Description Will of John McDonald of West Branch, Pictou Co., NS

(Handwritten)

Estate of John McDonald late of West Branch of the East River, Farmer, deceased, Testate

Copy of Will for the Registrar of Deeds

The Last Will and Testament of John McDonald

In the name of God, Amen.

I, John McDonald Farmer of West Branch in the County of Pictou, Gentleman, Province of Nova Scotia being the day in the enjoyment of sound mind and memory have resolved to do make and declare this my last Will and Testament.

1^st. I ordain that my body be interred in a decent and Christian manner and that all my just debts be paid out of my Estate.

2^nd. To Margaret my beloved wife I bequeath the use of that part of the house at present occupied by me, also use of two cows and of four sheep three hundred weight of flour two hundred weight of oatmeal and Twenty bushels of Potatoes yearly and every year during the term of her natural life also the use of a horse and waggon to enable her to attend dining or dances and for such other uses as may be deemed right by my Executors. Also I bequeath to her a lot of land situate lying and being at the rear of lands owned by John McDonald my son running West by Duncan Fraser's land North to David Ross's land East to John McDonald aforesaid and back to place of beginning.

I also make constitute and ordain Thomas McDonald Elder and William McLeod my Sole Executors of this my last Will and testament and I do utterly revoke disallow ad disannul and every other former Testaments, Wills bequests ratifying and confirming this and no other as my Last Will and Testament.

In Witness Whereof I have hereto my hand and Seal subscribed and Set this sixteenth day of September in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Seventy two.

Sgd         X his mark John McDonald     L.S.

Signed Sealed published and pronounced by the said John McDonald as his last Will and Testament, in the presence of us,

Signed      ---- David Ross

   "              ---- William Cameron

To John Ferguson Esqr.

Registrar of Deeds

for the County of Pictou

County of Pictou Sf

In the Court of Probate of Wills ie.

I do hereby certify that the foregoing instrument is an exact and literal copy of the last Will and Testament of John McDonald late of West Branch of the East River, in the County of Pictou, Farmer, 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 10^th. day of July A.D. 1879.

William A. Dickson  Registrar of Probate pro tem

No Stamp

Province of Nova Scotia,

Registrar of Deeds Office, County of Pictou, 11^th. October 1879 I certify that the within instrument was duly registered at 4 PM of the above day in the Registry of Wills Book No. 1, pages 4 & 5 on the certificate of John H. Lane Rgr. of Probate.

John Ferguson   Registrar