Description Will of James H. Skinner of New Glasgow, Pictou Co., NS

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Will of J H Skinner, deceased

Certified Copy of Will for Reg of Deeds Pictou

I, James H. Skinner of New Glasgow, Province of Nova Scotia make this my Last will and testament.

First, I hereby revoke all wills or other testamentary dispositions by me heretofore made.

Second, As I have effected one thousand dollars insurance on my life in the New York Life Assurance Company, payable to my wife at my death, I make the dispositions herein contained as if I now willed to her the said one thousand dollars.

Third, I direct that all my just debts, and funeral and Testamentary expenses be paid and satisfied by my Executors hereinafter named as soon as conveniently may be after my decease, and that my executors shall sell and convert into cash all my personal property and effects nor herein otherwise disposed of.

Fourth, I direct that any balance of money remaining in the hands of my executors after the payment of all debts, and expenses herein provided for and otherwise shall be divided by my executors between my wife and daughters giving to my wife one-half an to my daughters one-quarter each.

Fifth, I devise my dwelling house and lot of land in which I now live and occupy and all household furniture. Goods and effects in and about the same to the use of my wife during her life and from and after her death to mu daughters Mary Ann, wife of Walter Johnson and Ella Jane, wife of William Thomas, their heirs and assigns forever in equal shares. Should my wife, however, after my death feel that she doe not care to live in or have the use of the said house and lot of land and desires that the same be sold then it would be in accordance with my wishes, should my said daughters so consent, that the said property should be sold for the best price obtainable and that my wife should in such an event receive of the proceeds of said sale in lieu of her life interest five hundred dollars less than one-half of the money realized from the sale of the said property and the rest should be divided equally between my two daughters.

Sixth, I hereby nominate and appoint the reverend Frederick Robertson and H. V. Jennison, barrister, executors of this my last will and testament.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF I, the said James H. Skinner, have to this my last will and testament subscribed my name this third day of October A.D., 1912.

(Signed) James H. Skinner

Signed, published and declared by the above named James H. Skinner the testator as and for his last Will and Testament, in the presence of us, who at his request and in his presence and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses.

(Signed) Sylvanus Keith
(Signed) H. V. Jennison

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 John H. Skinner late of New Glasgow in the County of Pictou, deceased which said will was duly admitted to Probate in said Court at Pictou on the 15th. day of October 1912.

Witness my hand at Pictou this 15th. day of October 1912.
John D. MacLeod Registrar

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA, REGISTRAR OF DEEDS
Office, County of Pictou, MAR 12 1913 I certify that the within instrument was duly registered at 2 PM of the above day in Book 4 page 121 on the certificate of John D. MacLeod Reg

John Yorston Registrar.