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James Brown
Will of James Brown In re James Brown deceased This is the last Will and Testament of me James Brown [of James] of Bonavista in the District of Bonavista Newfoundland. I give and devise to my beloved wife Eliza Brown my house and all its contents, including furniture. Also all my lands with cattle and buildings thereupon to be hers and her heirs forever, with the following exception viz that the fishing room below the main street, on which are flakes and stores, i.e. if in her possession at time of her decease, becomes the property of my two nephews James & Silas Brown. I do hereby appoint my beloved wife Eliza Brown my sole executrix. In witness whereof I hereby have signed my hand to this document this 21st day of April 1906 - James Brown - signed in presence of us as witnesses, Thomas G. Ford George M. Brown Correct Charles H. Emerson (Listed in the margin next to this will the following)
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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. |
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