Description Will of Gordon S. Grant of Mohler, County of Lincoln, State of Washington

 

(Typed)

 

Will of Gordon S. Grant

 

Certified Copy for Reg of Deeds

 

LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF GORDON S. GRANT

 

Be it known by these presents: That I, Gordon S. Grant of Mohler, in the County of Lincoln, State of Washington, being of full age and of sound and disposing mind and memory, do hereby make, publish and declare this my last will and Testament in the manner following namely:

 

1. I hereby revoke all former wills made by me.

 

2. I direct my executor hereinafter named to pay out of my estate as soon as may be after my decease,  all my just debts, funeral and testamentary expenses and I give him full power to manage and settle said estate in accordance with the provisions of this Will as he may deem best.

 

3. I hereby give bequeath and devise all my estate both real and personal of every kind and description wheresoever situated which I may own at the time of my death to my brother John Grant for and during his life and from and after his decease to Charlotte, Ruby and Christina, the three daughters of my youngest sister Christina Fraser, and to Jennie the daughter of my sister Catherine Foster, absolutely, share and share alike; my intention being that on the death of my brother, my estate shall go to my four nieces above named in equal shares.

 

4. I hereby nominate and appoint my brother John Grant to be the  executor of this Will and I direct that he shall not be required to give any bond whatsoever as such executor.

 

5. I further direct my executor to settle my estate in the manner provided in this Will without the intervention of any Court and I desire that letters testamentary shall not be required upon said estate, it being my intention to take advantage of Section 6196 of Ballinger's Codes and Statutes of the Sate of Washington.

 

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 19th day of December  A.D., 1901.

 

(Signed)      Gordon S. Grant

 

The above instrument was on the date thereof signed, published and declared by the said testator, Gordon S. Grant as and for his last Will and Testament in the presence of us who at his request and in his presence and in the presence of each other have attested the same and hereby subscribe our names as witnesses

 

 (Signed)          N.P. Anderson

 

                                             Harrington

 

      "                 A.R. Graham

 

                                             Harrington, Wn.

 

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 copy of the Letters of Administration with Will annexed of the Estate of Gordon S. Grant late of Mohler in the County of Lincoln, State of Washington, deceased, which said Letters of Administration with Will annexed was duly decreed and granted by the Surrogate Court in the Judicial District of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan & Andrew L Moffat of Hawarden in the said Province of Saskatchewan and Charlotte G. Fraser Watson of Harrington in the State of Washington on the 20th day of March A.D. 1913.

 

Witness my hand at Pictou in the County of Pictou this Eleventh day of August AD 1913.

 

John D. MacLeod  Registrar

 

Large red seal affixed.

 

Stamp - PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA, REGISTRAR OF DEEDS

 

 Office, County of Pictou,  SEP 6 1913  I certify that the within instrument was duly registered at 11 AM of the above day in Book 5, page 170  on the certificate of John D. MacLeod Reg

 

John Yorston  Registrar.