This indenture made this 20^th day of February 1850 between Samuel Smoot and Elizabeth his wife of the County of Coles in the State of Illinois of the one part and Zachariah Arnold of the County of Hampshire in the State of Virginia of the other part. Witnesseth that the said Samuel Smoot and Elizabeth his wife for in consideration of the sum of one thousand and nine dollars current money of the United States unto them in hand paid by the said Zachariah Arnold at or before the sealing and delivery hereof the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, have granted, bargained, sold, aliened, enfeoffed, released and confirmed and by these presents do grant, bargain, sell, alien, enfeoff, release and confirm unto the said Zachariah Arnold his heirs and assigns, one undivided moiety of half part of a certain tract or parcel of land situate, lying and being in the County of Hampshire commonly known as the “Neff Place” comprised of several surveys, to wit; one tract of 65 acres granted to William Buffington the 5^th day of July 1765, part of a tract of 100 acres granted to William Buffington on the 2^nd day of October 1757, part of a tract of 56 acres granted to Abraham Neff on the 4^th day of May 1796, and part of a tract of 9¼ acres granted to Patrick Fleming the 5th day of October 1806, the whole bounded as follows, viz: Beginning at a stake corner to Josiah Smoot’s homeplace thence N 29° E 21 poles, thence S 76° W 19 ½ poles to a black oak and two white oaks corner to James Fleming and Archibald Vandiver, thence with Vandiver’s line S 25° W 118 poles to a white oak corner to said Vandiver and Sarah Arnold’s heirs land, thence with their line S 23° 15' W 97 ½ poles to a fallen white oak on a hillside corner to said heir’s and in John Carnell’s line, thence with said line S 58° 07' E 92 poles to two white oaks in corner to John Leatherman’s land, thence with Leatherman’s line N 29° 28' E passing his and Arnold’s corner and with Arnold’s line 260 poles in all to a stake corner to said homeplace, thence with a line of it N 77° 45' W 103 poles to the beginning containing 143 acres more or less, it being the same conveyed in part by John Sloan, Executor of the last will and testament of Josiah Smoot dec’d to Thomas Smoot and said Samuel Smoot by deed of bargain and sale bearing date the 21^st day of October 1847 and duly recorded in the County Court of Hampshire in Deed Book No. 40 page 449 to which reference is hereby had for greater certainty, together with all and singular the rights, improvements, hereditaments and appurtenances whatsoever thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining and the reversions, remainders, rents, issues and profits thereof. To have and to hold all and singular the premises with the appurtenances hereby granted to the said Zachariah Arnold his heirs and assigns to the only proper use and behoof of the said Zachariah Arnold his heirs and assigns forever. And the said Samuel Smoot and Elizabeth his wife for themselves and their heirs hereby covenant that they are seized of good and indefeasible estate of fee simple in the premises and that they have good right to convey the same to the said Zachariah Arnold his heirs and assigns in manner and form aforesaid. And lastly that the said Samuel Smoot and Elizabeth his wife and their heirs all and singular the premises hereby granted with their appurtenances unto the said Zachariah Arnold his heirs and assigns, against the said Samuel Smoot and Elizabeth his wife and their heirs and assigns and against all and every other person whatsoever shall covenant and forever defend by the presents. In witness whereof the said Samuel Smoot and Elizabeth his wife have hereunto set their hands and seals the day and year first herein above written.
Sealed and delivered
In presence of


State of Virginia, Hampshire County, to wit:
     We John Sloan and Daniel Mytinger, Justices of the Peace in the county aforesaid in the State of Virginia do hereby certify that Samuel Smoot, a party to a certain deed bearing date the 20^th day of February 1850 and hereunto annexed personally appeared before us in our country aforesaid, and acknowledged the same to be his act and deed and desired us to certify the said acknowledgement to the clerk of the County Court of Hampshire County in the State of Virginia in order that the said deed may be recorded. Given under our hands and seals this 11^th day of June 1850.


State of Virginia, Hampshire County, to wit:
     We John Sloan and Daniel Mytinger, Justices of the Peace in the county aforesaid in the State of Virginia do hereby certify that Elizabeth Smoot the wife of Samuel Smoot, parties to a certain deed bearing date the 20^th of February 1850 and hereunto annexed personally appeared before us in our county aforesaid, and being examined by us privately and apart from her husband, and having the deed aforesaid fully explained to her, she the said Elizabeth Smoot acknowledged the same to be her act and deed and declared that she had willingly signed, sealed and delivered the same and that she wished not to retract it. Given under our hands and seals this 11^th day of June 1850.

Hampshire County, to wit:
     Be it remembered that on the 11^th day of June 1850 this indenture was presented in the clerk’s office, and with its certificates thereunto annexed admitted to record.