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(Will of John Antle In re In the name of God Amen. I John Antle of the Port of Brigus in the District of Conception Bay in the Island of Newfoundland Planter, being in perfect health of body and perfect mind and memory thanks be given unto God calling to mind the mortality of my body and knowing it is appointed for all men once to die do make and ordain this my last will and testament that is to say principally and first of all I give and recommend my soul into the hand of Almighty God who gave it and my body I recommend to the earth to be buried in decent and Christian burial at the discretion of my executors nothing doubting but at the general resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of God and as touching such worldly estate wherewith it has pleased God to bless me in this life I give devise and dispose of the same in the following manner and form after my just debts are paid. Codicil – in addition to the aforesaid disposal of my property and effects (which I do hereby confirm as my last will and testament) I leave and bequeath all right title and interest in my Pew in the Church to John Norman son of James Norman aforesaid. Witness my hand this twenty fifth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty seven. John Antle his X mark. Witnesses, George Hood, Horatio Dickson. Certified Correct,
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Note: The wills in those will books are NOT actual wills. They are hand-written copies of a, "last will and testament," written by the court clerk, after the death of the testator, when the executor presented them to the court for probate. The court clerk didn't list the signatures at the bottom, he (or she) just put them in the book in whatever order they were in, on the original document, no spacing most of the time, no punctuation. The originals were kept by the executor. We who have typed these wills, have made every effort to include all the errors that were on the microfilm, in order to avoid destroying the integrity of the originals, where ever they may be. |
Contributed & Transcribed by Glen C. Bodie and by Judy Benson
Page Revised by Ivy F. Benoit (Wednesday February 20, 2013)
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