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A Collection of Newfoundland Wills
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William Penny

 

Will of William Penny from Newfoundland will books volume 5 page 503-504 probate year 1890

Last will and Testament
of William Penny
of English Harbor Fisherman Deceased
.

This last will and Testament of me William Penny made this twenty sixth day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty four. I will & bequeath to my son Peter Penny my part of the stage & room & my part of the store house on the beach (that is one fourth of the stage and half of the store house) also one cow, & my dwelling house & land I leave to him, but he is to look to his mother & sister Hannah while he lives and I leave to him one hundred pounds currency & a pew in the church at English Har. Also I leave one hundred pounds currency to my wife Mrs. Matilda Penny. And to my daughter Hannah Penny I leave one hundred pounds currency & a pew in the church at English Harbor And I leave to my three daughters Mary, Sarah & Mary Ann the sum of five pounds currency to each of them and I leave to my grandchild William Batson son of Richard & Mary Batson a small gun. William his x mark Penny. Witness. Wm Penny's mark Robt. W. Facey Frances Penny.
I certify the foregoing a correct copy of the will of William Penny.

Registrar.

 

 

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