Rockingham County DB 11:52 1832

...........indenture made on the 26^th day of May in the year of our Lord 1832...........of Marion and State of Missouri of the one part.........Rockingham and State of Virginia of the other..........Ewing for and in consideration of the sum of..........whereof is hereby acknowledged.........Jacob Cootes Jr. a certain tract...........adjoining the laxxx...............at three chestnut oak...........to 2 black oaks Lincoln...........S79E29 poles to three chesnut........poles to a stone pile. Thence N........with all the appurtenances thereto.........to and to hold the said tract or parcel...........Jr. and his heirs and assigns forever and the said........and defend the aforesaid tract or parcel of land.............Self my heirs executors and administrators or any other........whatever unto the said Jacob Cootes Jr. and his heirs...........Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affxxxx..........day and year first above written……

Rockingham County…Samuel Cootes & Chris Horn in the County aforesaid and State of Virginia do hereby………..Ewing party to a certain deed bearing date on the 26^th day………annexed personally appeared before us in our County of…..dged the same to be her act and deed and desired us to……adknowledgment to the Clerk of the County Court of Rock……deed may be recorded. Given under our hands……….day above mentioned 1832.

Saml Cootes

Christian……..

In the Clerks Office of the County Court of Rockingham Ju….Deed from James Ewin to Jacob Cootes Jr. was this day p…….Clerk of the said County and having been acknowledgment………is admitted to record.

Test H.J. Gambill

[Note: Land Tax for Jacob Cootes jr. in 1833 shows 33 acres on East side of North Mountain conveyed by Jas Ewin. 1836 shows 33 acres near Turley town conveyed by him to Valentine Switzer. Jacob Cootes jr moved to Hardy Co, WVA, where his estate was appraised in August 1855]