THE 1827 GEORGIA LAND LOTTERY: LIBERTY COUNTY FORTUNATES
The method of distributing Georgia's newly acquired territories by lottery was unique to Georgia, and not used by any other state. After the Lottery was authorized by an act of the state legislature, the citizens of Georgia could register in their respective counties of residence, if they were eligible under certain qualifications noted below this list. Their names taken in their counties of residence, and the lot and district numbers submitted by the surveyors, were all sent to the state capitol at Milledgeville. Then the commissioners who were appointed by the Governor drew the names and numbers from two separate wheels or drums. Afterwards, the fortunate drawer (simply known as the fortunate) would take out a grant to the lot he drew, paying the grant fee specified by law. If he did not take out a grant, the lot reverted back to the state. There were no requirements for cultivation or residence of any lot drawn and granted in the state lotteries. Below are the Liberty County Fortunates for the 1827 state land Lottery:
| Anderson, Mary E. (widow) | Muscogee County: Lot 151, Dist. 6, 14th Captain's District |
| Andrews, Joseph | Muscogee County: Lot 29, Dist. 16, 15th Captain's District |
| Andrews, Robert Q. | Lee County: Lot 234, Dist. 11, 15th Captain's District |
| Andrws, Josph | Troup County: Lot 177, Dist. 4, 17th Captain's District |
| Anthony, Lawrence (orphan) | Muscogee County: Lot 193, Dist. 18, 17th Captain's District |
| Anthony, Ruth wid. | Troup County: Lot 247, Dist. 5, 17th Captain's District |
| Bacon, Henry W. (orphan) | Carroll County: Lot 110, Dist. 15, 15th Captain's District |
| Bailey, Mary (lunatic) | Lee County: Lot 125, Dist. 33, 17th Captain's District |
| Baker, Richard F. | Lee County: Lot 43, Dist. 5, 15th Captain's District |
| Baker, Richard F. | Muscogee County: Lot 279, Dist. 20, 15th Captain's District |
| Baker, Thomas | Muscogee County: Lot 54, Dist. 9, 15th Captain's District |
| Baker's, William J. (orphans) | Lee County: Lot 241, Dist. 24, 17th Captain's District |
| Barber, Archibald | Lee County: Lot 132, Dist. 12, 17th Captain's District |
| Barber, Archibald | Carroll County: Lot 12, Dist. 11, 17th Captain's District |
| Barber, Wm. | Muscogee County: Lot 248, Dist. 13, 17th Captain's District |
| Bell, John | Muscogee County: Lot 24, Dist. 22, 17th Captain's District |
| Bennett, Benj., Rob. & Jno (orphans) | Carroll County: Lot 48, Dist. 12, 17th Captain's District |
| Benton, | Troup County: Lot 7, Dist. 10, 16th Captain's District |
| Benton, David | Lee County: Lot 14, Dist. 8, 16th Captain's District |
| Benton, John (revolutionary soldier) | Lee County: Lot 96, Dist. 27, 16th Captain's District |
| Blackman, Amos | Troup County: Lot 174, Dist. 3, 15th Captain's District |
| Booth, Edward | Coweta County: Lot 87, Dist. 5, 17th Captain's District |
| Bradley, John | Muscogee County: Lot 205, Dist. 12, 17th Captain's District |
| Bradley, Newman | Lee County: Lot 20, Dist. 11, 17th Captain's District |
| Branch, Hester (widow) | Carroll County: Lot 125, Dist. 15, 17th Captain's District |
| Brewer, James (soldier) | Lee County: Lot 109, Dist. 16, 16th Captain's District |
| Butler's, Shem (orphans) | Lee County: Lot 335, Dist. 8, 17th Captain's District |
| Carter, John (orphan) | Muscogee County: Lot 52, Dist. 20, 14th Captain's District |
| Cawdee, Charles E. | Troup County: Lot 116, Dist. 1, 15th Captain's District |
| Clark, Robert (orphan) | Carroll County: Lot 105, Dist. 10, 17th Captain's District |
| Cunningham, Thomas T. | Muscogee County: Lot 47, Dist. 11, 17th Captain's District |
| Currie, John | Lee County: Lot 174, Dist. 10, 17th Captain's District |
| Daniel, Asa | Lee County: Lot 189, Dist. 14, 17th Captain's District |
| Daniel, John (revolutionary soldier) | Muscogee County: Lot 71, Dist. 15, 17th Captain's District |
| Dees, Leonard | Muscogee County: Lot 294, Dist. 10, 17th Captain's District |
| Dees, Leonard (soldier) | Coweta County: Lot 4, Dist. 9, 17th Captain's District |
| Delk, David (revolutionary soldier) | Lee County: Lot 104, Dist. 6, 17th Captain's District |
| Delk, David (revolutionary soldier) | Coweta County: Lot 321, Dist. 1, 17th Captain's District |
| Deloach, Hardy R.S. | Lee County: Lot 52, Dist. 20, 15th Captain's District |
| Deloach, Hardy (revolutionary soldier) | Muscogee County: Lot 122, Dist. 19, 15th Captain's District |
| Denisons, Patrick (orphans) | Lee County: Lot 73, Dist. 14, 17th Captain's District |
| Dorsey, Wm. | Lee County: Lot 106, Dist. 16, 16th Captain's District |
| Dregors, Jonas Jr. | Carroll County: Lot 61, Dist. 15, 16th Captain's District |
| Fail's, James M. | Lee County: Lot 250, Dist. 20, 17th Captain's District |
| Farquharson, Jane (widow) | Carroll County: Lot 141, Dist. 6, 15h Captain's District |
| Findly, Mary (orphan) | Carroll County: Lot 49, Dist. 7, 14th Captain's District |
| Fleming, Wm. (orphan of) | Muscogee County: Lot 150, Dist. 3, 14th Captain's District |
| Flemming, William B. | Lee County: Lot 92, Dist. 17, 14th Captain's District |
| Flemming, Wm. B. | Coweta County: Lot 81, Dist. 1, 15th Captain's District |
| Flowers, Charles | Lee County: Lot 210, Dist. 14, 16th Captain's District |
| Fraser, Andrew F. (soldier) | Lee County: Lot 184, Dist. 12, 17th Captain's District |
| Fraser, Simon | Muscogee County: Lot 3, Dist. 22, 17th Captain's District |
| Goulding, Palmer (revolutionary soldier) | Coweta County: Lot 21, Dist. 4, 15th Captain's District |
| Griffin, Nancy (orphan) | Troup County: Lot 90, Dist. 4, 17th Captain's District |
| Harington, Huldah (orphan) | Carroll County: Lot 25, Dist. 6, 16th Captain's District |
| Harn, William (orphan) | Coweta County: Lot 275, Dist. 1, 17th Captain's District |
| Harnage, George | Lee County: Lot 133, Dist. 23, 16th Captain's District |
| Harrell, Moses | Muscogee County: Lot 271, Dist. 23, 17th Captain's District |
| Hart, Odingsale | Troup County: Lot 178, Dist. 8, 14th Captain's District |
| Hendry, Robert (revolutionary soldier) | Lee County: Lot 178, Dist. 8, 17th Captain's District |
| Hodges, Archibald | Carroll County: Lot 172, Dist. 6, 17th Captain's District |
| Hodges, Joseph (revolutionary soldier) | Lee County: Lot 122, Dist. 5, 16th Captain's District |
| Hubberd, Timothy | Coweta County: Lot 162, Dist. 5, 17th Captain's District |
| Johnson, Wilburn (orphan) | Muscogee County: Lot 263, Dist. 21, 17th Captain's District |
| Johnson, William (revolutionary soldier) | Muscogee County: Lot 69, Dist. 21, 17th Captain's District |
| Jones, Farwell | Muscogee County: Lot 35, Dist. 16, 15th Captain's District |
| Jones, Mathew (revolutionary soldier) | Muscogee County: Lot 195, Dist. 9, 16th Captain's District |
| Jones, Samuel | Coweta County: Lot 159, Dist. 3, 15th Captain's District |
| Jones, Samuel | Carroll County: Lot 145, Dist. 5, 15th Captain's District |
| Jones, William | Lee County: Lot 171, Dist. 15, 14th Captain's District |
| Keaton's, Keader (orphans) | Carroll County: Lot 78, Dist 2, 16th Captain's District |
| Kershaw, Ann M. (orphan) | Carroll County: Lot 133, Dist. 1, 15th Captain's District |
| Laing, George H. | Muscogee County: Lot 188, Dist. 1, 17th Captain's District |
| Laney, Rev. Noah | Muscogee County: Lot 247, Dist. 23, 17th Captain's District |
| Law, Benjamin | Coweta County: Lot 207, Dist. 5, 14th Captain's District |
| Law, John S. | Muscogee County: Lot 182, Dist. 10, 14th Captain's District |
| Law, Josiah | Muscogee County: Lot 79, Dist. 21, 15th Captain's District |
| Laying, Cornelius | Lee County: Lot 181, Dist. 28, 17th Captain's District |
| Leigh, Isham (orphan) | Troup County: Lot 235, Dist. 6, 16th Captain's District |
| Lejels, Francis (soldier) | Muscogee County: Lot 123, Dist. 3, 16th Captain's District |
| Mallard, John B. | Lee County: Lot 42, Dist. 30, 15th Captain's District |
| Mallard's, John (orphan) | Muscogee County: Lot 279, Dist. 22, 15th Captain's District |
| Martins, Alexander (orphans) | Muscogee County: Lot 131, Dist. 5, 15th Captain's District |
| Mathews, John | Lee County: Lot 150, Dist. 17, 17th Captain's District |
| Mathews, John | Carroll County: Lot 7, Dist. 4, 17th Captain's District |
| Maxwell, James Audley | Lee County: Lot 74, Dist. 4, 14th Captain's District |
| Maxwell, James Audley | Troup County: Lot 251, Dist. 5, 14th Captain's District |
| McAuley, Hetty (orphan) | Lee County: Lot 214, Dist. 15, 15th Captain's District |
| Mobly, Edward (orphans) | Troup County: Lot 245, Dist. 12, 16th Captain's District |
| Moody, John | Troup County: Lot 249, Dist. 4, 17th Captain's District |
| Moody, Simeon | Lee County: Lot 348, Dist. 28, 17th Captain's District |
| Murray, Jehu (soldier) | Carroll County: Lot 157, Dist. 10, 17th Captain's District |
| Parker, Cuyler | Troup County: Lot 108, Dist. 11, 17th Captain's District |
| Parker, William Jun. | Lee County: Lot 120, Dist. 27, 17th Captain's District |
| Patrick, William L. | Lee County: Lot 84, Dist. 31, 15th Captain's District |
| Perry, John | Coweta County: Lot 194, Dist. 1, 17th Captain's District |
| Phelps, Elizabeth (widow) | Troup County: Lot 152, Dist. 10, 15th Captain's District |
| Powell, Ann (widow revolutionary soldier) | Coweta County: Lot 233, Dist. 2, 15th Captain's District |
| Price, Hiram & John (orphans) | Troup County: Lot 185, Dist. 10, 16th Captain's District |
| Quarterman, Eliz. (widow revolutionary soldier) | Troup County: Lot 1, Dist. 2, 14th Captain's District |
| Quarterman, William E. W. | Lee CountyA: Lot 138, Dist. 5, 15th Captain's District |
| Roberts, Eliza G. (widow) | Lee County: Lot 37, Dist. 29, 14th Captain's District |
| Rogers, Lairsa (widow) | Carroll County: Lot 113, Dist. 13, 16th Captain's District |
| Russell, E. W. | Lee County: Lot 243, Dist. 24, 15th Captain's District |
| Sandeford, James A. | Troup County: Lot 203, Dist. 8, 17th Captain's District |
| Sandeford, John F. | Troup County: Lot 26, Dist. 9, 17th Captain's District |
| Saul's, John (orphan) | Muscogee County: Lot 174, Dist. 12, 17th Captain's District |
| Shaw, Bartley M. | Troup County: Lot 135, Dist. 5, 16th Captain's District |
| Shaw, John | Lee County: Lot 197, Dist. 8, 16th Captain's District |
| Shaw, John | Muscogee County: Lot 67, Dist. 22, 16th Captain's District |
| Shaw, John | Coweta County: Lot 316, Dist. 3, 16th Captain's District |
| Shepard, John Sen. | Lee County: Lot 71, Dist. 31, 15th Captain's District |
| Shephard, Josiah | Lee County: Lot 77, Dist. 27, 15th Captain's District |
| Shephered, Thomas | Lee County: Lot 220, Dist. 30, 14th Captain's District |
| Shumath, Elizabeth (widow) | Muscogee County: Lot 91, Dist. 14, 17th Captain's District |
| Simmons, Mary Ann (orphan) | Lee County: Lot 101, Dist. 4, 16th Captain's District |
| Smith, Afanny (widow revolutionary soldier) | Lee County: Lot 150, Dist. 23, 16th Captain's District |
| Smith, Baxter | Muscogee County: Lot 20, Dist. 15, 16th Captain's District |
| Smith, James H. | Muscogee County: Lot 139, Dist. 13, 16th Captain's District |
| Smith, Joseph | Lee County: Lot 92, Dist. 28, 16th Captain's District |
| Smylie, James M. | Lee County: Lot 15, Dist. 18, 17th Captain's District |
| Spinholster, Delilah (widow) | Lee County: Lot 155, Dist. 21, 17th Captain's District |
| Stewart's, John (orphans) | Carroll County: Lot 163, Dist. 2, 15th Captain's District |
| Surrency, Anney C. & John W. (orphans) | Muscogee County: Lot 197, Dist. 19, 16th Captain's District |
| Swilley, Sarah (widow revolutionary soldier) | Troup County: Lot 24, Dist. 5, 17th Captain's District |
| Tanner, John dec'd. (orphans) | Troup County: Lot 133, Dist. 6, 16th Captain's District |
| Terrell, Flem. & Bet. (orphans) | Muscogee County: Lot 261, Dist. 20, 17th Captain's District |
| Thomas, Nelson | Coweta County: Lot 159, Dist. 1, 15th Captain's District |
| Townsend, Nancy (orphan) | Lee County: Lot 76, Dist. 3, 16th Captain's District |
| Valley, Mrs. (widow) | Lee County: Lot 170, Dist. 6, 15th Captain's District |
| Wallace, Elizabeth (orphan) | Troup County: Lot 53, Dist. 10, 17th Captain's District |
| Ward, William | Troup County: Lot 90, Dist. 10, 14th Captain's District |
| Way, John Jr. | Muscogee County: Lot 190, Dist. 19, 14th Captain's District |
| Way, John Jr. | Carroll County: Lot 21, Dist. 14, 13th Captain's District |
| Way, John N. | Troup County: Lot 143, Dist. 3, 15th Captain's District |
| Weathers, Benjamin Jr. | Lee County: Lot 300, Dist. 4, 17th Captain's District |
| Weather's, George (orphans) | Carroll County: Lot 9, Dist. 12, 17th Captain's District |
| Wesbery, Noah | Lee County: Lot 160, Dist. 5, 16th Captain's District |
| Westberry, Josiah | Lee County: Lot 294, Dist. 8, 17th Captain's District |
| Westberry, Moses | Lee County: Lot 235, Dist. 21, 16th Captain's District |
| Whiddon, Wash. & J. (orphans) | Lee County: Lot 69, Dist. 7, 17th Captain's District |
| Whillington, Burell G. Jr. | Carroll County: Lot 121, Dist. 12, 17th Captain's District |
| Whitington, B. G. Sr. (revoltionary soldier) | Lee County: Lot 237, Dist. 16, 17th Captain's District |
| Wilkins, James S. | Lee County: Lot 261, Dist. 3, 14th Captain's District |
| Williams, Elizabeth (orphan) | Muscogee County: Lot 174, Dist. 23, 14th Captain's District |
| Willis, Alexander | Carroll County: Lot 13, Dist. 13, 17th Captain's District |
| Winn, Ann (widow revolutionary soldier) | Carroll County: Lot 109, Dist. 7, 14th Captain's District |
NOTES ON THE 1827 GEORGIA LAND LOTTERY
Authority
Act of June 9, 1825
Year of Drawing
1827
Counties
Carroll: 16 districts (1-16)
Coweta: 9 districts (1-9)
Lee: 13 districts (1-13)
Muscogee: 24 districts (1-24)
Troup: 12 districts (1-12)
Size of Land Lots
Carroll: 202 ½ acres (2970 feet square)
Coweta: 202 ½ acres (2970 feet square)
Lee: 202 ½ acres (2970 feet square)
Muscogee: 202 ½ acres (2970 feet square)
Troup: 202 ½ acres (2970 feet square)
Grant Fee
$18.00 per Land Lot
Persons Entitled to Draw
Bachelor, 18 years or over, 3 year residence in Georgia, citizen of United States - 1 draw
Married man with wife and/or minor son under 18 and/or unmarried daughter, 3 year residence in Georgia, citizen of United States - 2 drawings
Widow, 3 year residence in Georgia - 1 draw
Wife and/or child, 3 year residence in Georgia, of husband and/or father absent from state for 3 years - 1 draw
Family (one or more) of minor orphans, residence in state since birth - 2 draws
Widow, husband killed in War of 1812, or Revolutionary War or Indian Wars, 3 year residence in Georgia - 2 draws
Orphan, father killed in Revolutionary War, War of 1812 or Indian Wars - 2 draws
Wounded or disabled veteran of War of 1812, or Indian Wars, unable to work - 2 draws
Veteran of Revolutionary War - 2 draws
Veteran or Revolutionary War, who had been a fortunate drawer in any previous Lottery - 1 draw
Child or children of convict, 3 year residence in Georgia - 1 draw
Male idiots, lunatics, or insane, deaf and dumb or blind, over 10 years and under 18 years, 3 year residence in Georgia - 1 draw
Female idiots, insane or lunatics or deaf and dumb or blind, over 10 years, 3 year residence in Georgia - 1 draw
Family (one or two) of minor illegitimates, residence since birth in Georgia - 1 draw
Family (three or more) of minor illegitimates, residence since birth in Georgia - 2 draws
Persons Excluded
Any fortunate drawer in any previous Land Lottery
Submitted by Keith Giddeon
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