Description Will of William G. Johnston of McLellan's brook, Pictou Co., NS

(Handwritten)

 

Will of William G. Johnston, deceased

 

Certified Copy for Reg of Deeds 

 

I William G. Johnston of McLellan’s Brook in the County of Pictou Farmer do publish and declare this my last will and testament

 

First – I give to my son John L Johnston my red horse and my silver watch

 

Second – I give devise and bequeath to James H and George A Johnston the farm ** owned by one peter C Fraser and adjoining the farm on which I now reside at McLellan’s Brook

 

Third – I give bequeath and devise to Jessie A Johnston my sons wife one half of the amount of both house and barn at Sunny Brae if sold, and the other half of amount of both house and barn to my son James H Johnston, and George A Johnston in equal shares

 

Fourth – I also give bequeath and devise the remainder of my estate real and personal top my wife Mary Johnston and consisting of **, book, debts mortgages and cash and also the farm situated at McLellan’s Brook in said County of Pictou and on which I now reside with all the buildings and household furniture during her lifetime and so long as she remains unmarried but after her death or if she remarries then to do the ** the property to my son John L Johnston, any of my family that may be living and occupying the homestead on which I now is to get sufficient wood of said Peter C Fraser’s place now owned by me

 

 I do appoint and nominate my son William D Johnston and John Urquhart of the County of Pictou to be executors. 

 

In testimony whereof I have herewith set my hand and Seal and declared this to be my last will and Testament in presence of the witnesses herein this 5th day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and three

 

Signed            Wm G Johnston     L.S.

 

Signed Sealed and declared and published by the said William G Johnston as and for his last Will and Testament in the presence of us who at his request in his presence and in the presence of each other have subscribed our names as witnesses thereto

 

Signed    Wm F McKenzie NG

Signed     R P Douglass

 

County of Pictou S.S.

In the Court of Probate of Wills

 

I John D. McLeod Registrar of said Court do hereby certify that the foregoing paper writing is a true copy of the last Will and Testament of William G Johnston late of McLellan’s Brook in the County of Pictou Farmer deceased  which said will  was duly admitted to Probate in said Court at Pictou on the 25th  day of June 1903.

 

Witness my hand at Pictou this 25th. day of June 1903.

John D. MacLeod  Registrar

 

Stamp 

 

PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA, REGISTRAR OF DEEDS

Office, County of Pictou,  APR 21 1904  I certify that the within instrument was duly registered at Noon of the above day in Book 4 page 49,50 on the certificate of John D. MacLeod Reg

 

John Yorston  Registrar.