This Indenture made the tenth day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety nine between Henry Parker and Marget his wife, one of the daughters of Henry Neff deceased of the County of Hampshire and Commonwealth of Virginia of the one part and Josias Smoot of the county and state aforesaid of the other part. Whereas the said Henry Neff dec^d died seized in fee simple of several tracts or parcels of land lying and being in the said county and whereas the said Henry Neff died intestate leaving nine children. Now This Indenture Witnesseth that the said Henry Parker and Marget his wife, daughter of the said Neff dec^d, in consideration of the sum of sixty five pounds lawful money of this Commonwealth to them in hand paid by the said Josias Smoot at or before the sealing and delivery of these presents the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, have bargained, sold and by these presents do bargain and sell unto the said Josias Smoot, his heirs and assigns one ninth undivided part of all the tracts or parcels of land aforesaid together with all and singular the hereditaments and appurtenances thereunto belonging. To have and to hold the said ninth undivided part of said lands with the hereditaments and appurtenances before mentioned unto the said Josias Smoot, his heirs and assigns forever to the only proper use and behoof of him the said Josias Smoot, his heirs and assigns forever, and the said Henry Parker and Marget his wife, daughter of the said deceased, for themselves and their heirs the ninth undivided part of the said lands with all and singular the appurtenances before mentioned unto the said Josias Smoot, his heirs and assigns free from the claim or claims of them the said Henry Parker and Marget his wife, the daughter of the said Neff dec^d or their heirs or assigns shall and will warrant and forever defend by these presents. In witness whereof the said Henry Parker and Marget his wife, the daughter of the said decd have hereunto set their hands and seals the day and year first above written.

Signed, sealed and delivered in the presence of
William Posyat
Elizabeth Catly
Job Parker

At a court held for Hampshire County the 15^th day of December 1801.
     This deed was acknowledged by Henry Parker and Marget his wife (she being first privily examined as the law directs) and is ordered to be recorded.