This indenture made the 18^th day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty six between Catherine Smoot of the County of Rowan and State of North Carolina of the one part and Josiah Smoot of the County of Hampshire and the State of Virginia of the other part. Witnesseth that the said Catherine Smoot for and in consideration of the sum of sixty dollars to her in hand paid by the said Josiah Smoot at or before the sealing and delivery hereof the receipt whereof she doth hereby acknowledge, hath granted, bargained and sold and by these presents doth grant, bargain and sell to the said Josiah Smoot all her share of the land the late Abraham Neff dec’d, who was her brother, died seized of, which said share is one eighth part of the land of which the said Abraham Neff, who was one of the sons of Henry Neff dec’d died seized of, which land is situate, lying and being in the County of Hampshire and State of Virginia and is part of the land which descended to the said Abraham Neff dec’d from his father the said Henry Neff dec’d adjoining the land of Samuel Arnold and Zachariah Arnold and John Carrell. To have and to hold the said piece or parcel of land to him the said Josiah Smoot to the only proper use and behoof of him the said Josiah Smoot his heirs and assigns forever. And lastly the said Catherine Smoot doth hereby covenant ffor herself and her heirs that she will warrant and forever defend the title of the land hereby conveyed by her to the said Josiah Smoot against the claim or claims of herself and of her heirs and of all and every other person or persons whatsoever. In testimony whereof the said Catherine Smoot hath hereunto set her hand and affixed her seal the day and date first above written.

Signed, sealed and delivered

Catherine X Smoot
[her X mark] 

State of North Carolina, Rowan County, to wit:
     We Isaac Burns and Thomas L. Cowan, Justices of the Peace in the county aforesaid in the State of North Carolina, do hereby certify that Catherine Smoot, a party to a certain deed bearing date the 18^th day of February 1836 and hereunto annexed, personally appeared before us in our county aforesaid, and acknowledged the same to be her act and deed and desired us to certify the said acknowledgement to the clerk of the county court of Hampshire County, Virginia in order that the said deed may be recorded. Given under our hands and seals this 18^th day of February 1836.
Hampshire County, to wit:
     Be it remembered that on the 3^rd day of June 1844 this indenture was presented in the clerks office, and together with the certificates thereto annexed admitted to record.



Note:
     “Catherine Smoot is the widow of Thomas Smoot. Josiah Smoot is the brother of Thomas Smoot. Josiah Smoot’s first wife was Esther Neff, who died in 1821. His second wife was Jane Riley, marriage bond 19 February 1827. Josiah Smoot died about 1847. His heirs were sons Samuel and Thomas from first marriage, and wife Jane.
     “I believe that Thomas and Josiah Smoot are sons of Samuel and Elizabeth Smoot of Charles County, MD. See page 83 of Newman’s book, The Smoots of Maryland and Virginia.”
Dennis M. Smoot