Susan, The first thing you have to do is obtain a copy of the *original* deed. http://www.rootsweb.com/~chalkley/ Chalkley is not without its problems, as Daphne Gentry of the Publications and Educational Division of the Library of Virginia has pointed out. Not all documents are included. There are not only errors of omission, but errors of transcription have also been documented. This simply means that the careful researcher should send for a copy of the original document, as with any secondary source, and should not assume that because it doesn't appear in Chalkley it does not exist. Joy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Susan Reynolds" <s3js@cox.net> To: <CherokeeGene-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2005 7:36 PM Subject: [CherokeeGeneCommunity] Prachey and Richard Pearis > Capt. Richard Pearis > > Apr 16, 1757 > > Augusta Co., VA > > This land record was originally published in "Chronicles of the > Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia, 1745-1800. Extracted from the > Original Court Records of Augusta County" by Lyman Chalkley.