(Handwritten)
Estate of Roderick McLeod late of New Glasgow, School Teacher, deceased, Testate
Copy of Will for the Registrar of Deeds
In the name of God, Amen.
I, Roderick McLeod of New Glasgow in the County of Pictou, being of perfect mind and memory, make this my last Will and Testament.
First, I desire to be masonically and decently buried in the lower Cemetery at New Glasgow.
My Temporal, personal and real Estate (after my lawful debts are paid) I bequeath to my niece and daughter in law Margaret McLeod whom I constitute and appoint the whole and Sole Executrix of this my last Will and testament, and I do utterly revoke, disallow, and disannul all former bequests, Wills, and legacies by me heretofore in any wise left or made - declaring ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last Will and Testament.
In witness whereof I have hereunto Set my hand Seal this tenth Day of March in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred and Eighty Six.
Signed Roderick McLeod L.S.
Signed, Sealed, Published and declared Will by the within named Testator Roderick McLeod to be his last Will and Testament in Presence of us who Subscribed our names in the presence of the said Testator, and of each other.
Signed ---- D.C. McDonald
" ---- John Stewart
County of Pictou Sf
In the Court of Probate of Wills
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 Roderick McLeod, late of New Glasgow in the County of Pictou, School Teacher, 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 31st.day of December A.D. 1886.
John H. Lane Registrar
To the Registrar of Deeds for the County of Pictou
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Province of Nova Scotia, Registrar of Deeds
Office, County of Pictou, 15th October 1887 I certify that the within instrument was duly registered at 2 PM of the above day in the registry of Wills Book No 2, pages 10 & 11 on the certificate of John H. Lane Rgr.
John Ferguson Regr
Vault - Registry of Deeds Shelf
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