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Early Records of Georgia
Volume 1, Wilkes County
abstracted and
compiled by Grace Gillam Davidson,
published in 1933 at Macon, GA
Submitted by
Christina Palmer
Thank you to
Donna & CJ Crawford
& Jennifer Reddish for your transcription assistance.
Land Lotteries, Gold Lottory, 1832
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EXPLANATORY
This land was known as the "Cherokee Purchase", and extended
from the Chattahoochee river to the state of Alabama on the
west, to Tenn. and N. C. on the north. Lots of 40 acres were
supposed to contain gold, and were known as "gold lots".
Land lots contained 160 acres.
Revolutionary soldiers, widows of Revolutionary soldiers,
citizens, citizens widows and orphans were eligible for
participation.
Key:
Married men--2 draws
Single men--1 draw
sol--Soldier (probably then in service against the
Cherokees)
s. i. w.--Soldier Indian War 1784-1797
r. s.--Revolutionary Soldier.
w. r. s.--Widow Revolutionary Soldier
wid.--Widow
orphs--Orphans
A List of Persons entitled to draws in the present
contemplated land lottery (1832)
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37, BATTALION, CAPT. MOSELEY'S DISTRICT |
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Semmes, Andrew G. sol.
Semmes, Andrew J. T.
Carter, George W.
Rakestraw, Gainham L.
Harris, William L.
Terrell, Thomas s. i. w.
Lane, Mark A.
Weems, Locke
Griffin, James S.
Semmes, Albert G.
Heard, Thomas A.
Hester, Simeon
King, Littleberry
Pettus, Stephen G. sol.
Pettus, Charles, orphs. of
Hemphill, Thomas, orphs. of
Quigley, Charles M.
Chandler, Daniel
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Cobb, Edmund B.
Crain, John G.
Callaway, Merrell P.
Cozart, William M. .
Cozart, Green P.
Jesse, John .
Deveaux, William .
Devuaux, William sol.
Groves, James A.
Jack, William C.
Booker, Thomas F.
Dyson, John s. i. w., orphs of
Armstrong, Ralph C.
Merry, Bradford
Burton, Edward M.
Case, Uriah F.
Terrell, Charles M.
White, Thomas P.
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Beven, Alfred L.
Wingfield, James N.
Standard, Daniel
Holliday, Catharine wid.
Holliday, John orphs. of
Brown, Pertheneigh wid.
Brown, Robert, orphs. of
Hay, Mary Ann wid.
Hay, Felix G., orphs. of
Charlton, Cordelia wid.
Charlton, John K. M., orphs. of
Brooker, John
Hammill, Francis
Branham, Frances wid.
Branham, Frances s. i. w.
Branham, Benj. s. i. w., orphs. of
Mosely, Joseph
Anthony, Ann wid.
Ball, Frederick, orphs. of
Sandiford, Elemelick
Willis, Thomas, orphs. of
Berry, Thomas
Berry, Thomas sol.
Hay, James T.
Worsham, Joseph T. orph. of
Beasley, Royland sol.
Candee, Burritt Collins
Land, Jackson
Randolph, Dorothy wid.
Randolph, Dorothy w. r. s.
Boggs, John D.
Toombs, Robert A.
Charlton, Felix E.
Head, Richard N.
Harris, George H.
Sneed, Mary wid.
Sneed, Archibald H., orphs. of
Williams, Robert B.
Weems, Walter H. sol.
Shepherd, Albert H.
Shepherd, Mary wid.
Shepherd, Andrew orphs. of
Jones, William sol.
Stone, William
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Stone, William A.
Carter, Josiah orph. of
Dyson, William H.
Shepherd, Edward T.
Cunningham, William A.
Lennard, Mary wid.
Lennard, John B. orphs. of
Shoemaker, Catharine wid.
Shoemaker, Catharine w. r. s.
Graves, Ann S. wid.
Hay, John W.
Springer, Ann w. r. s.
Dyson, John H.
Dyson, John orphs. of
Pinckston, Felix G.
Sutton, Thomas
Terry, William
Head, Samuel C.
Land, William
Green, John B.
Pope, Margaret w. r. s.
Ruddell, Lee Ann wid.
Roddy, James orphs. of
Lyman, William C. sol.
Allison, Rebecca wid.
Goodrich, Luther
Grant, Kenneth
Stone, Nancy W. wid.
Massey, Richard P.
Brown, Benjamin F.
Pope, William H.
Pope, William H. sol.
Bailey, Ephriam
Thompson, John D. sol.
Pasteur, Thomas A.
Toombs, Lawrence G., orphs. of
Pettus, John sol.
Walton, Elizabeth S. wid.
Walton, Simeon orphs. of
Kirkland, Snoden sol.
Brown, Margaret wid.
Alexander, Adam L.
DuBose, Ezekiel orphs. of
Wingfield, Charles sol.
Borom, James D.
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Brooker, William
Brooker, William sol.
Ellington, Simeon C.
Wilkerson, Chas. Y. |
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Johnston, William H.
Crimm, William sol.
Gibson, Fenton M.
Ruddell, Lee Ann w. r. s. |
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Gibson, George W.
Gibson, George W. sol.
Smith, Thomas
Johnson, Charles
Hester, Daniel sol.
Chandler, Maynard
Morgan, Joshua sol.
Scott, John orphs. of
Ward, James
Huckaby, Philip r. s.
Lee, John sol.
Brooke, Joseph sol.
Fallin, Fleet sol.
Fallin, Charles sol.
Cohron, Jesse
Campbell, Joseph sol.
Moore, James sol.
Luckett, Joseph M., orphs. of
Moore, Henry D.
Semmes, Ignatius
Moore, Joseph B.
Proctor, Beder
Ward, Hugh
McGinty, James C.
Brush, John S. 2
Moore, Susannah wid. 1
Moore, John, Sr., orphs. of 2
Inge, Devereux 1
Inge, Henry 1
Campbell, James R. 1
Mills, Samuel 1
Tucker, Joseph sol. 1
Simmons, Thomas R. 1
Carter, Chas. R. 2
Carter, John T. 1
Johnson, Thomas sol. 1
Wilkinson, Francis sol. 1
Wilkinson, Pleasant orph. of 1
Simmons, James M. 1 |
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Heath, Nancy wid.
Heath, Richard orphs. of
Morgan, James
Ray, Chesley, Sr. sol.
Terrell, David M.
Gafford, Fanny wid.
Huskey, Rebecca wid. & w. r. s.
Hendricks, Elbert
Luckett, Francis S.
Norris, Frances hus. absent
Norris, John W. children (father absent)
Wilder, John
Gray, Elisha
Huskey, William
Moore, Elizabeth wid.
Moore, John, Jr., orphs. of
Moore, Tillman
Moore, Sidney
Burke, Myles
O'Leary, Mary
Morgan, James J.
Bird, Margaret wid.
Bird, Williamson, orphs. of
Terrell, Joel H. sol.
Black, Edward sol.
Whatley, Willis sol.
Hays, Loueza S. wid.
Hays, Archibald orphs. of
Smallwood, Elisha P.
Clark, John E.
Brooke, John F.
Pearson, Garland orph. of
Phillips, John sol.
Harrison, James L.
Brooke, James R.
Burke, Thomas J.
Bush, Mariam wid.
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w.r.s.
Clarke, George W.
Brooke, Walter W.
Brooks, John |
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Mattox, Amelia C., wid. &. w.r.s.
McCravy, Isaa
Ray, Jane wid.
Jarrett, Johnson T. |
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Wallace, William L.
Lee, James orphs. of
King, Thomas B.
Flurry, Thomas
Simmons, Samuel
McJunkin, Davis L.
Lyle, Elizabeth wid.
Lyle, James orphs. of
Montgomery, Mary, wid. & w. r. s.
White, James, orphs. of
Tuck, Benjamin W.
McAvoy, Michael
Peteet, Chenoth
Simpson, Nicholas
Crenshaw, Sidney R.
Simpson, William sol.
Rice, Nathaniel G. sol.
Wallace, John B.
Bennett, John J.
Bennett, Demcey C.
Belcher, Frances wid.
Finley, John
Bullock, Cordy
Woolbright, Washington
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Hackney, William P.
Evans, Lee L.
Fouche, Thomas
Daniel, Samuel E.
White, Joseph
Brooker, James
Brooker, Henry
Hackney, Joseph P. sol.
Fouche, Sasannah wid.
Fouche, George orph. of
Smith, James
Rice, Frances wid. & wid.s.i.w.
Jeffries, James
Bell, Elizabeth w. r. s.
Finley, Isabella w. r. s.
Pinckston, Greenberry orph. of
Henley, Abner orph. of
Cosby, James E.
Smith, Jonathan
Anderson, Washington
Jeffries, George W. sol.
Jeffries, Switcher lunatic
Simpson, William W.
Chambers, David
Cosby, Lucy wid.
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Huling, Elizabeth wid.
Smith, Joel T. orphs. of
Banckson, Lawrence r. s.
Irvin, Isiah T.
Chaffin, Jesse M.
Chaffin, Leonard orphs. of
Formby, Larkin
Irvin, Daniel & Josiah father absent
Edmons, Sarah R. wid.
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Edmons, James orphs. of
Moore, John H.
Bates, Evans
Ferguson, Thomas
Taylor, Jorden
Silvey, Dolford H.
Henderson, Felix G.
Davis, Louiza T. wid.
Davis, Lewis L. orphs. of
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Cheney, William O.
Strozer, Margaret wid. & w.r.s.
Strozer, John orphs. of
Moore, Elizabeth wid.
Moore, Hill orph. of
Moore, William
Nash, Acton sol.
Wadkins, Martin orphs. of
Farrell, Joseph A.
Runnels, Harmon sol.
Moore, James
Moore, Isaac
Garrard, Allen T. sol.
Truitt, Purnal
Woolbright. John P.
Runnels, Sarah T. wid. & w. r. s.
Sherrer, John W.
Jackson, James M.
Jackson, Rowland W.
Jackson, Thomas J.
Strozer, Peter J.
Mathis, William sol.
Flurry, Edward
Flurry, Gustus
Nash, Jacob B.
Birdson, Benjamin orphs. of
Hammett, James
Hammett, Francis F.
Ferguson, Lucy wid.
Ferguson, Nimrod orph. of
Jarrett, Nicholas s. i. w.
Williams, Thomas
Combs, Margaret wid.
Eudaly, Thomas orph. of
Combs, Thomas R. orph. of
Boswell, George
Jackson, Seaborn
Boswell, John sol.
Pollard, Sebourn sol.
Runnels, Terry
Runnels, Terry so.
Hindsman, Israel, Jr.
Hindsman, Elisha
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Rhodes, William H.
Pollard, Seborn J., Jr.
Evans, William B.
Formby, Roland
Hawkins, John L.
Fanning, Bryan orphs. of
Christopher, Thomas
Burnley, Stephen G.
Rorie, William orphs. of
Lyon, Elizabeth wid.
Lyon, Edward orph. of
Crosby, Uriel r. s.
Henderson, Jane wid.
Henderson, Richard orphs. of
Combs, Patsy wid.
Combs, John orph. of
Combs, Enoch
Edmonds, Winney wid & w. r. s.
Moss, Pheby wid.
Moss, Robert orphs. of
Sherrer, Anne wid.
Combs, Mary wid.
Combs. Thomas orphs. of
Farrell, Catharine wid.
Bates, John W. sol.
Dearing, John B., Jr.
Lee, Sanders W.
Jackson, Ansalum S.
Lunceford, Peter sol.
Flurry, William
Smith, George
Huling, Marcus
Green, Felix H.
Lunceford, William
Irvin, Josiah R.
Hammack, John P.
Gresham, Chas. W. sol.
Sherrer, William R.
Henderson, Joseph s. i. w.
Johnson, George W.
Runnels, James M. sol.
Fisher, Benjamin P. sol.
Wilkinson, John C.
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Georgia, Wilkes Co.
I certify that the foregoing pages contain a
correct list of all of the persons names
residing in the 37th Battalion who are entitled
to a draw or draws in the contemplated Land
Lottery, with the number of draws set opposite
each of their respective names as given in, and
swor before me.
Given under my hand the 19th day of June 1832.
LEWIS S. BROWN, Receiver of th 37th Batt. |
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