Description Will of John Marshall of New Glasgow, Pictou Co., NS

(Handwritten)

Estate of John Marshall of New Glasgow, Yeoman, deceased, Testate

Copy of Will for the Registrar of Deeds

In the name of God, Amen.

I John Marshall of New Glasgow, in the County of Pictou,  Province of Nova Scotia, being at present in ordinary health, and of sound and disposing mind and memory, but knowing the uncertainty of human life do make this my last Will and Testament.

I devise and bequeath to my wife Christina the House and Lot owned by me, on which I reside with all my personal property of any kind for her Sole use and to be disposed of by her in such manner as she may order and devise.

Signed published and declared to be my last Will and Testament. this twentieth day of December A.D. 1879.

Signed            John Marshall      L.S.

Signed acknowledged published and declared to be the last Will and Testament of the testator in our presence and in the presence of each other date December 20th.  A.D. 1879.

Signed       ----  Thomas B. Smith
    "         ---- David Marshall

County of Pictou Sf
In the Court of Probate of Wills

I do hereby certify that the foregoing instrument consisting of part of a page, is an exact and literal copy of the last Will and Testament of John Marshall, late of New Glasgow in the County of Pictou, Yeoman, 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 18th.  day of November A.D. 1882.
John H. Lane  Registrar

To John Ferguson Esqr.
Registrar of Deeds for the County of Pictou

No Stamp

Province of Nova Scotia, Registrar of Deeds
Office, County of Pictou, 25th NOV  1824  I certify that the within instrument was duly registered at 3 PM of the above day in the registry of Wills Book No 1, pages 140 on the certificate of John H. Lane Rgr.

John Ferguson  Regr