Presented by the
Newfoundland's Grand Banks Site
to assist you in researching your Family History
Click on the graphic below to return to the NGB Home Page
To contribute to this site, see above menu item "About".
These transcriptions may contain human errors.
As always, confirm these, as you would any other source material.
A Collection of Newfoundland Wills
(B)
Nathaniel Batten
|
Will of Nathaniel Batten
from Newfoundland will books volume 10 page 271 probate
year 1914
In re
NATHANIEL BATTEN deceased.
In the name of God Amen I Nathaniel
Batten of Bell Island in Conception Bay Newfoundland being perfectly
sound in mind, memory and understanding do make this my last will and testament
1st I give devise and bequeath to my wife Susannah Batten all
my land on Bell Island containing three and a half (3 ½) acres more
or less and all the houses and property on said land until such time as she
may marry again in which case all the land and property aforesaid belongs
to my son
Nathaniel Batten. Also that my daughter Harriet shall
live on this land while she is unmarried. Also that after
the death of my wife all the aforesaid property & land
shall belong to my son Nathaniel Batten.
2nd I give devise
and bequeath to my son Nathaniel Batten my land situate at
CLARKES BEACH Conception Bay and containing one acre more or less.
3rd I hereby
appoint the Rev. J. Stead at present Incumbent of Bell Island executor of this
my last will & testament Signed Nathaniel his
X mark Batten Signed sealed
and declared by the said testator in the presence of us who in his presence,
at his request, and in the presence of each other, have hereunto subscribed
our names as witnesses this twelfth day of May in the year of our Lord one
thousand nine hundred and fourteen the same having been first read over to
him and explained Witnesses Revd J. Stead William Bennett Sr.
(Listed in the margin next to this will the following)
Fiat
Octr 16/14
C.J.
Probate
Octr 20/14
granted to
John Stead
Estate sworn
at $800.00
| |
Page Contributed by Judy Benson & Ivy F. Benoit
Page Revised by Ivy F. Benoit (Wednesday February 20, 2013)
Newfoundland's Grand Banks is a non-profit endeavor.
No part of this project may be reproduced in any form
for any purpose other than personal use.
JavaScript DHTML Menu Powered by Milonic
© Newfoundland's Grand Banks (1999-2024)
Hosted by
Your Community, Online!