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| In the name of God Amen. I James Snellgrove of Lower
Island Cove Conception Bay being very weak in body but of perfect mind and
memory blessed be God. I make this my last Will and Testament, and first
my Soul I calmly recommend unto God, and my Body after being disunited to
be decently interred in the earth waiting in God. I hope for a joyful
resurrection at the last day to the realms of everlasting bliss; and with
respect to my world property, I thus dispose of as follow. First the whole
and sole (something was crossed out by transcriber and replaced with
above, then initialed, looks like wholsale) property as I before mentioned
I bequeath to my Espouse Ann Snelgrove while she remains a widow only with
to the money I have in Mr. William Butts hands at Winbourn is not left at
her disposal but to be levied unto her by my Executors at Ten Pounds per
Annum while the said money may last: and in case my Widow should think fit
to marry, to have no more claim of any of my property, but if otherwise
she is to enjoy the same untill her decease: and then what may be left
either in Money or any my moveable effects at home or abroad is to be
valued and equally divided between my five Sons Jn (John) the eldest and
as follows James, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, but my Fishing Rooms House and
Gardens and other my immoveable effects now situate in Lower Island Cove
to be shared equally and divided between my four younger sons James,
Abraham, Isaac and Jacob Snellgrove, and in case my beloved Espouse should
decease before my two youngest Daughters are of Age, my will is that my
five sons aforementioned should be an equal part in sufficiently providing
in what is wanting for my two daughters Rachel and Grace until they come
of Age and further more I do request and chuse that my faithful friends
William Garland and Thomas Robins should be the Executrix of this my Last
Will and Testament: my Watch I bequeath as his right unto my oldest son
John Snellgrove: but in case any Sons as afore mentioned should be so
graceless as to be disobedient to their Mother my Espouse Ann Snellgrove,
he or they are to be cut off from any part of or laying claim to any of my
property as mentioned by Will: unto which I this day sign my hand.
March 26, 1798 Signed James Snelgrove Witness present: I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true Copy of the Original Will of James Snelgrove, exhibited by and that the same is hereby actually Registered by me this day. Witness my hand at Harbor Grace Newfoundland this sixteenth day of June in the year of our Lord One Thousand eight hundred and twenty six 1826 Signed by J. Wm. Stark, Registrar Original delivered to Wm. Garland Senr. 19th December 1826 (signed J. Stark). Redelivered to Jacob Snelgrove 19 January 1827 (initial JS). |
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