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The parts of Georgia that are now Alabama and Mississippi were ceded in 1802. The remaining northern and western areas of present-day Georgia were surveyed and given away by lotteries in 1805, 1807, 1820, 1821, 1827, and 1832. The lottery lists have been published in several sources, such as: | The parts of Georgia that are now Alabama and Mississippi were ceded in 1802. The remaining northern and western areas of present-day Georgia were surveyed and given away by lotteries in 1805, 1807, 1820, 1821, 1827, and 1832. The lottery lists have been published in several sources, such as: | ||
Virginia S. and Ralph V. Wood, ''The 1805 Georgia Land Lottery'' (Cambridge, Massachusetts: The Greenwood Press, 1964; FHL book 975.8 R21w). This lists the names of all registrants, while the other lotteries list only those who received land. | *Virginia S. and Ralph V. Wood, ''The 1805 Georgia Land Lottery'' (Cambridge, Massachusetts: The Greenwood Press, 1964; FHL book 975.8 R21w). This lists the names of all registrants, while the other lotteries list only those who received land. | ||
*Also see Robert Scott Davis, Jr., and Rev. Silas E. Lucas, ''The Georgia Land Lottery Papers, 1805-1914: Genealogical Data''. (Easley, South Carolina: Southern Historical Press, 1979; FHL book 975.8 R2d). This includes a map showing which counties were formed in each of the lotteries. | |||
Also see Robert Scott Davis, Jr., and Rev. Silas E. Lucas, ''The Georgia Land Lottery Papers, 1805-1914: Genealogical Data''. (Easley, South Carolina: Southern Historical Press, 1979; FHL book 975.8 R2d). This includes a map showing which counties were formed in each of the lotteries. | |||
An alphabetical index to Georgia land grant records, 1767-1908, in the Surveyor General Department is on FHL films 465173-84. The Family History Library also has the following records for Georgia: | An alphabetical index to Georgia land grant records, 1767-1908, in the Surveyor General Department is on FHL films 465173-84. The Family History Library also has the following records for Georgia: | ||
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The Family History Library has copies of the county deeds and mortgages, dating from the creation of each county to 1900 or 1920, on microfilm for most counties. The Family History Library also has homestead records from the 1860s to the 1920s. For example, the library has 150 microfilms for Chatham County of deeds, deed indexes, homestead records, mortgages, lottery lists, oyster leases, and pony homestead records. | The Family History Library has copies of the county deeds and mortgages, dating from the creation of each county to 1900 or 1920, on microfilm for most counties. The Family History Library also has homestead records from the 1860s to the 1920s. For example, the library has 150 microfilms for Chatham County of deeds, deed indexes, homestead records, mortgages, lottery lists, oyster leases, and pony homestead records. | ||
== Web Sites == | |||
http://land-records.com/land-records/georgia-land-records.htm | http://land-records.com/land-records/georgia-land-records.htm | ||
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http://www.etax.dor.ga.gov/ptd/county/search.shtml | http://www.etax.dor.ga.gov/ptd/county/search.shtml | ||
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