Description Will of Colin Fraser of West River Station, Pictou Co., NS

(Handwritten)

Estate of Colin Fraser, late of West River, Merchant, deceased, Testate

Certified Copy of Will for the Registrar of Deeds

In the name of God, Amen.

This is the last Will and Testament of me Colin Fraser of West River Station  in the County of Pictou, N.S. Merchant.

1st. I give and devise to my beloved wife Annie Fraser all my real and personal estate, and property of which I shall be seized and possessed or to which I shall be entitled at the time of my decease, To Have and To hold the same to her, and to her heirs, executors, administrators and assigns to her and their use and behoof forever.

2nd. And I do nominate and appoint my beloved wife executrix and John F. Fraser my beloved son  executor of this my last Will and Testament.

In testimony whereof I the testator have hereunto set my hand this Twenty fourth day of April n the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety four.

Signed  Colin Fraser

Signed  published and declared by the said Colin Fraser to be his last Will and Testament in the presence of us, who in his presence, at his request, and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names.

 Signed       ----  Alexander H. MacKay

    "             ---- William A. McDonald

County of Pictou Sf

In the Court of Probate of Wills

I do hereby certify that the foregoing instrument consisting of one page, is an exact and literal copy of the last Will and Testament of Colin Fraser late of West River Station  in the County of Pictou, Merchant, deceased, Testate, which has been duly filed and admitted to Probate in accordance with the practice of the Court.

Given under my hand and the Seal of said Court at Pictou this 30th day of December A.D. 1896.

John H. Lane  Registrar

To the Registrar of Deeds for the County of Pictou

Stamp - Province of Nova Scotia, Registrar of Deeds Office, County of Pictou,  20th Jany. 1897  I certify that the within instrument was duly registered at 11 AM of the above day in Wills Book 3, pages 87 & 8 on the certificate of John H. Lane Rgr.

John Yorston  Registrar