklin > and Jackson counties. Why the difference? > > Also on the Hall Co site, were three maps contributed by Dan Pierce, > showing Land Districts, Land Lots, and Militia Districts. But none showed > the Oliver Miller District (as in the 1820 census). I wonder where it was? > > Thanks again, > > John > > At 01:50 PM 5/10/02 -0400, you wrote: > >In a message dated 5/10/02 1:38:07 PM Eastern Daylight Time, > >[email protected] writes: > > > ><< What county was it in before 1818? >> > >Hall was formed 1818 Cherokee cessions of July 8, 1817 > >and Feb. 27, 1819 from Cherokee Lands > >see http://www.rootsweb.com/~gaalhn/counties.html > >