Description Will of Donald Ross of Middle River, Pictou Co., NS

(Handwritten)

Estate of Donald Ross late of Middle River, Farmer, deceased, Testate

Copy of Will for the Registrar of Deeds

I, Donald Ross of Middle River, in the County of Pictou, Farmer, do hereby make, publish and declare this my last Will and Testament.

1st. I will and bequeath to my beloved wife Mary Ross all my real and personal Estate of every nature and kind and wheresoever situated, for her own absolute use during her natural life, and at her death, if nay of the said Estate remain unsold or undisposed by her for her own use, the same to go to my sister Nancy McDermid now in Scotland, and failing her to my next of kin.

2nd. I direct that my Executors hereinafter named shall out of my Estate erect over my grave a suitable tombstone.

3rd. I lastly hereby nominate and appoint Allan Ferguson, and John D. McDonald both of Pictou Town the Executors of this my last Will and testament, hereby revoking all former Wills by me made or executed.

In witness whereof I have hereto my hand and Seal subscribed and Set this thirtieth day of October A.D. 179.

Signed X his mark Donald Ross L.S.

Witnesses

Signed ---- Leander Johnson
" ---- Montogmery Harper

County of Pictou Sf
In the Court of Probate of Wills ie.

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 Donald Ross late of Middle River, in the County of Pictou, 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 27th. day of February A.D. 1880.
John H. Lane Registrar

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

No Stamp

Province of Nova Scotia,
Registrar of Deeds Office, County of Pictou, 19th. May 1880 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 42 on the certificate of John H. Lane Rgr. of Probate.

John Ferguson Registrar