Description Will of John Cumming of Westville, NS

(Handwritten)

Will of John Cumming, deceased

Certified Copy for the Registrar of Deeds

I John Cumming of Westville in Pictou County Province of Nova Scotia being of sound and disposing mind and memory do make and publish this my last will and Testament I have not made any former wills or other Testamentary dispositions

I direct all my just debts funeral and Testamentary expenses to be paid and Satisfied by my executors hereinafter named as soon as conveniently may be after my decease.

I give devise and bequeath to my son John D my Masonic gold ring

I give devise and bequeath to my son James W my gold watch and a parcel of Cloth from Eureka Mills sufficient to make a suit of clothes

I give devise and bequeath to my son Charles Dunn my silver watch

I give devise and bequeath to daughter Lena the sum of ten dollars in money

All the rest and residue of my estate real and personal and all my effects not hereinbefore disposed of I give devise and bequeath to my beloved wife Isabella Cumming for her use and benefit so long as she shall remain unmarried and my widow. In the case of her future marriage the property shall as soon as convenient thereupon be sold and one third the net proceeds shall be paid to her and the remaining two thirds to my present children in equal parts or share and share alike, and in the case of her remaining unmarried the property shall on her decease be sold in like manner and all the net proceeds distributed among my children to share and share alike

and I hereby nominate constitute and appoint Roderick MacDougald and Alexander Robertson both of the Town of Westville in the County of Pictou Nova Scotia **** Town Councillors to be the Executors of this my last will and Testament

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

Signed John Cumming L.S.

Signed published and declared by the said John Cumming as and for his last Will and Testament in the presence of us present at the same time who at his request in his presence and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses

Signed J. W .H. Sutherland

Signed John D B Fraser

witnesses.

Province of Nova Scotia

County of Pictou S.S.

In the Court of Probate

I John D. McLeod Registrar of said Court do hereby certify that the foregoing paper writing is a true and exact copy of the last Will and Testament of John Cumming late of Westville in the County of Pictou deceased which said will was duly admitted to Probate in said Court at Pictou on this 18th day of May AD 1903

Witness my hand at Pictou in said County this 18th day of May AD 1903

Stamp - PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA, REGISTRAR OF DEEDS Office, County of Pictou, JUL 15 1903 I certify that the within instrument was duly registered at 2 PM of the above day in Book 4 page 33,34 on the certificate of John D. MacLeod Reg John Yorston Registrar.