Description Will of Mrs. Mary Stramberg of River John, Pictou Co., NS

(Handwritten)

Estate of Mary Stramberg late of River John, Widow, deceased, Testate

Copy of Will for the Registrar of Deeds

River John January 30^th. 1894

The last Will and Testament of Mrs. Mary Stramberg Widdow.

I hereby order and bequeath to the youngest Daughter of my late son John J. Stramberg, Johunia Stramberg by name the sum of twenty dollars to be deposited in the Bank at Interest until she becomes of age.

I hereby order that the Dwelling house I live in and the lot of land which I now occupy be sold as early as convenient and the Proceeds divided between each of my four daughters share and share alike.

I hereby order and bequeath that the money in the Bank of Nova Scotia be also divided between my four daughters after the above Bequest and legitimate expenses are paid.

I hereby appoint James Stramberg Nursery man and John Douglass, Joiner, my administrators to settle my estate satisfactorily.

Signed         X her mark Mary Stramberg     L.S.

Witnesses.

Signed      ---- James R. Collie

   "              ---- James J. Stramberg

Signed this 8^th. day of January in the year of our Lord our thousand Eight hundred and ninety four.

County of Pictou Sf

In the Court of Probate of Wills ie.

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 Mary Stramberg late of River John, in the County of Pictou, Widow, 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 27^th. day of December A.D. 1894.

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, 24^th. Jany 1895 I certify that the within instrument was duly registered at 11 AM of the above day in Wills Book 2, pages 375-76 on the certificate of John H. Lane Rgr. of Probate.

John Yorston Registrar.