Description Will of Alexander Cumming of Sunny Brae, Pictou Co., NS

(Handwritten)

Estate of Alexander Cumming, late of Sunny Brae, Yeoman, deceased, Testate

Copy of Will for the Registrar of Deeds

I Alexander Cumming of Upper Settlement of East river County of Pictou, Province of Nova Scotia and Dominion of Canada Yeoman, Being of sound mind and good memory do make and deliver This my last Will and testament.

1st. I will and bequeath unto my two daughters to wit - Elizabeth and Margaret all my real Estate left by me at my death.

2ndly. I will and request, that my funeral expenses will be paid out of y personal property left by me at my death by my wife Mary. to her, that is my wife Mary I Bequeath all my personal property without reserve.

3rdly. I will and request that my wife Mary will have to old house for her sole use and benefit during her natural life.

4thly. I will and request that my two daughters Elizabeth & Margaret will keep two cows and six sheep for their mother during winter and sumer, also said Elizabeth & Margaret will give their mother each and every year during her natural life two barrels of flour, two hundred pounds of oatmeal, twenty bushels of potatoes and plenty fuel ready for use for both winter and summer, during her natural life.

Signed Sealed and delivered by me this twelth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty.

In the presence of us the subscribing witnesses and we in the presence of each other.

Signed Alex. Cuming L.S.

Signed James Cumming

Signed X her mark Christina Penny

County of Pictou

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 Alexander Cumming late of Sunny Brae 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 26th day of November A.D. 1884. John H. Lane Registrar

To the Registrar of Deeds for the County of Pictou

Province of Nova Scotia Registrars Office Pictou 29th Dec 1884 I certify that the within instrument was duly registered at 11 AM of the above day in the registry of Wills Book No 1 pages 261 & 262 on the certificate of John H. Lane Registrar John Ferguson Rgr.