Description Will of Evan McDonald of McLellan's Mountain, Pictou Co., NS

(Handwritten)

Estate of Evan McDonald, late of McLellan's Mountain, Farmer, deceased, Testate

 Copy of Will for the Registrar of Deeds

I Evan McDonald of McLellan's Mountain in the County of Pictou, Farmer,  do make this my  last Will and Testament

First. I give devise and bequeath unto my son James McDonald, Seventy acres of land and the appurtenances upon which he now resides and separated from the lands hereinafter devised to my daughters by an open drain and fence as now on said premises upon condition however that in the event of my wife Surviving me my said son James shall maintain and support her during her life.

Second. I give devise and bequeath unto my daughters Bella, Nellie, and Mary, the lot of land on which I now reside with the appurtenances, containing Seven acres more or less, and separated from the lands hereinbefore devised by an open drain and fence as now on said lands, together with all my furniture and household effects, in equal shares, and in the event of any of my said daughters marrying  or dieing then the said lands and premises shall become the property of the other or others of them and in the event of my said daughters or any of them being required to sell said property for their or her support, my said son James shall have the refusal of the same.

If my said daughters or the survivor of them at death have or has not personal property sufficient to pay their other debts, & funeral expenses, then and in such case, if my said son James shall pay such debt and funeral expenses the said property shall become his own, and if he refuses it shall become the property of my sons who shall pay such debt and expenses.

Third. I give devise and bequeath unto my  grandson Evan McDonald, Duncan's son, the lot of land and premises situate at Vale Colliery allotted to me on partition of the estate of John McDonald deceased.

I hereby revoke all previous or other Wills.

I nominate and appoint Finlay McDonald of McLellan's Brook, Farmer, and Finlay McDonald of McLellan's Mountain, Farmer, Executor of this my last Will and Testament.

Witness my hand this Sixth day of February in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and Eighty four.

Signed           Evan McDonald      L.S.

Signed  by the testator in our presence and witnessed by us in his presence, and in the presence of each other.

Signed       ----  John McGillivray
    "         ---- Duncan McDonald

County of Pictou Sf
In the Court of Probate of Wills

I do hereby certify that the foregoing instrument consisting of one & a half pages, is an exact and literal copy of the last Will and Testament of Evan McDonald, late of McLellan's Mountain 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.

To the Registrar of Deeds for the County of Pictou

John H. Lane  Registrar

Given under my hand at Pictou, this 30th day of July A.D. 1894.

Stamp -

Province of Nova Scotia, Registrar of Deeds
Office, County of Pictou,  15th Sep. 1894  I certify that the within instrument was duly registered at noon of the above day in Will Book 2, pages 354-5-6 on the certificate of John H. Lane Rgr.

John Yorston  Registrar