Description Will of Jane Denoon of Hardwood Hill, Pictou Co., NS

(Handwritten)

Will of Jane Denoon

Certified Copy for Reg of Deeds

I Jane Denoon of Hardwood Hill in the County of Pictou make my last will and Testamen

t I give and devise all my property to m y daughter Jane McKay with power to let sell Case convey or otherwise dispose of all my lands and buildings of all kinds as she may see fit to do, one half the proceeds of sale of said estate shall go to the said Jane McKay for the use and benefit of her children, and the said Jane McKay shall pay the other half of the proceeds of said estate to my grandchildren Georgina Gladys Denoon and George David Denoon when they or the survivor of them reach the age of twenty one years and the said Jane McKay shall pay to my said grandchildren during their minority such amount from the interest accruing from said estate as she may consider necessary for their support and education and pay the balance on their attaining the age of twenty one years and in the event of neither of my grandchildren above mentioned realizing the age of twenty one years and leaving no lawful issue then the portion of my estate that would otherwise fall to them shall revert to my daughter Jane McKay or her heirs.

Lastly I nominate the said Jane McKay to be the sole executrix of this my will and testament dated this eleventh day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and one. Signed Jane Denoon

Given by the Testator as her last Will and Testament in the presence of

Signed James W Fraser

Signed Maggie McKay Porteous

Province of Nova Scotia

County of Pictou

In the Court of Probate

I John D. MacLeod Registrar of said Court do hereby certify that the within paper writing is a true copy of the will of Jane Denoon late of Hardwood Hill in the County of Pictou Widow deceased which said will was admitted to Probate in said Court at Pictou on the eleventh day of May AD 1901.

Witness my hand at Pictou in said County this 13th . day of May 1901. John D. MacLeod Registrar

Stamp - PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA, REGISTRAR OF DEEDS Office, County of Pictou, MAY 13 1901 I certify that the within instrument was duly registered at 10:30 am of the above day in Book 3 page 285,286 on the certificate of John D. MacLeod Reg John Yorston Registrar.