Indenture: Daniel & Milly Shumate to Toleson Shumate, 124 acres, 
4 April 1818: Monroe Co., VA (now WV)

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Deed Record Book F (1814-1818), Page 435-436

This Indenture made the fourth day of April one thousand eight 
hundred and eighteen between Daniel Soemate and Milley his wife 
of the one part, and Toleson Shumate of the other, each of Monroe 
County and State of Virginia.  Witnesseth that for and in 
consideration of the sum of one dollar to them in hand paid at or 
before the sealing and delivering of these presents the receipt 
whereof they do hereby acknowledge, have bargained and sold and 
by these presents, do bargain and sell unto the said Toleson 
Shoemate and his heirs and assigns a certain tract of land 
containing one hundred and twenty four acres being part of a 
survey of 300 acres by survey bearing date 29th day of June 
1785 and granted to the said Daniel Shoemate the 17th day of 
October 1787, lying on New River at the mouth of Rich Creek and 
is bounded as followeth to wit.  Beginning at double black oak 
and red oak on the end of ridge below the mouth of said creek 
near New River in Monroe County and running with the other 
lines North 37 degrees, West 88 poles to a black oak and 
hickory, North 57 degrees, West 60 poles to two black oaks, 
North 53 degrees East 172 poles to a sugar tree and ash corner 
to William and white oak and South 38 degrees, East 24 poles 
to two white oaks on said line on a hillside and leaving said 
line through the survey, South 5 degrees, West 30 poles 
crossing and down said creek to a hickory on the bank and 
down the meanders of the same, South 20 degrees, West 78 poles 
to a bitter elm by the creek and South 67 degrees, West 21 
poles to three sycamores at the mouth of the creek on the bank 
of New River and North 5 degrees, West 45 poles to the Beginning.  
To have and to hold the said land with all and singular, the 
appurtenances thereunto belonging to the said Toleson Shoemate 
to the sole use and behoof of the said Toleson Shoemate and his 
heirs and assigns forever and the said Daniel Shoemate and Milly 
his wife for themselves and their heirs doth covenant with the 
said Toleson Shoemate and his heirs and assigns the said tract 
of land from themselves and their heirs and assigns to the said 
Toleson Shoemate and his heirs and assigns will warrant and 
forever defend against all claims or claimers claiming or that 
may claim the said land.  In witness whereof they have hereunto 
set their hands and seals this day and year aforesaid, signed, 
sealed and delivered in presence of

					Daniel Shoemate {SEAL}
					Milly Shoemate (SEAL}

Monroe County to wit, we, Conrad Peters and Jacob Peck, magistrates 
in and for the County of Monroe and State of Virginia, do hereby 
certify that Daniel Sumate Sr and Milly his wife personally came 
before us this day and acknowledged the with in conveyance of one 
hundred and twenty four acres of land from themselves to Toleson 
Shumate to be their act and deed, the said Milly being first 
privately examined separate and apart from her said husband, 
relinquiseth her right of dower and declared that she had 
willingly signed and delivered the same and the partys aforesaid 
desired us to certify this their acknowledgement to the Clerk of 
the County Court of Monroe in order that this conveyance from 
them to the said Toleson Shumate may be recorded.  Given under 
our hands and seals this 4th day of April 1818.

					Conrad Peters {SEAL}
					Jacob Peck {SEAL}

Monroe Clerks Office April 4th, 1818.  The above Deed was 
acknowledged before two magistrates and certified and admitted 
to be recorded.

					Teste.  John Hutchison  DCMC