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AMEN.
IN THE NAME OF GOD,
is the
Thia
of the
Township
Last Will
Benner
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Wel.1 and e.nd
in the Cdunty o.f
of Humbe rs tone
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ol' Ontario Blacksmith I will
Province
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and Testament of Jacob
all my
that
and devise
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just deots funeral and testamentary
as
executo.rs
and as
be afte.r·my dee ease,
conveniently may
soon as
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it has
to my worldly estate wherewith
Bless me
h e . pai d by my
expences
same as
pleased G od to
is to
t hat
Follows
say
I give devise arid bequeath unto my beloved w_ife Nancy ··
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Benner all my household goods
china and all my cows
e.nd. ai'termy
10.ng
is
my Will
follows th at
is to
two
the
share
and
lif·e or
wife Nancy
wo.soev e1"'
as
gets married after my
Son
and
stoye
Benner
also
my
all
said wifes
decease my
y
divided
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will
death or as
is
s·oon as
she'
that I then devise
say I giv·e and devise unto my
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half
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hal.t' of
hal.f' o.f'. Lot number Four in the
Township
the
of Lot
of Furn-
the North half. ·.o·r the North
third
c cncea8 ion
the Said
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the term o.f
Benner the.North half ol' the South
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rea 1 property
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wher esoever
in the second concession of
berstonce and
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and be-
will
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number Five
that
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she shall remai.n my ,Widow and
long as
follo.\vs That i s to
Alexand·er
property
Sherlt anQ. Mary Michael or
shar e alike and I
no longer and after her my
as
cooking
shall be equall
Catharine
daup:htera
Lands and tenements
land
abov·e
the
I give unto my Son Albert Benner and
Se ere ta cy
queath un:to my beloved
my
soo.n.�s shegets
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the balance of the above property
her natu,ral
that·
shall remain my
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their hei'rs
as
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say all the c .attl
mains and one bed and bedding and
between my
she
as
saidwifes death or
married f;\fter my decease
be divided as
other young
sheep and
term o.t her natural life or as
Widow,
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and
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a,nd I give and
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hold the sam1e unto him
e.nd administrators and asf1igns
executors
for-
clevis e unto my Son Albert Benner a.fter my
death or her second marriage th e East half o f
South half of lot
North halJt'.of
the
Concession of
the Township of Humberstone and I devi s
him t_he West hall'
of
of the North hal.f'
the North half
the
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s ix in the
number
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of Iiot
number Four in the third Concession of the said Township of
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Humberstone to
to hold the
sam·e unto
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tvrenty_-�me years my will
go
shall
assign�
that his
is
a i:i d belong to my
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to be
Equally
bert,
share and share alike.
my
h is
Fanning
used
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two
sons
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is further that al]
Will
Ploughs e,nd Harrows
ancl e.11
shall remain on the homested Farm for
tiy my
and my
wife
Son Alexander
in
hereinbefore bequeathed
rl te·d from
my
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Township .o
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Bertie
titled.
to· .
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give
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and all
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and d ispoee of the
of
could
and personal
the !Jand that
in the
I. may be en-
Executors
in
eame·by· Public Auo-
Sale for the best price that
and make Deeds or Deecls fo.r the Land
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that
devise and bequeath unto my
for them to sell
� r ivate
including
other property
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to
Corrnnon •. My Will is
John Benner deceased Lying
brother
my
other
lmplmients
y · no t
t ion or
the shop
Alexe.nder and Al-
further t[lat all the rest and residue of my 'Real
trust
heirs and
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divided bet ween my
wagons. Bue;r;ies
I inhe
land
the
fo .raver
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propert
in
the ag'e of
po·rtion of
son Alexander Benner.
I give and bequeath all
be
before he a ttaina
son Albert should die
Case my
him ·his heirs
fo""ever Provided that
executors administrators and assigns
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have and
as good
they Can Obtain
and effectual es
clo. if a living· unt o the purchaser or purchasers the re ,..
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their'h:eirs executors or asBip;ns
forever and the proceeds
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d·erived o
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such
sale or sales
and all
other monies
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Towns.hip ,of Humberstone to have and to
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to pay my
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funeral
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che.rges and tea-
baJ ance o.f such money tha t sr:all
I give and bequeath unt o my
ro
n Albert when he
atta:lns the age of twenty-one years.
And I "heroby
Benner and my
this my
null
la s
all
the Executrix and Executor of
and Testament hereby Revoking and making
Will by
former
Wi�ness Whereof I
unto set
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Alexander/\
t Will
and ·void
ln
Son
nominate and a.ppoint my beloved wife Nancy
�y· hand and
Seal
me made.
the said Jacob
I.
Benner have here-
the Sixteenth day of. March
in the
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Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy-four
(Signed)
�·.ign�d.
Jacob
I.
Sealed Publishe.d an.d Declared by
to·r Jacob 1. Benne r
the presence of us
as and for his
who at his
last
Benner, ·L .s.
the
ea.id testa-
will· and testament
request a n d in his
in
presence and
in the p�sence 01' each otrer ha.v•e subscribed ou1r
names
as
witnesses :thereto.
( signed) Daniel N e ar of Humbers
(s:igned)
tone ..
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Samuel
J., Wintemute.
( sgd ) I. P.
Registrar
of th e
Willson,
Surrogate Court
of the
County of Welland.
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Ontario,
County of Welland,
To Wit
Edwa.r-d Georee Pon:ton of the
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Town of Welland in the County of
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Welland,
.
T·hat
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with
the
I.
ings
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late
of the
l''armer,
That
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of
Welland. th�s
the
Benner
of Welland,
twentieth da.y
1897.
are a
true copy of
0
County
of
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P.fl�
1897.
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which prooa,te bears. da.te-
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t2'*;,z day of
A.D.
County
I.
at the Town
W,ellan d in the
February,
in the
the said annexed paper writings
b e.f'ore me
sworn
of Jacob
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the ,said original probate
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of the Will
Township of Humoerstone
A.D.
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make oath andi8ay:-
compared the annexe.d paper writ-
original probate
aleoeased,
of February,
2.
heve carefully
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