She is one of the founders of the Goochland Historical Society in 1968.  
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On 6/2/2021 4:24 PM, Douglas Burnett wrote:
> Thanks for the quick response.
> Do you know if there exist a list of Clerks/Deputy Clerks for the Counties
> in Virginia?
> Her name is:
> Margaret V. Henley
> Deputy Clark
> Circuit Court Goochland County
>
> Just never thought about the Court Staff doing this in an attempt to save
> the records.
>
> Doug
>
> On Wed, Jun 2, 2021 at 4:20 PM <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> Doug,
>>
>> I suspect that the typed versions of the earliest records were either done
>> (perhaps) by people paid by the WPA in the 1930s, by approved volunteers,
>> or by the clerk's staff when they had time decades ago and when typewriters
>> with wide carriages existed. This is not uncommon to find among Virginia
>> records, so there was some concerted effort to do this. Clearly, the idea
>> was to save record books that were deteriorating. Who know what the
>> knowledge base of these folks doing the transcriptions was and how well
>> they could read the old handwriting? That is likely the reason for
>> discrepancies.
>>
>> Perhaps someone else has a definitive explanation for this.
>>
>> Eric Grundset
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Douglas Burnett <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Sent: Wed, Jun 2, 2021 1:14 pm
>> Subject: [VA-ROOTS] 1728 Will
>>
>> I have a question for my more experienced Virginia Researchers as I have
>> run into a first of a kind situation.
>>
>> I am researching George Cox of Henrico County who died sometime between Feb
>> 1727/8 and 21 May 1728 as determine by the date of the will and date it was
>> proven from the image on the microfilm.
>>
>> The microfilm was on FamilySearch.org/records/Images and labeled
>>
>> Goochland. Will Records 1728 – 1742/Deed Books 1728 -1742—743 images.
>>
>>
>>
>>  From Title Slide on the above Microfilm:
>>
>> Goochland County Virginia
>>
>> Deeds Etc NO.1
>>
>> With Wills Inventories Etc
>>
>> 1728 – 1734
>>
>>
>>
>> Image 16 of 743
>>
>>
>>
>> The copy of the record that was microfilmed had led a rough life and lots
>> of bits and pieces missing.
>>
>>
>>
>> As I was working through the transcription I realized that I had a pdf file
>> that was obtained from who knows where but was by the signature block
>> obtained from the County Court as it was signed by the Deputy Clerk and was
>> the same will I was working on.
>>
>>
>>
>> I started comparing microfilm to pdf and identifying differences. There was
>> nothing on the Court House copy that would indicate that any of the
>> original file was missing as it appeared to be a complete transcription.
>>
>>
>>
>> I was also surprised that the Court House would have a typed copy of a
>> 1727/8 will which it would issue as an official copy. There is no date on
>> the Deputy Clerks signature on what I will call the Court House copy.
>>
>>
>>
>> As I have been taught over the last 20 years of genealogy work a
>> transcription is a letter by letter effort with all of the relevant
>> spelling errors and punctuation as it is. Not up to the 21st Century to
>> correct grammar of the 18th Century if you will. I do go one step further
>> than some and make the line length of the transcription match the original
>> so when someone wants to check, it is much easier to negotiate between the
>> two documents.
>>
>>
>>
>> Any thoughts on how a Deputy Clerk for the County
>>
>> (1) would have a transcribed will from 1728
>>
>> (2) why there would be a number of differences between transcribed and
>> original
>>
>> (3) why the County  issued copy has no indication of pieces missing yet the
>> microfilmed copy has significant chunks missing.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks in Advance
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Douglas Burnett
>> Satellite Beach
>> FL
>>
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