Description Will of Thomas Adamson of Roger's Hill, Pictou, Co., NS

(Hand written)

Estate of Thomas Adamson, late of Roger's Hill, Yeoman, deceased, Testate

Copy of Will for Registrar of Deeds

I Thomas Adamson of Roger's Hill in the County of Pictou, Yeoman, bequeath my Estate and property as follows,

1st To my own son Richard when he arrives to age the whole Property subject to the payment of my lawful debts and the undermentioned aliments and sums, members of my family respectively

2nd. To my beloved wife Jane 1 cow, 3 sheep with their maintenance summer and winter, 2 lbs Oatmeal, 4 ** Flour, 16 Bushels Potatoes, 9 lbs tea, 40 lbs of Sugar $5 Pocet Money, as much of the produce of Orchard annually as she requires, with a room and bedroom with the Fuel and the use of a horse to Church and Market and on other lawful ocasions, seed time to harvest excepted she must also have the oversight of affairs till Richard comes to age.

3rd. To my son George a home as long as he lives, to be provided with clothes Bed Board washing to be attended to in the times of sickness.

4th. To my daughter Janet &12, with Cow when required (line scratched out but initialed) 18 years of age.

5th. To my daughter Sarah $12 with Cow- Ditto at 18 years of age

6th. To my daughter Rebecca Jane $12 with Cow at 18 years of age.

7th. To my son Thomas William $20 at 21 years of age also a home and all due attenshun when necessary.

8th. To my son Robert $20 at 21 years of age also a home if required till that Period to the other members of my Family bekase If either of my youngest Boy wishes to pursue A Course of learning give them all the help and encouragement Possible.

I appoint Robert MacLeod of Salt Springs, John Carson of Aucharian Administrators of this my Will and Testament.

Signed on this Twenty-ninth Day of May in the year of our Lord one Thousand Eighteen hundred and Eighty in the presence of the undersigned

Signed Thomas Adamson

Witnesses. Signed William Rae

Signed Hector MacLeod

County of Pictou Office

In the Court of Probate of Wills

I do hereby certify that the foregoing instrument consisting of one page is an exact and literal copy of the last Will and Testament of Thomas Adamson late of Rogers Hill 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 August A.D. 1880. John H. Lane Registrar

To John Ferguson Esq. Registrar of Deeds for the County of Pictou

Province of Nova Scotia Registrars Office Pictou 6th October 1880 I certify that the within instrument was duly registered at 3:50 PM of the above day in the Registry of Wills Book No 1 pages 65 and 66 on the certificate of John H. Lane Registrar

John Ferguson Rgr.