THIS DEED MADE THIS 5TH DAY OF JANUARY 1871 BETWEEN H.
P. NEIL OF THE COUNTY OF SCOTT AND STATE OF VIRGINIA OF
THE FIRST PART AND NERI WILLIAMS OF THE COUNTY AND
STATE AFORESAID OF THE SECOND PART TO WITNESSETH THAT
FOR AND IN CONSIDERATION OF THE SUM OF TWENTY-FIVE ($25)
DOLLARS TO MR. NEIL HAS BEEN PAID BOTH THIS DAY HAS
GAINED AND SOLD UNTO THE SAID NERI WILLIAMS THE
FOLLOWING TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND LYING AND BEING IN
THE COUNTY OF SCOTT AND THE STATE OF VIRGINIA ON THE
NORTH SIDE OF BIG RIDGE AND IS BOUNDED AS FOLLOWS TO
WIT BEGINNING ON A SPINE ON THIS BIG RIDGE ON A HICKORY,
NERI WILLIAMS CORNER, THIS AT N62DEGREES WEST 76 POLES
TO TWO BEECHES IN A ROCKY PLACE A BOUT A CLIFT THENCE
N46DEGREES EAST 94 POLES TO A HICKORY ON B. B. TAYLORS
LINE OR THERE ABOUTS THENCE OUT TOWARD WITH SAID
TAYLORS LINE TO NERI WILLIAMS CORNER ON PASSED THENCE
WESTWARD PAST ON THE SAID WILLIAMS LINE TO THE
BEGINNING BEING 40 ACRES MORE OR LESS. TO HAVE THE
ABOVE NAMED LAND BEING PART OF THE SAME LAND THAT
WAS SOLD ON 3 SEPT 1860 FOR THE NON PAYMENT OF TAXES
WHICH THE SAID H.P. NEIL LEAVWD THE PURCHASE ON THE
LAND NOT BEING REDUCED BY ORDER OF THE COUNTY COURT
OF SCOTT. ELISHA STEWART WAS APPOINTED TO SURVEY AND
REPORT TO SAID COURT AND SAID COURT MADE AN ORDER TO
THE COUNTY COURT CLERK CHARLES ADDINGTON MAKE TO H.
P. NEIL A TITLE TO 1030 ACRES OUT OF THE 9700 ACRE TRACT ON
WHICH H.P. NEIL NOW SELLS TO NERI WILLIAMS FORTY ACRES
MORE OR LESS BEING THE SAME MORE OR LESS FOR THE
CONSIDERATION OF $25.00 TWENTY FIVE DOLLARS THE RECEIPT
OF HEREOF IS HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGED WHICH I WILL REGARD
AS TRANSFERRED FOREVER FROM ME AND ANY HEIRS.
STAMPED FIFTY CENTS	H.P. NEIL (SEAL)

SCOTT COUNTY COURT

I SAMPSON S. ROBINETT A JUSTICE OF THE PEACE FOR THE
COUNTY OF AFORESAID IN THE STATE OF VIRGINIA DO CERTIFY
THAT H.P. NEIL WHOSE NAME AND SIGNED TO THE WRITING
ABOVE BEARING DATE 5TH JANUARY 1871 HAS
ACKNOWLEDGED THE SURETY BEFORE ME IN MY COUNTY
AFORESAID.

GIVEN UNDER MY HAND THIS 5TH DAY OF JANUARY 1871.

	SAMPSON S. ROBINETT J.P.

WE ANDREW BLEDSOE AND SAMPSON S. ROBINETTE JUSTICE OF
THE PEACE FOR THE COUNTY OF SCOTT AND STATE OF
VIRGINIA DO CERTIFY THAT ELIZABETH NEAL THE WIFE OF H.P.
NEIL WHOSE NAMES ARE SIGNED TO THE WRITING ABOVE
BEARING DATE JANUARY 5TH DAY 1871 PERSONALLY APPEARED
BEFORE US IN THIS COUNTY AND BEING EXAMNED BY US
FMSCILY AND APART FROM HER SAID HUSBAND AND HAVING
THIS WRITING AFORESAID FULLY EXPLAINED TO HER THE
AFORESAID ELIZABETH NEAL ACKNOWLEDGED THE SAID
WRITING TO BE HER ACT AND DECLARED THAT SHE HAD
WILLINGLY EXECUTED THE SAME AND DOES NOT WISH TO
CONTRADICT IT.

GIVEN UNDER OUR HANDS THIS THE 14TH DAY OF JANUARY 1871


VIRGINIA SCOTT COUNTY COURT CLERKS OFFICE 3RD DAY OF MARCH 1871.

THIS DEED FOR LAND FROM HIZEKIAL P. NEIL TO NERI
WILLIAMS WAS THIS DAY PASSED IN MY OFFICE AND THE
CERTIFICATES OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT HEREWITH AND IS
SUBMITTED FOR RECORD.

TESTIS

J.O. WOOD DCLK

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