Description Will of Malcolm Patterson of Pictou Island, Pictou Co., NS

(Handwritten)

Will of Malcolm Patterson, deceased

Certified Copy of Will for Reg of Deeds Pictou

The last Will and of Malcolm Patterson of Pictou Island in the County of Pictou, Farmer.

I give and devise all my real and personal property to my wife Mary for her life. At her death I give and devise the Eastern half of my farm on Pictou Island aforesaid to my son Charles Dan Patterson, the western half of said farm to my son Lauchlin Patterson, and all my personal property to my sons to be divided equally between them. of

I appoint Charles McCallum and Hector McDonald executors of this Will. (both of Pictou Island)

I revoke all former wills by me at any time made.

Witness where my hand this thirteenth day of December AD 1898.

Signed          X his mark   Malcolm Patterson  

The foregoing last Will and Testament was read over and explained to the Testator Malcolm Patterson in our presence and he seemed perfectly to understand the same, and the same was Signed and published by him by directing his name to be signed thereto in his presence and in our presence and he made his mark thereto in our presence and we at his request in his presence and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses.

Signed  J. A. Gordon

Signed  Chas. E. Tanner

Signed  Daniel McDonald

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 Malcolm Patterson late of Pictou Island, in the County of Pictou Farmer deceased which said will was duly admitted to Probate in said Court at Pictou on the 11^th. day of November AD 1903.

Witness my hand at Pictou this 11^th. day of November AD 1903.

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 138-9 on the certificate of John D. MacLeod Reg

John Yorston Registrar.