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From: Susan Day <>
Subject: Will of James DAY, Old Perlican, 1858
Date: Thu, 03 Dec 1998 18:16:36 -0300

Will viewed at the Registry of Deeds

Northern District Volume 15, Page 55
James DAY
In the Name of God Amen I James DAY of Old Perlican Planter being aged and
feeble in body but perfect in memory and soundness of mind knowing that it
appointed unto all men once to die to hereby declare this to be my last
Will and Testament First I recommend my body unto God and to the
discretion of my dear children John DAY William DAY and James DAY whom I
also constitute my executors to receive Christian Burial being assured I
shall receive the same again by the mighty power of God. Secondly As to my
worldly estate wherewith God has been pleased to bless me I give and
bequeath to my beloved son John DAY that part of my lands bounded East and
West by the two Branches of Admirals Brook and one half the Fishing Room
and ____?_____ Gun together with that quantity of Sheep that remain after
my demise And I give and bequeath to my beloved son William DAY three
fourths of the remaining half of my Fishing Room to be as far as the
boundaries admit the same part he now occupies and that part of my land
situated on the Eastern side of Eastern branch of Admirals brook And I give
and bequeath unto my beloved son James Day the remaining part of my Fishing
Room in consideration that a landing be afforded him to carry on the
Fishing should that part of the Fishing Room that may fall to his portion
be destitute of a correment landing and also one fourth part of the land
___?____ of Admirals Brook Thirdly I give and bequeath unto my beloved son
William Day the Garden back commonly called back the Hill Garden Fourthly
In consideration of the good will and esteem I owe my beloved Grand son
William James DAY I give and bequeath unto him the Dweling House I now
occupy and a Feather Bed Fifthly I bequeath unto John DAY a large chest and
a Clothes Box and what articles the clothes box contain after my demise
Sixthly I also Willeth that these my effects Fishing Room Garden and
Meadows shall never be sold or in anyway be exchanged out of the days
family that is from John Days William Days and James Days respective
families but be theirs and their heirs forever through the ___? __ __ .
There unto I have set my hand and seal this Twenty fourth day of June one
thousand eight hundred and fifty seven James DAY Signed Sealed and
delivered in our presence John his Mark Greene Willian Christian.
I hereby Certify that the executor of the Will of James Day of which the
foregoing is a true and correct Copy appears by the Afforesaid endorsed
therein to have been proved by by __?__ Christian __?____ witness thereto
before Richard Rawhina Commissioner of Affidavits on the twelfth day of
October one thousand eight hundred and fifty eight was deposited in my hand
on the Twenty fifth day of the same month and is hereby actually Registered
by me this day in due course _?__ under my hand this twelfth day of
December one thousand eight hundred and fifty eight A.D. 1858

Regards,
Susan Day, Newfoundland

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