General Register 1866-1873

Index to the GENERAL REGISTER

Elgin County Land Registry Office
Elgin OGS Volume 1: 1866 – 1873Introduction

This publication contains extractions from microfilmed copies the General Register books found at the Land Registry Office for Elgin County. Volume 1 contains extractions from Book A (Instrument Numbers 1 to 140) and Book B (Instrument Numbers 141 to 465).
These records are found on Genealogical Society of Utah Microfilm Number 0160545.
Elgin OGS will continue to extract from these records and publish them in Volumes.What Are the General Registers?

In 1865/6 a series of record books were established in the Land Registry Office called the General Register. Wills, and several other types of instruments that did not specify a property description, were recorded in the General Register. The General Register does not contain the original documents signed by the person creating the document. The material contained in the General Registers are handwritten copies made by Land Registry Office clerks.

There is a general index and an index for each Volume or Book of the General Register. The index is not always alphabetical, but surnames are grouped at least by their beginning letter. In the early days of the General Register, all names in a Will were abstracted, not just the deceased, including executors.

The purpose of this series of publications by Elgin OGS is to expand that index by extracting what each document is about, and including names of witnesses.

The researcher should also consult another publication produced by Elgin OGS called Wills & Probates in Elgin County Land Registry Office Records . There you will find further information in the introduction regarding finding Wills and Probates in Land Registry Office records.

It should be noted that many of the Wills and Probates found in the General Register may also be found in an Estate File Index (1800 – 1900) compiled by the Elgin County Library and contained in a database on the LibraryÌs web page on the Internet. This Estate File was created from three sources: London District Surrogate Registry (1800 – 1839); Middlesex County Surrogate Court Register (1846 – 1853/4); and the Elgin County Surrogate Court Register (1859 – 1900). These three sources are also available on microfilm.

Wills would be filed in two or more sources (i.e. Surrogate Court and Land Registry Office), when the Will was required to transfer property.It is advisable to check both sources.      Types of Documents Found in the General Register

While the majority of the documents found in the General Register are Wills and Probates, there are several other types of documents recorded. Some of these are:

                        Indentures dealing with settling of estates

Power of Attorney
Insolvency
Guardianship of minor children
Alimony agreements
Pre-nuptial agreements
Partnership agreements
Bylaws

Corporate agreements (eg. Railroads and power companies)General Register on Microfilm

Microfilmed copies of the General Register Index and the General Registers were purchased by Elgin OGS, with records beginning in 1866 to circa 1900. The actual volumes of the General Register are located at the Elgin County Land Registry Office.The Elgin OGS microfilm collection is housed in the George Thorman Room of the St. Thomas Public Library.

These records were microfilmed by the Family History Library of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Genealogical Society of Utah), on 10 reels of microfilm, as follows:

General Register Index                                   1866 – ca 1900            0160544

General Register (1 – 465)                      1866-1873                  0160545

General Register (466- 900)                   1873-1879                  0160546

                         Vol. B (141-465)                    1868-1873                  1753651 (another filming)

                         Vol. C (466-844)                    1873-1879                  1753651 (another filming)

                         Vol. C (844-900)                    1879                            1753652

                         Vol. D (901-1245)                  1879-1884                   Ð

                         Vol. E (1246-1572)                1884-1888                   Ð

                         Vol. F (1573-1665)                 1888-1889                   Р

                        Vol. F (1651-1860)                 1889-1891                  1753653 (another filming)

                        Vol. F (1573-1860)                 1888-1891                  1731852 (another filming)

                        Vol. G (1861-2177)                1891-1894                  1730543

                        Vol. H (2178-2540)                1894-1897                   Ð

                        Vol. J. (2541-2586)                1897                             Ð

                        Vol. J (2586-2856)                1897-1900                  1730544

                        Vol. K (2857-3182)                1900-1903                   Ð

                        Vol. J (2563-2856)                1879-1900                  1731853 (another filming)

                        Vol. K (2857-3182)                1900-1903                   Ð

                        Vol. L (3183-3266)                1903-1904                   Р

GSU Microfilm Number 0160545

1866 – 1873
Instrument Numbers 1 to 465
Book A: Instrument Numbers 1 to 140 (pages 1 to 319)

No. 1               Page 1 – 6
Will of Randolph JOHNSON, Yarmouth, November 18, 1865
– wife Sarah Elizabeth JOHNSON
 – daughters Sarah Celestia, Randolphe, Eliza JOHNSON
 – daughters Mary MOULTON, wife of John; Thirza OSBORNE,
wife of Arsemous D.
  – father Squire Johnson
– nephew Randolph KEILLOR, son of Chandler
– nephew Randolph JOHNSON, son of Frederick
– grandson Randolph MOULTON, son of Mary
 – grandson Randolph OSBORNE, son of Thirza
– lists property owned jointly with Robert HEPBURNE
 -executors: wife; and Samuel HAIGHT, Robert HEPBURNE, Arsemous D.                     
OSBORNE
, and Thomas GREEN, all of Yarmouth
 – witnesses: John TRENAMAN, John LANNING


No. 2               Page 6 – 7
Will of Daniel SILCOX, Southwold, February 22, 1865
– wife Rhoda Silcox
– sons Truman, Grant, Charles, Daniel
 – daughter Mary
 -executors: George SILCOX; Horace BROTHERHOOD
– witnesses: Daniel ECCLES, George SILCOX

No. 3               Page 8 – 10
Indenture between Samuel LEGG, Aldborough and Amos W. THOMAS, Mosa, Jan. 11, 1866
– mentions mortgate between Charles KNIGHT, Mosa and Samuel Legg dated January 2, 1865
– witnesses: W. D. HAMMOND, Wardsville; Robert J. HAMMOND, Wardsville

No. 4               Page 11 – 13
Will of Richard NICOLLS, Southwold, December 8, 1865
– wife Elizabeth Nicholls
– sons James, John, Arthur
– daughters Nancy, Margaret
– executors: wife; and friend Richard B. NICOLLS, Southwold
– witnesses: William McKAY; Simon NICOLL

No. 5               Page 13 – 14
Will of James SCATES, Malahide, brickmaker, June 1, 1859
– wife Sarah Scates
– witnesses: W. E. MURRAY; James BUCHANAN

No. 6               Page 15 – 16

Will of Alexander McKENZIE, Town of Paris, Brant County, July 18, 1864

            – wife Elanor Isabelle McKenzie

– minor children [not named]

– executor: Thomas TURNER, Paris

            – witnesses: Henry HART; Aaron CLOKE


No. 7               Page 17 – 18


Will of Stephen BACKUS, Dunwich, February 10, 1864

– son Stephen

– other sons not named

– daughter Mrs. Mary MOORHOUSE

– daughter Sarah Ann Backus, in asylum in Toronto

– executors: sons Robert and Joseph Backus

– witnesses: John KENNEDY, Walter M. MOORHOUSE


No. 8               Page 18 – 19


Power of Attorney of Richard HUTCHINSON, St. Thomas, May 16, 1863

– appoints George Thomas CLARIS, St. Thomas

– witnesses: James HUTCHINSON; William HUTCHINSON




No. 9               Page 19 – 25


Will and Codicil of Levi SOPER, the elder, Bayham, March 12, 1862

            – wife Huldah Soper

– sons Jasper, James Henry, Levi Leonard, Harvey and Charles

– daughter Miriam Emily Soper

            – granddaughter Caroline Susan Soper

– mentions property owned by the late Sylvester Soper

            – mentions property purchased by Matthew WARNER

– executors: wife; and Lynders McCURDY

– witnesses: Henry Alexander GUSTIN; Simeon ALDERMAN

– codicil dated April 14, 1862 removes Lynders McCurdy as executor, and appoints Saunders GRIFFIN instead

            – witnesses for codicil: Henry A. GUSTIN; Jasper SOPER


No. 10             Page 25 – 27


Indenture between Abigail SMITH, Aylmer, widow of John Smith; and Charles Gustavus Adolphus TOZER, Malahide, February 8, 1866

– regarding their forthcoming marriage and property ownership

– witnesses: Francis Bondhead KENNEDY, Aylmer; Stratford C. CORSON, Aylmer


No. 11             Page 27 – 31


Will of Daniel ECCLES, Dunwich, June 21, 1865

            – wife Susanna Eccles

            – son Rosingrave Eccles

– minor daughters [not named]

– executors: brother John D. ECCLES, Lambton County, and friend Nicol McCOLL

– witnesses: James LOWTHER, Iona; Friend R. ECCLES


No. 12             Page 31 – 35


Assignment of Nathan Loring WOOD & John KIRKLAND, Aylmer, insolvent; to William Forrest FINDLAY, Hamilton; March 8, 1866

            – witnesses: Alexander LOVE, Aylmer; George LAING, London

– lists creditors in Hamilton, Montreal, Toronto, London, New York and Ottawa

– local creditors are: Zedekiah DANCE, S. Dorchester; George KINSEY, Malahide; Mrs. VANPATTER, Malahide; Daniel BROOKS, Malahide; Henry WOOLEY, S. Dorchester; William CAMPBELL, Aylmer; Dr. WILLIAMS, Aylmer; ColinMUNROE, St. Thomas, Thomas LIGHTFOOT, Malahide; Dr. DANCEY, Malahide, Andrew FALLS, Malahide


No. 13             Page 35 – 38


Power of Attorney of Lieut. General Sir Richard AIREY and the Hon. Dame Harriette MaryAIREY, February 10, 1866

            – appoint Henry Carry Rowley BECHER

– states that Richard Airey is formerly of Port Talbot, and is now Governor of Gibraltar


No. 14             Page 38 – 40


Will of Jacob KATZEBAW Sr., Bayham, September 19, 1865

            – wife Susan Katzebaw

– son Hiram

            – other sons and daughters [not named]

            – witnesses: William HATCH, Bayham; Leah HATCH, Bayham


No. 15             Page 40 – 41


Agreement between Isaac W. PLEWIS, Bayham and John Brigham WHITE, Buffalo, February 16, 1866, regarding bond for oil rights

– witnesses: Jacob CHAPMAN, and Lachlen McLEAN, Tillsonburg


No. 16             Page 41 – 47


Will of Asa OSTRANDER, Bayham, February 1, 1865

– wife Mary Ostrander

– sons Lewis and Archibald

– mentions mortgage to William EAKINS

– executors: wife; and John BUCHNER and Simeon OSTRANDER

– witnesses: Andrew OSTRANDER, Samuel HOWEY, Daniel Cassady SWAYZE, all of Bayham


No. 17             Page 47 – 60


Will and Codicil of John WALKER, December 24, 1852

– a cabinet maker in Glasgow, then Prospect Hill, and lately residing in Lawneston of Glasgow

– died May 31, 1853

– mentions inventory of the deceased

– wife Elizabeth McCAUL

– granddaughter Margaret STEWART, dau of his daughter Catherine WalkerSTEWART, deceased


No. 18             Page 60 – 61


Will of John FIRBY, Bayham, December 30, 1856

– wife Mary Firby

– sons William and Richard

– executors: father Joseph FIRBY, and brothers Robert & Thomas FIRBY

– witnesses: Thomas WOOD, John KING, William PEACOCK


No. 19             Page 61 – 62


Will of Elijah LAING, Aylmer, innkeeper, December 26, 1865

– wife Catherine Laing

– witnesses: Ezra FOOTE, Aylmer, physician; William FAULDS, Aylmer, painter


No. 20             Page 63 – 64


Will of Elizabeth McALPIN, Aldborough, August 3, 1864

– sisters Rebecca, Catharine & Rachel McAlpin

– brother Donald McAlpin

– executors: John S. McCOLL, Malcolm LEITCH, both Aldborough

– witnesses: John S. McCOLL; Samuel McCOLL


No. 21             Page 64 – 66


Power of Attorney of Anna Frances PAPE and husband William G. E. PAPE, New Bedford, Massachussetts, May 5, 1866

            – appoint Charles Richard ATKINSON, Chatham

– for disposal of property in Kent, Elgin & Middlesex Counties

– witness: Benjamin F. HEAD, New Beford


No. 22             Page 67 – 69


Will of Thomas Trevor LINDOP, St. Thomas, March 17, 1866

– daughters Mary Trevor Lindop & Elizabeth Pamela Lindop

– sons Edward, William Evans, John C., Thomas T., Henry & Charles Lindop

– mentions deed from Garett SMITH and Jeronimus RAPELJE

– witnesses: John McLEAN, D. CALDWELL, both St. Thomas


No. 23             Page 69 – 76


Agreement & Compromise between Lady Marie Louise TASCHEREAU, widow of Sir Randoph Isham ROUTH, of London, England, May 2, 1866

– regarding land in Southwold township


No. 24             Page 76 – 79


Will of Samuel HATHAWAY, Yarmouth, July 22, 1865

– sons Benjamin Franklin, Samuel B., Stephen, Daniel Lincoln, & William Arnold Hathaway

– daughter Eleanor GRAHAM, widow of Jesse Graham

– executors: son Benjamin Franklin Hathaway; John LANNING and Amos G. CANBY

– witnesses: William NORMAN, Union; John LANNING, Union


No. 25             Page 79 – 85


Assignment of Thomas GREEN, Yarmouth; Arsemus D. OSBOURN, Yarmouth, RobertHEPBURN, Yarmouth; Samuel HAIGHT, Yarmouth, and Sarah E. JOHNSON, widow of Randolph Johnson (executors of Randolph JohnsonÌs estate) to William H. MANDEVILLE, Union, Yarmouth township, May 21, 1866

– witnesses: William McKAY, John WYATT


No. 26             Page 85 – 87


Will of Hugh MAGINNIS, Malahide, merchant, February 17, 1865

– wife Harriet Maginnis

– sons Thomas, John & Alexander

– daughter Sarah

– grandson Josiah, son of late son James

– granddaughter [not named], dau of late son Joseph

– friend Andrew MURRAY, Aylmer

– witnesses: William HARVEY, Malahide, W. E. MURRAY, Aylmer


No. 27             Page 88 – 89


Will of George GUNN, Dunwich, March 31, 1866

– daughter Eliza GARBUTT, wife of Henry Garbutt

– son Donald Gunn

– daughter Mary GUNN, wife of Donald A. Gunn

– daughter Janet SUMMERS, wife of T. Talbot Summers

– grandchildren Jane OÌMALLEY, Margaret OÌMALLEY, Mary Ann OÌMALLEY, George OÌMALLEY

– executor: Henry GARBUTT, Orford township, Kent County

– witnesses: Joseph BACKUS, Orford township; William MAIN


No. 28             Page 89 – 90


Power of Attorney of Randall CAMPBELL & Elizabeth B. CAMPBELL, Wallacetown, June 7, 1866

– appoint John Oscar CAMPBELL, Bothwell

– witness: Adam BURWELL, Wallacetown




No. 29             Page 90 – 91


Release & Quit Claim of Stephen W. ELLIOTT and wife Esther, Columbia County, Wisconsin, carpenter, March 26, 1857

– one of the heirs of his father John ELLIOTT, Vienna

– release to Henry EDISON, Bayham

– witnesses: James W. KING, Kingsville, Essex Co.; Ernest NIGHTINGALE


No. 30             Page 92 – 93


Will of Philip HALLS, St. Thomas, June 18, 1866

– wife Catherine Halls

– eldest son Samuel

– son John

– executor: Thomas STACEY, St. Thomas

– witnesses: John FARLEY, Thomas STACEY, blacksmith, both St. Thomas


No. 31             Page 93 – 95


Will of Isaac WILLIS, S. Dorchester, age 67, February 5, 1866

– wife Flory Willis

– sons Robert, William, John, Archibald & Benjamin

– daughters Mary & Ellen

– witnesses: John McARTHUR, John Benjamin LUCAS, both S. Dorchester


No. 32             Page 95


Power of Attorney of Hon. George Jervis GOODHUE, London, March 24, 1866

– appoints Charles F. GOODHUE, London

– witnesses: Thomas Row WESTCOTT, Henry COLLINS


No. 33             Page 96 – 97


Will of John ROACH, Dunwich, March 26, 1866

– wife Mary Roach

– sons William & Thomas

– executors: Robert MARCH and John ROSS, both Dunwich

– witnesses: John McFARLANE, Samuel CLARK Jr.




No. 34             Page 97 -99


Will of John CROSBIE Sr., Southwold, May 28, 1866

– wife Ann Crosbie

– sons John & Andrew

– daughters Margaret LIDDLE and Jane CAMPBELL

– witnesses: Rev. Anthony SCOTT, Baptist minister, Fingal; and Mahlon BODINE


No. 35             Page 99- 100


Assignment of William LITTLE, Westminster, lumber merchant, insolvent to JamesMcWHIRTER, Woodstock, July 16, 1866

– witness: Abraham DENT


No. 36             Page 101 – 102


Power of Attorney of Mary MOULTON, and husband John MOULTON, of Lazure County, Minnesota, July 10, 1866

– appoint Charles KING, Yarmouth

– Mary Moulton is daughter of late Randolph JOHNSON

– witnesses: A. W. DANIELS, David GRIFFITHS


No. 37             Page 102 – 104


Will of Thomas SPRAGUE, Yarmouth, September 25, 1865

            – wife Eunice Sprague

– sons Isaac H. & Lindley M.

– grandson George SOUTHWICK

– executors: Dr. George SOUTHWICK, St. Thomas; James ARMSTRONG, Yarmouth

– witnesses: John PRICE, St. Thomas; John R. SHEPARD, Port Stanley


No. 38             Page 105


Power of Attorney of Florella KING, Detroit, widow, February 25, 1865

– appoints her daughter Mary STEWART, wife of Peter Stewart, Fingal, physician

– witness: Amasa WOOD




No. 39             Page 106 – 107


Will of George Z. MINOR, Yarmouth, April 1, 1866

– wife Honora Harvey MINOR

– daughter Malvina Minor McDOWELL, wife of John McDowell

– daughter Isabella MINOR

– executors: wife; and Henry KIRKLAND, Sparta

– witnesses: Henry Liddel VERCOE, M. D., and Henry KIRKLAND, both Yarmouth


No. 40             Page 108


Will of Thomas EDISON, Vienna, merchant, August 7, 1866

– wife Mary Ann Edison

– witnesses: John DEAN, Vienna; L. W. WHITNEY


No. 41             Page 109 – 110


Will of James F. WATERBURY, Belmont, July 6, 1855

– wife Lydia A. Waterbury

– mentions land adjoining that of John HALL

– mentions mortgage to Hiram SHANE and Stephen TEEPLE

– witnesses: William D. ECKERT, Belmont; Simeon DUNCAN


No. 42             Page 110 – 112


Will of John HAZEN, Bayham, March 17, 1866

– adopted daughter Martha Emeline MARR

– mentions land adjoining that of Robert McCALLY

– witnesses: Edwy MARR, Samuel BALL, David Cassidy SWAYZE, Straffordville


No. 43             Page 112 – 114


Will of John FERRIS, Yarmouth, March 14, 1863

– stepdaughter Emma Fanny WELDING

– stepson James NEWCOMBE, Wisconsin

– granddaughter Maria SIMMONS

– brother William FERRIS, of England

– Elizabeth SIMMONS [relationship not stated]

            – Margaret TRIGGEN, wife of John [relationship not stated] 

– executors: Emma Fanny WELDING; Frederick B. GOING, St. Thomas

– witnesses: Henry Francis ELLIS, St. Thomas; Thomas CALCOTT


No. 44             Page 114 – 116


Will of John Nelson WOOLLEY, Malahide, August 20, 1866

– trustees of will: wife Martha Ann Woolley; brother Joseph Lewis WOOLLEY, Dereham township; brother-in-law Francis Henry SUMMERS, Bayham township

– daughter Mary Catherine Woolley

– father Peter WOOLLEY

– witnesses: William H. WOOLLEY, Yarmouth; Walter Edgar MURRAY, Aylmer


No. 45             Page 116 – 118


Will of James BILLINGTON, Malahide, September 18, 1861

– wife Susanna Billington

– grandson John Billington, son of late James Billington

– daughter Catharine KINNEY, Malahide, wife of James

– daughter Cornelia FRENCH, Ypsilanti, Michigan

– daughter Jane Ann COOK, wife of Haggai Cook, wagonmaker, Michigan

– daughter Sarah KOYL, wife of Albert, Ypsilanti, Michigan

– executors: Aaron PRICE, Aylmer; James LITTLE, Aylmer, merchant

– witnesses: William COREY; Philip HODGKINSON


No. 46             Page 118 – 119


Will of William CAMERON, Aldborough, September 8, 1866

– brothers John & Alexander

– sister Catharine FERGUSON, widow; sister Margaret SMITH

– witnesses: John McKILLOP, Aldborough; John FORBES


No. 47             Page 119 – 122


Will & Codicil of George BEGG, Southwold, April 15, 1865

– wife Ann

– mentions adjoining land of Dennis HARRIS

– witnesses: Cornelius Danford PAUL, Colin MACDOUGALL, both St. Thomas

– codicil names son James


No. 48             Page 122 – 125


Power of Attorney of Archibald KERR, Ravelston, Edinburgh, Scotland, June 11, 1866

– appoints Richard JUSON, Hamilton and George S. PAPPS, Hamilton

– witnesses: Henry McLAREN, R. A. LUCAS


No. 49             Page 125 – 128


Probate of Will of Elisha BEST, Southwold, November 3, 1862

– died September 27, 1862

– will dated April 4, 1862

– wife Dorcas Best

– eldest son Leonidas Elisha Best

– second son James Henry Best

– third son Robert Bruce Best

– fourth son Mackindra Best

– witnesses: John WILLIAMS, Ebenezer McCOLL


No. 50             Page 129


Assignment of Andrew PATTON, Alfred M. PATTON, Charles G. M. DRAESKE, all of Vienna, merchants – ÐAndrew Patton & Co.Ï, insolvent, to Thomas HODGE, St. Thomas, December 10, 1866

– witness: John CRAWFORD, Vienna


No. 51             Page 130 – 131


Will of Moses ABBOTT, Southwold, December 12, 1865

– wife [not named]

– eldest son John Abbott

– other younger sons, and one daughter [not named]

– executors: son John; Francis KENNEDY and Frederick B. GOING

– witnesses: John McCULLY; Thomas MULLIGAN, Southwold


No. 52             Page 131 – 132


Assignment of Andrew PATTON, Alfred M. PATTON, and Charles G. M. DRAESKE, Vienna, merchants – ÐAndrew Patton & Co.Ï, insolvent, to Daniel HANVEY, St. Thomas, December 26, 1866

– witness: John CAMERON, Hamilton


No. 53             Page 132 – 135


Will of Peter DUNCANSON, Dunwich, November 24, 1866

– wife Mary

– sons Peter, James, Neil, Alexander, and John

– daughters Euphemia (in United States); Anne, and Catherine

– executors: Thomas Samuel McCOLL, Dougald DUNCANSON, both Dunwich

– witnesses: Alexander G. GUNN; Archibald McGEACHY, Dunwich


No. 54             Page 135 – 137


Will of John GRASS, Yarmouth, October 14, 1865

– son Ezekial H. Grass

– executor: Joseph COPELAND

– witnesses: Amasa LEWIS, Port Bruce; William H. ELLIOTT


No. 55             Page 137 – 139

Will of Lexy Lewis HUTCHINSON, Port Burwell, Bayham township, November 29, 1865

– wife Sarah Jane

– son James Lewis Hutchinson

– daughters Alice Jane & Anne Elizabeth

– executors: Alexander SAXTON, John GRIFFIN, and Alexander B. HUTCHINSON

– witnesses: John BURWELL; George AULT, Port Burwell


No. 56             Page 139 – 141


Will of Thomas SPRINGALL, Bayham, January 6, 1866

– wife Elizabeth

– daughter Elizabeth HODGKINSON, wife of Phillip, Aylmer

– witnesses: George LAING, William VEITCH, both Bayham


No. 57             Page 141 – 142


Bond of James LUKE, Bothwell, wagon maker, to Randall CAMPBELL, Wallacetown, miller, February 2, 1867

– regarding mortgage of John McINTYRE and Isabella McINTYRE

– witness: Richard Henry HOLLAND, Bothwell


No. 58             Page 142 – 143


Will of Thomas WHITELY, London Township, February 10, 1867

            – has property in Southwold township

– wife Amelia

            – executors: wife, and Robert HOWARD, London township

– witnesses: Crowell WILLSON; Silas CARSON, London township


No. 59             Page 144 – 145


Will of Thomas CLUNAS, Malahide, June 27, 1866

– son Thomas

– daughters Ellen Clunas and Betsy ALDRIGE

– executors: son Thomas; and William CLUNAS, Malahide; John CLUNAS, South Dorchester

– witnesses: William PRICHARD, Elizabeth CLUNAS, both South Dorchester




No. 60             Page 145 – 146


Will of Jeremiah HAGERTY, St. Thomas, August 4, 1865

– wife Catharine

– son Patrick

– other children not named [minors]

– executors and guardians of minor children: Thomas MOORE, joiner; Patrick BURKE, printer

– witnesses: Thomas GOODWIN; Charles BURKE, St. Thomas


No. 61             Page 147 – 148


Will of James McLACHLAN, Malahide, November 26, 1865

– daughter Ellen JONES

– son Daniel

– mentions parcel of land deeded to Wesleyan Methodist conference

– executors: son Daniel; and George DEXTER, both Malahide

– witnesses: John CLUNAS, Elizabeth CLUNAS, both South Dorchester


No. 62             Page 148 – 150


Will of Samuel SNIVELY, Malahide, August 1, 1846

– wife Drusilla

– eldest son William

– only daughter July Ann

– executor: brother Austin SNIVELY

– witnesses: Robert McCLINTOCK, William BOWEN, and Francis G. BOUGHNER, Malahide


No. 63             Page 150 – 152


Will of Susan HENNEKER, South Dorchester, widow of James, March 9, 1867

– brother William VanEMBURGH, Malahide

– adopted son Judson SORRELL, a minor

– sister Maria DAVIS, wife of Septimus Davis, Yarmouth

– nephew James DAVIS, son of Maria

– Mary CRANE, wife of John Byron Crane, Yarmouth [relationship not stated]

– James Burton CRANE, son of above

– James HENNEKER, Harwich township, Kent county [relationship not stated]

– Amelia MISNER, wife of George Misner, Yarmouth [relationship not stated]

– Asenath WESTOVER, wife of Nathaniel Westover [relationship not stated]

– Sarah McCORDICK, Yarmouth [relationship not stated]

– Elizabeth Jane HARRIS, Oxford township, Oxford county [relationship not stated]

– witnesses: W. E. MURRAY, Aylmer; Jesse HOOVER, South Dorchester


No. 64             Page 153 – 155


Power of Attorney of Isaac BUCHANAN, Hamilton, merchant, January 5, 1867

– appoints Adam HOPE, Hamilton, merchant; Peter Toronto BUCHANAN, Montreal, merchant; and David McGEE, New York

– witness: Plummer DEWAR, Hamilton


No. 65             Page 155 – 156


Will of David BRUSH, Yarmouth, February 2, 1865

– sons Lewis, Hiram, William Alexander and Nelson

– daughter Elvira PETERS, wife of Peter Peters

– daughters Sarah Ann Emily [punctuation in document is missing to indicate if this is one daughter or three separate daughters] and Hannah

– executors: Edmund WESTLAKE, Daniel LUTON and Warren SECORD

– witnesses: William McKAY, St. Thomas; Thomas HEYDEN, Yarmouth


No. 66             Page 157 – 158


Will of Richard CARR, Sparta, Yarmouth township, October 4, 1858

– wife Elisabeth

– eldest son Ricahrd

– witnesses: John CARR, and John FOSTER, both of Sparta


No. 67             Page 158 – 160


Will of Andrew FAULDS, Malahide, February 20, 1865

– wife Ann

– sons Thomas and Andrew

– Elizabeth Linda Margaret HARPER [relationship not stated]

– exeuctors: Peter CLAYTON, and Walter E. MURRAY, both Aylmer

– witnesses: Aaron PRICE, Aylmer, druggist; and James BUCKLEY, Malahide, farmer


No. 68             Page 160 – 161


Quit Claim of Simon KNOX, Southwold, on of the heirs of Adam Ogilvie KNOX, Southwold, to Jane KNOX (wife of Thomas); Isabella BATES (nee Knox), of Etobicoke; AgnesMcDONALD (nee Bates), of Elora; Adam KNOX, Port Stanley; Jeannette KNOX, of Elora; John KNOX, of Hamilton; William A. B. KNOX, of Duncas; Robert KNOX, Southwold; and David KNOX, Hamilton, heirs of Adam Ogilvie Knox; May 11, 1867

– witness: William Joshua WHITE, St. Thomas


No. 69             Page 161 – 163


Will of Tryphena Susan TISDALE, Malahide, single woman, April 9, 1867

– father Henry TISDALE, Aylmer

– mother Phoebe Tisdale, Aylmer

– mentions property of Nathan L. WOOD

– brother Walter H. TISDALE

– niece Mary Augusta E. Tisdale, daughter of Walter

– executors: John McCAUSLAND, Malahide; and James FINNIE, Aylmer, merchant

– witnesses: Walter Edgar MURRAY, and E. M. PRICE, both Aylmer


No. 70             Page 163 – 166


Assignment of Nathan Loring WOOD, Aylmer, merchant, insolvent, to William ForrestFINDLAY, Hamilton, June 4, 1867

– lists creditors (only Elgin county people extracted)

– George KINSEY, Mary VANPATTER, Adolphus WILLIAMS, JohnMcCAUSLAND, William CAMPBELL, Zedekiah DANCE, John H. ARKELL, William LAUR, Edward DANCEY, Adam FALLS, Roswell MOTT, ThomasDURRANT, Isaac CHAMBERS, William GARRETT, all of Aylmer; A. NEWELL,

Henry WOOLEY, and Daniel BROOKS, of Springfield, and Colin MUNRO, St. Thomas


No. 71             Page 166 – 167


Assignment of Moses Billings PERVINE, Joseph Southworth PERVINE, William DanforthPERVINE, of Conestoto, Waterloo County, flax manufacturers, to Henry Fletcher JosephJACKSON, of Berlin, Waterloo County, May 29, 1867


No. 72             Page 167 – 168


Assignment of James Henry Lumsden BEGG, St. Thomas, merchant, insolvent, to John ArdaghROE, St. Thomas, June 6, 1867

– witness: Edward HORTON, Yarmouth


No. 73             Page 168 – 173


Probate of Will of Thomas DENNIS, Bayham, May 23, 1867

– died January 14, 1867 in Bayham

– will dated December 29, 1866

– wife Ann

– sons James Firby Dennis, William Burton Dennis, Robert Dennis, Joseph Dennis, Thomas Dennis

– daughters Esther Ann NEVILLS, Jane Elizabeth RIBBELL, Hannah Elizabeth LAUR

– witnesses: Silas NEVILL, Joseph M. DENNIS, D. C. SWAYZE


No. 74             Page 173 – 175


Probate of Will of William LYNN, Southwold, April 18, 1867

– died December 1, 1866 in Southwold

– will dated August 24, 1866

– wife [ not named]

– five oldest children: Hugh, Martha, Robert, Thomas & Rebecca

– two youngest sons: James & Samuel

– executors: Samuel LYNN, and Hugh LYNN, Southwold

– witnesses: Alexander MARTIN, William MUSGROVE


No. 75             Page 176 – 177


Will of Annabella McCOLL, Yarmouth, widow, January 19, 1863

– daughter Catherine McALPIN, wife of John, Yarmouth

– executors: Hugh McINTYRE, James FERGUSON, both Yarmouth

– witnesses: Neil McINTYRE, Yarmouth; Neil McBANE


No. 76             Page 177 – 179


Will of Henry SCHNEKENBURGER, Aldborough, March 18, 1867

– wife Mary Regina

– sons Elias Joseph; William Henry; John Evangelist; Rupertus

– daughter Matilda

– witnesses: George MANN, Wendlen SCHNEKENBURGER, both Aldborough


No. 77             Page 180 – 182


Indenture of Mortgage between Robert HEPBURN, Yarmouth, Thomas GREEN, Yarmouth, and Benjamin GREEN, Yarmouth, cloth manufacturer, November 23, 1866

– witness: William McKAY, Southwold


No. 78             Page 183 – 184


Will of James CHALK, Malahide, June 3, 1867

– wife Sarah

– sons Alfred Charles, James W., Finley, Henry, John

– daughters Elizabeth CAMP; Harriet LIGHT

– witnesses: Thomas PETTIT, Lyndes McCURDY, both of Bayham


No. 79             Page 185 – 187


Indenture of Assignment of Lease between Thomas T. KENNEDY, Aylmer, merchant, and William KINSEY, Malahide, August 29, 1867

– witnesses: W. E. MURRAY, George R. WOOD




No. 80             Page 187 – 188


Will of John C. RYCKMAN, Yarmouth, May 3, 1867

– wife Mary

– sons Joseph & George

– executors: Isaac RYCKMAN; Howard B. WELDING, Yarmouth

– witnesses: William RYCKMAN, Yarmouth, sawyer; Howard B. WELDING


No. 81             Page 188 – 190


Will of Richard MISENER, Yarmouth, March 29, 1867

– wife Hannah

– sons Nicholas, George, Andrew, Alexander

– daughter Sarah Misener

– heirs of deceased daughter Jane LAWTON

– heirs of deceased daughter Catharine MILLER

– daughter Mary HARPER

– executors: Jacob MILLER, Andrew MILLER, and Septimeus DAVIS, all Yarmouth

– witnesses: Adam MISENER, Conrad MISENER, both of Beverly


No. 82             Page 191


Agreement between Cornelius D. PAUL, St. Thomas, and Christian HEIDT, Southwold, to re-convey land to Heidt after removing mill and machinery, Oct. 12, 1865

– witness: Colin MACDOUGALL, St. Thomas


No. 83             Page 191 – 193


Will of John WALKER, Jr., South Dorchester, July 18, 1860

– wife Juday Walker

– family [not named]

– father and mother [not named]

– executors: wife, Henry SHIRK, and John GUNN

– witnesses: Peter W. CHARLTON; Samuel STOKES, S. Dorchester


No. 84             Page 193 – 194


Certificate of heinship (act of quiting titles to real estate) of George Henry BACKHOUSE, Bayham, October 7, 1867

– eldest son of William BACKHOUSE, and his wife Hannah McMICHAEL

– Hannah died February 13, 1849


No. 85             Page 194 – 195


Power of Attorney of Hon. Isaac BUCHANAN, Hamilton, January 5, 1867

– appoints Adam HOPE, Hamilton; and Peter Toronto BUCHANAN, Montreal; and David McGEE, New York


No. 86             Page 195 – 197


Will of William DALLEY, Malahide, March 8, 1853

– living with son Henry in Brooklyn

– daughter-in-law Keturah Dalley, wife of Henry, Brooklyn, New York

– sons Henry, Herbert, Frederic, Edwin

– daughters Navasien ALLWORTH; Louisa Jane CONEY; Mary Sarah MERRITT

– witnesses: John V. MYERS, and William POTTS, Brooklyn


No. 87             Page 197 – 200


Will & Codicil of Alexander PATTERSON, Yarmouth, January 27, 1862

– wife Catherine

– sons Alexander and John

– daughter Elizabeth FERGUSON, wife of Duncan

– daughter Janet ORDISH, wife of Benjamin

– daughter Catherine McBRAYNE, wife of John

– daughters Margaret and Mary PATTERSON

– executors: Malcolm McBRAYNE, Yarmouth

– witnesses: Henry HAMILTON, and John Robert MACARTNEY, both St. Thomas

– codicil dated October 23, 1862

– witnesses: David W. ROWLAND, minister, St. Thomas; Henry HAMILTON


No. 88             Page 201


Assignment of Edmund Montague YARWOOD, Yarmouth, insolvent, to Samuel PRICE, Yarmouth, November 29, 1867

– witness: Edward HORTON, Yarmouth


No. 89             Page 202 – 203


Will of George WOOLLEY, South Dorchester, August 31, 1867

– wife Sarah

– daughters Sarah Jane, Rosannah, Amy, Lorry

– sons Daniel, Albert, and Leonard

– baby five weeks old not yet named

– executors: Bradford CORLESS, John BLAKE

– witnesses: Matthew FULLERTON, S. Dorchester; Irenia HISLOP


No. 90             Page 203 – 205


Will of Philander BRADLEY, Malahide, February 20, 1867

– wife Sarah Jane

– children [not named]

– witnesses: William MESTON, William James EGBERT, both Malahide


No. 91             Page 205 – 207


Power of Attorney of Hon. Isaac BUCHANAN, Hamilton, October 30, 1867

– appoints Plummer DEWAR, Hamilton and Peter Toronto BUCHANAN, (his son), of Montreal


No. 92             Page 207 – 209


Will of James SPORE, Bayham, February 1, 1865

– wife Elizabeth

– daughter Catharine Spore

– executors: daughter Catharine; Thomas JENKINS, Barney McSHANE

– witnesses: Samuel BRASHER, William CARRUTHERS, and John PoulsonMcDONALD, Vienna


No. 93             Page 210 – 213


Probate of Will of Andrew MURRAY, Port Robinson, Welland Co., Postmaster, Nov. 2, 1867

– died September 20, 1867, at sea on steamship Moravian on route from Quebec to Liverpool, England

– administration granted to Robert ELLIOTT and Cornelius B. BENNETT, both of Port Robinson

– will dated September 9, 1867

– bequests to: Mrs. Charles STEWART, widow; Margaret McFARLAND, wife of Duncan; Mrs. John MURRAY, Port Robinson; Miss Harriet WILLSON

– sister Mrs. Adam EMPEY, South Dorchester

– sister Mrs. Henry HUGO, Windham

– witnesses: Robert COULTER, T. R. SECORD


No. 94             Page 214 – 215


Will of John WHITE, Yarmouth, August 5, 1867

– wife Elizabeth

– daughter Frances Catherine EATON, wife of John T. Eaton

– sons James, Albert, and John

– executors: wife Elizabeth, and Benjamin Franklin HATHAWAY

– witnesses: John Thomas EATON, and John LANNING, both of Yarmouth


No. 95             Page 215 – 218


Will of John WILEY, Yarmouth, September 8, 1866

– wife Eveline

– sons William, John, Monson, Thomas, Henry, Daniel, and Wilson

– witnesses: Jehial MANN, St. Thomas, and D. W. LOCKHART, Glasgow, Scotland


No. 96             Page 218 – 219


Will of Duncan McCALLUM, Aldborough, December 31, 1866

– wife Betsy

– son John

– daughters Margaret & Eliza McCallum

– executors: son Zachariah McCallum, and grandson John GILLIES

– witnesses: James C. McDONALD, Orford, Kent Co.; and Samuel MacCOLL, Aldborough


No. 97             Page 220 – 221


Will of William LAUR, Malahide, March 15, 1867

– wife Catharine

– sons William B. Laur and Henry Vernell Laur

– minor sons George Arthur Wesley Laur; Edwin Ervin Laur and Jessa Willerd Laur

– daughter Catherine Jane RILEY, wife of Hugh

– daughter Lydia Ann INGELSBY, wife of R. C.

– executors: wife; son William; and brother-in-law Jessa LEARN, all of Malahide

– witnesses: Hugh RILEY, Henry V. LAUR, and Wilson E. JANSEN, all of Malahide


No. 98             Page 222 – 223


Will of Alexander KAY, Southwold, December 11, 1867

– nephew Peter STEPHENSON

– witnesses: Levi FOWLER, Samuel TUBBY, both of Fingal


No. 99             Page 223 – 225


Will of John MARLATT, Yarmouth, December 9, 1865

– wife Sarah

– sons Joseph, Jehiel, John, George, James, Nathan, and Daniel & his wife Nancy

– daughter Maria OILL, wife of John

– witnesses: William McKAY, St. Thomas; Daniel W. NEWCOMB, Yarmouth


No. 100                       Page 225 – 227


Will of William ROSS, Dunwich, May 5, 1858

– wife Isabella

– sons Hugh, Peter, Alexander, William, John, and James

– daughters Sarah, Hannah, Eliza, Mary and Jane

– executors: Warren WARNER, and John ROACH, Dunwich

– witnesses: Judson MILLIGAN, and John TOLMAN, both Dunwich


No. 101                       Page 227 – 229


Will of James DAWDY, Southwold, December 5, 1867

– sons William, Sylvester, Isaac, and Caleb

– daughters Jane, Phebe, and Martha

– grandson Chancy Erastus LAMPMAN

– executors: Hugh LYNN and John MILLER, both Southwold

– witnesses: Levi FOWLER; Lenah Jane HUNTLEY, Southwold


No. 102                       Page 229 – 230


Will of Isabella McGUGAN, Dunwich, widow, January 27, 1868

– son Angus

– witnesses: Alexander George GUNN, Dunwich; and Donald BLUE


No. 103                       Page 230 – 232


Will of Asa FORDYCE, Yarmouth, August 8, 1867

– wife Catharine

– sons Edward and Henry Brougham Fordyce

– daughter Thirzy MILLS, widow of David Mills

– executors: son Edward; and William H. MANDEVILLE

– witnesses: Thomas MILLS and John PRICE, both Yarmouth


No. 104                       Page 232 – 233


Will of William CLUNAS, Malahide, January 23, 1868

– wife Elisabeth

– mother Catharine Clunas

– brothers Archibald, John, Thomas and James

– sisters Susannah B. KENNEDY and Mary JONES

– mentions property in will of late John Clunas, to William & Mary Clunas

– witnesses: Matthew FULLERTON, S. Dorchester; and Caroline WORTLEY




No. 105                       Page 234 – 235


Will of Archibald BUCHANAN, Yarmouth, January 9, 1868

– mother [not named]

– brother James

– sisters Catharine, Margaret, Nancy and Mary Annabella

– witnesses: William CAMPBELL, Yarmouth; and Farquhar CAMPBELL


No. 106                       Page 235 – 237


Assignment of Lease between William KINSEY, Malahide and David MARSHALL, Malahide, December 13, 1867

– mentions indenture between Daniel RICE, George R. WOOD and Thomas T.KENNEDY

– witnesses: W. E. MURRAY; John Warren GILLETT, Malahide


No. 107                       Page 237 – 238


Will of John PIPER, Yarmouth, February 18, 1867

– wife Elizabeth

– son William

– daughter Grace

– witnesses: William D. HILLBORN, Yarmouth; Robert WHITE


No. 108                       Page 238 – 239


Assignment of Albert HUMPHREY, Rodney, lumberman and Elisha Budd STEWART, Rodney, lumberman, insolvent; to John Ardagh ROE, St. Thomas, March 4, 1868

– witness: Nelson Whitney MOORE, St. Thomas


No. 109                       Page 239 – 241


Will of Samuel ARNOLD Sr., Bayham, June 14, 1866

– wife Phebe

– sons Thomas, Edward, Samuel and John

– daughters Sarah, Jane and Rachel

– witnesses: W. A. GLOVER, and John ALLAN, shoemaker; both of Port Burwell




No. 110                       Page 241 – 244


Will of John COPELAND, Malahide, May 24, 1867

– daughters Sarah Copeland and Elizabeth WRONG

– sons William, George, John, Mark, Joseph, James and Thomas

– mentions property deeded by Thomas ELLIS

– executors: Lindley MOORE, Port Bruce; and John BOBIER, Yarmouth

– witnesses: Henry Francis ELLIS, St. Thomas; and David W. SIMONS


No. 111                       Page 244 – 245


Will of Mathew SPROUL, Dunwich, January 12, 1866

– wife Margaret

– witnesses: John KERR, Dunwich; and John LIDDELL


No. 112                       Page 245 – 247


Will of Joseph WOOLLY, South Dorchester, December 20, 1867

– wife Margaret

– sons Alexander; Joseph Lewis; and John McFarland Woolly

– daughters Mary Ellen and Charlotte

– executors: wife Margaret, son Alexander; and brother Peter WOOLLY

– witnesses: Matthew FULLERTON; and Robert FULLERTON


No. 113                       Page 247 – 248


Will of Mary MELLOR, Southwold, widow, February 15, 1863

– son James

– granddaughters: Mary Hannah; Sarah Eliza and Alice (daughters of Thomas Mellor)

– granddaughters: Mary Ellen and Emma (daughters of John Mellor)

– witnesses: Robert NICOL, Southwold; and R. JOHNSON


No. 114                       Page 248 – 249


Assignment of George W. MORGAN, St. Thomas, cordwainer, insolvent; to Samuel PRICE, Port Stanley, April 4, 1868

– witnesses: Edward HORTON, Yarmouth; and G. SCARFF




No. 115                       Page 250


Assignment of James H. STEWART, Aldborough, merchant, insolvent; to Samuel PRICE, Port Stanley, April 8, 1868

– witnesses: Thomas Henry WHITE, St. Thomas


No. 116                       Page 251 – 252


Will of Thomas FUTCHER, Southwold, August 9, 1865

– wife Hester

– son Thomas

– executors: wife; and James ARNOLD

– witnesses: William HUTCHINSON; James HUTCHINSON, and Peter PETTIFER, St. Thomas


No. 117                       Page 252 – 255


Will of Duncan McGREGOR, Yarmouth, April 17, 1868

– eldest son John

– son Alexander

– daughters Mary, Catherine and Euphemia

– sister Mary McCALLUM

– executors: John THOMPSON, Yarmouth; John TAYLOR, S. Dorchester

– witnesses: William LOVE, St. Thomas; Colin MACDOUGALL


No. 118                       Page 255 – 256


Will of David THOMPSON Sr., St. Thomas, July 9, 1867

– wife Elizabeth

– son David

– daughters Cordelia NICHOL; Maria JONES

– witnesses: W. BARRETT, St. Thomas, carriage maker; Daniel DRAKE, St. Thomas, livery stable keeper


No. 119                       Page 257


Will of Henry MOORE, Southwold, March 26, 1868

– brothers William Edwin Moore and John Warren Moore

– witnesses John W. MOORE; Almina BARRETT, Southwold




No. 120                       Page 258 – 260


Will of Daniel MANN, Yarmouth, April 8, 1868

– wife Elizabeth

– sons Hiram B., Daniel, Samuel H., Joseph, John, Jehiel, Peregine M., Arthur Wellington, Thomas T., George W., Charles

– executors: Jeronimus RAPELJE; William CULVER and Lyman LEONARD

– witnesses: William McKAY, Southwold, county clerk; Lucius McMASTER, Yarmouth, innkeeper; and J. B. RAYMOND, Yarmouth, millwright


No. 121                       Page 260 – 262


Indenture between Maria LITTLE, Dereham; widow, Levi MARSHALL, S. Dorchester; and Henry WOOLLEY, of S. Dorchester, April 30, 1868

– regarding forthcoming marriage of Maria Little and Henry Woolley and property

– witnesses: J. Wesley WOOLLEY; Hiram Chancy WOOLLEY, S. Dorchester


No. 122                       Page 263 – 264


Will of Angus McINTYRE, Yarmouth, December 3, 1861

– sons Donald and Angus

– daughter Eliza

– executors: Duncan McCOLL, late of Westminster; William CAMPBELL and Archibald McINTYRE, both of S. Dorchester

– witnesses: William CAMPBELL, S. Dorchester; Colin McINTYRE


No. 123                       Page 264 – 266


Will of Samuel FULTON, Southwold, October 5, 1867

– wife Jane

– sons John, Samuel, Robert, Andrew, and Archibald

– daughter Jennet

– witnesses: William EUSTIS; John EUSTIS, Southwold


No. 124                       Page 266 – 281


Probate of Will of Wellwood MAXWELL, Kirkcudbright, North Britain, barrister, died July 12, 1866

– names wife and children


No. 125                       Page 281 – 284


Affidavit of William DEWSNAP, England, regarding will of Wellwood MAXWELL


No. 126                       Page 284 – 286


Will of Gabriel CORNWELL, S. Dorchester, November 15, 1864

– sons Andrew Cornwell; John Wilbur Cornwell and Rodolphus Clinton Cornwell

– daughters Marilda, Martha Ann, and Uphemia Allice

– executors: Rodolphus Clinton McKINNEY, Malahide and Alexander McKINNEY, S. Dorchester

– witnesses: Adoniram J. DAVIS, Malahide; W. E. MURRAY, Aylmer


No. 127                       Page 286 – 290


Probate of Will of James Newton EWING, Bayham, May 21, 1868

– died April 1, 1868

– will dated September 2, 1864

– wife [not named]

– brother Thomas, North Walsingham, Norfolk, England

– executor: Thomas SIMS, Bayham

– witnesses: Lewis J. GUNDY; John CRAWFORD, Vienna


No. 128                       Page 290 – 296


Indenture between the Corporation of the Township of Malahide and the Port Bruce & Aylmer Gravel Road Company, May 18, 1868; signed by Thomas McIntyre NAIRN, Malahide Reeve and Philip HODGKINSON, clerk; and Colin MUNRO, president of Road Company

– witnesses: John McCAUSLAND

– regarding toll gates; fees set


No. 129                       Page 297 – 298


Document by William EVANS, St. Thomas, formerly of London, Engalnd, regarding indenture by Thomas Llewellyn Lloyd LINDOP, St. Thomas, regarding heirs of Thomas Trevor LINDOP, deceased

– deed of gift to the following (Evans is their uncle): Mary T. Lindop, William Evans Lindop, Thomas L. L. Lindop, Edward Lindop, Charles Lindop, Henry Lindop, Elizabeth Lindop and John C. Lindop

– dated August 12, 1868

– witness: James STANTON, St. Thomas


No. 130                       Page 299 – 300


Will of Jacob NEFF, S. Dorchester, January 16, 1868

            – sons George, Peter, Cornelius, and John Henry

– daughters Mary, Catharine, Elizabeth and Sarah

– witnesses: John F. BEST, Malahide; John CLUNAS, S. Dorchester


No. 131                       Page 301 – 302


Will of Abigail HARRIS, wife of Jeremiah J., London Township, February 28, 1868

– niece Abigail DECKER, wife of Gideon, Westminster township (lot in Richmond, Bayham township acquired from John DARLING)

– executors: Gavin ROBERTSON, Wainfleet township, Welland county; and GideonDECKER

– witnesses: Charles DECKER, Westminster; and Eli S. JARVIS


No. 132                       Page 303 – 304


Will of Abell HORNBY, S. Dorchester, December 29, 1863

– wife Mary

– witnesses: Archibald CLUNAS, John CLUNAS, both S. Dorchester


No. 133                       Page 304 – 305

Will of George WATERHOUSE, Southwold, December 18, 1866

– sons William, Joseph, Thomas, George, Stephen, James, and John

– daughters Martha Waterhouse; Hannah BRADBURY, wife of Frederick; SarahSUGDEN, wife of John; and Elizabeth DUFTON, wife of Joseph

– witnesses: Samuel MASON and Sarah Jane DOL, both Southwold


No. 134                       Page 305 – 308


Will of John CAMPBELL, Southwold, July 14, 1865

– daughters Nancy LEITCH, widow of Donald, Yarmouth; Jane GILBERT, wife of Matthew; Grace McCOLL, wife of John

– sons Dugald, Lachlan, John and Neil

– grandchildren: children of daughter Mary McBRIDE, deceased, wife of Alexander

– executors: son Lachlan Campbell, St. Thomas; and Daniel BLACK, Yarmouth

– witnesses: William Joshua WHITE, St. Thomas; A. E. HODGE, Port Stanley


No. 135                       Page 308


Will of Edward STRINGER, May 2, 1868

– wife Lyddia Adelia

– son John Edward Stringer

– witnesses: William HATCH Jr., Bayham; Thomas G. HATCH, and AlbertMcDONALD


No. 136                       Page 309 – 311


Will of John WADDELL, Southwold, age 65, August 6, 1860

– wife Mary

– Francis Henry Waddell [relationship not stated]

– John Warren Waddell [relationship not stated]

– daughter Amelia Maria BOSTWICK

– Edward Edmund Waddell [relationship not stated]

– son James Hamilton Waddell

– executors: wife; and Joseph R. BOSTWICK, Port Stanley

– witnesses: James JACKSON, and William GIVEN, both Port Stanley


No. 137                       Page 311 – 314

Will of Orlo SMITH, Malahide, January 5, 1868

– wife Chloe Charlotte Smith

– sons John Harvey Smith, Charles Harvey Smith, Havelock Smith

– daughters Hannah SAXTON, Hester Ann EDISON, Elizabeth Jane Smith

– executors: sons Isaac Smith and William E. Smith

– witnesses: Asa MARR, Malahide; Caleb T. BURDICK, Malahide; and W. A.GLOVER, Port Burwell


No. 138                       Page 314 – 315


Will of John MACK, Bayham, July 19, 1865

– wife Elizabeth

– children [not named]

– witnesses: William HATCH, Bayham; and Leah HATCH


No. 139                       Page 315 – 316


Will of Edward McCAULEY, S. Dorchester, November 13, 1868

– wife Anna

– sons George Albert and James Arthur

– mentions property deeded to him by Adam & Mary HEGLER

– executors: wife Anna; William WILLIS, William PRICHARD, both S. Dorchester

– witnesses: Archibald CLUNAS and Adam HEGLER, both S. Dorchester


No. 140                       Page 317 – 319


Will of Henry HIGH, Bayham, October 2, 1862

– sons John, Andrew and Amos

– daughters Mary, Margaret, Magdalena, Barbara and Susan

– executors: son Amos; and Andrew MOORE, Bayham

– witnesses: James W. O. CLARK, Louth township, Lincoln Co., and Andrew CULP


– end of Book A –






Book B

Instrument Numbers 141 – 465 (pages 1 – 783)


No. 141                       Page 1 – 2


Will of John McDONALD, Aldborough, October 7, 1868

            – wife Ann

            – sons William, John, Findley

– daughters Isabella, Jennett, Ann & Margaret

– witnesses: Jacob SMITH, M. D.; George COUSE, M.D., Wardsville


No. 142                       Page 2 – 4


Will of Neil McINTYRE, Yarmouth, March 14, 1851

– wife Janet

– oldest son Hugh

– son Angus

– daughters Julia; and Mary McCALLUM, wife of Duncan McCallum

– executors: Archibald McINTYRE, St. Thomas, boot & shoemaker; ArchibaldMcINTYRE, son of Angus, Yarmouth; and Duncan McCALLUM, Dorchester

– witnesses: John McKAY, William McKAY, and John SELLS, all of St. Thomas


No. 143                       Page 5 – 6


Will of Jacob BUCK, S. Dorchester, August 15, 1868

– sons Ephraim & William

– daughters Martha Jane Buck; Julia Hellen Buck; Saphronia Sophia Buck; and Sarah Abigail BENTLEY

– executors: George BENTLEY, son-in-law; and daughter Martha Jane

– witnesses: W. E. MURRAY, and Joel W. BINGHAM, both of Aylmer


No. 144                       Page 6 – 7


Indenture between Daniel PARISH, Yarmouth, and Thomas ARKELL, St. Thomas, merchant, February 4, 1865

– regarding mortgage dated Nov. 23, 1860 between James C. McCREDIE, S. Dorchester and Arkell

– witness: Colin MACDOUGALL




No. 145                       Page 8 – 9


Will of Foster NEWELL, Malahide, March 26, 1867

– wife Margaret

– sons Andrew, Reuben, Francis, and James

– daughter Mary

– executors: wife Margaret; brother Andrew NEWELL, Malahide; & Joseph NESBITT, Dorchester township

– witnesses: Andrew NEWELL, Malahide; Reuben JOHNSON, Dorchester township


No. 146                       Page 9 – 14


Deed of discharge regarding insolvency of Albert HUMPHREY & Elisha Budd STEWART, Rodney, formerly carrying on business as ÐHumphrey & StewartÏ, merchants, Oct. 23, 1868

– assignee Edwin Lewis STODDARD, Rondeau Harbour

– witnesses: D. M. E. EBERTS, Andrew HYSLOP, John D. RONALD


No. 147                       Page 14 – 16


Will of John EICHENBERG Sr., Bayham, October 23, 1868

– executors: son John, and son-in-law Simeon MITCHELL, both Bayham

– heirs of daughter Sophia MURDAGH, deceased

– daughter Susan Jane BOWEN, widow of Cornelius, Southwold

– daughter Elizabeth CRANDALL, wife of William, Norfolk County

– daughter Maria MITCHELL, wife of Simeon, Bayham

– daughter Sally Ann COLLINS, wife of David C., Bayham

– daughter Nancy Catherine MITCHELL, wife of Thomas, Bayham

– grandson William McClellan HOTCHKISS

– witnesses: Benjamin DRAKE, Bayham; James Dickison DRAKE


No. 148                       Page 16 – 17


Assignment of David DEAN, Bayham, mechanic, insolvent, to Samuel PRICE, Port Stanley, December 29, 1868

– witness: Thomas Henry WHITE, St. Thomas




No. 149                       Page 17 – 18


Will of John SUTTON, Southwold, September 16, 1868

– wife Cynthia

– sons Frederick, Calvin, Isaac, Elijah

– daughters Sarah WILKIE, Isabel MARR, and Agnes SUTTON

– granddaughter Iva MARR

– executors: wife; William BOWEN, and Andrew HORTON

– witnesses: Samuel TUBBY and Miar McLAUGHLIN, both Southwold


No. 150                       Page 18 – 20


Will of George ROBB, Southwold, January 19, 1869

– wife Elizabeth

– sons James, John, George, William, and David

– daughters Mary, Isabella and Elizabeth

– executors: brother John ROBB, Alexander STEELE and Archibald McDERMID

– witnesses: James McLAUGHLIN and James BLACK, both Southwold


No. 151                       Page 21 – 22


Will of Joseph MERRILL, Bayham, April 6, 1835

– wife Rebecca

– two eldest sons Abel & David

– youngest son Joseph

– three eldest daughters Mina WILLIAMS, Sarah MERRILL and Matilda MERRILL

– seven youngest daughters Nancy, Martha Ann, Rebecca, Eliza, Rachel, Mary, Phebe

– executors: Abel MERRILL, and James MERRILL

– witnesses: J. W. ELLIOTT, John DAVIS, Hamilton, and Jesse SMITH


No. 152                       Page 23 – 26


Power of Attorney of George ROBSON, Glasgow, Scotland, April 18, 1863


No. 153                       Page 26 – 28


Assignment of John Anson McCAUSLAND, Aylmer, carriage maker, insolvent, to John HallARKELL, Aylmer, merchant, February 2, 1869

– witnesses: George LESLIE, Aylmer, T. M. NAIRN

– list of creditors (only Elgin County references extracted)

John ARKELL, G. & E. WALKER, Thomas T. MANN, Messrs. MARTIN & NAIRN, William FOULDS, Messrs. BINGHAM & SON, and ThomasDURANT, all of Aylmer; Daniel GUNN, Dorchester; John McCAUSLAND, William HARVEY, E. ROWLEY, and William DISHER, all of Malahide


No. 154                       Page 28 – 30


Will of Archibald McNAB, Dunwich, December 31, 1867

– wife Jane

– daughter Elizabeth

– sons Archibald, John and Duncan

– executors: wife Jane; brothers Duncan McNAB and Mungo McNAB

– witnesses: John STEWART, Dunwich; and Malcolm CAMPBELL


No. 155                       Page 31 – 32


Will of Samuel MINARD, Yarmouth, December 26, 1868

– wife Phebe

– sons James, Jacob D., and youngest son William Samuel

– daughters Rachel HILBORNE, Mary CUMMINS, Sarah G. TAYLOR, Phebe F.SMITH, Anne E. DOANE, and Rebecca C. MINARD

– executors: Samuel HAIGHT and Asa S. SCHOOLEY, both Yarmouth

– witnesses: Edward Grable SCHOOLEY, Yarmouth, and Michael A. DePEEL


No. 156                       Page 33 – 38


Document by Lady Marie Louise TASCHREAU, widow of Sir Randolph Isham ROUTH, February 13, 1869, regarding his will


No. 157                       Page 38 – 41

Indenture between Patrick A. BISSET, Port Burwell, merchant; James SMITH, Hamilton, merchant; and James McKEAND, Hamilton, March 16, 1855

– regarding assignment to creditors


No. 158                       Page 42 – 45


Will of Archibald McLAUGHLIN, Southwold, September 4, 1868

– wife [not named]

– sons Donald, Duncan, James & Archibald

– daughters [not named]

– executors: Archibald McINTYRE, Southwold; and Gilbert McPHERSON, Westminster

– witnesses: Levi FOWLER, Samuel TUBBY, both Southwold


No. 159                       Page 45 – 47


Probate of Will of John YOUNGS, Southwold, October 27, 1868

– died October 1, 1868

– will dated September 21, 1868

– son Joseph

– daughters Eliza HAMM and Anne WATSON

– Nancy McCOLL [relationship not stated]

– executors: William CRARY and Andrew HORTON

– witnesses: William SILCOX and John EAGAN, both Southwold


No. 160                       Page 47 – 49


Power of Attorney of Catharine Gardner WATKINS, Hamilton, February 24, 1869

– appoints Frederick ROPER, Hamilton


No. 161                       Page 50 – 51


Power of Attorney of Samuel Boies SMITH, Toronto, December 1, 1868

– appoints Frederick A. BALL, Hamilton


No. 162                       Page 51 – 53


Will of Peter JOHNSTON, Bayham, January 4, 1869

– wife Catharine

– eldest son Lawrence

– second son Peter

– third son William

– fourth son Jeremiah

– daughters Maria THURSTON, Tahelan AUSTIN and Lea SMITH

– grandson Francis THURSTON

– executors: George BACKHOUSE, and Levi HATCH, both Bayham

– witnesses: Whitson E. MOORE, Jacob S. JONES


No. 163                       Page 53 – 54


Power of Attorney of Samuel Boies SMITH, Toronto, December 1, 1868

– appoints Frederick A. BALL, Hamilton


No. 164                       Page 54 – 56


Power of Attorney of William Henry LOCK, Philo Township, Champagne County, Illinois, February 25, 1865

– appoints William Joyce LOCK, Yarmouth

– witness: Alexander Thomas HANVEY, St. Thomas


No. 165                       Page 56 – 58


Indenture between Coll McLELLAN, Southwold; Margaret Elizabeth Jane McLELLAN, and Dugald James McLELLAN, infant children of Dugald, Southwold, deceased; and ElizabethMcLELLAN, wife of Dugald, May 4, 1869

– regarding will of Hugh McLELLAN, Southwold, dated August 18, 1865 naming his sons Coll, Malcolm and Dugald

– witness: J. S. HALLOWELL, St. Thomas


No. 166                       Page 59 – 60


Assignment of Thomas Llewellyn Lloyd LINDOP and Henry LINDOP, St. Thomas, merchants; insolvent, to Samuel PRICE, Port Stanley, March 25, 1869

– witness: James A. PARKER


No. 167                       Page 60 – 61


Will of Daniel DODGE, S. Dorchester, October 5, 1865

– wife Roxanna COLE

– executors: Samuel STOKES, and William PRICHARD, both South Dorchester

– witnesses: Matthew FULLERTON, S. Dorchester; and Adam HEGLER


No. 168                       Page 62 – 64


Will of William SPITTLER, Southwold, May 3, 1869

– wife Rhoda

– son Samuel

– daughters Jemima & Elizabeth

– grandson Charles Spittler

– witnesses: Amos BARNES, Samuel TUBBY, both Southwold


No. 169                       Page 64


Power of Attorney of Henry & Keturah DALLEY, his wife, May 22, 1869

– revoke earlier power of attorney made to Edwin DALLEY, of Hamilton

– witness: John S. WOODWARD, New York city


No. 170                       Page 65 – 66


Will of Joseph FIRBY, Bayham, August 29, 1866

– sons Robert, sawmiller; Thomas M. & John

– daughter Ann GLOVER, wife of John

– daughter Hannah PEACOCK, wife of William

– witnesses: Isaac CONNOR, Solomon MOORE Jr., both of Bayham


No. 171                       Page 67 – 69


Will of Duncan CAMPBELL, Yarmouth, December 14, 1867

– wife Ann

– sons William, Archibald, Duncan, Colin, and Dugald (youngest)

– daughters Margaret, Isabella & Lucy

– executors: wife, son William, and son-in-law Archibald McINTYRE

– witnesses: John McLEAN, St. Thomas, and Duncan CAMPBELL


No. 172                       Page 69 – 71


Will of John McTAGGERT, Yarmouth, May 17, 1869

– wife Margaret

– daughter Margaret

– sons Duncan & Malcolm

– witnesses: E. MACKAY, and Donald McTAGGERT, Yarmouth


No. 173                       Page 71 – 73


Power of Attorney of Thomas Sheppard SMYTH, London, Ontario, July 3, 1868

– appoints William Purvis Rockport STREET, London

– witnesses Edmund SMYTH, and Samuel BARKER


No. 174                       Page 73 – 74


Power of Attorney of Harriet SMYTH, Surrey, England, wife of Thomas Sheppard Smyth, January 28, 1869

– appoints William Purvis Rockport STREET, London Ontario

– witness: Edmund SMYTH


No. 175                       Page 75 – 77


Probate of Will of John CAMPBELL, Dunwich, June 29, 1869

– died May 24, 1869

– will dated May 24, 1867

– wife [not named]

– son Duncan

– daughters [not named]

– executor: son Archibald CAMPBELL, Dunwich

– witnesses: John McEACHREN, Robert NICHOLL


No. 176                       Page 77 – 79


Probate of Will of Archibald PATTERSON, Dunwich, July 10, 1869

– died June 28, 1869

– will dated June 29, 1867

– daughter Sally PATTERSON, wife of John

– daughters Katie, Margaret, Mary & Christie

– executors: William LODGE, Southwold, and John McCALLUM, Dunwich

– witnesses: John GRAY and Thomas IRWIN, both London


No. 177                       Page 80 – 82


Will of Isaac BOWLBY, Southwold, February 26, 1868

– wife Martha

– son Isaac Dennis Bowlby

– son James Caswell Bowlby

– son Sidney Smith Bowlby

– son John Nelson Bowlby

– daughter Caroline McPHERSON, wife of Benjamin

– daughter Mary Ann SMITH, wife of Jacob

– Alice Arminta STRINGER [relationship not stated]

– executors: wife Martha; and nephew Alexander BOWLBY, Southwold

-witnesses: Samuel ECCLES, Arabella ECCLES, St. Thomas


No. 178                       Page 82 – 84


Will of William WEEKS, St. Thomas, November 26, 1861

– daughter Joanna STACEY, wife of Thomas

– daughter Mary HILL, wife of William

– sons Thomas, George, Nicholas, and William

– daughter Hannah LOVERING, wife of James

– daughter Miriam GOULD, wife of George

– daughter Susann HOOPER, wife of John

– witnesses: Samuel STACEY, Pontiac, Michigan; & Martha Jane STACEY


No. 179                       Page 85 – 87


Probate of Will of Isaac CHAMBERS, Malahide, July 10, 1869

– died November 7, 1868

– will dated September 7, 1854

– wife Anna

– sons Nelson, Robert, George, John & Roffe Augustus

– daughters Phebe, Hannah, Sarah, Ann & Margaret

– executors: sons George & John; Isaac HARVEY & George SMITH

– witnesses: Jacob STALEY Sr., & Jacob STALEY, Jr.

No. 180                       Page 88 – 89


Will of Daniel ABELL, Malahide, July 28, 1852

– wife Annis

– children: Jabez, Lucy, Julia, Benjamin, Martha, Anna, Rebecca, Cyrus A. & Robert

– witnesses: Jesse BAKER & Whitfield BAKER, Malahide

No. 181                       Page 89 – 92


Will of William McINTOSH, Malahide, July 7, 1864

– wife Harriet

– son Daniel, South Dorchester

– son Alexander, California

– sons William, Robert & Edward

– daughter Margaret WOOLEY, wife of Joseph, S. Dorchester

– daughter Sarah SUMMERS, wife of Alexander, Malahide

– daughter Elizabeth McINTOSH, wife of James McIntosh, Malahide

– daughter Charlotte SUMMERS, wife of William, Malahide

– daughters Ellen, Caroline & Isabella

– witnesses: J. A. McCAUSLAND, Aylmer; & W. E. MURRAY, Aylmer

No. 182                       Page 93 – 94

Will of David Carrodack REES, Port Burwell, September 12, 1869

– daughter Elizabeth ADAMS

– granddaughter Mary Ann ADAMS

– executors: William YOUELL, Port Burwell, merchant; Alexander SUTHERLAND, Port Burwell

– witnesses: Heman P. FITCH, John GRIFFIN, Port Burwell


No. 183                       Page 95 – 96


Will of William Henry MANDEVILLE, Union, October 2, 1867

– wife Rachael Emily

– witnesses: William Joshua WHITE, St. Thomas; Emery J. STEELE, Union


No. 184                       Page 96 – 98


Will of Catharine MARTIN, Southwold, widow, July 8, 1869

– daughters Catharine Ann, Margaret & Isabella Martin

– sons James, Daniel, Colin

– executor: James BEGG, Southwold

– witnesses: James BEGG, Walter HALLIDAY

– codicil dated July 9, 1869

– son Thomas Ferguson

– witnesses: James BEGG, Thomas HARDING

No. 185                       Page 98 – 100


Will of William GAY, Southwold, October 18, 1869

– mother Elizabeth SAUNDERS

– half sister Grace HOOPER

– wife Ann

– George HAMMOND, his wife & children [relationship not stated]

– first cousin Ann PARSONS

– children of Thomas WARREN, his wifeÌs brother

– children of Mary GILBERT, his motherÌs daughter

– executors: William JOHNSTON & John LEWIS

– witnesses: Frederick RANDALL, William JOHNSTON & John LEWIS

No. 186                       Page 100 – 102


Will of George WHITE, Port Burwell, carpenter, June 25, 1866

– son of Daniel OÌConnell WHITE

– Christian DICKSON [female], for wages due

– witnesses: Gilbert WRONG, Vienna; John BURWELL

No. 187                       Page 102 – 104


Agreement between John McKAY & John MILLS of Bayham, regarding extension of mortgage to McKay; May 27, 1868

– witness: Peter Johnson BROWN, Ingersoll

– copy of indenture dated May 27, 1868 between Morris CHAPMAN, Vienna & JohnMcKAY, St. Thomas

No. 188                       Page 104 – 106


Will of Daniel MARR, Bayham, October 29, 1968

– wife Eliza

– sons James, Peter, & John

– daughter Zelpha Jane HANKINSON, wife of Caleb H.

– executor: Daniel ROW, Bayham

– witnesses: James B. MARTIN, John CRAWFORD, Vienna

No. 189                       Page 107 – 110


Indenture between William H. MANDEVILLE, Union, blacksmith; Thomas GREEN, Yarmouth, cloth manufacturer; and Benjamin GREEN, Yarmouth; June 1, 1866

– Robert HEPBURN & Randolph JOHNSON mentioned

No. 190                       Page 110 – 118


Indenture between Rachel Emily MANDEVILLE, Union, widow of and executrix of will of the late William Henry MANDEVILLE, blacksmith; and Isaac Reuben HAIGHT, Yarmouth, November 20, 1869

– regarding lease

No. 191                       Page 118 – 121

Probate of Will of Neil McMILLEN, Aldborough, September 3, 1869

– died July 10, 1869

– will dated May 19, 1869

– brother Donald McMILLEN

– nephew Archibald McGUGAN

– sister Elizabeth

– witnesses: George MUNRO, Aldborough; Dugald McMILLEN

No. 192                       Page 121 – 123


Will of Archibald MURRAY, Southwold, February 5, 1868

– wife Flora

– daughters Catherine & Mary

– sons Neil, Donald, Malcolm, John & Archibald

– executors: son Malcolm; and James TURNER, Southwold

– witnesses: John PRICE, Sarah PRICE, Port Stanley

No. 193                       Page 124 – 128


Power of Attorney of George MACBETH & Anne Gilbert MACBETH, London, January 6, 1870

– appoints Henry C. R. BECHER, London

No. 194                       Page 128 – 131


Will of George HETHERINGTON, Southwold, October 21, 1868

– wife Hannah

– sons Jonathan, Cuthberth, John & Joseph

– daughters Isabella, Margaret Ann, & Hannah

– executors: Jonathan DAWSON, Westminster; & Stephen DAVIS, Southwold

– witnesses: Henry Francis ELLIS, St. Thomas; David CARVOL

No. 195                       Page 131 – -132


Will of James FERGUSON, Southwold, February 2, 1869

– sons Dugald & Duncan

– daughter Catharine

– children of daughter Nancy – Mary, James & Isabella [no surname given]

– witnesses: Archibald McLACHLIN, St. Thomas; William FARR, Southwold

No. 196                       Page 132 – 133


Will of Hugh CANNELL, Dunwich, January 1, 1870

– wife Elizabeth

– witnesses: Donald G. GUNN, Dunwich; Henry GARBUTT

No. 197                       Page 133 – 139


Probate of Will of Adolphus MAHON, London, December 27, 1861

– died October 1, 1861

– will dated September 18, 1861

– wife Julia

– eldest son John

– son James

– daughter Teresa

– sister Lucy M. WHINNEY [or McWHINNEY]

– brothers Darey MAHON & Lambert MAHON

– sister Jane CASSIDY

– executors: cousin, John MAHON, London Twsp.; William REDMOND, London Twsp., & Arthur S. EMERY, London

– witnesses: George GORDON & W. HORTON

No. 198                       Page 139 – 141


Will of Richard ELLERBECK, Port Stanley, September 15, 1862

– wife Hannah

– sons Joseph D., Richard P., & Randolph

– daughter Mary Ann DAVIDSON, wife of Joseph

– daughter Jane YOUNG, wife of R. R.

– daughter Permelia SMITH, wife of William

– daughter Sarah MEAGHER, wife of J.

– daughter Charlotte WILLIAMS, wife of G. R.

– daughter Elizabeth ROUTH, wife of R. F.

– daughter Hannah HOLCOMB, wife of S. F.

– witnesses: Samuel PRICE, Port Stanley; J. H. DAVISON, Port Stanley

No. 199                       Page 141 – 149


Probate of Will of George Jervis GOODHUE, London, February 1, 1870

– died January 11, 1870

– will dated December 8, 1869

– wife Louisa

– daughters [not named]

– daughter-in-law Elizabeth GOODHUE, widow of his son George

– sister-in-law Catherine GOODHUE, widow of Josiah

– bequests to Henry C. R. BECHER & Verschoyle CRONYN

– witnesses: P. R. STREET & Henry BECHER

No. 200                       Page 150 – 151


Will of Francis HAMILTON, Southwold, September 11, 1868

– wife Almira

– sons Francis & John

– daughters Mary & Jane

– witnesses: Sturgeon SHARON, & Frederick RANDALL, both Southwold

No. 201                       Page 151 – 152


Will of Henry PUTMAN Sr., Yarmouth, May 1, 1869

– wife Ann

– sons Peter, William Henry, Robert & Charles

– daughters Sarah Ann McLACHLIN & Mary Jane OSTRANDER

– executors: John CARPENTER Sr., blacksmith; & George NORMAN, wagon maker

– witnesses: John DAVIS & William OSTRANDER, both Yarmouth

No. 202                       Page 153 – 155


Will of Frances THOMPSON, Yarmouth, spinster, November 13, 1869

– mother Susannah THOMPSON

– sister-in-law Abigail Jane McBRIDE, widow of brother Jacob B. THOMPSON

– nephew John L. THOMPSON, son of brother Andrew

– nephew Samuel David THOMPSON

– executors: Leonard LUTON, St. Thomas, physician & Leslie PEARCE, Yarmouth

– witnesses: Obed H. SMITH, & Edward HORTON, both Yarmouth

No. 203                       Page 156 – 158


Will of Frederick LEMON, Southwold, February 25, 1870

– children of brother Thomas LEMON

– sister Mary LEMON

– Ellen BARNES, wife of Joseph [relationship not stated]

– executors: Alexander BOWLBY & John STACEY, Southwold

– witnesses: William BOWLBY & Joseph BARNES, both Southwold

No. 204                       Page 158 – 159


Will of Dugald McCOLL, Southwold, October 7, 1862

– only son Alexander

– daughters Mary, Isabel, Catherine & Ann

– executors: Levi FOWLER & Donald CARMICHAEL, Southwold

– witnesses: Joseph ORCHARD & Samuel TUBBY

No. 205                       Page 160 – 161


Will of Abraham KING, Southwold, January 16, 1864

– wife Mary

– sons David & Charles

– executors: sons; & Thomas FLETCHER, Southwold

– witnesses: Colin MacDOUGALL, & C. D. PAUL, both St. Thomas

No. 206                       Page 161 – 162


Will of John C. LYON, Malahide, school teacher, March 16, 1870

– wife Mary Jane

– son-in-law James ALLEN

– witnesses: John BLASHILL & John CLUNAS, both South Dorchester

No. 207                       Page 163 – 164


Will of Thomas BUSTON, Malahide, May 3, 1869

– wife [not named]

– grandson James BUSTON, son of his daughter Catherine before her marriage to GeorgePOWERS

– other children [not named]

– executors: wife; Henry STAFFORD & Amasa WESTOVER

– witnesses: Junius Mentor DAVIS, Yarmouth; & James ATKIN

No. 208                       Page 164 – 167


Will of Abel STAFFORD, Southwold, September 15, 1869

– daughters Esther Ann, Sarah Jane, Amy & Margaret

– sons John B., Ezra A., Samuel, Lewis & William

– witnesses: Norman HAMILTON, James HAMILTON

– codicil dated January 28, 1870

No. 209                       Page 168 – 169


Will of Richard HOWARTH, Southwold, November 16, 1865

– sons William, John & George

– daughter Hannah GRAVES

– daughter Anne TIMEWELL

– granddaughter Nancy GILBERT

– Julianne BALDWIN [relationship not stated]

– executors: Elijah GILBERT & Mahlon BODINE

– witnesses: Samuel TUBBY & Jospeh ORCHARD, both Southwold

No. 210                       Page 170 – 171


Document by Louisa GOODHUE, widow of late Hon. George Jervis Goodhue, London, regarding his estate, April 26, 1870

– witness: Benjamin CRONYN

No. 211                       Page 171 – 172


Will of Susannah ARKELL, wife of Thomas ARKELL, St. Thomas, age 29, April 3, 1862

– children Minnie, Edward, and an infant child

– father Edward MORGAN, of Yarmouth, deceased

– executor: husband Thomas

– witnesses: William Joshua WHITE & Sarah WHITE, St. Thomas

No. 212                       Page 173 – 174


Will of Aaron WHITESELL, Yarmouth, January 3, 1869

– wife Lucretia

– sons James Nelson, John & Daniel

– granddaughters Margaret DRAKE, Francella ZAVITZ

– executors: brother Daniel WHITESELL, Malahide; James STOKES & ColborneHOUSE, both of Yarmouth

– witnesses: W. E. MURRAY & Daniel STEWART, both Aylmer

No. 213                       Page 174 – 175


Assignment of Francis TAIT, Dunwich, merchant, insolvent, to Samuel Price, Port Stanley, March 21, 1870

– witness: Henry Theolphilus Waring ELLIS, St. Thomas

No. 214                       Page 175 – 177


Will of Jacob WEAVER, Bayham, January 17, 1870

– wife Phebe

– daughter Elizabeth HOBBS, wife of William, Middleton Twsp., Norfolk Co.

– daughter Elcy MOORE, wife of Robert, Bayham

– daughter Huldah Weaver

– sons Henry Allan Weaver & Swain Weaver

– executor: Benjamin McCOLLOM, Bayham

– witnesses: Thomas ARNOLD, Bayham; John O. WILLIAMS

No. 215                       Page 177 – 179


Will of Malcolm McINTYRE, Yarmouth, March 9, 1869

– wife Catharine

– sons John & Archibald

– daughters Elizabeth McIntyre & Ann TAYLOR

– executors: Donald BLACK & Dugald CAMPBELL, both Yarmouth

– witnesses: Archibald CURRIE, Donald TAYLOR, S. Dorchester

No. 216                       Page 179 – 182


Will of Thomas PENHALE, Yarmouth, May 2, 1870

– wife Mary Anne

– sons John & William

– daughter Mary Anne WESTLAKE

– daughter Elisabeth BAKER

– daughter Grace HAWKINS

– daughter Olive Penhale

– granddaughters Anne WESTLAKE & Curlie BAKER

– executors: son William, and Matthew PENHALE, both Yarmouth

– witnesses: John BAKER, Yarmouth; Thomas BAKER

No. 217                       Page 182 – 184


Will of Elizabeth GILBERT, Dunwich, wife of Thomas, January 13, 1870

– leaves property deed to her by William LUTON in 1861

– executor: eldest son William Richard Gilbert

– other children [not named]

– witnesses: Henry COLE, Alexander George GUNN, Dunwich

No. 218                       Page 184 – 188


Probate of Will of George MACBETH, London, June 15, 1870

– died June 3, 1870

– will dated November 28, 1866

– wife Anne

– brother John

– brother-in-law Frederick SAUNDERS

– annuity to Anne HUNTER [relationship not stated]

– mother [not named]

– sisters [not named]

– children [not named]

-witnesses: William P. R. STREET, Malcolm McMILLAN

No. 219                       Page 189 – 191


Will of David HOOVER, Yarmouth, May 10, 1869

– wife Elizabeth

– daughters Mary, Susanna, Ann, Elizabeth, Carline, Catherine, Dulcene Fidelia

– sons Samuel, David Leamon, Joseph Ephraim & Chrys John

– grandchildren, heirs of his son Henry: Mary Ann, Elizabeth Jane, John Henry, Mano Simon

– witnesses: John Gilbert MANNING, Westminster; Jacob I. MANNING

No. 220                       Page 191 – 194


Probate of Will of James SMITH, London, June 11, 1870

– died April 28, 1870

– will dated January 19, 1870

– wife Maria Eleanor

– son Charles Brandt SMITH (property in Southwold on which John McCLEOD is now a tenant)

– son Charles Arthur SMITH

– daughters Mary Eleanor, Sarah & Matilda Louisa

– witnesses: Peter ROBERTSON & William HAFFENDON

No. 221                       Page 194 – 196


Will of Samuel MINOR, Yarmouth, March 17, 1870

– wife Sarah

– son Jordon

– daughter Eliza Jane SMITH, wife of Leonard, Lobo Twsp.

– daughter-in-law Sarah MINOR, widow of son Nelson

– grandson Samuel James MINOR

– exectuors: son Jordon; James ARMSTRONG & Samuel PRICE, both Yarmouth

– witnesses: James ARMSTRONG & Samuel PRICE

No. 222                       Page 196 – 197


Will of Archibald CRAWFORD, Dunwich, January 19, 1870

– wife Mary

– sons Archibald, Neil

– executors: son Archibald; & Colin McINTYRE, Southwold

– witnesses: Jacob FOWLER & Levi FOWLER, both Fingal

No. 223                       Page 197 – 198


Will of Dougald McBRAYNE, Yarmouth, June 19, 1869

– wife Jane

– fourth son Alexander

– executors: wife Jane; Alexander McBRIDE; Daniel McGREGOR, Dorchester & John Bay MILLS

– witnesses: Alexander HENDERSON & M. McKENZIE

No. 224                       Page 198 – 214


Probate of will of Hosea Ballow SMITH, September 29, 1868, Montreal

– died July 15, 1868

– will is in French

No. 225                       Page 215 – 219


Will of John Rowan SUMMERS, Malahide, June 1, 1867

– wife Susan Ann

– sons Hamilton, Alexander, William R., & George A.

– daughter Mary DENTON, wife of Locy

– daughter Louisa GLOVER, wife of William A.

– daughter Sarah Jane GRAHAM, wife of Robert

– daughter Nancy Catherine FARTHINGS, wife of William R.

– daughters Almina & Margaret Ellen SUMMERS

– witnesses: Horatio Nelson FRANKLIN, Malahide, innkeeper; & William H. YORK, Dereham Twsp.

No. 226                       Page 220


Will of Huldah JONES, [residence not stated, but probably Bayham], February 5, 1870

– daughter Phebe T. SHANNON

– daughter Frances CLUNAS

– daughter Charity THOROLD

– daughter Emma SULLIVAN

– mentions property from estate of H. U. GILBERT

– executors: husband George JONES, and Isaac Henry GILBERT

– witnesses: Henry Adam ROY, Charlotteville, & Susanna GILBERT

No. 227                       Page 221 – 224


Will of Robert CUSACK, Yarmouth, butcher, July 14, 1870

– wife Charlotte

– son Thomas

– daughters Alice & Nellie

– mentions mother & brothers

– executors: James BEGG, Southwold; John PINCOMBE, Yarmouth

– witnesses: Henry Francis ELLIS, St. Thomas; William CUSACK, Hamitlon, shoemaker

No. 228                       Page 225 – 227


Probate of Will of George M. CARY, London Twsp., age 61

– will dated August 11, 1857

– wife Eliza

– sons William & George A.

– daughters Charlotte, Eliza & Louisa

– granddaughter Augusta JACKSON

– witnesses: Thomas PHILLIPS, M.D. & Albert CLARK

No. 229                       Page 228 – 229


Will of James WARREN, Yarmouth, March 4, 1869

– wife Elizabeth

– son Thomas, of Yarmouth

– sons Robert, John & James

– daughters Mary, Elizabeth, Ann & Jane

– witnesses: George SCARFF, St. Thomas; William McKAY, Southwold

No. 230                       Page 229 – 232


Indenture between Simon B. NEWCOMBE, Austin, Travis Co., Texas, and Enoch B.FRANSISCO, Vienna, August 22, 1870

– estate of Mary C. NEWCOMBE mentioned

– witnesses James Smith TRIMBLE, Austin, Texas & J. E. OLDRIGHT

No. 231                       Page 232 – 234


Will of William TAYLOR, Malahide, August 3, 1870

– wife Ann

– sons William James & George Alexander

– daughter Margaret Ann

– executors: Jonathan THOMPSON & Robert PIPER, both Malahide

– witnesses: W. E. MURRAY, Aylmer, & C. W. ADAMS, Malahide

No. 232                       Page 234 – 235


Will of Thomas TANNER, Yarmouth, November 15, 1869

– wife Mary

– witnesses: Jabel ROBINSON, St. Thomas, lumber merchant; John PINCOMBE, Yarmouth, butcher; and John FARLEY, St. Thomas, barrister

No. 233                       Page 236 – 237


Assignment of Wilson RAINEY, New Haven,Michigan, to John Henry WILSON, St. Thomas, September 27, 1870

– mentions indentures of Duncan McPHEDRAIN, Dunwich; and Amos DAVIS, Westminster

– witness: James Henry COYNE, St. Thomas

No. 234                       Page 237 – 238


Assignment of Wilson RAINEY, New Haven, Michigan, doctor, to John Henry WILSON, St. Thomas, September 27, 1870

– witenss: James Henry COYNE, St. Thomas

No. 235                       Page 239 – 240


Will of Archibald D. McLACHLAN, Malahide, July 30, 1870

– daughters Josephine, Margaret Matilda, Mary Esther, & Rebecca Elizabeth

– sons James Archibald, John Wesley, Daniel & Joseph

– wife Mary

– executors: wife Mary; brother James McLACHLAN & cousin Daniel McLACHLAN

– witnesses: George DEXTER, Malahide & John CLUNAS, S. Dorchester

No. 236                       Page 240 – 243


Will of John LINDSAY, Southwold, May 28, 1870

– wife Elizabeth

– sons John & Robert

– daughter Sarah Ann MILLS

– daughters Eleanor & Amelia

– granddaughters Elizabeth Jane DRAKE, Sarah Ellen DRAKE & Rachel AmeliaDRAKE, daughter of John DRAKE

– executors: sons Thomas & William

– witnesses: James McLEAN, St. Thomas, & William LINDSAY

No. 237                       Page 243 – 245


Will of Alexander WEIR, Yarmouth, March 20, 1869

– eldest brother Archibald WEIR

– sisters Mary, Flora & Isabella WEIR

– brother Lachlin WEIR

– witnesses: Alexander Thomas HANVEY, St. Thomas, & E. HORTON, Yarmouth

No. 238                       Page 245 – 247


Indenture between Robert WATSON, Montreal; Richard MONCK, Chatham, & EdwardMcCOLLUM, Duart, Kent Co., September 1, 1870

No. 239                       Page 248 – 250


Will of William B. TIMS, Bayham, February 12, 1870

– wife Celia

– witnesses: John B. FOSTER, Bayham, & George HUFFMAN

No. 240                       Page 250 – 252


Probate of Will of George RUTHERFORD, Mosa Twsp., September 20, 1870

– died May 16, 1870

– will dated May 14, 1870

– wife Margaret

– witnesses: Walter DUNN & James A. YOUNG

No. 241                       Page 252 – 253


Will of John Colborne BOUGHNER, Port Burwell, carpenter, April 3, 1869

– wife Mary Jane

– witnesses: D. CASWELL; Thomas Ansley McDERMAND, Port Burwell

No. 242                       Page 254 – 256


Probate of Will of Archibald McKEITH, Aldborough, December 20, 1869

– died September 26, 1869

– will dated August 9, 1869

– executors: wife Mary; & Hector PATTERSON, Aldborough

– brother Dougald McKEITH, Aldborough

– sister Ann CURRIE, wife of Neil, Scotland

– witnesses: W. D. HAMMOND; Donald Angus McGUGAN, Wardsville

No. 243                       Page 256 – 258


Indenture between Byron WILLIAMS, Bayham; & Lucy CARTWRIGHT, wife of Calvin, Stratford; May 20, 1870

– regarding lease between Sarah Jane HALSTED, wife of Harvey Stratton HALSTED, Bayham; and Byron Williams

– mentions Mrs. HUTCHINSON and John Henry SOPER

– witnesses: Ephraim Asher DUNHAM, Port Burwell

No. 244                       Page 258 – 263


Will of David ALLISTON, Southwold, July 22, 1870

– wife Ellen

– daughter Mary Ann, Martha, Elizabeth, Esther & Julia

– sons Richard & John

– executors: Richard B. NICOL, Southwold, and Thomas HOPE, St. Thomas

– witnesses: John STACEY & Peter CANNING, Southwold

– codicil dated July 24, 1870, witnessed by John Stacey & James S. GRANT, of Biddulph

No. 245                       Page 263 – 265


Indenture between Samuel CURTIS, St. Thomas, tailor; wife Jane and Sarah JOHNSTON, St. Thomas, widow of Malcolm Johnston & Robert SHEARER, St. Thomas, tailor, May 6, 1851

– witness Murdoch McKENZIE, St. Thomas, engine maker

No. 246                       Page 265 – 269


Power of Attorney of Frederick William TODD, London Twsp., presently of Portland, Maine, July 21, 1862

– revokes former Power of Attorney given to John TODD in 1861

– appoints James SHANLY, London

No. 247                       Page 270 – 271


Will of Eleanor BEMER, Aylmer, wife of Abram, June 28, 1862

– daughter Delilah BEMER

– daughter Catherine Jane BUCKLEY

– mentions estate of her late brother Cornelius VANPATTER, Malahide

– executors: husband Adam, & Walter Edgar MURRAY, Aylmer

– witnesses: Ezra FOOTE, Aylmer, physician; Neil McLEAN, Southwold

No. 248                       Page 217 – 272


Will of Samuel SMITH, Southwold, June 9, 1856

– wife [not named]

– daughter Elizabeth Smith

– witnesses: Henry VANBUSKIRK, St. Thomas, contractor & Jacob SMITH, Southwold

No. 249                       Page 273 – 274


Power of Attorney of Elizabeth SMITH, Orland, Steuben County, Indiana, spinster, October 25, 1870

– appoints Henry WILCOX, Yarmouth

– witness: William Smilie THOMSON, Orland, Indiana

No. 250                       Page 274 – 276


Will of Malcolm McKELLAR, Yarmouth, November 24, 1870

– wife Mary

– sons Malcolm, Angus, Dugald, Archibald, Neil & John

– daughters Sarah & Ann

– executors: sons Neil & John

– witness: Gilbert TAYLOR, Yarmouth

No. 251                       Page 276 – 277


Will of Silas TOLES, Southwold, April 20, 1867

– present wife Jane

– son Silas

– witnesses: James SCOTT, Yarmouth & Nathan TAYLOR, Southwold; & ElizabethTAYLOR, Southwold

No. 252                       Page 277 – 280


Probate of Will of Christopher Charles ABBOTT, Montreal, September 24, 1870

– died June 19, 1870 at St. AnneÌs, Quebec

– will dated March 18, 1863

– wife & son [not named]

– executors: brother John & George T. CLARIS

– witnesses: John A. KAINS & W. H. CUTTEN

– codicil October 27, 1866 – names mother & sister Jessey

No. 253                       Page 280 – 284


Document by the Hon. John Joseph Caldwell ABBOTT, of Montreal, & Isabella ThomasinaABBOTT, Montreal, widow of C. C. Abbott, January 21, 1871

– regarding will of Christopher Charles ABBOTT, formerly of St. Thomas & London

– appoints John Alexander KAINS, St. Thomas as power of attorney

No. 254                       Page 284 – 286


Will of Abram DUNCAN, Chatham, Baptist Minister, December 31, 1870

– wife Jenet

– daughter Jenet McCOLL

– witnesses: Janet McCOLL, wife of George, Chatham & Michael HOUSTON, Chatham

No. 255                       Page 286 – 288


Will of Angus McKAY, Aldborough, February 22, 1870

– wife [not named]

– daughters Elizabeth, Mary, Ann, Catherine, Isabella, Jane, Jennet

– son John

– executors: son John; and son-in-law Duncan McGUGAN, Aldborough

– witnesses: Peter CURRIE & John McFARLANE, Aldborough

No. 256                       Page 289 – 290


Will of John MAGILL, Southwold, August 26, 1869

– mother Sarah Magill

– brother Alexander Magill

– sisters Sarah Jane, Isabella, Elizabeth GLOVER & Mary MASON

– witnesses: Henry MAGILL, Southwold & John PRICE, Port Stanley

No. 257                       Page 290 – 297


Probate of Will of James BROWN, Yarmouth, February 8, 1866

– died January 10, 1866

– will dated May 15, 1858

– son William H., Dorchester Twsp.

– daughter Emeline AUGUSTINE, wife of Henry

– daughter Mary Ann CALL, wife of Marvin

– daughter Elizabeth Jane LEARNE, wife of Lyman

– daughters Diana & Margaret BROWN

– son David

– son-in-law James OSBORNE

– executors: Hosea BAKER & Joseph MARLATT, both Yarmouth

– witnesses: Michael WALSH & Thomas D. WARREN

– codicil August 21, 1861

– grandson George W. SIMMONS, son of George & late daughter Margaret

– witnesses: Jehiel MARLATT & John MARLATT

No. 258                       Page 297 – 299


Will of Thomas Cummings VINCENT, Bayham, February 2, 1871

– wife Clara

– sons Lewis, Gilbert, Barsnett, Elijah & Peter

– daughters Margaret Ann PETTIT; Abigail RICHARDSON, Marilla OSTRANDER & Jane OSTRANDER

– witnesses: William HARVEY & Jacob Spohn JONES, Bayham

No. 259                       Page 299 – 302


Indenture between William WARNOCK, Malahide, Walter E. MURRAY, Aylmer & IsabellaWARNOCK, Malahide, February 22, 1871

– mentions deed of John COOK, Springfield

– witness: Daniel STEWART

No. 260                       Page 302 – 304


Power of Attorney of Joseph AINLEY, Southwold, July 21, 1868

– appoints Charles WHITWAM, Southwold

– witness Jehiel MANN, St. Thomas

No. 261                       Page 304 – 308

Will of Christian MINOR, Yarmouth, February 1, 1871

– wife Elizabeth

– sons John V. & Isaac J.

– daughter Ann BENNETT, wife of Lawrence

– daughter Gitty JONES, wife of Nathan

– daughter Mary Catherine Minor

– daughter Naomi HAIGHT, wife of John S.

– daughter Sarah MIDDLETON, wife of William

– daughter Thirza SUTTON, wife of William

– daughter Sophia Minor

– executors: wife Elizabeth & brother-in-law John VANSYCKEL

– witnesses: James ARMSTRONG, Yarmouth & John LANNING, Yarmouth

No. 262                       Page 308 – 309


Will of Mary LEMON, Southwold, spinster, February 3, 1868

– brothers Thomas & Frederick

– father – late Jacob Lemon

– executors: John Lemon GILBERT, Yarmouth & Susan Ann LEMON, wife of Thomas; and brother Thomas Lemon

– witnesses: William McKAY, Southwold & William H. KING, St. Thomas

No. 263                       Page 309 – 312


Will of David GILBERT, Southwold, May 19, 1868

– wife Elsey

– sons Charles, Jacob, David, Abram

– daughters Sarah STRINGER, Ruth WELCH, Elsey BARNES, Abigail FERRIS & Catherine OLD

– grandson William Henry GILBERT, son of son Isaac

– granddaughter Betsey SUTTON

– executors: son Charles & William McKAY, Southwold

– witnesses: Archibald LEITCH, St. Thomas, Anthony SKELDING & J. McKAY

No. 264                       Page 312 – 315


Probate of Will of Neil McMILLAN, Aldborough, March 17, 1871

– died November 12, 1868

– will dated August 22, 1868

– wife Catherine

– sons Dugald, Edward, Neil & John

– daughters Margaret, Grace, Barbara & Mary

– witnesses: George MUNRO & Donald MacMILLAN

No. 265                       Page 315 – 320


Probate of Will of Janet SYMINGTON, widow, Southwold, February 8, 1871

– died August 1, 1870 at Port Stanley

– will dated April 12, 1869

– executors: Alexander WEIR, Thomas WEIR & Charles KING, all of Yarmouth

– granddaughter – Helen Symington, dau of late son William

– daughter-in-law Eliza Symington, widow of William

– grandchildren Graham & Mary Symington, children of William

– brother John WEIR, West Flamborough Twsp., Wentworth Co.

– brother Alexander WEIR

– witnesses: Edward K. THRUPP & John BLACK, both Yarmouth

– codicil dated April 20, 1869 adds John SMITH of Glasgow, Scotland as an executor

– witnesses John WEIR & John THOMSON

No. 266                       Page 320 – 322


Will of John HAMILTON, Southwold, December 15, 1870

– wife Margaret

– sons James & Norman

– daughters Elizabeth, Mary, Emma, Sarah, Margaret

– witnesses: William Edward MOORE, Southwold & John W. MOORE

No. 267                       Page 322 – 323


Will of William OLIVER, Southwold, August 24, 1869

– wife [not named]

– daughter Diana PADDON

– son Samuel

– witnesses: George Elliott CASEY & John PALMER, both Southwold

No. 268                       Page 323 – 325


Will of Thomas SECORD, Yarmouth, butcher, November 18, 1870

– wife Margaret

– children from first marriage: Jane PUTNAM, wife of Peter; sons Albert & Newton

– children of last marriage [not named]

– executors: wife Margaret & nephew Warren SECORD, Yarmouth

– witnesses: J. M. DAVIS, Yarmouth & Walter Edgar MURRAY, Aylmer

No. 269                       Page 325 – 327


Will of John ROBBINS, Dunwich, March 14, 1871

– wife Margaret

– son William

– other children [not named]

– executors: William RODGERS & John FRENCH, both Dunwich

– witnesses: John CAMPBELL, Dunwich & Samuel CLARK

No. 270                       Page 327 – 329


Will of John WALTON, Malahide, September 5, 1863

– wife Mary

– mentioned deed from Amos WHETAMORE

– daughter Mary Ann ABLE

– daughter Catherine MILLER

– daughter Elenor CHASE

– executors: William HARVEY, Ambrose HILL, both Malahide

– witnesses: John HAUN & Elias HILL

No. 271                       Page 329 – 330


Will of Milton EWING, Malahide, September 10, 1870

– wife Mary Ann

– mentions lot in Port Bruce sold to Mr. BURROWS

– youngest son Benjamin

– witnesses: Andrew EWING & Henry EWING, Malahide

No. 272                       Page 330 – 332


Will of Thomas McCOLL, Dunwich, November 11, 1867

– wife Margaret

– son Duncan Thomas McColl

– son Samuel Thomas McColl

– son John Thomas McColl

– daughter Mary

– executors: nephews Daniel S. McCOLL, Samuel McCOLL

– witnesses: Ebenezer McCOLL & Hugh McCOLL, both Aldborough

No. 273                       Page 332 – 335


Will of John FERGUSON, South Dorchester, November 13, 1863

– wife Mary

– sons Duncan, Neil, John, Daniel, Colin, James & Campbell

– daughter Catherine McFARLANE, Otonabee Township

– daughter Isabella Ferguson

– executors: Matthew GILBERT, Yarmouth & John BALLAH, S. Dorchester

– witnesses: Archibald McCALLUM & Alexander STEWART

– codicil dated January 13, 1864, witnessed by Archibald McCALLUM & Alexander C.McBAIN

No. 274                       Page 336 – 337


Indenture between Joseph CORPRON, Southwold and Malcolm SINCLAIR, Southwold, April 11, 1871

– witness: Levi FOWLER, Southwold

No. 275                       Page 337 – 339


Will of Hugh McCALLUM, Southwold, January 18, 1867

– wife Margrite

– daughters Catherine, Elizabeth, Ann, Mary, Margrite, Euphemia, Janete, Isabelle

– sons John, Alexander & James

– executors: son-in-law Hugh FLETCHER & Duncan McBRIDE

– witnesses: Hugh FLETCHER & Duncan McBRIDE

No. 276                       Page 339 – 341


Will of George JOHNSON, Yarmouth, September 9, 1870

– daughters Sarah Jane & Isabel

– sons William, George & John

– grandsons Frank BINNS & Edward BINNS

– witnesses: Samuel PRICE & Thomas ROBINSON, both Port Stanley

No. 277                       Page 341 – 342


Will of Daniel FERGUSON, Southwold, January 12, 1865

– great nephew James MARTIN, son of late Richard

– great nephew Daniel MARTIN, son of late Richard

– great niece Margaret MARTIN, daughter of late Richard

– Mary HARRIS, daughter of Stewart, Southwold [relationship not stated]

– niece Mary FULTON, daughter of Robert, Southwold

– witnesses: John PRICE & Charles A. BROWN, innkeeper, both Port Stanley

No. 278                       Page 343 – 345


Will of George LAWRENCE, St. Thomas, November 26, 1864

– the following people named (relationships not stated):

– Joanna ROGERS, dau of James Rogers

– Hannah WHITNEY, dau of William Whitney

– Adeline SCOTT, wife of George Scott

– Sarah HILL, wife of James Hill

– Mary WHITNEY, wife of William Whitney

– Lucy Ann ROGERS, wife of James Rogers

– Joanne DOYNE, wife of James Doyne

-executors: friends James HILL & James ROGERS

– witnesses: Henry F. ELLIS & Colin MACDOUGALL, both St. Thomas

No. 279                       Page 345 – 346


Will of John INGLIS, Malahide, machinist, April 8, 1870

– wife Lavina

– daughters Ellen, Lavina Alice & Nancy

– son John

– executors: wife Lavina & brother-in-law James O. BENTLEY

– witnesses: Cornelius NEFF & John CLUNAS, both South Dorchester

No. 280                       Page 347 – 352


Probate of Will of Robert Talbot HARDING, St. Marys, Perth County, June 29, 1868

– died December 19, 1867 at South Port, North Meols, Lincolnshire, England

– will dated September 27, 1867

– executors: brother John Elley HARDING; sister Rachel Maria HARDING; brother Edward William HARDING; and brother-in-law John Purse SHOEBOTTOM

– nephew Robert Talbot HARDING, son of John Ellen Harding

– sister Ellen Margaret GEARY, and her eldest son William

– nephew Robert Harding SHOEBOTTOM

– sister Jane Elizabeth SHOEBOTTOM

– sister Mary Talbot FITZGERALD

– grandmother Ann TALBOT

– witnesses: Mary J. HARDING & E. T. SHOEBOTTOM

No. 281                       Page 353 – 355


Will of Hannah VANPATTER, Malahide, widow of John, March 26, 1861

– sons Nelson & Fernando

– daughter Emily MARTIN, wife of Henry Martin, merchant, Aylmer

– daughter Delphine NAIRN, wife of Thomas M. Nairn, merchant, Aylmer

– executors: Thomas M. NAIRN, Henry MARTIN & Loder DAVIS, Malahide

– witnesses: Ezra FOOTE & Mary MOESLEY

No. 282                       Page 355 – 357


Will of John ALLISON, Bayham, September 20, 1862

– wife Flora

– daughters Emily ROEBUCK, Ann HORLEY & Elizabeth HAMILTON

– to his gravedigger, Jessy ANDERSON, his encylopedia

– witnesses: Benjamin WAGONER, Bayham; William WAGONER & AdolphusMOREHOUSE

No. 283                       Page 357 – 369


Power of Attorney of William MURRAY & wife Isabella MURRAY, of Big Rapids, Mecosta County, Michigan, February 5, 1870

– appoints William VEITCH, Bayham

– witnesses: Ceylon C. FULLER, Big Rapids & E. O. ROSE

No. 284                       Page 359 – 360


Assignment of George C. SMITH, South Dorchester, merchant, to John DAFOE, South Dorchester, February 18, 1868

– property deeded to Smith by Richard DEMARAY in 1865

– witnesses: Edward HEGLER, South Dorchester & J. H. HEGLER

No. 285                       Page 360 – 362


Will of Georgina Forbes BLACKWOOD, Tyrconnell, wife of James BLACKWOOD, May 12, 1871

– mentions lots held in trust by Richard B. NICOLL

– Georgina BLACKWOOD, daughter of Thomas (relationship not stated)

– nephew John INNES, son of Sir James N. Innes

– Mrs. NARES, Straloch, Scotland, widow (relationship not stated)

– Christina Susan RAMSAY, Straloch, Scotland (relationship not stated)

– Mrs. Robert BLACKWOOD

– Mrs. Thomas BLACKWOOD, late of Leelow, Scotland

– Mrs. SHEPHERD, Kirkville, Scotland

– Alexander INNES, Strand, England

– Deborah McKEE, her servant

– witnesses: Jehiel MANN, St. Thomas, Meredith CONN, Tyrconnell, merchant

No. 286                       Page 362 – 364


Codicil to will of Georgina F. BLACKWOOD, June 5, 1871

– names Charles HUTCHINSON, London, barrister

– witnesses: Robert BLACKWOOD Jr., Dunwich; Deborah McKEE & MeredithCONN, Jr.

No. 287                       Page 364 – 365


Will of John MARSHALL, South Dorchester, October 9, 1867

– wife Ann

– sons Joseph & John Nelson

– executors: friends Leonard CLINE, South Dorchester & Warren F. DAVIS, Malahide

– witnesses: Walter Edgar MURRAY & Daniel STEWART, both Aylmer

No. 288                       Page 365 – 367


Will of Benjamin KINSEY, Malahide, May 7, 1871

– wife Catherine

– daughter Alma

– daughter Jane ARMSTRONG

– sons David, John, Benjamin, Israel, & Alvin

– executors: son David & Jessa WEAVER

-witnesses: Solomon GROH, Malahide; & John CLUNAS, South Dorchester

No. 289                       Page 367 – 368


Power of Attorney of John CRAWFORD, Toronto, July 10, 1871

– appoints Erastus CROMBIE, Toronto

– witness: John NICHOLLS, Toronto

No. 290                       Page 368 – 371


Probate of Will of John MEDCALF, Malahide, November 18, 1861

– died January 17, 1861

– will dated January 15, 1861

– wife Susanna

– oldest child Mirian A. KIPP, wife of Hiram

– oldest son John G. Medcalf

– son Thomas Medcalf

– witnesses: William CHEESMAN & Christopher PEARSON, both Bayham

No. 291                       Page 372 – 374


Will of James NEWELL, Malahide, February 18, 1871

– wife Jane

– sons Charles, Robert, George, William, James, John, Joseph, Wallace & Thomas

– executors: wife Jane; William LINDSAY & Andrew NEWELL, both Malahide

– witnesses: William NESBITT, Malahide

No. 292                       Page 374 – 375


Will of Joseph Anson STEPHENSON, Yarmouth, July 7, 1870

– wife Elizabeth

– son Joseph Anson Stephenson

– daughter Permilla & Alice Maud Mary

– witnesses: OÌNeal CLOES & Eliphalet N. GUSTIN

No. 293                       Page 375 – 376


Will of William James EGBERT, Malahide, March 15, 1867

– wife Eunice Salina

– daughter Mary Jane Egbert

– witnesses: Walter Edgar MURRAY & James STEWART, both Aylmer

No. 294                       Page 377 – 378


Will of Hector McGEACHY, Southwold, May 2, 1871

– wife Christian

– daughters Jane TURNER & Margaret McGeachy

– sons Duncan James & John

– grandson Hector James TURNER

– witnesses: William McGEACHY, M.D., Southwold & John TURNER

No. 295                       Page 379


Assignment of Benoni McINTYRE, Iona, storekeeper, insolvent, to Samuel PRICE, St. Thomas, July 31, 1871

– witness: Henry Francis ELLIS, St. Thomas

No. 296                       Page 380 – 381


Will of Elizabeth McKENZIE, St. Thomas, wife of Murdoch, June 2, 1871

– daughters Winewood & Mary McKenzie

– mentions indenture of property between Edward HORTON, St. Thomas, to WilliamROSS, St. Thomas, in trust for her

– son George McKenzie, Fingal, merchant

– witnesses: Hannah PHILIPS & Charlotte HALL, both St. Thomas

No. 297                       Page 381 – 383


Will of Eliza Ann WALLIS, Southwold, spinster, August 19, 1871

– daughter Adeline Rebecca

– sister Mary Maria WALLIS, wife of Thomas Wallis

– sister Sarah Jane NORTON, wife of Joseph Norton

– executors: Thomas WALLIS, Southwold & Margaret WALLIS, Southwold, widow

– witnesses: John FARLEY, St. Thomas; & Thomas WALLIS, Southwold

No. 298                       Page 383 – 384


Will of Simeon WITHERALL, Yarmouth, March 11, 1860

– daughters Adelia SPAUN, Harmon RAYMOND & Marilla WOOD

– executors: Leslie PEARCE & John MILLAR, both Yarmouth

-witnesses: Leslie PEARCE & Luther M. TOZER

No. 299                       Page 384 – 385


Will of Andrew HEPBURN, Yarmouth, age 52, February 1, 1865

– wife Catherine

– executors: wife Catherine; Edmund M. YARWOOD & Edward HORTON, Yarmouth

– witnesses: Edward HORTON, Yarmouth & A. J. WOOD, Yarmouth, merchant

No. 300                       Page 385 – 387


Power of Attorney of Alemda WILLIAMSON, Aylmer, October 5, 1867

– appoints Joel W. BINGHAM, Aylmer, merchant

– witnesses: Moses GUNSTONE, Malahide & Lucina GUNSTONE

No. 301                       Page 387 – 389


Indenture between Almeda WILLIAMSON, now in California, formerly of Malahide, and her attorney Joel Wallace BINGHAM, of Bear Creek, Wanpasca Co., Wisconsin, formerly of Aylmer, & William Evans HUGHES, Aylmer, dentist; September 13, 1871

– regarding bond dated Nov. 17, 1856 between Williamson & Seth LEWIS, Yarmouth

– witness: Daniel STEWART, Aylmer

No. 302                       Page 389 – 392


Will of Leslie PEARCE, Yarmouth, May 30, 1864

– sons Leslie & John

– wife Jane

– daughters Mary Izan, Martha Caroline; Ann Elizabeth & Hannah Frances

– brother John Pearce, Dunwich

            – nephew Thomas Pearce, Dunwich 

– brother-in-law Phineas BARBER, Southwold

– witnesses: William J. WHITE & John FARLEY, both St. Thomas

No. 303                       Page 392 – 393


Will of Mary CASCADDAN, wife of Thomas T., Malahide, April 1, 1871

– former husband, the late John FIRBY

– son Richard A. FIRBY

– executors: William B. CASCADDAN & Harry WOODS

– witnesses: Augustus CASCADDAN, Malahide & Isaac CASCADDAN

No. 304                       Page 394 – 395


Will of John McKILLOP, Southwold, October 21, 1871

– son John

– wife Christina

– daughters Christina, Euphemia, Nancy, Sarah & Maria

– executors: John McALPIN & Duncan McARTHUR, both Southwold

– witnesses: John TURNER & Samuel TUBBY, both Southwold

No. 305                       Page 395 – 398


Will of John Vankirk HARRIS, Southwold, August 6, 1862

– wife Jane

– sons Henry & John

– daughters Mary HUMPHRIES, Margaret KETTLEWELL & Alice COWAN

– adopted daughter Eleanora SMITH

– witnesses: Nicol McCOLL & Dugald McCOLL, both Southwold

No. 306                       Page 398 – 399


Will of John L. MEEK, Yarmouth, June 22, 1871

– wife Agnes

– daughters Mary Jane & Agnes Meek

– witnesses: James BEEHEG, Gore of London; & Samuel PRICE, Port Stanley

No. 307                       Page 399 – 401


Will of Surranuus THOMPSON, St. Thomas, cabinet maker, November 30, 1871

            – executors: wife Harriet Thompson & George Thomas CLARIS, St. Thomas        

– son Arthur

– Laura COOK, residing with him

– Neil LEITCH (relationship not stated)

– witnesses: William Ezra YOUMANS, St. Thomas & John WYLIE

No. 308                       Page 401 – 404


Will of Ann Jane WHYTE, South Dorchester, widow, January 17, 1871

– sons David, Richard, William & Matthew

– daughters Lucinda, Margaret & Ann Jane

– witnesses: William Edward MARTIN & John BLAKE, South Dorchester

No. 309                       Page 404 – 405


Will of John LOCKE, Yarmouth, May 3, 1869

– wife Mary

– executors: wife Mary & Thomas ELLIOTT, Yarmouth

– witnesses: Thomas LEITCH & John NORTON, Yarmouth

No. 310                       Page 405 – 408


Will of Dugald McBAIN, Yarmouth, July 26, 1869

– wife Catherine

– sons Neil, Duncan & Dugald

– daughters Mary, Sarah & Isabel

– niece Janet McARTHUR, daughter of his sister Isabella

– witnesses: Neil McINTYRE, Yarmouth & Colin MACDOUGALL, St. Thomas

No. 311                       Page 408 – 410


Will of Jonathan Bean RAYMOND, Yarmouth, December 21, 1871

– wife Harmony

– daughter Ruth Salome DAVIS, Yarmouth

– executors: wife Harmony; William E. LEONARD & Daniel OSTRANDER, both Yarmouth

– witnesses: William Campbell VANBUSKIRK, St. Thomas, doctor; & Adolphus N.PETTIT

No. 312                       Page 410 – 413


Will of George MARLATT, Yarmouth, December 11, 1871

– wife Caroline

– son William

– daughter Melissa WALTHEW, wife of James

– daughter Sarah Ellen GILBERT, wife of Richard

– executor: brother Joseph MARLATT

– witnesses: Jehiel MANN, St. Thomas & John MARLATT Sr., Yarmouth

No. 313                       Page 413 – 415


Will of Peter McARTHUR, Southwold, November 1, 1871

– wife (not named)

– sons Colin, Dougald, Daniel, Peter & John

– daughters Mary & Nancy

– mentions property, less than 1/4 acre where brother Dougald McARTHUR is buried

– executors: Donald MUNRO & Dugald CAMPBELL, both Southwold

– witnesses: Levi FOWLER & John MUNRO

No. 314                       Page 415 – 416


Will of Rebecca Ann MORRISON, Aylmer, wife of Lewis Nepsis Morrison, carriage maker, June 8, 1871

– husband is sole heir

– witnesses: Walter E. MURRAY & Elisabeth DAVIDSON, Aylmer

No. 315                       Page 416 – 418


Will of Enoch J. TURRILL, Malahide [?], December 16, 1871

– wife Sarah Jane

– sons Edgar, Albert Edward & Arthur Edwin

– mentions property with mortgage from Hiram B. SMITH of Sparta

– mentions property left by his father Joseph TURRILL

– executors: brother Elihu TURRILL & brother-in-law Henry YARWOOD

– witnesses: John CALLARD & Addison TURRILL, Yarmouth

No. 316                       Page 418 – 420


Will of Catharine GILLIS, South Dorchester, widow of Levi Gillis, carpenter, November 16, 1871

– daughter Lucinda DAIRY

– daughters Rebecca Maria, Elisabeth Jane, Liddy Catherine

– grandson Francis Arthur, son of Liddy Catherine (no surname given)

– son William Elias GILLIS

– mentions property willed to her by her father Robert HODGKINSON

– executors: son William E.; James McCRADY & John FELKER, all of South Dorchester

– witnesses: James SHERK, South Dorchester & Urias SHERK

No. 317                       Page 420 – 421


Will of Chancey LEWIS, Southwold, February 5, 1872

– wife Mary

– son Walter

– witnesses: Levi FOWLER & Lyman LEWIS

No. 318                       Page 421 – 423


Probate of Will of William WILSON, Bassingham, Lincoln Co., England, grocer & draper, February 13, 1852

– will dated August 21, 1851

– mentions property in ÐAmericaÏ left by his late brother John WILSON

– wife Ellen

No. 319                       Page 423 – 433


Indenture between Canada Southern Railway & William Lawrence SCOTT, Erie, Pennsylvania & Kenyon COX, New York, December 15, 1870

No. 320                       Page 434 – 435


Assignment of John Andrew EAKINS, Sparta, merchant, insolvent, to Samuel Price, Port Stanley, March 2, 1872

– witness: William J. WHITE

No. 321                       Page 435 – 438


Indenture between Jacob MARTIN, Malahide, Rowena MARTIN, his wife, and daughter of the late Levi NICKERSON; Alfred WESTOVER, Malahide; Arenia WESTOVER, his wife, and daughter of the late Levi Nickerson & William NICKERSON, Malahide, son of Levi (heirs of Levi), of the first part; & Filena NICKERSON, wife of William, of the second part; & AlfredNICKERSON, Port Bruce, of the third part, March 25, 1872

– witness: Norman George LESLIE, Aylmer

No. 322                       Page 438 – 439


Joseph AINLEY, St. Thomas, revokes Power of Attorney made July 21, 1868 to CharlesWHITWAM, St. Thomas; March 26, 1872

– witness: William McKAY

No. 323                       Page 439 – 440


Extracts from Bylaw #5 of the Council of the London District 1848, for establishing new roads in the district – for Dunwich township

No. 324                       Page 440 – 441


Will of John QUICK, St. Thomas, March 26, 1872

– wife Jane

– daughters Lavinia & Elizabeth Grace

– father-in-law William GAY

– witnesses: Henry CALDWELL, St. Thomas & Charles P. GEARY

No. 325                       Page 442 – 444


Probate of Will of Duncan STEWART, Dunwich, April 6, 1871

– died March 21, 1871 in Aldborough

– will dated January 28, 1871

– brother David

– sisters Catherine, Margaret, Ann, Jane Betsey, Janet & Jean [?]

– cousin Catherine McEACHRAN, daughter of Neil, Aldborough

– witnesses: Dugald STEWART & Archibald CAMPBELL

No. 326                       Page 444 – 446


Indenture between Martha Jane WHITESELL, Yarmouth, wife of John, and daughter of late Levi NICKERSON, Malahide; & Alfred NICKERSON, Port Bruce, April 27, 1872

– witness: Norman George LESLIE, Aylmer

No. 327                       Page 446 – 449


Indenture between Levi NICKERSON Jr., Canaan Twsp., Morrow Co., Ohio, his wife Eve; & Alfred NICKERSON, Port Bruce, regarding estate of Levi Nickerson Sr., deceased, April 13, 1872

No. 328                       Page 449 – 450


Will of Harland ORTON, Bayham, April 8, 1869

– wife Rosetta

– adopted daughter Roxanna Jane ORTON

– witnesses: Calvin COOK & George LAING, both Bayham

No. 329                       Page 450 – 452


Will of Joseph WESTON, Bayham, September 23, 1871

– wife Margaret

– son William C.

– daughters Mary Jane, Susan, Sophia & Deborah

– daughter Margaret STRATTON, wife of George

– executors: wife Margaret & Lewis BATE

– witnesses: Sarah J. ABBOTT & Jacob Spohn JONES, Straffordville

No. 330                       Page 452 – 456


Will of Ephraim Cole MITCHELL, Bayham, April 22, 1872

– wife Mary

– sons Simpson, Thomas & George

– daughters Elsey & Mary Ann

– grandson Alexander, son of Thomas

– executors: sons Simpson & George; and son-in-law Lawrence Riley STANSELL

– witnesses: Jacob S. JONES & Mary HAYS

No. 331                       Page 456 – 457


Will of John McCABE, Malahide, November 28, 1863

– wife Mary

– son James

– witnesses: Gilbert WRONG & Theodore M. BRADSHAW, St. Thomas

No. 332                       Page 457 – 460


Will of Simon MONTROSS, Yarmouth, December 9, 1871

– wife Ann Maria

– brothers David, Anderson & Levi

– sister Elizabeth HARTWICK, widow of Abraham

– sister Rebecca ALLEN, widow of Alexander

– sister Sarah STONEHOUSE, wife of George

– Alexander Nelson MONTROSS (relationship not stated)

– Harriet Ann VAIL, wife of John J. (niece of his wife Ann Maria)

– witnesses: Levi MONTROSS & John LANNING, both Yarmouth

No. 333                       Page 460 – 465


Probate of Will of William B. SECORD, Trafalgar Twsp., Halton County, May 25, 1872

– died May 11, 1872

– will dated November 14, 1868

– has land in Dorchester township

– wife Sarah

– sons Adam, Edwin & William

– daughter Margaret ALBERTSON, wife of George

– daughter Mary LINDSAY, wife of James, London


No. 333, continued:

– daughter Rachel SNIDER, wife of Joseph M.

– daughter Rebecca KEATTING, wife of William

– executors: Henry ALBERTSON & George MARLATT, both of Trafalgar

– witnesses: William WASS, William PEXTON & James J. BEARDSLEY

No. 334                       Page 465 – 468


Will of John HUFFMAN, Malahide, June 7, 1871

– wife Elizabeth

– sons Isaac B., Elston, Jeremiah, Michael, Melville, & Elgin

– daughters Margaret L. BOWIN, Catherine BAXTER & Susan Jane LEESON

– grandson John Leo HUFFMAN

– witnesses: Walter E. MURRAY, Aylmer & Jacob MILLER, Malahide

No. 335                       Page 468 – 471


Will of George TUFFORD, Malahide, October 29, 1864

– wife Martha

– sons John, Alexander, George, Jonathan & Francis

– daughters Mary NELLIS, Amarantha BURNS, Margaret KENT & MarthaMcDERMAND

– sons-in-law George KENT & Robert H. NELLIS

– witnesses: Walter E. MURRAY & A. B. CLAYTON, Aylmer

No. 336                       Page 471 – 472

Indenture between Ralph NICKERSON, Attica, Lapeer Co., Michigan, hotel keeper, & AlfredNICKERSON, Port Bruce; & Nancy NICKERSON, wife of Ralph, February 29, 1872

– regarding estate of Levi NICKERSON, deceased

– witnesses: Ogden USBOW & Ivanho NICKERSON, both Attica, Michigan

No. 337                       Page 473 – 475

Probate of Will of Henry MANDEVILLE, Southwold, December 21, 1871

– died November 27, 1871

– will dated October 30, 1871

– wife Anna

– sons William Henry, James, Peter, Abram, Benjamin & David

– daughters Margaret Jane, Elizabeth Ann & Emily

– executors: wife Anna & Charles JOINER, Southwold

– witnesses: David KING & George POTTICARY

No. 338                       Page 476 – 477


Will of Peter CLAYTON, Malahide, December 15, 1871

– wife Julia

– executors: wife Julia; Joseph J. CLUTTON, Malahide & Walter E. MURRAY, Aylmer

– witnesses: E. B. CLAYTON & Rosamond CLAYTON, both Aylmer

No. 339                       Page 477 – 479


Will of Benjamin ABLE, Malahide, March 8, 1872

– wife Huldah

– daughter Mary BAKER

– son-in-law Judge H. BAKER

– daughter Adaline CLARK

– witnesses: Stephen POUND & Jacob POUND, both Malahide

No. 340                       Page 479 – 480


Will of John LINDSAY, Malahide, August 16, 1867

– wife Martha

– witnesses: William James NEWELL, carriage maker & George NEWELL, blacksmith, both Aylmer

No. 341                       Page 480 – 483


Probate of Will of Robert BROWN, Dunwich, May 10, 1865

– died April 8, 1865

– will dated March 16, 1865

– sons William A., Albert B., Amos A. & Hiram

– daughter Eliza LUMLEY

– executors: Daniel ECCLES & Francis A. TAIT, Iona

– witnesses: Robert MARCH & James McDOUGALL

No. 342                       Page 483 – 484


Will of Bryce Johnston THOMSON, Port Stanley, September 10, 1870

– niece Elizabeth BELYEA, wife of John, Port Stanley

– witnesses: Samuel PRICE & John PRICE, both Port Stanley

No. 343                       Page 484 – 486


Indenture between Daniel BOWLBY Sr., Southwold, & John BOUGHNER Sr., WilliamBOWLBY, Samuel SMITH, John ALLWORTH, Peter BOWLBY, Jacob SMITH & SidneyBOUGHNER, Southwold, December 28, 1843

– witnesses: William HANNAN, Southwold & Jacob BOUGHNER, Jr.

No. 344                       Page 486 – 489


Indenture between Richard SINGLETON, Bayham; William Henry SINGLETON, Storrington Twsp., Frontenac Co., & Betsey Ann SINGLETON, wife of Richard, March 8, 1872

– regarding separation of Richard and wife Betsey

– witnesses: William Thomas SINGLETON, South Crosby Twsp., Leeds Co., & C. F.CLARK

No. 345                       Page 489 – 491


Will of Archibald McPHAIL, Dunwich, March 16, 1872

– brothers Alexander, Richard & John

– sisters Sarah, Margaret, Catherine, Christina & Elizabeth

– mother (not named)

– executors: Duncan McPHAIL & John P. KERR

– witnesses: Archibald KERR & John McPHAIL, Dunwich

No. 346                       Page 491 – 493


Will of Stephen HOOPER, Malahdie, February 26, 1872

– sons Warren, Leander, Elum, & Dewit Clinton

– daughters Mary Ann MOORE & Harriet DOOR

– executors: James TURNBULL, Bayham, & George A. MOORE, Malahide

– witnesses: Francis S. MOORE, Malahide, & Reuben JOHNSON

No. 347                       Page 493 – 496


Will of Edward DANCEY, Malahide, physician, January 31, 1872

– daughter Mary Augusta DANCEY

– son Benjamin Edward DANCEY

– grandson Edward Archibald KIRKLAND

– grandson John KIRKLAND

– friend Eliza JOYCE, New York, spinster

– friends John McCAUSLAND, John KINSEY & Robert EVANS, all of Malahide, in trust for his children

– witnesses: Henry MARTIN, merchant & Daniel STEWART, broker, both Aylmer

No. 348                       Page 496 – 498


Power of Attorney of Kenyon COX, New York, August 16, 1872

– appoints Matthew H. TAYLOR, St. Thomas

– witness: Milton CARTWRIGHT, Erie, Pennsylvania

No. 349                       Page 498 – 500


Probate of Will of Donald McRAE, Dunwich, July 25, 1872

– died July 4, 1872

– will dated May 28, 1872

– sister Isabella McRAE

– niece Margaret McLEOD

– executor: James BEATY, Dunwich

– witnesses: Alexander McRAE & James BEATY

No. 350                       Page 500 – 503


Probate of Will of Archibald LOVE, Dunwich, July 25, 1872

– died July 16, 1871

– will dated July 7, 1871

– wife [not named]

– sons Archibald & Neil

– daughters Catherine, Flora, Mary, Margaret & Annie

– executor: Duncan STALKER, Dunwich

– witnesses: A.E.S.K. BARCLAY, Wallacetown & Peter LOVE, Westminster

No. 351                       Page 503 – 505


Will of Edward MIDDLETON, Bayham, February 25, 1872

– wife Lydia M.

– daughter Allice

– son James A.

– executors: John CHAMBERS, Henry CARTER & Thomas T. KENNEDY, all Malahide

– witnesses: Isaac CONNOR, John DENTON & Henry BURRY

No. 352                       Page 505 – 507


Will of Casper BEST Sr., Bayham, October 16, 1867

– daughters Caroline, Azubah, Jane, Dorothy & Mary Ann

– sons Edward, Henry

– granddaughter Amanda RILEY

– executors: son Henry, dau Mary Ann, & Cornelius NEFF

– witnesses: A. H. BROWN & Frederick Augustus BEST, Bayham

No. 353                       Page 507 – 508


Will of Mehetable GUNN, Yarmouth, widow, November 1, 1870

– daughter Deborah GUNN

– witnesses: Samuel HAIGHT & James Edward ARLETT, both of Yarmouth

No. 354                       Page 508 – 511


Will of Thomas FOWLER, Yarmouth, July 19, 1872

– wife Eliza

– eldest son William

– sons James & George

– daughters Elizabeth Ann, Emma, & Esther Sarah (married)

– witnesses: Edmund SHEPPARD, S. Dorchester & John THOMPSON, Yarmouth

No. 355                       Page 511 – 513


Indenture between William G. ADAMS, Port Bruce, Harriet ADAMS, his wife, & AlfredNICKERSON, Port Burwell, September 24, 1872

– regarding property in estate of late Levi NICKERSON

– witness: Amasa LEWIS

No. 356                       Page 513 – 515


Will of Jeremiah VANWAGONER, September 4, 1872 [residence not stated]

– wife Elizabeth

– sons Joshua & Alfred

– daughter Catherine Ann PECUNIER, wife of David

– daughter Sarah Jane TUSKEY, wife of Robert

– executors: son Joshua & William CAMPBELL, Aylmer

– witnesses: William AMES & Atwood PARKS, Malahide

No. 357                       Page 515 – 519


Will of Isaac MINOR, Yarmouth, October 4, 1860

– wife Sarah

– sons William Henry & Laertes

– daughters Rhoda Sophia & Mary Lois

– executors: brother George Z. MINOR, & James ARMSTRONG, both Yarmouth

– witnesses: Samuel PRICE, Port Stanley & James ARMSTRONG, Yarmouth

No. 358                       Page 519 – 520


Will of Richard TURVILL, St. Thomas, September 23, 1872

– wife Louisa

– witnesses: William TURVILL & John Henry WILSON, St. Thomas

No. 359                       Page 520 – 522

Will of John GLOVER, Malahide, age 45, June 17, 1871

– wife Huldah

– daughter Edith Huldah

– son John Herbert

– executors: wife Huldah & William HARVEY

– witnesses: William James KERR, Aylmer & Archibald McTAGGART

No. 360                       Page 522 – 525


Will of Thomas RICHARDSON, Malahide, age 50, March 13, 1872

– wife Mary

– sons John & William Arthur

– daughter Mary Jane

– executors: son John; Edward COURT & William HARVEY, all of Malahide

– witnesses: Benjamin Jesse NICHOLS & William P. TYRRELL, both Malahide

No. 361                       Page 526 – 527


 Will of Dugald CLARK, Dunwich, July 5, 1872

– wife Margaret

– sons Peter, Robert, & James

– daughters Nancy, Catharine, Mary, Hannah, Elisabeth & Christina

– executor: Duncan McNAB, Southwold

– witnesses: Peter McBRIDE, Robert MARCH, Dunwich

No. 362                       Page 528 – 529


Will of Jacob LAUR, Malahide, October 30, 1871

– wife Elizabeth

– son Edward D.

– executors: son Edward & Calvin BROWN

– witnesses: John WIDNER, Windham Twsp., Norfolk Co., & William A. GLOVER, Malahide

No. 363                       Page 529 – 532


Will of Samuel TEDFORD Sr., Malahide, February 13, 1865

– sons John, Samuel & Joseph

– daughters Louisa READ, Isabella PEACOCK, Adalade BENNS & Maria TEDFORD

– wife Mary

– executors: son Joseph & son-in-law George PEACOCK

– witnesses: William A. GLOVER, Port Burwell & P. S. MILKS, Port Burwell

– codicil dated February 19, 1868

– witnesses: William A. GLOVER, Port Burwell & Isaac SMITH, Malahide

No. 364                       Page 533 – 537


Will of George Alex DOAN, Bayham, age 52, September 11, 1872

– wife Marcia

– eldest daughter Emma E. HUGH, wife of Henry, Michgian

– 2nd daughter Esther M. DOAN

– 3rd daughter Phebe E. DOAN

– eldest son James W. DOAN

– 2nd son George A. DOAN

– 3rd son William T. DOAN

– mentions land adjoining that of Phebe MACALLUM

– executors: Henry WOODS, Richmond, merchant & Robert PROCUNIER, Bayham

– witnesses: A. MESTON & Matilda McCALLUM, Bayham

No. 365                       Page 537 – 538


Will of John DAVIS, Yarmouth, December 16, 1871

– wife Almirah Helen

– eldest son Marvin

– other children [not named]

– mother [not named]

– witnesses: William Campbell VANBUSKIRK, St. Thomas, physician & Lyman S.LEONARD

No. 366                       Page 539 – 541


Probate of Will of Thomas James LOCKER, Malahide, February 12, 1872

– died January 28, 1872

– will dated January 18, 1872

– mother Susan LOCKER

– wife Sarah Samantha LOCKER

– witnesses: B. J. TIMPANY, Benjamin G. BUCHNER

No. 367                       Page 541 – 544


Will of Alexander McLARTY, Yarmouth, April 19, 1870

– wife Mary

– 2nd son Alexander McLARTY, Dunwich

– 3rd son Angus McLARTY, Yarmouth

– 7th daughter Catherine McLARTY

– executors: Neil McINTYRE & John McTAVISH, both Yarmouth

– witnesses: Thomas Dickson WARREN & Colin MUNRO, both St. Thomas

No. 368                       Page 544 – 545


Will of Arthur McCLAVEY, Malahide, September 24, 1872

– Charles SHIPMAN [living with him]

– Elisa Ann WHITESELL, wife of Hiram Whitesell [relationship not stated]

– Margaret WILBER, wife of Palmer Wilber [relationship not stated]

– Elisabeth McKENZIE, wife of William Allen McKenzie [relationship not stated]

– wife Lucretia

– witnesses: William HARVEY & James McCAUSLAND, both Malahide

No. 369                       Page 546 – 547


Indenture between Sarah NICKERSON, Malahide, widow of Levi; son David L.NICKERSON, Malahide, and his wife Nancy; & Alfred NICKERSON, Port Burwell, November 9, 1872

– witness: Daniel STEWART, Aylmer

No. 370                       Page 548 – 549


Will of Oliver SMITH, Southwold, [date not stated]

– wife Sarah Jane

– sons John James & Thomas William

– daughter Margaret Elizabeth

– executors: wife Sarah Jane & Archibald McINTYRE

– witnesses: Alex N. CAMPBELL, Southwold, & Robert MARCH

No. 371                       Page 549 – 551


Will of Francis GLOIN, Yarmouth, September 17, 1872

– sons John & Francis

– daughter Grace COLE, wife of William, Yarmouth

– grandchildren: Cornelius, Emera, Francis, Harry & Mary, children of son Francis

– executors: William GILBERT & Edmund WESTLAKE, both Yarmouth

– witnesses: John A. GILBERT & Matthew GILBERT, both Yarmouth

No. 372                       Page 551 – 554


Probate of Will of John McDOUGALL, Dunwich, July 27, 1859

– died March 22, 1859

– wife Margaret

– daughter Catherine

– sons James & John

– executors: Donald CAMPBELL, Ekfrid Twsp., & Zachariah McCALLUM, Southwold

– witnesses: Malcolm CAMPBELL & John McBRIDE

No. 373                       Page 554 – 556


Will of John BEGG, Southwold, September 17, 1872

– wife Nancy

– eldest son George

– sons John & Charles

– daughters Margaret, Barbara & Annie

– executors: wife Nancy & James BEGG Jr., Southwold

– witnesses: Colin MACDOUGALL & James H. COYNE, both St. Thomas

No. 374                       Page 557 – 558


Will of Dennis FROST, Malahide, September 11, 1872

– son Thomas

– daughters Alice VANDERSCHEUR, Emily LEESON & Lucy Ann SMITH

– granddaughter Adelaide VANDERSCHEUR

– executor: Alexander TREADWELL, Malahide

– witnesses: W. E. MURRAY, Aylmer & Frances Mahlon TREADWELL, Malahide

No. 375                       Page 558 – 560


Will of John FORD, Aldborough, May 18, 1868

– wife Margaret

– son John

– daughters Isabella, Catherine & Sarah Ford

– executors: Norman FORD & John GILLIES, both Aldborough

– witnesses: Catherine SCOTT & Thomas Norman FORD, Aldborough

No. 376                       Page 560 – 563


Probate of Will of Alexander Roberts DUNN, late Lt. Colonel of Her MajestyÌs 33rd Regiment of Foot, July 5, 1872

– died January 25, 1868 at Senope in Abyssinia

– will dated June 26, 1854

– Rosa DOUGLAS, wife of Major Douglas [relationship not stated]

– brother John Roberts DUNN

– sister Charlotte Bazette DOWLING

– William Henry MILLAR [relationship not stated]

– mother-in-law Sophie Louise DUNN, and her son Albert DUNN

No. 377                       Page 563 – 571


Document relating to estate of Alexander Roberts DUNN (see #376)

No. 378                       Page 573 – 575


Will of John DUNCANSON, Dunwich, October 2, 1872

– wife Christy

– eldest son John

– 2nd son Archibald

– daughter Catherine BLACK, wife of Duncan

– executors & witnesses: Archibald McGEACHY & Duncan BLACK, Dunwich

No. 380                       Page 575 – 580


Power of Attorney of Marshall Timothy MOORE, St. Thomas, December 9, 1872

– appoints Elijah MOORE, St. Thomas

– witnesses: William Henry MOORE, M. T. MOORE Jr., N. W. MOORE & MaryMOORE

No. 381                       Page 579 – 580


Will of Daniel Pine BRADLEY, Yarmouth, July 5, 1865

– wife Elizabeth Irminia

– son Nelson Wheeler BRADLEY & Oliver Gould BRADLEY

– daughter Sylva Jane BRADLEY

– executors: David F. DAVIS, Malahide; son Nelson BRADLEY, & wife Elizabeth Irminiawitnesses: Lyman Davis TEEPLE, Malahide & Thomas R. WHITE

No. 382                       Page 581 – 582


Will of Neil McBRIDE, Dunwich, June 18, 1869

– wife Flora

– executors: Robert FLETCHER & Angus THOMSON, both Dunwich

– mentions property of deceased brother Hugh McBRIDE

– witnesses: Ebenezer MacCOLL & Samuel MacCOLL, both Aldborough

No. 383                       Page 582 – 585


Probate of Will of Colin McINTYRE, South Dorchester, August 5, 1871

– died November 9, 1870 in Yarmouth

– will dated June [not given], 1870

– executors: wife Isabella; & Archibald McINTYRE, S. Dorchester & MalcolmMcINTYRE, Southwold

– witnesses: Dugald McINTYRE & Duncan McINTYRE

– codicil dated August 5, 1871

– mentions family [names not given]

– witnesses: Angus McINTYRE & Daniel McINTYRE

No. 384                       Page 585 – 588


Will of Hamilton SUMMERS, Malahide, September 9, 1872

– sons George Hamilton SUMMERS; John Levi SUMMERS & William RowenSUMMERS

– wife Martha Jane

– daughters Louisa Jane, Mary Ellen, Nancy Catherine, Elsey & Susan Ann Summers

– mentions property deeded by Cornelius BOWEN

– executors: brother George B. SUMMERS & nephew John Rowen SUMMERS

– witnesses: William Augustus GLOVER, Malahide, innkeeper & Caroline CARTER, wife of Walter CARTER

No. 385                       Page 589 – 590


Will of James GARNSEY, Southwold, June 27, 1871

– wife Margaret

– sons Alexander & Charles

– daughters Mary MILLER, R. L. HUNTER, Huldy SHIPLEY, Margaret, Mary & Nancy Garnsey

– executors: Thomas HUNTER & Jacob FOWLER

– witnesses: Levi FOWLER & Vesta BURTCH

No. 386                       Page 590 – 592


Will of Richard PENHALE, St. Thomas, August 28, 1869

– wife Mary

– daughters Mary MILLER & Ann COLE

– sons Thomas, John & Matthew

– executors: James HILL, Yarmouth & George Thomas CLARIS, St. Thomas

– witnesses: Joseph STACEY & William REEKS, both St. Thomas

No. 387                       Page 593 – 595

Document and bylaw forming a joint stock company to supply St. Thomas with gas – ÐThe St. Thomas Gas & Light CompanyÏ, December 10, 1872

– directors: William M. HASSON, Buffalo; James E. DENISON, St. Thomas; ColinMUNRO, St. Thomas; Richard HORSMAN, St. Thomas & Matthew Henry TAYLOR, St. Thomas

– witnesses: N. McLACHLIN, Mayor of St. Thomas

No. 388                       Page 595 – 597


Will of Jonathon J. TEETZEL, Southwold, September 3, 1872

– wife Abigail

– sons Charles L., George E., William, John, James N., Mahlon, and Eltham of Wayne, Michigan

– daughters Elizabeth KING, Mary Jane JOHNSTON, Susan WILLSON & MargaretCONN

– executors: Peter LAWRENCE, Southwold & William HUGHES, St. Thomas

– witnesses: Samuel TUBBY & William EDMONDS, both Southwold

No. 389                       Page 597 – 598


Will of Murdock McKENZIE, St. Thomas, August 17, 1872

– daughter Mary (unmarried)

– daughter Mary Winewood, now Winwood FRASER

– son Georgeexecutors: Donald McKENZIE, merchant, St. Thomas; & Henry ARKELL, Port Stanley

– witnesses: William J. WHITE & W. F. BOUGHNER

No. 390                       Page 599 – 600


Joseph AINLEY, St. Thomas revokes Power of Attorney made January 25, 1868

– dated February 5, 1873

– witness: George SCARFF

No. 391                       Page 600 – 602


Indenture between Eliza YOUNG, Malahide, wife of Sylvenus, daughter of Levi NICKERSON, deceased; & Alfred NICKERSON, Malahide, February 8, 1873

– witness: W. E. MURRAY

No. 392                       Page 602 – 605


Probate of Will of Alexander SAXTON, Bayham, August 22, 1872

– died August 7, 1872

– will dated August 3, 1872

– sons John H., Francis B., Mahlon B., George & Charles B.

– daughters Oleaf PETERSON & Mary Eliza KINGSTON

– wife Harriet

– grandson Alexander PETERSON

– witnesses: Elijah SAXTON & Joseph MERRILL

No. 393                       Page 605 – 606


Power of Attorney of Joseph WINTERMUTE, Yarmouth, April 10, 1865

– appoints Charles KING & Robert MILLMAN Sr., Yarmouth

– regarding money owed by Benjamin WINTERMUTE, yarmouth

– witnesses: John PRICE, George HEMPHILL

No. 394                       Page 606 – 607


Will of William SMITH, Southwold, February 15, 1873

– four sons & three daughters [not named]

– wife Elizabeth

– witnesses: Francis IRVINE, Southwold & David CROSSON

No. 395                       Page 607 – 609


Document regarding the Attorney General of Canada vs. James WILLIAMS, May 22, 1872

– regarding property

No. 396                       Page 609 – 610


Document regarding the Attorney General of Canada vs. John WELLING, June 8, 1872

No. 397                       Page 610 – 612


Will of Abigail BURNS, Bayham, widow of Thomas, August 6, 1872

– sons William AMMERMAN & Thomas AMMERMAN

– great grandson Lewis BURNS

– daughter Susan KETCHABAW

– daughter Abigail KETCHABAW

– great granddaughter Betsy MITCHELL, wife of Alexander

– son Anson BURNS

– executors: John KETCHABAW & Thomas AMMERMAN

– witnesses: Anson BURNS & Jacob S. JONES

No. 398                       Page 612 – 614


Will of Archibald LEITCH, Dunwich, July 1, 1872

– executors: Duncan Thomas McCOLL & Thomas Samuel McCOLL, both Dunwich

– sons Angus, John Archibald, Thomas & Donald

– daughters Euphemia CURRIE, Mary LEITCH & Nancy McPHERSON

– brother Dugald LEITCH

– witnesses: James C. MacDONALD, Orford & Samuel MacCOLL, Aldborough

No. 399                       Page 614 – 616


Will of John D. McINTYRE, November 19, 1872 [residence not stated]

– executors: Malcolm McINTYRE & John CAMPBELL

– sons Duncan, John & Malcolm

– wife [not named]

– Jannett McINTYRE, Sarah McINTYRE & Catherine McINTYRE [relationship not stated]

– witnesses: James McLAUGHLIN, Southwold & Duncan CAMPBELL

No. 400                       Page 616 – 617


Will of Horace PERKINS, Tillsonburg, September 28, 1871

– wife Naomi

– witnesses: William NORTH & John GARNETT, Tillsonburg

No. 401                       Page 617 – 618


Will of Russel GREEN, Orwell, June 10, 1865

– wife Elizabeth

– witnesses: Joseph CALVERT & Lyman Davis TEEPLE

No. 402                       Page 619 – 621


Will of James LAWTON, Southwold, October 23, 1867

– sons George, James & Abel

– daughter Mary Ann MELLOR, wife of Thomas

– daughter Elizabeth Ann LAWTON

– granddaughter Ann LAWTON, daughter of his son Joseph

– executors: Jonathan STEEL & Thomas GREEN, both Southwold

– witnesses: Thomas MELLOR & John LANNING

No. 403                       Page 621 – 633


Probate of Will of Thomas Clark STREET, Stamford Twsp., Welland Co., September 24, 1872

– died September 6, 1872

– will dated September 2, 1872

– details not extracted

No. 404                       Page 633 – 636


Will of Joshua WARDELL, Southwold, April 3, 1872

– wife Charlotte

– daughter Joanna Josephine Wardell

– daughter Sally BATES

– daughter Lucinda Louisa MacINTOSH

– son Joshua Marsden Wardell

– grandchildren: James & Jenny Wardell, children of deceased son James

– grandson Muohrean [?] Wardell

– grandson Joshua Henry NELLIS

– executors: wife & daughter Joanna Josephine & David KING, Southwold

– witnesses: Colin MACDOUGALL & James H. COYNE

No. 405                       Page 637 – 640


Will of Malcolm MURRAY, Aldborough, November 17, 1872

– wife Christy

– son Archibald

– daughters Annie & Flora

– executors: Duncan McKILLOP, Dunwich & Duncan S. McCOLL, Aldborough

– witnesses: Samuel MacCOLL & Duncan LEITCH, both Aldborough

No. 406                       Page 640 – 641


Document between Amasa WOOD & Elizabeth ARKELL, plaintiffs & Gideon LUMLEY & others, defendants, November 26, 1873

– Amasa Wood & Elizabeth Arkell are administors of the estate of William ARKELL, deceased.

– defendants are Gideon LUMLEY, Daniel WATERS, Nancy WATERS, his wife, Abraham LUMLEY, Sarah Ann LUMLEY, David Simeon LUMLEY, Mary JaneLUMLEY, James Coughlin LUMLEY, John Alexander LUMLEY, Frances MelindaLUMLEY, Rose Amelia LUMLEY, the last seven being infants under 21; FrancesLUMLEY, John Jennings BROWN, administrator of Coughlin LUMLEY, deceased; Ephraim LUMLEY, Charles Morrison ARKELL, Clara W. ARKELL, Ida MaryARKELL & Frederick William ARKELL, the last four being infants under 21

No. 407                       Page 641 – 643


Will of Alexander MILLIGAN, Dunwich, April 10, 1865

– wife Mary

– sons Arthur Judson & Edward

– daughters Frances LUMLEY & Mary SECORD, Nancy McINTYRE, HannahBROWN & Margaret BROWN

– granddaugher Emily PHILPOTT

– grandsons Abraham PHILPOTT & Coughlin MILLIGAN

– executors: Henry HUMPHRIES, Dunwich & Zachariah McCALLUM, Southwoldwitnesses: Robert MARCH & Peter MILLS

No. 408                       Page 643 – 647


Will of William HUTCHINSON, St. Thomas, February 15, 1873

– executors: wife Margaret & brother-in-law James ARMSTRONG

– daughters Mary & Margaret

– daughter Eliza SCARFF, wife of George

– sons Thomas, Albert & James

– witnesses: E. W. GUSTIN, physician, St. Thomas & Henry F. ELLIS, attorney, St. Thomas

No. 409                       Page 647 – 648


Indenture between William HALEY, Bayham, one of the heirs of the late Seled L. HALEY, & James COWAN, Middleton Twsp., Norfolk County, January 22, 1873

– witness: Letitia VANSITTART

No. 410                       Page 649 – 650


Will of Francis OLIVER, Yarmouth, September 21, 1872

– William KING & wife Alice, Yarmouth [relationship not stated]

– executors: William KING & John LAIDLAW, Yarmouth

– witnesses: George BODDINGTON & George WISE

No. 411                       Page 650 – 652


Will of Rev. Thomas MILLS, Yarmouth, June 2, 1857

– wife Martha

– sons David & Michael

– daughter Sarah Jane

– executors: wife Martha & John LANNING

– witnesses: Jeremiah BAILEY & John LANNING, both Yarmouth

No. 412                       Page 652 – 654


Probate of Will of Thomas PENNINGTON, Bayham, November 19, 1872

– died May 1, 1872 in Bayham

– will dated August 19, 1871

– states he was Ðof MalahideÏ

– wife Laura

– son Miles

– grandsons [not named], the sons of Thomas & Annette WARD of Michigan

– executors: Thomas WARD, Michigan & George SUFFEL, Vienna

– witnesses: Cyrenius PRATT & John P. WEAVER

No. 413                       Page 654 – 657


Probate of Will of James McINTYRE, Malahide, November 19, 1872

– died November 1, 1872

– will dated March 15, 1864

– sons John McINTYRE & James Campbell McINTYRE

– daughters Isabella GILLETT, Sarah ROAHRER, Catherine WOOD, SusanSAUNDERS & Jane McINTYRE

– wife [not named]

– executors: Moses SAUNDERS, Bayham, son James C. McINTYRE & daughter Isabella GILLETT, Yarmouth

– witnesses: Caleb HAINES & Elisha HARRIS

No. 414                       Page 657 – 665


Will of John POUND, Malahide, February 13, 1864

– wife Athelia

– daughters Clarissa, Eliza, Emily & Phebe Eveline

– sons John D., Jacob, Joseph, Stephen & Samuel

– Lydia Pound, widow of son Daniel

– children of son Daniel & wife Lydia: Eliza, Anny, John & Elijah

– witnesses: E. J. HUTCHISON, S. P. HUTCHISON & William POUND

No. 415                       Page 666 – 667


Will of Conrad HOUSE, Yarmouth, March 19, 1869

– wife Mary

– sons Augustus & William

– daughter Elizabeth McKELLAR, wife of Dugald

– daughters Mary Ann HOUSE, Rachel HOUSE

– daughter Sophia PERR, wife of William

– daughter Eleanor PEER, wife of Denis

– daughter Christie Ann ROBINS, wife of Nathan

– executors: John E. COUSE & Jacob FOWLER

– witnesses: Archibald McINTYRE & Samuel BUCK, Yarmouth

No. 416                       Page 667 – 670


Will of Mary Ann PAUL, St. Thomas, widow of Eltham PAUL, February 11, 1873

– son Eltham Richmond PAUL, Evanston, Illinois

– son Cornelius Danford PAUL

– daughter Mary Jane, of Evanston, Illinois

– daughter Susan Elizabeth

– witnesses: Sarah N. BENNETT & James Stuart JEWELL, Evanston, Illinois

No. 417                       Page 671 – 673


Probate of Will of Jacob Berdan THOMPSON, Yarmouth, March 19, 1866

– died December 14, 1865 in Yarmouth

– will dated November 4, 1865

– mother Susannah THOMPSON

– wife Abigail Jane

– son Samuel David

– executors: Leslie PEARCE, Jacob MILLER, James Hamilton SMITH & sister Frances THOMPSON

– witnesses: E. HORTON, St. Thomas & E. M. SMITH, spinster, Yarmouth

No. 418                       Page 673 – 675


Will of George CARR, Southwold, February 4, 1873

– wife Amma

– sons Andrew, George & Flemming

– daughters Sarah Roxana, Anna [or Amma] & Aster

– executors: son George & George McKENZIE, Southwold

– witnesses: James PRESTON & Dr. John MURRAY, both Southwold

No. 419                       Page 675 – 678


Indenture between William HOUSE, Bosanquet, Lambton County; Sophia PEER, wife of William, Yarmouth; Eleanor PEER, wife of Denis, Westminster & Donald McKELLAR, Belmont, merchant, May 30, 1873

– regarding estate of late Conrad HOUSE

– witness: John McKELLAR

No. 420                       Page 680 – 681


Indenture between Mary Ann CRUMB, wife of Samuel, Yarmouth; Samuel CRUMB & DonaldMcKELLAR, Belmont, merchant, June 2, 1873

– regarding estate of Conrad HOUSE

– witness: George McKELLAR

No. 421                       Page 681 – 684


Probate of Will of James GRIFFIN, Dunwich, June 2, 1873

– died May 17, 1873

– will dated February 5, 1873

– sons James, William, Thomas & John

– granddaughter Delila MILLIGAN

– executors: John LODGE & Judson MILLIGAN

– witnesses: Robert MARCH & Archibald MUNRO, both Dunwich

No. 423                       Page 684 – 686


Will of Samuel BAIRD, Southwold, December 9, 1872

– wife Frances

– sons John, Robert & William

– daughters Mary Ann, Frances & Amelia

– witnesses: John A. KAINS, barrister, St. Thomas & Robert NICOLLS, stonecutter, Southwold

No. 424                       Page 687 – 690


Will of John CLARK, Dunwich, March 2, 1865

– wife Flora GRAHAM

– son Walter

– daughters Janet, Nancy & Sarrak [sic] Clark

– daughter Catherine McMILLAN, wife of John

– daughter Flora CURRIE, wife of Robert

– witnesses: Donald McMILLAN & Peter McVANNELL

No. 425                       Page 690 – 691


Document between Sarah Adelia KINSEY, plaintiff & William Benjamin KINSEY, defendant, May 24, 1873

– plaintiff awarded alimony during separation

No. 426                       Page 691 – 694


Will of Thomas GRAHAM, Yarmouth, April 12, 1871

– wife Hannah

– sons Edward, John, Thomas, Joseph & Robert

– heirs of son Jesse

– daughter Anna MILLS, wife of William

– daughter Sarah Jane WOOD, wife of George W. WOOD, M.D.

– grandson Thomas Graham LAUR

– executors: wife Hannah & Merrit PALMER

– witnesses: John LANNING & James Wright HAIGHT, Yarmouth

No. 427                       Page 694 – 696


Will of Colin CAMPBELL, Aldborough, April 18, 1873

– wife Ann

– son Colin

– daughters Catherine & Ann

– executors: brothers John CAMPBELL & Duncan CAMPBELL, and father-in-law Archibald McMURCHY

– witnesses: John MILLOY & Archibald McLEAN, Aldborough

No. 428                       Page 696 -697


Will of John BATES, Sparta, wagonmaker, March 5, 1873

– wife Elizabeth

– sister Eliza Jane BATES

– brother James BATES

– mother Sarah BATES, Devonshire, England

– executors: wife Elizabeth & Andrew MURRAY, Sparta, blacksmith

– witnesses: Alexander FRASER & Atkinson CONN, tin merchant, both Sparta

No. 429                       Page 698 – 700


Power of Attorney of Isaac John ISAAC, Sacramento, California, April 16, 1858

– appoints Levi FOWLER, Fingal

– document also signed by Alice ISAAC

No. 430                       Page 700 – 701


Will of Thomas WEIR, Aldborough, January 13, 1873

– wife Isabella

– Duncan Alexander FOWLER, living with them [relationship not stated]

– executors: wife Isabella; Lachlan PATTERSON & Duncan CAMPBELL, both Aldborough

– witnesses: George MUNRO & Duncan CAMPBELL, both Aldborough

No. 431                       Page 702 – 703


Will of John WALKER, Aldborough, February 12, 1869

– wife Margaret

– grandson John Dugald WALKER

– son John WALKER

– daughters Isabella & Nancy

– executors: sons Dugald WALKER & Neil WALKER

– witnesses: George COUSE, M.D., Wardsville & Alexander McDONALD

No. 432                       Page 703 – 704


Will of George GAFENY, Southwold, May 19, 1873

– wife Halena

– daughter Kate Ann Whitelaw GAFENY

– daughter Halena Elizabeth Marigold GAFENY

– daughter Eva Gustin GAFENY

– executors: wife Halena & Peter John ALISON, Strathroy

– witnesses: John F. WELDON & William WELDON, Yarmouth

No. 433                       Page 705 – 707


Will of William SAXTON, Caradoc Twsp., Middlesex County, February 22, 1860

– wife Margaret

– daughter Clarine FLETCHER

– daughter Clarinda FARTHINGS

– daughter Sarah COLLINS

– daughters Elizabeth Ann & Jane

– Mary COLLINS [relationship not stated]

– sons Alexander, Swain & John E.

– grandchildren: Mary Ann MARR & John MARR, children of deceased daughter Hannah

– executors: Elijah SAXTON, Malahide & Alexander SAXTON Jr., Bayham

– witnesses: George SAXTON, Caradoc & Swain SAXTON

No. 434                       Page 707 – 710


Will of Thomas McCOLL, Dunwich, January 28, 1873

– wife Ann

– son Samuel

– brother Samuel McCOLL

– executors: James DUNCANSON, Dunwich & Duncan S. McCOLL, Aldborough

– witnesses: Duncan T. McCOLL, Dunwich & Samuel T. McCOLL, Dunwich

No. 435                       Page 710 – 711


Will of Malcolm McKELLAR, Dunwich, December 9, 1871

– wife Christy

– sons Duncan, Malcolm & Peter

– daughters Catherine & Jennett

– Eliza CARMICHAEL [relationship not stated]

– executors: Daniel M. MILTON & Archibald McMILLAN, both Dunwich

– witnesses: Aeneas Sage Kennedy BARCLAY, Wallacetown, Postmaster; & MaryFORBES, Dunwich

No. 436                       Page 712 – 716


Probate of Will of Thomas John COTTLE, Woodstock, January 24, 1871

– died January 4, 1871

– will dated July 3, 1867

– wife Letitia Phillips COTTLE

– children [not named]

– witnesses: H. B. BEARD & Joseph H. NELLIS

No. 437                       Page 716 – 718


Indenture between Sarah Elizabeth SAXTON, Bayham, widow of James, & Isaac WhitfieldSAXTON, August 18, 1873

– witnesses: George C. DOWNES & P. HAWKESWORTH

No. 438                       Page 718 – 720


Will of Arthur POLLARD, Yarmouth, May 27, 1871

– wife Amelia Ann

– children [not named]

– executors: wife Amelia Ann; Joseph Arundle PHILP & George Arundel PHILP

– witnesses: William NORMAN, Union, tailor & John LANNING

No. 439                       Page 720 – 724


Power of Attorney of Ellen WILSON, Bassingham, Lincoln, England, widow of William; and others, April 24, 1872

– appoints John McKAY, St. Thomas

No. 440                       Page 724 – 726


Indenture regarding will of William WILSON [above], November 12, 1872

No. 441                       Page 726 – 728


Will of Fidella PHILLMORE, wife of William, Bayham, May 14, 1870

– names husband

– witnesses: Peter HONSINGER & Frederick BURGAR

No. 442                       Page 728 – 729


Indenture between William ROGERS, Aylmer, hotelkeeper, Samuel Scott ROGERS, Aylmer, teacher & Sarah WHITE, wife of John White, Aylmer, merchant, August 28, 1873

– witness: William Francis ELLIS, Aylmer

No. 443                       Page 729 – 731


Will of George FISHER, Yarmouth, August 20, 1873

– wife Mary

– sons Benjamin, Clement & Lewis

– daughters Louisa, Catherine & Frances Adeline [not clear if this is one person or two]

– witnesses: Thomas MARSHALL, Yarmouth, cooper & Samuel PRICE, Port Stanley

No. 444                       Page 731 – 734


Will of Jacob STONER, Malahide, January 14, 1873

– wife Lavinia

– sons Elisha, Alfred, Amos, Abram & Jonas

– daughter Edith CASCADDEN

– executors: wife Lavinia; Benjamin SCHOOLEY & John KINSEY, both Malahide

– witnesses: W. E. MURRAY & Joseph M. GRAHAM

No. 445                       Page 734 – 738


Will of William OSTRANDER, Yarmouth, August 5, 1867

– wife Sarah Jane

– sons Peter, George Webster & Job Earl

– daughter-in-law Sarah OSTRANDER, wife of son James

– daughter Caroline MARLATT, wife of George, Yarmouth

– daughter Eliza Ann ADAMS, wife of James, Detroit

– daughter Rachel COUSE, wife of George, Wardsville, doctor

– daughter Mary WALTHEN, wife of Adam, Detroit, painter

– executors: wife Sarah Jane; son-in-law George MARLATT & Lyman LEONARD, Yarmouth

– witnesses: Alexander T. HANVEY & Daniel HANVEY, both St. Thomas

No. 446                       Page 738 – 741


Will of Charles Gustavus Adolphus TOZER, Aylmer, May 20. 1872

– executors: friends Lodor DAVIS, Malahide & Jacob CLINE, S. Dorchester

– wife Abigail

– daughter Elizabeth TREADWELL

– daughter Sarah Ann TOZER, Aylmer

– daughter Phebe PRESTON

– son Mahlon M. B. TOZER, living abroad

– granddaughter [not named], only daughter of late son Charles

– grandson Frank TREADWELL

– witnesses: W. E. MURRAY & Elias HILL

No. 447                       Page 741 – 742


Document regarding alimony payment of William Benjamin KINSEY to wife Sarah AdeliaKINSEY during separation, May 24, 1873

No. 448                       Page 742 – 745


Indenture between Richard SIMMONDS, Bayham, miller; Margaret SIMMONDS, his wife; George Neill PROCUNIER, James Adam PROCUNER & Robert Henry PROCUNER, all of Bayham, September 1, 1873

– witness: William MOORE & George LAING

No. 449                       Page 745 – 748


Indenture between George Neill PROCUNIER, James Adam PROCUNIER, Robert HenryPROCUNIER, all of Bayham, and Elizabeth PROCUNIER, wife of George Neill Procunier, Annie PROCUNIER, wife of Robert Henry Procunier, & Richard SIMMONDS, September 3, 1873

– witness: William MOORE & George LAING

No. 450                       Page 748 – 750


Probate of Will of John Robbins CUTLER, Bayham, September 5, 1873

– states he was Ílately of CaliforniaÏ

– died April 22, 1873 in California

– will dated April 18, 1862

– wife Harriet

– witnesses: Joseph Peel HER & T. W. DOBBIE

No. 451                       Page 750 – 753


Probate of Will of Nicol McLARDY, Iona, shoemaker, October 11, 1873

– died August 17, 1873

– will dated April 12, 1872

– son William Archibald

– other children [not named]

– executors: Archibald KERR, Southwold; David WHAWS, Wallacetown, mechanic; & Duncan McLARDY, St. Thomas, physician

– witnesses: Peter Alexander SINCLAIR & Duncan BLACK

No. 452                       Page 753 – 754


Will of James SINGER, St. Thomas, builder, October 6, 1873

– executors: wife Margaret & James CARRIE, St. Thomas, merchant

– children [not named]

– witnesses: John McLEAN & George CUTHBERTSON, both St. Thomas

No. 453                       Page 755 – 756


Will of William PETTIT, Southwold, October 7, 1865

– wife Nancy

– daughter Mary BURWELL

– daughters Eliza, Manda & Abigail Pettit

– nephew John PHILLIPS

– son Ira

– executors: son Ira & Jacob FOWLER, Southwold

– witnesses: Levi FOWLER & Timothy CULVER

No. 454                       Page 757 – 759


Will of Zedekiah DANCE, South Dorchester, August 9, 1873

– wife Charlotte

– sons Edward, William, John Clement, Henry Longford, Daniel & James Charles

– daughters Hannah & Sarah

– children of late daughter Martha: Edith Annie CROSS, Ernest Edward CROSS & EffieCROSS

– twin granddaughters: Lottie GRAY & Annie GRAY

– witnesses: Solomon PARKES & Joseph STEVENS

No. 455                       Page 760 – 763


Will of Neil WALKER, Aldborough, June 27, 1873

– wife Altha

– daughters Margaret Ann, Sarah Jane & Jennie

– eldest son John D.

– youngest son David N.

– executors: wife Altha; cousin John WALKER, & brother Dougald WALKER

– witnesses: D. McCRANEY & William Henry ROSS, Bothwell

No. 456                       Page 763 – 764


Will of William DANCE, South Dorchester, August 12, 1873

– executors: wife Lucy & Richard FULLERTON

– son Ellston William DANCE & Fullerton DANCE

– witnesses: Daniel DANCE & James Charles DANCE

No. 457                       Page 765 – 766


Purchase of Indenture of Mortgage by William TAYLOR, Southwold, September 29, 1873

– mortgage made by John FINLAY, Port Stanley, merchant, to George BENT, Colchester, Connecticut, October 16, 1871

– witness: James WADE

No. 458                       Page 767 – 770


Document by Maxwell Hyslop MAXWELL, Liverpool, John Gilchrist CLARK, Dumphries, & Wellwood Herris MAXWELL, Kirkcudbright, October 1, 1873

– regarding will of Wellwood MAXWELL, deceased

No. 459                       Page 770 – 773


Will of Solomon MOORE, Bayham, May 22, 1873

– wife Martha

– sons John, Richard, Solomon & Jacob

– daughter Rebecca Angeline FOSTER

– daughter Martha Jane GRAHAM

– daughter Mary Ann MOORE

– witnesses: Henry WOODS, Richmond, merchant & John MATTHEWS, Bayham

No. 460                       Page 774 – 775


Will of William DOAN, Yarmouth, April 6, 1872

– wife Sarah

– sons James, Richard, William, Joseph & Albert

– daughters Lavina, Catherine, Hannah, Sarah & Cordelia

– executors: wife Sarah; William BROWER & George WILCOX, both Yarmouth

– witnesses: W. E. MURRAY & Edward COPELAND, both Aylmer

No. 461                       Page 776 – 777


Will of John J. GUNDY, St. Thomas, September 17, 1868

– wife Eliza

– witnesses: William J. WHITE & J. H. WILSON

No. 462                       Page 777 – 778


Indenture between Christy Ann ROBINS, wife of Nathan Robins, Nelson twsp., Halton County, & Donald McKELLAR, Belmont, merchant, November 22, 1873

– regarding will of late Conrad HOUSE

– witness: George McKELLAR

No. 463                       Page 778 – 779


Will of William VANAMBURGH, Aylmer, October 16, 1873

– wife Rosamond

– brother James Nelson VANAMBURGH

– sister Jane HARRIS

– nephew Matiland WESTOVER, Port Burwell

– Amelia MISNER, wife of George [relationship not stated]

– executors: wife Rosamond & Walter E. MURRAY

– witnesses: Philip HODGKINSON & George SEARS, both Aylmer

No. 464                       Page 780 – 781


Assignment of Henry Peter MOORE, Aldborough, merchant, insolvent, to Samuel PRICE, Port Stanley, December 12, 1873

– witness: John McLEAN

No. 465                       Page 781 – 783


Will of Allen PORTER, Yarmouth, November 29, 1873

– mother Mary Ann PORTER

– brother John PORTER

– witnesses: Matthew GILBERT & John A. GILBERT, both Yarmouth