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Rockingham County DB 14:434 1840

This Indenture made the 3rd day of September in the year 1840 Between.............Trustee by virtue of Deed of Trust executed by Tarlton Carr on the 17th August 1837.........the County Court of Rockingham and Saml Cootes and Emily his wife of the Coun...............and State of Virginia of the one part and Anthony Rader of the County and state of..........other part witnesseth that said Hugh H. Carr trustee as aforesaid and Saml Cootes........his wife for and in consideration of the sum of Fifteen hundred....lawful.........to H. H. Carr in hand paid by the said Anthony Rader the receipt whereof is here...............have given granted bargained and sold and by these presents do give grant........sell to the said Anthony Rader and his heirs and assigns forever a certain...........of land lying in and adjoining Turley Town (except the lot upon which the.........stands and bounded as follows viz Beginning at a stone in the road.........road S32W24 poles to a stake near a rock Neffs corner N60W23 pole...............stake Neff’s corner S21W1 pole and three links Houdeshells corner N58..........hill to a stake in a ........thence S57W73 poles to a stake in Houdeshell..........and 8 links to 2 lynns Houdeshells corner thence N86W64 poles to a ...............on a ridge Houdeshells corner N31E23 poles to 2 black............160 poles along the mountain to 2 chestnut oaks S12E29 poles to sh................line thence with his line S18 1/2E48 poles to a black oak Horn.............stake Horns corner N39E32 poles 8 links to a small ................with his lines S57 1/2E74 poles to a stake N37E4 po..............E10 poles 21 links to a stake in the edge of the mountain ...to a stake Coote’s corner S37E38 poles 15 link...........line S24W16 poles 7 link to a stake in ..............les to a large spring N1/2 poles thence........poles down the creek to an ...........62W2 poles to a stone........all and singular the appurtenances thereunto belonging or anywise appertaining..............and to hold the said tract or parcel of land with the exceptions and.........aforesaid with its appurtenances unto the said Anthony Rader his heirs.........as forever to the only proper use and behoof of him the said Anthony Rader and assigns forever and the said Hugh H. Carr Trustee as aforesaid.............nd Cootes and Emily his wife and their heirs executors and administrators do......... with the said Anthony Rader his heirs executors and administrators the said…….or parcel of land with the exceptions and reservations aforesaid with its………….urtenance unto the said Anthony Rader his his heirs and assigns against the claim………..aims of these the said Hugh H. Carr trustee as aforesaid Saml Cootes and Emily………wife their heirs and all and every person or persons whatever shall and will…….and forever defend by these presents. In witness whereof the said Hugh H. Carr Saml…………Emily his wife have hereunto set their hands & seals on the day and year first above written.

Hugh H. Carr

Saml Cootes

Emily Cootes