Description Will of John Robert Powell, Chance Harbor, Pictou Co., NS

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Will of John R. Powell, deceased

Certified Copy of Will for Reg of Deeds Pictou

This is the last Will and Testament of John Robert Powell of Chance Harbour, N.S.
 
I give and bequeath and devise all my real and personal estate whatever and wheresoever to my wife Jessie for her lifetime with the right to use any of the said personal property or dispose of the same for her support and maintenance.

After her death I devise and bequeath all the said real estate, being my farm at Chance harbour N.S., to my son John Robert, and all of the personal property which remain at m y wife's death shall also be his.

I hereby appoint my wife Jessie  executrix of this my Will.

The above real estate includes besides my own farm the lands I got from George W. Powell adjoining my own.

Dated at New Glasgow, N.S., Oct, 2nd, 1911.

(Signed)       John R. Powell.          

Signed and published by the said Testator as and for his last Will and Testament, 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.

(Sgd.)            Ed. C. Humphreys.
(Sgd)             R. H. Graham

Court of Probate
 County of Pictou S.S.

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 Robert Powell  late of Chance Harbour in the County of Pictou Farmer deceased which said will was duly admitted to Probate in said Court at Pictou on the 21st.   day of December AD 1911.

Witness my hand at Pictou this 21st.   day of December AD 1911.
John D. MacLeod  Registrar

Stamp

PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA, REGISTRAR OF DEEDS
Office, County of Pictou,  JUN 7  1912  I certify that the within instrument was duly registered at 11 AM of the above day in Book 5 page 81 on the certificate of John D. MacLeod Reg

John Yorston  Registrar.

File Location

Vault - Registry of Deeds Shelf

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File number: 15W - 3115P
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Tags: John Robert Powell of Chance Harbor, Farmer, 1911, Jessie Powell, son John Robert Powell, George W. Powell, Ed. C. Humphreys, R. H. Graham, 1912
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