Description Will of John Maxwell of Westville, Pictou Co., NS

(Handwritten)

Estate of John Maxwell late of Westville, Merchant, deceased, Testate

Copy of Will for the Registrar of Deeds

This is the last Will and testament of me John Maxwell of Westville in the County of Pictou Merchant.

I appoint my son James D. Maxwell and George E. Munro both of Westville aforesaid to be the executors and trustees of this my Will.

I give all my real estate wheresoever situate to my son James D. Maxwell with the provision that the house I now reside in at Westville aforesaid shall be subject to the following comment, in favor of my wife, viz. My wife so long as she will live is to have the use o he south side of he house consisting of a room and closet on the first story and in the Southern part of the house and in addition to have two rooms upstairs on the South side of the house and over the rooms first mentioned, or in the alternative if interested of the part of the house above mentioned she, should she prefer those two rooms and a closet or the second story over the store then she is to have the use of these last mentioned rooms and closet, so long as she shall live, instead of the first mentioned rooms.

The bequest hereby given to my said wife s the be in lieu of Dower.

To my daughter Margaret G. I give and bequeath the sum of five dollars. To my daughter Bessie I give and bequeath the sum of five dollars.

I devise and bequeath all the balance of my real and personal property including the goods in the store at Westville and inexcluding my Life Insurance to my said son James D. Maxwell.

I give and bequeath to my said wife the articles of household furniture no in the home in which I reside, save the pictures now in the house.

The bequest to my said son James D. Maxwell is subject to my testamentary and funeral expenses and debts of all kinds and there charges my said executors are to pay out of that part of my estate bequeathed to him.

Signed John Maxwell L.S.

Signed by the above named John Maxwell as his last Will in the presence of us both, being present at the same time who in his presence, and in the presence of each other have hereunto Subscribed our names as witnesses.

Signed ---- G. E. Munro
" ---- R. M. Langille

County of Pictou Sf
In the Court of Probate of Wills

I do hereby certify that the foregoing instrument consisting of One page and part of a page, is an exact and literal copy of the last Will and Testament of John Maxwell, late of Westville in the County of Pictou, Merchant, 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 11th. day of April 1898.
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, MAY 14 1898 I certify that the within instrument was duly registered at 2:30 PM of the above day in Book 3, pages 156 & 157 on the certificate of John H. Lane Rgr.

John Yorston Registrar