Last Will & Testament of Reuben Peer

Probate of Will of and Codicil thereto of Reuben Peer

Canada Province of Ontario

In Her Majestys Surrogate Court of the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, be it known that on the sixth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety nine the last Will and Testament and one Codicil thereto of Reuben Peer late of the Township of Elizabethtown in the County of Leeds and Province of Ontario yeoman deceased who died on or about the twenty seventh day of February in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety nine at the township of Elizabethtown in the County of Leeds and who at the time of his death had a fixed place of abode at the township of Elizabethtown in the said County of Leeds was proved and registered in the said Surrogate Court a true copy of which said Last will and Testament and of the said Codicil is hereunto annexed.

And that the administration of All and singular the property of the said deceased and any way concerning his Last Will and Codicil was granted by the aforesaid Court to David Thom of the Township of Elizabethtown in the County of Leeds yeoman and Morton Richard Giffin of the same place yeoman the Executors named in the said Will and Codicil they having been first sworn well and faithfully to administer the same by paying the just debts of the deceased and the legacies contained in his Will and Codicil so far as they are thereunto bound by law and by distributing the residue (if any) of the property according to law and to exhibit under oath a true and perfect Inventory of All and singular the said property and to render a just and true account of their Executorship whenever thereunto lawfully required.

Registrar of the Surrogate Court of the United Counties Leeds and Grenville.

Last Will and Testament

This is the Last Will and Testament of me Reuben Peer of the township of Elizabethtown in the County of Leeds Province of Ontario and Dominion of Canada yeoman made the sixthteen day of March on thousand eight hundred and ninety two as follows:

1. I give devise and bequeath to my son William James Peer all that part of number twelve in the tenth Concession of the township of Elizabethtown lying west of the Canada Pacific Railroad constituting thirty acres more or less also fifty acres more or less being a part of lot number fourteen in the eleventh concession of said township of Elizabethtown and I direct — said gifts to my son William James subject as follows to the maintenance and support and clothing and keeping of my three daughters namely Margaret Ann; Kate Matillda; Clarry Lovina after the way and manner in which they have heretofore received at my hands, the same to continue severally while she or they remain unmarried and at homestead ~ peaceably.
2. I direct that at the marriage of either daughter mentioned she shall receive from my said son William James one good Milk cow, six sheep, one bed fully equipped with bedding and thirty five dollars worth of household furniture tableware and dishes as she may select purchased new.
3. I give unto my said son William James all my household furniture farm stock and implements and all other personal property which I may die possessor of except as hereunder mentioned making all gifts to my said son William James subject to the maintenance and support of my daughters as above stated.
4. I did not intend to include my parlor organ in the above disposition. I therefore give the same to my daughter Clarry Lovina but if she should die unmarried then it shall revert to my other daughter Katie Matilda and if the latter daughter should die unmarried then to revert in like manner Margaret Ann my other daughter above mentioned.
5. If my son William James should inter marry with any woman and he should die intestate without lawful issue then I will and direct that all the gifts made herein to him shall revert to and be divided among all his sisters, share and share alike who are then alive and make all gifts to my said son William James subject as mentioned in this the fifth clause of my will.
6. I direct and order my said son William James to pay all of my just debts funeral and Testamentary Expenses.
7. Lastly I appoint as Executors to this my will my two neighbors namely David Thom and George Eyre both farmers in the said township of Elizabethtown and hereby revoking all other Wills sign seal publish and declare this to be my last Will and testament made the day and date first above mentioned.

signed Reuben Peer

Signed sealed published and declared as and for his Last Will and Testament by the Testator the said Reuben Peer in the presence of us in his own sight and presence all present together who at his request do hereunto subscribe our names as witnesses to the due Execution thereof.

signed Harry Kyle
signed John Reid

Codicil

This is a Codicil to the last Will and Testament of me Reuben Peer of the township of Elizabethtown in the County of Leeds yeoman bearing date the sixth day of March in 1892.

1. I do hereby revoke the appointment therein of my neighbor George Eyre as an executor to my said Last Will and I appoint instead of him Morton Giffin of the township of Elizabethtown Farmer as an Executor of my said Last Will and Testament.
2. In all other respects I do confirm my said Will.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 30th day of August A.D. 1893.

signed Reuben Peer

Signed sealed published and declared by the said Reuben Peer the Testator as and for a Codicil to his last Will and Testament in the presence of us who at his request and in the presence of Each other have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses to the due execution thereof.

signed Charles Ralph
signed Robt. L. Joynt

Registered 6 October 1899