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| In the name of God Amen in the Eleventh day
of November in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and twenty
two (1822), I Ann Snelgrove of Island Cove Newfoundland being by the
blessing of God in a sound state of mind and memory, but calling to mind
the weak state of this life, and that it is appointed to me soonth die; do
make and ordain this my last Will and Testament. I give and commend my
Soul to God who gave it me, my body to the disposal and direction of my
dutiful son Jacob - with respect to my worldly goods I dispose of them in
the manner following - to James the son of my son Jacob I give and
bequeath the Fishing Room with all privileges thereto belonging now
occupied by W. Robert Bussey, to which I annex the Garden which I bought
from George Nos. (Norris?) but with the condition that it shall not be
sold or taken for Debt, but continues to be possess by the Snelgrove
family forever, and be it further known that the said Room and Garden
shall be held by my beloved son Jacob till his son James shall become of
age. To the said James Snelgrove son of Jacob I give my Bed which his
Father shall keep for the use of my faithful friends till his son shall
become of Age. To my dear Daughter Rachel, I give one of my Gold Rings. To
my dear Daughter Grace I give the other Gold Ring. To my dear Daughters
Hannah, Ann, Susan, Rachel and Grace, I give my best Clothes to be
distributed amongst them by my much beloved friend Mrs. Elizabeth Losk and
according to her Judgement. To Ann I give all my old Clothes and an Apron
over and above her share in my best Clothes. To my beloved Grand Daughter
(of Jacob) Elizabeth, I give my small Trunk and the large one to her
Sister Rachel. All the money to me belonging I give to my faithful son
Jacob to defray the Expenses of my Funeral and getting a Head Stone for my
Grave when I lay in the cold Clay.
I make Wm. Garland Senr. And my son Jacob my Executors. Signed Ann Snelgrove (x her mark) Signed and pronounced by the said Ann Snelgrove as her last Will and Testament in the presence of us the Inscribers Signed Ninian Barr I hereby Certify that the Reverend Ninian Barr, Wesleyan Missionary personally appeared before me the Twenty sixth day of May in the year of our Lord One Thousand eight hundred and twenty six and proved the Execution of the Will of Ann Snelgrove of which the foregoing is a true and literal copy, he the said Ninian Barr having been a Witness thereto, and the same is hereby actually Registered by me this day. Witness my hand at Harbor Grace Newfoundland this Sixteenth day of June in the year of our Lord One Thousand eight hundred and twenty six 1826 -- Signed Wm. Stark, Registrar Original delivered to Wm. Garland Senr: 19th Dec. 1826 (signed J.
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