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Last Will and Testament of James Weir, River John Proved and Registered 19th May 1894
This is the last Will and Testament of James Weir of River John in the County of Pictou, Miller. I give and bequeath unto my son James Duncan all that certain lot piece or parcel of land situate lying and being on the Eastern side of the River John in the County of Pictou and upon which I now reside. Bounded and described as follows ?Viz?. Rounded on the North by lands belonging to John McKay and the road leading from Welsford Bridge on the East by lands belonging to Thomas Bigney and on the South by land belonging to Alexander Reid and on the West by a certain Mill lot belonging to Duncan Weir E?a??ting and reserving the Dorow or one third part of the same during the period of the natural life of my Wife Agnes. To Have and To Hold the said lot piece or parcel of land above described with the privileges and appurtenances thereto belonging or in anywise appertaining unto him the said James Duncan at such time as he shall have arrived at the full age of twenty one years his Heirs and Assigns to his and their only proper use benefit and behoof from and after by decease And also the sum of One thousand Dollars currency to be paid unto or his Heirs by my Executors herein after named out of my personal estate after my decease. Also I give and bequeath unto my daughter Marie Evaline the sum of Forty Dollars currency to be paid unto her or her Heirs at such time as she shall have arrived at the full age of twenty years by my Executors out of my personal estate after my decease. Also I give and bequeath unto my daughter Mary E. McKay the sum of Forty Dollars currency to be paid unto her or her heirs at such times as she shall have arrived at the full age of Twenty one years, by my Executors out of my personal Estate after my decease. Also I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Janet Smith the sum of forty Dollars currency to be paid unto her or her heirs at such time as she shall have arrived at the full age of Twenty one years by my executors out of my personal Estate after my decease. Also I give and bequeath unto my daughter Annabell the sum of Forty Dollars Currency to be paid unto her or her heirs at such time as she shall have arrived at the full age of Twenty one years by my Executors out of my personal estate after my decease. Also I give and bequeath unto my daughter Alfaraba Ellen the sum of Forty Dollars currency at such times as she shall have arrived at the full age of Twenty one years to be paid unto her or her heirs by my executors out of my personal Estate after my decease. Lastly I give and bequeath unto Wife Agnes the sum of One thousand Dollars currency to be paid unto her or her heirs by my Executors out of my personal Estate after my decease And also the whole residue of my Estate real and personal all property whatso ever to me belonging or wheresoever found after my decease and after the payment of my foregoing bequests my just debts funeral expenses and the expenses of Executing this my last Will and Testament, I give and bequeath unto my Wife Agnes to be by her fully and freely occupied possessed and enjoyed. And I do hereby nominate, make, constitute and appoint David Bigney of River John aforesaid farmer and James R. Langill of Mill Brook River John aforesaid farmer to be joint Executors of this my last Will and Testament. I do also hereby wholey dissallow, revoke and disannul all and every other former Testaments, Wills, Legacies, Bequests and Executors by me in anywise before named willed and bequeathed ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last Will and Testament. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal this twenty third day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and Seventy four.
Signed sealed published pronounced and Declared by the said James Weir his as his last Will and Testament in James X Weir presence of us Mark
John Gollan James McNab |
