| Will of Thomas Hillier from Newfoundland will books volume 14 pages 131-132
probate year 1927
In re
THOMAS HILLIER.
DECEASED.
THIS IS THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF ME, Thomas Hillier of Taylors Bay presently
residing at Taylors Bay Lamaline Newfoundland, I hereby revoking all former
Wills at any time made by me, and being desirous of settling my affairs in
the event of my decease, and having full confidence in the persons afternamed
as Trustees and Executors, do hereby give, grant, assign, dispose, convey and
make over to, and in favor of John Foote Fisherman of Lamaline Newfoundland
and S. G. Spurrell of Lamaline Parish Newfoundland and the survivor of them,
as Trustees and in Trust for the purposes aftermentioned the whole Estate and
Effects, heritable and movable, real and personal, presently belonging to me
and that shall belong to me at the time of my decease, together with the whole
Writs and Vouchers thereof; and I nominate and appoint the said John Foote and S. G. Spurrell and the survivor of them, to be my sole Executors and Trustees
of this my Will, but declaring that these presents are granted in Trust always
for the purpose aftermentioned, viz:
(First) I direct my Executors
and Trustees to first pay my just debts, personal and testamentary expenses
Secondly
I give, devise and bequeath unto my sons, Charles and Edgar Hillier the Western
meadow to be divided equally between them, and to my sons Edgar and Kenneth
Thomas Hillier the meadow, Western from land now owned by Wm G. Hillier, to
be divided equally between them. And the meadow on the back of the Stable to
be equally divided between Edgar, and Charles Hillier, and to my son Kenneth
Thomas Hillier, the land now under cultivation, on the back of the meadow last
mentioned. And to my son Edgar Hillier, the piece of land whereon his House
now stands, and to my son William George Hillier, that piece of land upon the
Hill, bounded on the East, by land owned by Wm J. Bonnell and on the North,
West and South, by land owned by Reuben Hillier, and to my sons, Kenneth Thomas and Charles Hillier that piece of land, bounded on the East by land owned by
Albert Hillier and on the West, by land owned by John Woodland, and on the
South by the Sea-shore, to be equally divided between them, and to my sons,
Edgar and Charles Hillier the land, known as the Sandy Garden, to be equally
divided between them.
I give, devise and bequeath, to my sons, Edgar
and Charles Hillier, the fishing Stage, and to my son Kenneth Thomas Hillier,
the Little Beach, and to my son Edgar Hillier the Eastern Beach, and to my
sons, Edgar, Kenneth Thomas and Charles Hillier, the fish Store, to be equally
divided among them, and to my sons Kenneth Thomas, and Charles Hillier the
Stable.
I give, devise and bequeath, to my son Charles Hillier the
Dwelling House and its contents, I direct, that after my death, one hundred
dollars, be given to erect a headstone, for myself and wife, in St. Marys,
Cemetery, Lamaline, and the balance of money that I may die possessed of to
be divided equally, among my four sons, Wm George, Kenneth Thomas, Edgar, and
Charles Hillier, and my two daughters Delneh Gillard and Emily. And I reserve
my liferent, and full power to alter, innovate, or revoke these presents in
whole or in part. And I dispense with the delivery hereof And I consent to
the registration hereof for preservation.
In Witness Whereof I have subscribed these presents written (in so far as not
printed) by John Foote, Fisherman Lamaline Nfld. at Lamaline this eighteenth
day of August Nineteen Hundred and Twenty Seven.
THOMAS HILLIER.
SIGNED, published and declared by the above-named Testator as and for last
Will and Testament in the presence of us both present at the same time, who
at his request and in his presence have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses.
Name Sidney Philip Woodland
Address Taylors Bay.
Name Jacob Bonnell
Address Taylors Bay.
CORRECT
William F. Lloyd
Registrar of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland
(Listed in the margin next to this will the following)
Fiat Nov
9th 1927.
Warren J.
Probate granted
to John
Foote and
S. G. Spurrell
Nov 10/27.
Estate sworn
at $2301.59
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