This Indenture made this 21 day of May in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty two between Samuel Cootes of the County of Rockingham & State of Virginia of the other [sic] part and Samuel Sterling of the County and State aforesaid of the other part. Witnesseth that whereas John Funk of the County and State aforesaid by his certain Indenture commonly called a Deed in Trust bearing date the 5^th day of February in the year 1816 and admitted to record in the Clerks Office of the County Court of Rockingham did grant bargain sell & convey to George Dove & his heirs & assigns a certain tract or parcel of land in the said Indenture a Deed in Trust or parcel in the said mentioned and described containing or estimated as containing two hundred and eighty acres for the purpose of securing the payment of certain debts in the said Indenture or Deed in Trust mentioned to a certain James Ewing with full power and authority to and in the said George Dove his heirs executors or administrators to sell and dispose and convey to the purchase of the said tract or parcel of land for the purposes in the said Indenture or Deed in Trust mentioned and whereas since the execution of the said George Dove has departed this life without having made or published any last will or testament and the said Samuel Cootes having administered on the Estate of the said George Dove deceased and being administrator as aforesaid required by the said James Ewing to advertise and sell a part of the said tract or parcel of land for the purposes in the said Deed in Trust mentioned and having duly and in compliance with the terms conditions and requitions of the said Indenture or Deed in Trust advertise the time and place of sale the said Samuel Cootes as administrator as aforesaid did on the 12^th day of May 1832 expose to sale at public auction to the highest bidder for ready money in Turley Town a house and lot in Turley Town containing one acre and 14 poles being the hereinafter described and conveyed one acre and 14 poles of the said tract or parcel of land and the appurtenances to the said one acre and 14 poles belonging or appertaining and the said Samuel Sterling through Jas Ewing being the highest bidder at Sixty-Six Dollars.......cents became the purchaser the same being struck of to him. Now this Indenture witnesseth that the said Samuel Cootes as administrator as aforesaid in further execution of the said deed in Trust and for and in consideration of the sum of Sixty-six dollars to him in hand paid to be applied to the payment of the debts in the said Deed in Trust mentioned. The said Samuel Cootes has granted bargained & sold and by these presents doth grant bargain & sell unto the said Samuel Sterling & his heirs and assigns forever a certain lot tract or parcel of land containing one acre and 14 poles and bounded as follows to wit Beginning at a stake on the east side of Brocks Creek. ThenceN43W28 poles crossing the road to the edge of said road S31W10 poles to the corner of Cootes Lot and with the same S56E30 poles to a stake N39E2 poles to the beginning being a part of the said tract of land conveyed in Trust as aforesaid together with all and singular the appurtenances thereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining to have and to hold the said tract or parcel of land with its appurtenances unto the said Samuel Sterling and his heirs & assigns forever to the only proper use and behoof of him the said Samuel Sterling and his heirs and assigns forever and the said Samuel Cootes as Administrator as aforesaid the said house & lot hereby conveyed with the appurtenances unto the said Samuel Sterling and his heirs and assigns against the claim or claims of him the said Samuel Cootes his heirs or executors and all other person claiming through or under him shall & will warrant & forever defend by these presents. In witness whereof the said Samuel Cootes discharging & fulfilling the duties devolving on him as administrator of the Estate of the said George Dove deceased as Trustee as aforesaid hath herewith set his hand & seal the 21^st day and year first above written.

Present: Adam Houdeshell

Jacob Cootes Jr.