Thank you Mary Alice, I have been "put Done" more than once by "but Chalkley(or Jilison or Draper) says. I have so much to learn, but found years ago take the item and prove/ disprove. Now if I could Just find Proof on Littleton WEST 175?. AND Virginian Joseph CLARK of the same time period. Bud. -----Original Message----- From: madky-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:madky-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of M. A. Farrell Sent: Monday, October 29, 2007 8:08 PM To: madky@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [MADKY] Chalkley - Some Abstracts of Augusta Co. Court Records My observations: I have most all the original filmed records from Augusta County VA, as I do of many Madison Co records; Chalkley's extractions leave out much valuable details in all entries not just the Germans he skipped over. Many people "quote" these extractions as the whole fact and proof, not knowing what they are doing. I use the on-line version for index to research original records, but also consult other indexes. The original territory encompassing Augusta Co VA (and some of its parent, Orange county), went all the way West to the Mississippi River, and North to the edges of Lake Michigan and Lake Erie. Many documents in the old Augusta Co Court Order Books, Circuit Ct records, Probate and Deed records, describe residents and their properties which obviously were later in other states and counties created from Augusta. (See the animated progression maps of VA counties on the Library of VA website, and other publications.) Just recently I had a discussion about an Augusta will written in 1748 by a man whose property was in perhaps 3 other counties by 1800; many using Chalkley's extract of this will have perpetuated grave errors. You may apply this warning to everything in Chalkley's three volumes as published by DAR members ca.1905. West Virginia was not "split off" until 1863 (Civil War), very recently as far as old records go. Still, the online version of "The Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlements of Augusta Co VA" is easy to use as a guide to proper research, as stated in previous post.. Mary Alice ________________________________________ PeoplePC Online A better way to Internet http://www.peoplepc.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MADKY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message