Description Will of Daniel Murray of Pleasant Valley, Pictou Co., NS

(Handwritten)

Will of Daniel Murray, deceased

Certified Copy of Will for Reg of Deeds Pictou

This is the last Will and Testament of me Daniel Murray of Pleasant Valley in the County of Pictou, Farmer. I hereby revoking all former wills.

I direct all my just debts and funeral and Testamentary expense to be paid and satisfied by  my executors and Executrix hereinafter named as soon as conveniently may be after my decease.

I devise and bequeath to my son James Wm. Murray the farm and premises of which I reside at Pleasant Valley aforesaid, as well as all my household furniture and effects livestock implements of every kind and description situate on my said farm subject however to the care and maintenance of my wife Jemina Murray and my father John Murray during their lives or so long s they reside on my said farm and i direct that the care and maintenance of my said wife and father shall be a lien on my said farm.

I devise  my two properties situate on Park and Hayden Streets in the Town of Westville in said County unto my son John Dan Murray but I direct my executors hereinafter named to collect all rents from said last mentioned properties and devote the proceeds therefrom to the care of said properties and the maintenance of my family until my son John Dan shall attain the age of twenty one years when he shall take full charge of said properties to his own and absolute use forever.

I bequeath all monies I may have in the Bank or ** unto my two daughters Eva and Annie Murray but I direct my executors and Trustees to place the same in some chartered Bank to be paid by them to my said daughters in equal shares on their obtaining the age of twenty one years or at their marriage if married before attaining the age of twenty one years.

I nominate and appoint  John W. Murray of Westville in said County Merchant and Simon McLeod Jr. of Pleasant Valley aforesaid Farmer to be the executors and Trustees of this my  Will.

In witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my hand this 15th.  day of June AD 1907 at Pleasant Valley aforesaid.

Signed                   Daniel Murray

Signed published and declared by the Testator Daniel Murray as and for his last Will and Testament, in the presence of us both present at the same time, who at his request and in his presence have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses being first read over and fully explained to the Testator who appeared fully to understand the same.

(Sgd.)            W. S. MacKay
(Sgd.)            J. W. Murray

County of Pictou S.S.
In the Court of Probate of Wills

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 Daniel Murray late of Pleasant Valley in the County of Pictou Farmer deceased which said will was duly admitted to Probate in said Court at Pictou on the 25th. day of June AD 1907.

Witness my hand at Pictou this 25th. day of June AD 1907.
John D. MacLeod  Registrar

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA, REGISTRAR OF DEEDS
Office, County of Pictou,  AUG 28 1907  I certify that the within instrument was duly registered at 3:15 PM of the above day in Book 4 page 228 on the certificate of John D. MacLeod Reg

John Yorston  Registrar.