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Conception Bay North Region ~ Harbour Grace District

Harbour Grace Southside - Will of William Shepperd (1852)
This will was read, recorded and transcribed by SUSAN SNELGROVE, May 2000. While I have endeavored to be as correct as humanly possible, there may be typographical errors.

Will of William Shepperd

In the name of God Amen, Know all men by these presents that William Shepperd of South Side Harbour Grace, Conception Bay, Island of Newfoundland, Planter, being sick in body but of sound mind and understanding do make this my last Will and Testament, revoking and annulling all other wills and testaments by me at any time made, declaring this to be my last will and testament. In the first place, I recommend my soul to God and desire my body to be laid in the ground with decent christian burial. My worldly property I will and bequeath in the following manner, to wit, unto my beloved wife Jane Shepperd, I will and bequeath all the money I may be possessed of at my decease with what cattle there may be then on the Room. And in consideration of Jacob Noseworthy having been living with me for these some years past and also is to support his Mother, my wife, Jane Shepperd, as he will one of this own family, that is as well as he can. I will and bequeath unto him the said Jacob Noseworthy and his children after him all the land I am now occupying, to wit, a lot on the South Side of Harbour Grace, bounded on the west by the Estate of the late Francis Shepperd, on the east by land belonging to Moses Noseworthy, on the south by the woods, on the north by the water, together with the House I now live in with all the furniture therein and cellar, cow, house, flakes, store and all and every thing I am now in possession of, except money and cattle, I will and bequeath to him the said Jacob Noseworthy and his children, and I authorize and appoint W. George W. R. Hierlihy of Bryant’s Cove to be Executor to this my last Will and Testament as witness my hand and seal this twenty ninth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty two. William (x his mark) Shepperd (seal) Signed, sealed and acknowledged in presence of us the subscribers. Robert Mayne Thomas Fitzgerald G.W.R. Hierlihy I hereby certify that the execution of the Will of which the foregoing is a true and correct copy by William Shepperd the Testator was proved before myself on the twenty fourth day of May, one thousand eight hundred and fifty two by the Affidavit endorsed thereon of Thomas Fitzgerald, one of the subscribing witnesses thereto and the same is in due ….. Note: Punctuation has been added for ease in reading.Transcribed by Susan Snelgrove, Toronto, May 27, 2000

Will of William Shepperd

In the name of God Amen, Know all men by these presents that William Shepperd of South Side Harbour Grace, Conception Bay, Island of Newfoundland, Planter, being sick in body but of sound mind and understanding do make this my last Will and Testament, revoking and annulling all other wills and testaments by me at any time made, declaring this to be my last will and testament. In the first place, I recommend my soul to God and desire my body to be laid in the ground with decent christian burial. My worldly property I will and bequeath in the following manner, to wit, unto my beloved wife Jane Shepperd, I will and bequeath all the money I may be possessed of at my decease with what cattle there may be then on the Room. And in consideration of Jacob Noseworthy having been living with me for these some years past and also is to support his Mother, my wife, Jane Shepperd, as he will one of this own family, that is as well as he can. I will and bequeath unto him the said Jacob Noseworthy and his children after him all the land I am now occupying, to wit, a lot on the South Side of Harbour Grace, bounded on the west by the Estate of the late Francis Shepperd, on the east by land belonging to Moses Noseworthy, on the south by the woods, on the north by the water, together with the House I now live in with all the furniture therein and cellar, cow, house, flakes, store and all and every thing I am now in possession of, except money and cattle, I will and bequeath to him the said Jacob Noseworthy and his children, and I authorize and appoint W. George W. R. Hierlihy of Bryant’s Cove to be Executor to this my last Will and Testament as witness my hand and seal this twenty ninth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty two.

William (x his mark) Shepperd (seal)
Signed, sealed and acknowledged in presence of us the subscribers.

Robert Mayne
Thomas Fitzgerald
G.W.R. Hierlihy

I hereby certify that the execution of the Will of which the foregoing is a true and correct copy by William Shepperd the Testator was proved before myself on the twenty fourth day of May, one thousand eight hundred and fifty two by the Affidavit endorsed thereon of Thomas Fitzgerald, one of the subscribing witnesses thereto and the same is in due …..

Note: Punctuation has been added for ease in reading.Transcribed by Susan Snelgrove, Toronto, May 27, 2000