Michelle, I had the same concerns and went to the State of Georgia. http://www.sos.state.ga.us/archives/rs/1832.htm The explanation: The Act of December 3, 1832 divided original Cherokee County into the following ten counties: Cass (Bartow), Cherokee, Cobb, Floyd, Forsyth, Gilmer, Lumpkin, Murrary, Paulding, and Union: (but) in the drawing of the Lottery and in the granting of the land and gold lots, they were treated only as in Cherokee. Hope this helps, and do check out the site, it provided a lot of good information that helped me identify individuals. sjones ----- Original Message ----- From: "michelle ganus taggart" <shellt@xmission.com> To: <GEORGIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2003 3:50 PM Subject: [GEORGIA] 1832 Land Lottery question > My ancestor drew in the 1832 Land Lottery and it says he drew land in > Cherokee County, yet the land was in the Twenty-eight District of the Third > Section--it says following that "in the County of Cherokee". Looking at the > map of the land and how it was split in 1832, it appears that by the lot and > district, it was actually in Murray County. I realize that initially it was > all called Cherokee, but he didn't actually sign for the land until > 1843--but still, even that paper says Cherokee County----so therefore it > confuses me as to where the land actually was. If the land of Cherokee was > split into the counties of Cass, Floyd, Murray etc. in 1832, then why > doesn't it specify the correct county in 1843 instead of saying Cherokee? > And, if I were trying to find who he might have sold the land to, where > would I look for a deed (he never lived on it) (Sorry---I am sure this is > clear as mud, but I would sure appreciate someone's thoughts) > Michelle