Description Will of James McGirr of New Glasgow, NS

(Handwritten)

Will of James McGirr, deceased

Certified Copy of Will for Reg of Deeds

I James McGirr of New Glasgow in the County of Pictou Roller do hereby make publish and declare this my last will and Testament at the same time revoking any will or Testamentary Document by me at any time heretofore made.

I direct my executrix hereinafter named as soon as convenient after my decease to pay all my just debts funeral and other expenses and the expenses incurred upon the settlement of my estate.

I give devise and bequeath to my beloved wife Margaret all the household furniture and other effects of which I may be possessed at the time of me decease.

To my said wife also I give devise and bequeath for the term of her natural life the home in which I now live in in said New Glasgow with the lands attached.

It is my will that said house should be a home for any of my daughters who may remain unmarried and at the decease of my said wife I give devise and bequeath said house and premises to such of my daughters as are then unmarried for and during such time as any of them remain unmarried, after the decease of my said wife and after the marriage or after the death before marriage of all my daughters.

I give devise and bequeath said house and premises to my two sons share and share alike.

To my son Henry I give devise and bequeath that lot of land with the buildings thereon situate near the Foundry of Matheson & Company Located in New Glasgow

All the residue of my estate I give devise and bequeath to my wife.

I hereby nominate and appoint my wife Sole Executrix of this my Will.

In Testimony whereof I have hereto my hand and seal subscribed and set this fourteenth day of December A.D. 1901.

Signed James McGirr L.S.

Signed Sealed published and declared by the said James McGirr as and for his last Will and Testament in the presence of us both present at the same time who at his request and in his presence and in the presence of each other have subscribed our names as witnesses.

Signed Sara Brown
Signed George Patterson

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 James McGirr late of New Glasgow in the County of Pictou Roller deceased which said will was duly admitted to Probate in said Court at Pictou on the 28th. day of January AD 1905.

Witness my hand at Pictou this 28th. day of January AD 1905.
John D. MacLeod Registrar

Stamp
PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA, REGISTRAR OF DEEDS
Office, County of Pictou, JUL 21 1905 I certify that the within instrument was duly registered at 11 AM of the above day in Book 4 page 120 on the certificate of John D. MacLeod Reg

John Yorston Registrar.