Description Will of John Rae of South Dalhousie, Pictou Co., NS

(Handwritten)

Estate of John Rae late of S. Dalhousie, Farmer, deceased, Testate

Copy of Will for the Registrar of Deeds

Know all men by these presents that I, John Rae of South Dalhousie, in Pictou Co., Nova Scotia, farmer, being of sound mind do hereby make my last Will and Testament.

I will and devise that all my lawful debts be first paid.

I will devise & bequeath to my wife Bella all my interest & claims in the personal & real Estate of my deceased son William Rae, Except Eighty Dollars which the Executors are to divide equally among my two grandsons John William & Robert Isaac McWilliams.

I also will, devise & bequeath to my wife all the homestead property which contains about one hundred and twenty acres of land, together with all my personal property.

I will devise & bequeath to my daughter Bella Stewart the hundred acres of land in my son Isaac's lot.

I appoint Isaac Ross of Loganville and my son in law William Mc Williams to be my executors.

Signed           X his mark    John Rae      L.S.

Signed Sealed and executed this first day of April in the year of our Lord one Thousand Eight hundred and ninety two, at South Dalhousie in the presence of the following witnesses.

Signed       ----  X his mark   Robert Rae
    "               ---- John A. Cairns

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

I do hereby certify that the foregoing instrument consisting of two pages, is an exact and literal copy of the last Will and Testament of John Rae late of South Dalhousie, 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 28th. day of June A.D. 1895.
John H. Lane  Registrar

To the Registrar of Deeds
for the County of Pictou

 Stamp

PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA, REGISTRAR OF DEEDS
Office, County of Pictou,  18th.  July  1895  I certify that the within instrument was duly registered at 11AM of the above day in Book 3 page 8 & 9 on the certificate of John D. MacLeod Reg

John Yorston  Registrar.