Description Will of William Logan of River John Road, Pictou Co., NS

(Handwritten)

Estate of William Logan, River John Road, Farmer deceased, Testate

Copy of Will for the Registrar of Deeds

This is the last Will and Testament of William Logan of River John Road in the County of Pictou.

I hereby give devise and bequeath unto my wife Isabella Logan her heirs Executors and Administrators for her and their own sue and benefit, absolutely and for ever, all that certain lot piece or parcel of land Situate lying and being on the South Side of the road leaving from River John to Pictou formerly owned by Robert McLellan and by him conveyed to me by Deed and upon which I now reside containing fifty acres more or less- together with all and Singular the privileges and appurtenances thereunto belonging, and also all the stock household furniture and other personal property whatsoever found after my decease, on the abovementioned and described premises.

I Do also appoint and ordain Isabella Logan my wife, Sole Executrix of this my  last Will and Testament.

And I do hereby utterly disallow and revoke and disannul all and every former Testaments, Wills, and Executors by me in any wise before named, willed, and bequeathed, Ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last Will and Testament.

In witness whereof I have hereunto Set my hand  and Seal this fourth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and Seventy four.

Signed        X his mark       William Logan        L.S.

Signed  Sealed  published and pronounced by the said William Logan as and for his last Will and Testament in the presence of us, and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses.

Signed       ----  William Munro
    "         ---- John Gollan

County of 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 William Logan late of River John Road, Farmer, 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 15th day of March A.D. 1886.
John H. Lane  Registrar

To the Registrar of Deeds for the County of Pictou

Province of Nova Scotia
Registrars Office, Pictou,  26 MAY 1886  I certify that the within Instrument was duly registered at 2 PM of the above day in the Registry of Wills Book No 1, pages 339 & 340 on the certificate of John H. Lane Rgr. of Probate

John Ferguson  Regr.