Description Will of John R. McKenzie of Elgin, Pictou Co., NS

(Handwritten)

Will of John R. McKenzie, deceased

Certified Copy for Reg of Deeds

This is the last Will and Testament of John McKenzie, Alex’s son Farmer of Elgin, Pictou County, N.S.

I commend my Soul to Almighty God in humble but firm Trust of the resurrection through Jesus from Christ my Lord.

I give and bequeath the whole of my property land house Stock and all that I possess to my wife commending to her loving care our children.

In the event of a second marriage the property which I bequeathed to her shall become the possession of our children share and share alike or if she has sold the property shall refund to them the amount received for it- except that which she has used for the sustenance of herself and her children upon the second marriage.

I commend my children to the good Providence of Almighty God hereby trusting that he will prove a father to them and an wellbeing friend.

Signed John R. McKenzie

Signed in the presence of us and of each other hereunto in his presence and at his request appended our names as witnesses this fifteenth day of September in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and ninety nine.

(Signed) John McIntosh
" Robert McLeod

Province of Nova Scotia
County of Pictou S.S.
In the Court of Probate

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 John R. McKenzie late of Elgin in the County of Pictou Farmer deceased which said will was duly admitted to Probate in said Court at Pictou on the 17th. day of January AD 1911.

Witness my hand at Pictou aforesaid this 17th. day of January AD 1911.
John D. MacLeod Registrar

Stamp

PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA, REGISTRAR OF DEEDS
Office, County of Pictou, MAY 4 1911 I certify that the within instrument was duly registered at 11 AM of the above day in Book 5, page 22 on the certificate of John D. MacLeod Reg

John Yorston Registrar.