Lottery Grants to Revolutionary War Soldiers Compiled by ALex Hitz on Warren County, Georgia & Residents

LOTTERY GRANTS
TO
REVOLUTIONARY VETERANS

COMPLIED BY ALEX M. HITZ

 

Following the fiasco of the bounty grants of 1784, the State of Georgia did nothing for its veterans of the War of the Revolution until 1818. It will be recalled that bounty grants had been given to many more noncombatan citizens than to soldiers of the Continental Line, Georgia Line and Georgia militia, and that soldiers of the line had received less land than the citizens or militia.

Thirty-five years after the signing of the Treaty of Paris, a limited class of Revolutionary veterans was given a preference under the Act of December 15, 1818, which set up the Third Land Lottery of 1820. In this Land Lottery, as also in the later ones, every bachelor with three years residence in Georgia was allowed on draw and every married man with like residence was allowed two draws. If such bachelor or married man was an invalid or indigent veteran of the War of the Revolution, he was allowed two additional draws. His military record was not limited to service in or under the State of Georgia: his name for two veteran’s draws in the Land Lottery, the applicant was required to take the following oath, in addition to the oath as to three years residence, namely

"I (A. B.) do further swear that I was an officer or soldier (as the case may be) during the Revolutionary war, that I was engaged in the service of the United States, and that I am an invalid or indigent officer or soldier (as the case may be) of the Revolutionary War".

Belated recognition of the services of all Revolutionary veterans was made by the Act of June 9, 1825, establishing the Fifth Land Lottery of 1827. Every veteran with three years residence in Georgia was allowed three draws if unmarried or four draws if married, regardless of where he had enlisted or in what regiment he had fought. The two additional draws, less any fortunate draw in the Third Land Lottery, were available to every veteran who could take the following prescribed oath before the registering officials, namely:

"I do solemnly sear (or affirm) that I served as a soldier in the armies of the United States during the Revolutionary War a tour or tours of duty, and am entitled to draw or draws according to the provisions of this Act; so help me God".

Exactly the same preference was given to all Revolutionary veterans by the Act of December 21, 1820, setting up the Sixth (Cherokee) Land Lottery of 1832. Service in the United States armies was the criterion – the State of enlistment and place of service was not material. However, a veteran was denied any additional draws if he had drawn two Land Lots (as a veteran) in the Land Lotteries of 1820 and 1827, and he was allowed only additional draw if he had previously drawn one Land Lot. At the time of entering his name he was required to take the following oath, namely:

"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I served as a soldier in the armies of the United states during the Revolutionary War a tour or tours of duty, and that I did not any time during the said war bear arms or act as a spy or emissary against the United States, or in any manner aid or abet the enemy thereof, and am entitled to a draw or draws according to the provisions of this Act, so help me God".

Inasmuch as every person claiming Revolutionary service was required to swear to his claim before fit and proper persons appointed for that purpose by the Inferior Court of the county of his residence, and inasmuch as those neighbors would know the truth or falsity of every claim, there can be but little doubt that every man styled or identified as "Rev. Sol." or "Rev. S." or "R. Sol." or "R. S." on the Land Lottery lists and records was actually a veteran and former soldier of the Untied States army in the War of the American Revolution.

The following list includes all of those veterans (2069 in number) who were "fortunate drawers" in the Third (1820), Fifth (1827) and Sixth (1832) Land Lotteries. The spelling of first and last names has been carefully checked against three places, those spellings which were in agreement have been accepted as the veteran’s correct name. The name of a county following a veteran’s name shows his residence as of the date of the indicated Land Lottery.

The office of the Secretary of State does not have, in either the Surveyor General Department or the Department of Archives and History, any record of other Revolutionary veterans who may have entered their names for draws but were not "fortunate drawers".

Revolutionary veterans did not received any preference, nor were they designated as such, in the First (1805), Second (1807) or Fourth (1821) Land Lotteries.

Under the words "Fortunate Draw" the first column indicates the Land Lot number the second column indicates the District number and the occasional number found in the third column indicates the Section.

On the last page the book has been certified by: Ben W. Fortson, Jr., Secretary of State

And I quote:

STATE OF GEORGIA

I certify that the above and forgoing list, compiled by Alex M. Hitz, contains the name of every veteran and former soldier of the United states armies int eh War of the American Revolution, who drew on or more Land Lots in the Third (1820), Fifth (1827) and Sixth (1832) Land Lotteries conducted in this State.

 

Atlanta, Georgia BEN W. FORTSON, JR.,

May 1955 Secretary of State

 

*	Revolutionary Veteran	Residence	Lottery	Fortunate	Draw	Granted
*	ADAMS, Benjamin	Warren	1832	160-9-3	Cherokee	1-1-1837
*	BANKS, Drury	Warren	1827	100-6-0	Carroll	12-5-1831
*	BEALL, Harrison	Warren	1827	19-9-0	Carroll	reverted
*	BLEDSOE, Benjamin	Warren	1827	105-8-0	Coweta	2-13-1832
*	BLEDSOE, Benjamin	Warren	1827	314	Coweta	4-18-1831
	BOYD, John	Warren	1820	284-5-0	Early	1-11-1821
	BRADDY,Lewis	Warren	1820	268-5-0	Appling	6-3-1837
	BRADDY,Lewis	Warren	1827	159-15-0	Muscogee	6-28-1843
	BRITTENHAM, Joseph	Warren	1820	391-27-0	Early	6-22-1821
*	BURKHALTER, Jacob	Warren	1827	18-11-0	Lee	12-21-1837
*	BYNUM (Binom), Drury	Warren	1820	265-12-0	Early	10-11-1824
*	BYNUM (Binom), Drury	Warren	1827	71-10-0	Lee	11-29-1830
*	CARR, William	Warren	1827	250-6-0	Lee	10-25-1830
*	CASON, William	Warren	1827	265-21-0	Lee	1-14-1831
	COTTON, George Sr.	Warren	1832	103-9-1	Cherokee	Reverted
*	DAVIS, William	Warren	1827	58-4-0	Coweta	12-1830
	DOWD, John	Warren	1831	F314-14-3	Cherokee	11-6-1837
	ELLETT, James	Warren	1827	30-9-0	Coweta	12-8-1830
*	FRANKLIN, Zepheniah	Warren	1832	148-19-4	Cherokee	2-20-1837
*	GIBSON, John	Warren	1827	69-2-0	Coweta	12-26-1828
	GUNN, Richard Sr.	Warren	1827	119-30-0	Lee	1-28-1834
	HAMMETT, John	Warren	1832	42-9-3	Cherokee	9-22-1837
	HARBUCK, Nicholas	Warren	1827	107-31-0	Lee	12-3-1842
	HARBUCK, Nicholas	Warren	1827	167-13-0	Muscogee	10-1-1844
*	HARMON, Henry	Warren	1827	162-11-0	Lee	2-14-1843
*	HARREL, Simon	Warren	1827	131-12-0	Muscogee	11-27-1833
	HEATH, Roister	Warren	1827	170--22-0	Lee	8-19-1831
*	HILL, William	Warren	1827	200-8-0	Carroll	7-1-1843
*	IVEY, Ephraim Sr.	Warren	1827	112-10-0	Muscogee	11-27-1841
*	JOHNSON, William Sr	Warren	1827	243-8-0	Carroll	7-28-1830
*	JONES, Richard	Warren	1827	229-3-0	Appling	Reverted
*	JORDAN, William	Warren	1827	244-1-0	Muscogee	1-20-1830
*	KENT, Thomas W.	Warren	1827	233	Muscogee	7-5-1827
*	LANGHAM, William	Warren	1827	14-17-0	Lee	9-14-1827
*	LINDSEY, Dennis	Warren	1827	198-14-0	Muscogee	9-29-1827
*	LINDSEY, Dennis	Warren	1827	36-1-0	Troup	Reverted
	LOCKETT, Solomom	Warren	1827	177-20-0	Muscogee	12-16-1833
	LOCKETT, Solomom	Warren	1827	122-6-0	Troup	12-2-1830
*	MARTIN, David	Warren	1827	186-3-0	Troup	6-9-1830
	MASH, Nathan	Warren	1827	188-6-0	Lee	8-23-1830
*	MATHEWS (Matthews), Joel	Warren	1827	17-14-0	Muscogee	1-27-1830
*	MATHEWS (Matthews), Joel	Warren	1827	16-3-0	Troup	11-17-1828
*	MATHEWS, Joseph	Warren	1820	402-9-0	Irwin	Reverted
*	McCORMICK, John	Warren	1827	87-30-0	Lee	7-1-1843
*	McFARLAND, James H.	Warren	1827	54-27-0	Lee	Reverted
	McGEE, Reuben	Warren	1827	49-5-0	Carroll	12-27-1830
	McGLAMORY John	Warren	1820	327-11-0	Irwin	5-25-1837
	McGLAMORY John	Warren	1820	156-10-0	Lee	12-15-1842
*	MOTE, William	Warren	1827	60-7-0	Coweta	6-4-1827
	NEWSOM, John Sr.	Warren	1827	138-4-0	Lee	8-12-1838
	NEWSOM, John Sr.	Warren	1827	147-19-0	Lee	8-12-1835
	NORRIS, James	Warren	1827	171	Muscogee	6-4-1828
	ONEAL, Ross	Warren	1827	178-20-0	Lee	12-31-1832
	RALEY, Henry	Warren	1827	49-11-0	Lee	Reverted
	RALEY, Henry	Warren	1827	185-7-0	Troup	2-26-1830
	RHYME (Rhymes), Willis	Warren	1827	109-7-0	Lee	11-14-1836
	RHYME (Rhymes), Willis	Warren	1827	68-11-0	Lee	11-14-1836
	RICKETSON, Benjamin	Warren	1827	005-12-0	Troup	2-6-1830
	RICKETTSON, Jesse Sr.	Warren	1827	86-8-0	Coweta	1-23-1830
*	SMITH, Richard	Warren	1827	114-6-0	Muscogee	6-15-1827
	SPINKS, Presley	Warren	1827	106-3-0	Carroll	11-27-1833
	SPINKS, Presley	Warren	1827	311-5-0	Troup	10-201833
*	STANFORD, Joshua Sr.	Warren	1827	120-10-0	Carroll	2-1-1832
*	STANFORD, Joshua Sr.	Warren	1827	176-24-0	Muscogee	2-1-1832
*	TAYLOR, edward	Warren	1827	80-11-0	Muscogee	7-1-1843
	THIGPEN, Nathan	Warren	1827	219-18-0	Muscogee	10-18-1827
*	THOMPSON, Moses	Warren	1827	172-15-0	Lee	Reverted
	TORRENCE, John	Warren	1827	88-12-0	Carroll	12-24-1833
	TORRENCE, John	Warren	1827	146-18-0	Lee	11-23-1835
	UMPHLET, Asa	Warren	1827	144-2-0	Lee	4-13-1832
	WALLER, Elijah	Warren	1827	40-1-0	Carroll	4-17-1827
	WALLER, Elijah	Warren	1827	127-3-0	Muscogee	3-7-1831
*	WARD, Nathaniel	Warren	1827	117-25-0	Lee	11-12-1830
*	WIGGINS, Richard	Warren	1827	29-4-0	Carroll	Reverted
*	WIGGINS, William	Warren	1827	109-6-0	Coweta	5-15-1827
*	WILDER, Sampson	Warren	1827	244-20-0	Muscogee	5-10-1828
*	WILLIAMS, Joseph Sr.	Warren	1820	17-4-0	Rabun	Reverted
*	WILLIAMS, Joseph Sr.	Warren	1827	215-6-0	Carroll	6-8-1830
*	WILSON, John Sr	Warren	1827	195-12-0	Muscogee	8-22-1837

* denotes more than one person listed with that surname, but from different county.
 

 

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