This Indenture made this 23^rd day of August 1849 between Saml Cootes of the c……………..ham and State of Virginia of the one part and Nathaniel Britton, William Fun……………………Emsweller senr of the county and state afsd Trustees of the Presbyterian & German…………of the other part, witnesseth, that the said Cootes for in consideration of…………hand paid by the said Britton, Funk & Emswiler the rect whereof is hereby ack…….. granted, bargained, and sold, and doth hereby grant, bargain sell and con………Britton, Funk and Emswiller Trustees as afsd a certain lot of ground up……………….meeting house stands in Turley Town in the county of Rockingham, for the….of the Presbyterian and German Reformed churches, and to be held by the s……………their succesors for the purposes afsd to have and to hold the afsd lot of………..appurtenances thereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining to the us… the said Trustees, and their successors in office, and the said Samuel Cootes…….the said hereby granted and assigned premises with the appurtenances……….Trustees, Nathaniel Britton, William Funk and John Emswiler, and the…………against him the said Samuel Coots and his heirs, and against all and whatever, shall warrant and forever defend by these presents. In witness…………….Samuel Cootes hath hereunto set his hand and seal, the day and year fir…………………

Sam…………………

In the Clerk’s office of the county court of Rockingham August 23^rd 1849. Saml. Cootes to Nathaniel Britton & others (Trustees) was this day presented…….said county and being acknowledged is admitted to record….

Rerecorded from "Burnt Records" Under Act of Assembly. Approved. Nov. 18, 1884 Teste C.H. Brunk D.C.