Description Will of George Sutherland of West River Station, Pictou Co., NS

(Handwritten)

Will of George Sutherland, deceased

Certified Copy of Will for Reg of Deeds Pictou

In the name of God, Amen. I George Sutherland of West River Station in the County of Pictou and Province of Nova Scotia, Farmer, being at present weak and inform of body but of sound min and good memory but calling to mind the frail course of this life that is appointed to all men once to die do make and ordain this to be my Last Will and Testament in manner and form following, that is to say,

First and principally I earnestly recommend my Soul to God who gave it and my body I commit to the earth to be buried in such decent manner as my Executors hereinafter named shall think fit, and as to touching such worldly estate and effects as God has been pleased to bless me with I give devise and bequeath the same in manner following to wit.

I give devise and bequeath to my beloved daughter in law Elizabeth Sutherland her heirs executors and administrators all property real and personal which shall belong to me at the time of my devise, and

I do ordain and appoint my esteemed friends Hugh Sutherland and William McDonald both of West River Station as joint executors of this my last Will and Testament, hereby making null and void and revoking all wills and Testaments by me made heretofore and I do declare this to be my Last Will and Testament of which I further devise and bequeath that the above named executors of this my last Will and Testament shall be paid out of my said property such fee and reward as shall be lawful for their honour and intromissions.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal this third day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and three.

Signed          X his mark George Sutherland   L.S.)

Signed, Sealed pronounced and declared in the presence of

(Sgd.)           Archibald Fraser

(Sgd.)           Alex N. Sutherland

(Sgd.)           Robert Russell

Province of Nova Scotia

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 George Sutherland late of West River Station in the County of Pictou Farmer deceased which said will was duly admitted to Probate in said Court at Pictou on the sixth day of March 1905.

Witness my hand at Pictou this 6^th. day of March AD 1905.

John D. MacLeod Registrar

Stamp

PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA, REGISTRAR OF DEEDS

Office, County of Pictou, JUL 21 1905 I certify that the within instrument was duly registered at 11 AM of the above day in Book 4 page 130-131 on the certificate of John D. MacLeod Reg

John Yorston Registrar.