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Will of William Elms Sr. In re In the name of God Amen. I William Elms of Bay Roberts in the Island of Newfoundland Planter being at present in sound and disposing mind do hereby make and ordain this as my last will and testament
Having already disposed by Bill of sale to my three sons Henry Elms, William Elms and John Elms, all my landed property, I hereby will and ordain that all my remaining personal effects and monies after my decease be disposed of according to the following manner and condition, 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. |
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