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This is the last Will and Testament of me Edward White of Saint Johns Master Mariner I hereby revoke all former Wills and testaments dispositions by me at any time made and hereby appoint my three Sons William, Edward and Richard to be Executors of this my last will and testament I hereby give devise and bequeath to my said Executors all my estate, goods, chattels, monies, and effects of every description of which I shall die possessed upon the trusts and conditions and for the purposes of the bequests hereinafter set forth that is to say First I desire that my wife in the event of her surviving me shall be allowed to occupy the Dwelling House with the appurtenances now occupied by me and to have the use of the household goods and furniture contained therein for and during her natural life free of rent or charge Second I desire and direct that my Executors shall invest the sum of Eight hundred pounds currency in the Savings Bank or in other good security and from the said sum and the interest thereof pay my said wife the sum of one hundred pounds currency per annum during her natural life and should there be any portion of the said sum of Eight hundred pounds unexpended at the death of my said wife I desire that it shall form part of the residue of my estate and be disposed of as hereinafter set forth In the event of the said sum of Eight hundred pounds and interest thereon not being sufficient to satisfy the foregoing bequest I desire that my five children or their representatives shall pay to my said wife the sum of One hundred pounds per annum in equal proportions of twenty pounds each per annum Third Upon the death of my said wife I give devise and bequeath to such of the children of my daughter Mary Dove and Annie Turner as shall then be living the Dwelling House now occupied by me with the land apper- tenant to the same and the stable and outhouses erected on said land also the household goods furniture and effects save and except the Piano hereinafter bequeathed to to Bertha Dove contained in said dwelling house also a piece of land commencing at the East end of the Dwelling House now occupied by me and running thence westerly One hundred and Sixty Eight feet ten inches or thereabouts To Hold to the said children as follows that is to say one half to such of the children of my said daugther Mary Dove as shall then be living in equal shares and the other half to such of the children of my said daughter Annie Turner as shall then be living in equal shares This bequest shall be subject to the right of my said daughter to reside in the said house as declared and set forth in the next paragraph. Fourth It is my wish and desire that my daughter Annie Turner shall continue to reside in and occupy the said dwelling house now occupied by me and that my said daughter Mary Dove shall have the right to reside in and occupy one half of the said house con- jointly with the said Annie Turner upon and after the death of my said wife. Should my said daughter Mary Dove not require or desire to occupy her one half of the said house as aforesaid I will and direct that my said daug- hter Annie Turner shall have the right to occupy the whole of said house and premises by paying to my said daughter Mary Dove an annual rent of two pounds currency. Fifth I give and bequeath to such of the children of [this paragraph is crossed out] my said daughter Mary Dove and Annie Turner as shall be living at the time of my death the sum of four hundred pounds currency to be divided in the following manner that is to say the sum of Two hundred pounds in equal shares among the children of said Mary Dove and the sum of Two hundred pounds in equal shares among the children of Annie Turner Sixth I give and bequeath to such of the children of my son William as shall be living at the time of my death the piece of land with the dwelling house thereon now occupied by my said son together with one one half of the Garden in front of said house and one half of the stone store up and down stories in rear thereof also a piece of land at the South side situate to the Eastward of the House now occupied by him commencing at the Eastern corner of the stone wall enclosing the front Garden and running thence in an Easterly direction (including a road way of twenty feet reserved in the grand of said land) forty six feet and running from front to rear about twelve chains To hold to the said children in equal shares for ever Seventh I give devise and bequeath to my son William a portion of my land at the South Side commencing at the Western boundary of land hereinbefore bequeathed to the children of Annie Turner and Mary Dove and running thence Westerly Eighty four feet five inches or thereabouts To hold the same to my said son for ever Eighth I give devise and bequeath to such of the children of my son Edward as shall be living at the time of my death the piece of land situate at the South side with the Dwelling House thereon now occupied by my said son also a portion of the land at South Side commencing at the western boundary line of land hereinbefore bequeathed to my son William and running thence Westerly Eighty four feet five inches To hold the same to the said children in equal shares for ever. Ninth I give devise and bequeath to such of the children of my son Richard as shall be living at the time of my death the piece of land situate at the South Side with the Dwelling House thereon now occupied by him also a portion of the land at South Side commencing at the Western boundary of land hereinbefore bequeathed to my son Edward and running thence in a Westerly direction Eighty four feet five inches To hold the same to the said children in equal shares for ever Tenth I give and bequeath the Piano-forte now in the house occupied by me to my Grandaughter Bertha Dove Eleventh Eleventh I give and bequeath to my son Richard my Watch Twelfth I desire that the land at South Side situate between the Glebe land on the East and the house now occupied by my son William on the West shall be devided into five portions of which I give devise and bequeath to such of the children of my son Richard as shall be living at the time of my death the eastern portion of the said land commen -cing at the said Glebe land and running westerly and measuring in front twenty six feet seven inches and extend- ing to the rear boundary of said land To Hold to the said Children in equal shares for ever Thirteenth I give devise and bequeath to such of the children of my son Edward as shall be living at the time of my death the next lot or portion of said land to the westward measuring in front twenty six feet seven inches To Hold to the said children in equal shares for ever Fourteenth I give devise and bequeath to such of the children of my daughter Mary Dove as shall be living at the time of my death the next lot or portion of said land to the westward measuring twenty six feet seven inches in front To Hold to the said children in equal shares for ever Fifteenth I give devise and bequeath to such of the children of my daughter Annie Turner as shall be living at the time of my death the next lot or portion of said land measuring twenty six feet seven inches in front To Hold to the said children in equal shares for ever. The remaining portion of said land measuring forty six feet in front I have hereinbefore bequeathed to my son William. Sixteenth I give devise and bequeath all the rest residue and remainder of my estate goods monies chattles and effects of which I shall die die possessed and which are not hereinbefore specifically be- queathed and disposed to my five children hereinbefore named To hold the same to my said five children share and share alike for ever And it is my wish and desire that should any of my said children predecease me the share of such child shall pass to and become the property of his or her representatives Witness my hand at Saint Johns aforesaid this Eighth day of April Anno Domini One thousand Eight hundred and Eighty five Signed Published and Declared by the said Edward White testator as and for his last will and testament in the presence of us who in his presence and the presence of each other all present at the same time have hereunto sub- scribed our names as witnesses the fifth paragraph having first been annulled and expunged by the said testator D Morison J.S.Winter
To the Honourable the Supreme Court or one of the Honourable the Judges thereof The Petition of William White of Saint Johns Landing Waiter in Her Majestys Customs Edward White of the same place Master Mariner and Richard White of the same place Master Mariner Humbly Sheweth That Edward White Senior late of Saint Johns Master Mariner died there on the first day of June instant having previously made and executed his last Will and testament which is hereto annexed of which he appointed your petitioners Executors That said deceased at the time of his death was possessed of proberty of the probable value of forty Eight thousand dollars That no probate of any will nor administration of the estate of said deceased has been granted to any person Petitioners therefore pray that Probate of the will of said deceased may be granted to them And as in duty bound they will ever pray &c Dated at S Johns this 11th day of June AD 1886 Wm White E White Rd White
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