Description Will of Oliver Herbert Rowan, Fox brook, Pictou Co., NS

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Will of Oliver H. Rowan, deceased

Certified Copy of Will for Reg of Deeds Pictou

I Oliver Herbert Rowan of Fox brook suburb of Westville being of sound and disposing mind and memory do make and publish this as my Last Will and testament.

I hereby appoint James Guy and James Roy to be the executors of my Will.

I hereby direct my said executors to pay all my just debts funeral and testamentary expenses as soon as possible after my decease.

I hereby give to my niece Esther Rowan of Misser St., Providence Rhode Island a small ladies watch and to my nephew Raymond Rowan of the same address my Waltham watch and fob.

And to Mrs. Catherine M. Kyle I leave all that is left of a small insurance policy in the Metropolitan Life I’n”s Co., after my funeral expenses are paid and if said expenses are greater than what is due me of said policy the said Mrs. Catherine Kyle having paid premiums since 1906 (nineteen hundred and six0 is to be reimbursed the amount she has paid out with the adition of $10 (ten dollars)

To my Aunt Mrs. Marion MacKenzie I bequeath $20 (twenty dollars)

And to her husband Hector MacKenzie I bequeath $20 (twenty dollars)

I devise and bequeath to my step sister Mrs. Mary Bruffell all the rest of my real and personal estate to be held or disposed of as she desires.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my this

Signed Oliver H. Rowan.

Signed, Sealed published and declared by said Oliver Herbert Rowan Testator as and for his last will and testament, in the presence of us being present at the same time, who at his request, in his presence in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses to the due execution hereof.

(Sgd.)
Mrs. James W. McNaughton

(Sgd.)
Thomas McDonald

Province of Nova Scotia
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 Oliver Herbert Rowan late of Fox Brook in the County of Pictou Laborer deceased which said will was duly admitted to Probate in said Court at Pictou on the thirteenth day of July As 1912

Witness my hand at Pictou this 13th. day of July Ad 1912.
John D. MacLeod Registrar

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA, REGISTRAR OF DEEDS
Office, County of Pictou, OCT 14 1912 I certify that the within instrument was duly registered at 2 PM of the above day in Book 5 page 107 on the certificate of John D. MacLeod Reg

John Yorston Registrar.

There were two will that are exactly the same other than being registered at different times.

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA, REGISTRAR OF DEEDS

Office, County of Pictou, Sept 16 1913 I certify that the within instrument was duly registered at 10 AM of the above day in Book 5 page 175 on the certificate of John D. MacLeod Reg