Description Will of Peter Heighton of Cape John, Pictou Co., NS

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Estate of Peter Heighton, late of Cape John, Yeoman, deceased, Testate

Certified Copy of Will for the Registrar of Deeds

This is the last Will and testament of Peter Heighton of Cape John in the County of Pictou, and Province of Nova Scotia, Yeoman.
 
I hereby give devise and bequeath to my daughter Hannah Heighton her heirs executors and Administrators for her and their own use and benefit absolutely and for ever all my estate, both real and personal, whatsoever and wheresoever, and of what nature and quality Soever, and I hereby appoint her Sole executrix of this my will.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal this twentieth day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and Seventy two.

Signed  X his mark  Peter Heighton      L.S.

Signed  Sealed  published pronounced and declared by the said Peter Heighton as his last Will and testament, In the presence of us -

Signed       ----  John Gollan
    "        ----  Archibald Cameron

County of Pictou Sf

In the Court of Probate of Wills

I do hereby certify that the foregoing instrument consisting of part of a page, is an exact and literal copy of the last Will and Testament of Peter Heighton late of Cape John in the County of Pictou, Yeoman, deceased, Testate, which has been duly filed and admitted to Probate in accordance with the practice of the Court.

Given under my hand at Pictou, this 19th day of October A.D. 1895.

John H. Lane  Registrar

To the Registrar of Deeds for the County of Pictou

Province of Nova Scotia
 Registrars Office, Pictou,  11th July 1886  I certify that the within Instrument was duly registered at 2PM of the above day in the Registry of Wills Book No 1, pages 326 & 327 on the certificate of John H. Lane Rgr. of Probate

John Ferguson  Regr.

File Location

Vault - Registry of Deeds Shelf

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File number: 15W - 2215H
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Tags: Peter Heighton of Cape John Yeoman, 1872, Hannah Heighton, 1885, John Gollan, Archibald Cameron, 1886
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