1807 Land Lotteries in Georgia
Authority: Act of June 26, 1806
Time of Drawing: August 10, 1807-September 23, 1807
Counties
- Baldwin: 15 Districts (6-20)
- Wilkinson: 23 Districts (6-28)
Size of Land Lots
- Baldwin: 202 ½ acres
- Wilkinson: 202 ½ acres
Grant Fee
- $12.15 per 202 ½ acre lot
Person Entitled to Draw
- Bachelor, 21 years or over, 3-year residence in Georgia, citizen of United States – 1 draw
- Married man with wife and/or child under 21 years, 3-year residence in Georgia, citizen of United States – 2 draws
- Widow, 3-year residence in Georgia – 1 draw
- Spinster, 21 years or older, 3-year residence in Georgia – 1 draw
- Orphan under 21 years, father and mother dead, 3-year residence in Georgia – 1 draw
- Family of orphans under 21 years, father and mother dead, 3-year residence in Georgia – 2 draws
- Orphan under 21 years, father dead, mother living, 3-year residence in Georgia – 1 draw
- Family of orphans under 21, father dead, mother living, 3-year residence in Georgia – 1 draw
Persons Excluded
- Any fortunate drawer in the previous land lottery.
How do I find the names of the winners?
- The Second or 1807 Land Lottery of Georgia, comp. by Silas Emmett Lucas Jr.. (Easley, S.C.: Southern Historical Press, 1986.)
Where will I find more information on the lottery?
- Georgia Land Surveying History and Law, by Farris Cadle. (Athens: University of Georgia Press, 1991.)
- The Georgia Surveyor General Department, by Marion Hemperley. (Atlanta: Georgia Secretary of State, 1982.)
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