Description Will of Thomas Price Jones of West New Glasgow, NS

(Handwritten)

 

Estate of Thomas Price Jones late of New Glasgow, Yeoman, deceased, Testate

 

Copy of Will for the Registrar of Deeds

 

In the name of God Amen.

 

I, Thomas Price Jones, Yeoman, of West New Glasgow County of Pictou, and Province of Nova Scotia, being of sound mind and memory Do make and publish this my last Will and testament hereby revoking all former wills by me at any time made.

 

I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Elizabeth all my personal property, Real Estate, Mortgages, Consignments, and Bonds as long as she lives, and at her Demise all the property is to go to three daughters with the exception of one hundred dollars to be given to John if he is kind and affectionate to his mother and sisters.

 

Secondly. I give and bequeath to Presbyterian Church at Sunny Brae the Mortgage that I now hold of Angus McKinnon’s Farm up there, for their use and benefit for ever after the death of Mr. & Mrs. McKinnon. 

 

I nominate and appoint John McGillivray Attorney and Alexander Grant Merchant New Glasgow N.S. Executors & Trustees of this my said last Will and Testament. Dated at New Glasgow this Eighth, 8, Day of April in the year of our Lord 1898.

 

Signed      Thomas Price Jones

 

Witnesses.

 

Signed       Duncan Grant

     “         Michael Muir

 

Pictou sf

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 Price Jones Late of West New Glasgow 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 31st day of March A.D. 1899.

 

John H. Lane  Registrar

To the Registrar of Deeds for the County of Pictou

 

Stamp – 

 

Province of Nova Scotia, Registrar of Deeds 

Office, County of Pictou MAR 9 1899 I certify that the within instrument was duly registered at 11:30 AM of the above day in Book 3, pages 194-195 on the certificate of John H. Lane Reg.

 

Margaret I. Hepburn Acting Registrar