Index to the
GENERAL REGISTER
Elgin County Land Registry Office
Elgin OGS Volume 2: 1873 – 1879
Introduction
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 Ð
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 Ð
GSU Microfilm Number 0160546
Book C
Numbers 466 – 900
No. 466 Page 1 – 2
Will of James TURNER, Malahide, May 3, 1864
– wife Mary
– children Agnes, Mary, James Paul & Joseph Daniel
– executors: Peter McNEIL, S. Dorchester; and brother Colin TURNER, Malahide
– witnesses: Jonas HOOVER, S. Dorchester & Mark CRANE
No. 467 Page 2 – 3
Document regarding Margaret DAVIS, a lunatic, December 20, 1871
– appoints Samuel PRICE, Port Stanley, to committee of the estate and person of said lunatic
– replacing John DAVIS & William Augustus DAVIS
– March 16, 1873
No. 468 Page 3 – 4
Power of Attorney of Henry Corry Rowley BECHER, London, December 3, 1873
– appoints William P. R. STREET & Henry BECHER, both of London
No. 469 Page 5 – 8
Probate of Will of Samuel GRIFFIN, Southwold, September 14, 1869
– died December 16, 1868
– will dated May 5, 1858
– wife Catherine
– Samuel DECOW, son of John, Dunwich [relationship not stated]
– executors: James PHILPOTT & James GRIFFIN, both Dunwich
– witnesses: Daniel ECCLES & Abner SAUNDERS
– codicil dated December 15, 1868
– revokes bequest to Samuel DECOW and leaves all to wife Catherine
– witnesses: John A. PHILPOTT & Lewis RANDALL
No. 470 Page 8 – 10
Will of Neil BUCHAN, Aldborough, April 21, 1873
– executors: John PATERSON & John P. McKINLEY, both of Howard Twsp., Kent Co.
– only son Donald
– eldest daughter Flora Buchan
– youngest daughter Mary Buchan
– witnesses: Daniel John BUCHAN, Aldborough & Henry WATSON, Clearville, merchant
No. 471 Page 10 – 12
Will of Alexander SUMMERS, Bayham, October 24, 1871
– wife Catherine
– daughter Martha VANPATTER
– daughter Mary Catherine Summers
– sons Francis Henry, Rowen, Edward, Theophilus & John
– executors: John VANPATTER & Walter E. MURRAY
– witnesses: Isaac H. WILLS & W. CHINSTON, both Bayham
No. 472 Page 12 – 14
Will of David ANDREW, Dunwich, December 26, 1862
– wife [not named]
– son James
– daughters Mary & Euphemia
– witnesses: John CAMPBELL & David STEWART
No. 473 Page 14 – 15
Assignment of Duncan CAMERON, Port Stanley, shoemaker, insolvent, to Samuel PRICE, Port Stanley, February 17, 1874
– witness: Robert CRUIKSHANK, Toronto
No. 474 Page 15 – 17
Document by Leonard FERGUSON, St. Thomas, painter; Frances FREEMAN (nee Ferguson), wife Henry FREEMAN, Yarmouth; Janet LAWSON, Mosa, wife of George; ElizabethPARKINSON (nee Ferguson), wife of Cuthbert Parkinson, Elk Rapids, Antrim Co., Michigan; & John FERGUSON, Lacille Co., Illinois, children of late Peter FERGUSON, Yarmouth
– regarding settling of estate
– executors of will were William McKAY & Donald K. McKENZIE
– dated January 15, 1874
– witness: John KING, St. Thomas
No. 475 Page 17 – 18
Document by Frances FREEMAN, wife of Henry, Yarmouth, daughter of late PeterFERGUSON, February 7, 1874
– regarding settling of her fatherÌs estate
– witness: John A. SCARFF
No. 476 Page 18 – 20
Will of Robert MORRISON, the elder, Aldborough, February 3, 1868
– desires to be buried in Purcell Cemetery, Aldborough
– mentions mortgage to him by Dougald PURCELL, April 18, 1856
– wife Jane
– daughter Jane PURCELL, wife of Dougald
– grandson Peter ANDERSON
– executors: Peter ANDERSON, Aldborough & William David HAMMOND, Wardsville
– witnesses: Donald McDOUGALL & Dugald McDOUGALL
No. 477 Page 20 – 22
Will of William GREGORY, Yarmouth, January 15, 1874
– wife Elizabeth
– sons Kirby, Franklin, Daniel Howard & James Tinlin
– unmarried daughters: Madeline, Ellen, Mary Catherine, Arabella Ramsay, Caroline & Elizabeth Jane
– daughter Ann Isabella SHARON, wife of Frederick Hugh Ambers SHARON
– executors: Frederick Hugh Ambers SHARON, Southwold & Ansel BRAY, Yarmouth
– witnesses: L. T. PETTIT, S. Dorchester & Archibald TAYLOR
No. 478 Page 23 – 28
Will of George Thomas CLARIS, St. Thomas, March 19, 1868
– executors: wife Hannah Maria CLARIS & Samuel ECCLES, Yarmouth & JohnMcLEAN, St. Thomas
– daughter Maria
– other children [not named]
– witnesses: George ROWLEY & R. HAIGHT
No. 479 Page 28 – 30
Assignment of Henry Peter MOORE, Aldborough, insolvent, to Samuel Price, Port Stanley, December 12, 1873
– witness: Duncan M. McINTYRE
No. 480 Page 30 – 33
Indenture between Thomas JENKINS, Vienna, merchant; his wife Maria Leonard JENKINS; & Merchant Bank of Canada, February 10, 1874
– regarding mortgage
– witness: Thomas JENKINS, Jr.
No. 481 Page 33 – 34
Will of Malcolm McINTYRE, Southwold, [not given], 1868
– brother John McINTYRE
– executors: Nicol McCOLL, Southwold & Samuel PRICE, Port Stanley
– witnesses: Eliphalet Wilber GUSTON, M.D., & Donald CAMPBELL, both Southwold
No. 482 Page 34 – 36
Will of John McPHAIL, Dunwich, widower, February 12, 1874
– sons Archibald, John, Dugald, Neil, Alexander, Angus & Duncan
– daughters Nancy REED, Mary GRAY & Flora McPhail
– witnesses: Alexander THOMPSON & Duncan BLACK, both Dunwich
No. 483 Page 36 – 38
Probate of Will of Archibald SELLARS, Aldborough, March 3, 1874
– died December 7, 1873
– will dated September 30, 1873
– brother Alexander SELLARS
– mother [not named]
– witnesses: Robert JAMIESON & Angus McNEILL
No. 484 Page 38 – 40
Indenture between Abigail TOZER, Malahide, widow of Charles Gustavus Augustus Tozer; & Loder DAVIS, Malahide, March 18, 1874
– witness: Alexander TREADWELL
No. 485 Page 40 – 442
Will of Samuel PYE, Southwold, March 9, 1874
– wife Jane
– brother John PYE, Gosporton, Lincoln, England
– Mary FISHER, wife of John, Bourne, Lincoln, England [relationship not stated]
– executors: Thomas WALLIS & John WAIT, both Southwold
– witnesses: John STACEY & Samuel KNIGHT
No. 486 Page 42 – 43
Will of Robert WEBB, Port Stanley, February 16, 1874
– wife Bridget
– sons Robert William & James Henry
– daughters Mary Ann & Catherine
– executors: wife, and stepson Peter DOYLE
– witnesses: Samuel PRICE & John WHITE, both Port Stanley
No. 487 Page 43 – 45
Will of John JONES, Yarmouth, November 15, 1872
– sisters Mrs. Susan DOAN, Phebe DOAN, Mrs. Elizabeth DOAN & MaryMcLACHLIN & Ann JONES
– nephews Angus McAFIE & Daniel McAFIE
– nephews William SMALL, George SMALL, Richard SMALL & Franklin SMALL
– brother Nathan JONES
– nephews John JONES & William JONES, sons of Nathan
– executors: Jonathan YORK & John C. CAUGHELL, Yarmouth & Leonard LUTON, M.D., St. Thomas
– witnesses: Peter OSTRANDER & William E. LEONARD, both Yarmouth
No. 488 Page 46 – 49
Indenture between Samuel PRICE, Port Stanley & Edmund M. YARWOOD, Yarmouth, February 10, 1874
– witness: William Burton DOHERTY, St. Thomas
No. 489 Page 49 – 50
Will of Peter JOHNSON, Bayham, October 2, 1873
– wife Salina
– sons Leonard & Lewis
– daughters Mary Eliza & Ida Johnson
– executors: George H. BACKHOUSE Sr. & George BACKHOUSE Jr.
– witnesses: Edward F. SOPER & Jacob S. JONES
No. 490 Page 50 – 52
Will of Henry CALDWELL, St. Thomas, March 24, 1874
– executors: Samuel ECCLES & John H. WILSON, physician, both St. Thomas
– Mrs. Eliza WALDEN [relationship not stated]
– John MIDGLEY [?], St. Thomas, merchant [relationship not stated]
– Mrs. Mary WALLAN, dau of Joseph CALDWELL
– Joseph CALDWELL
– Sarah CALDWELL, dau of Joseph, of Overton, near Frodsham, England
– Mrs. E. ROBERTS, Walton near Liverpool
– witnesses: John McLEAN & Henry LAKE
No. 491 Page 52 – 55
Will of Hiram Burley SMITH, Sparta, December 23, 1873
– wife Mary Ann
– sons Byron, Oscar, Hiram, Edgar & Charles
– children of sons Byron & Oscar [not named]
– executors: wife; Joseph A. PHILP, George A. PHILP & Samuel HAIGHT
– witnesses: Isaac H. SMITH, Yarmouth & Edward HORTON, St. Thomas
No. 492 Page 55 – 59
Probate of Will of Jesse CORLESS, Bayham, April 11, 1874
– died March 26, 1874
– will dated November 30, 1870
– wife Hannah
– daughter Betsey Ann MARLATT
– daughter Nancy Ann SHERMAN
– daughter Jane FULTON
– witnesses: George SUFFEL & John CRAWFORD
No. 493 Page 59 – 60
Will of Thomas FLOWERS, St. Thomas, April 13, 1874
– wife Betsey
– infant children [not named]
– witnesses: John McLEAN & Vashti FLOWERS, spinster, both St. Thomas
No. 494 Page 60 – 62
Will of Neil PATERSON, Dunwich, May 2, 1874
– wife Margaret
– sons Duncan, Matthew, Archibald & Colin
– daughters Betsy, Sarah Jane & Isabella
– uncle Donald PATERSON
– executors: brother Archibald PATERSON, and brother-in-law Duncan C. LEITCH
– witnesses: Archibald McEACHREN & Archibald John LEITCH, both Dunwich
No. 495 Page 62 – 63
Indenture between Zyporah POUND, Malahide, widow of John POUND; John D. POUND, Dereham, Oxford Co., Jacob POUND, Malahide, Samuel POUND, Malahide, Stephen POUND, Malahide & Joseph POUND, Malahide, sons of late John POUND, May 23, 1874
– witness: Norman George LESLIE, Aylmer
No. 496 Page 64
Will of John FINLAYSON, Dunwich, November 26, 1871
– brother Donald FINLAYSON, Dunwich
– witnesses: Lewis OLMSTEAD & Hugh WRIGHT, both London
No. 497 Page 65
Assignment of Robert WALKER, St. Thomas, jeweller, insolvent, to Samuel PRICE, Port Stanley, June 11, 1874
– witness: John FARLEY
No. 498 Page 66 – 70
Will of Martial Timothy MOORE, St. Thomas, June 10, 1873
– wife Mary
– sons Elijah, William Henry, Martial Timothy & Nelson Whitney
– daughters Martha Cecillia, Matilda Sobrina, Florence & Leonora
– witnesses: William J. WHITE & James FEWINGS
– codicil dated April 23, 1874 – names Mary Elisa Rebecca MOORE, wife of Nelson Whitney MOORE
– witnesses: William J. WHITE & William VANBUSKIRK
No. 499 Page 70 – 73
Will of Simon NICOLL, Southwold, November 9, 1867
– wife Eliza
– sons William, Francis & Richard
– daughter Alice
– grandson Charles DALTON
– executors: wife; and friends Richard B. NICOLL & George NICOLL, both Southwold
– witnesses: Archibald LEITCH, John KING & William McKAY
No. 500 Page 73 – 75
Will of Dougald McINTYRE, Sr., Aldborough
– wife Jennet
– sons Dugald & Duncan
– youngest son Daniel
– second son Angus
– mentions notes of Martin DUBBS held by son Duncan
– grandson John MUNROE
– executors: Duncan GILLIS, Orford & Zachariah McCALLUM, Southwold
– witnesses: John G. GILLIES & Duncan McINTYRE, Orford
No. 501 Page 75 – 77
Will of Timothy SHAW, Southwold, July 13, 1864
– May ANDERSON (the woman he now lives with)
– sons George, Daniel, Esra & William of New Brunswick
– daughters Mary Ann, Emily, Margaret & Roda Shaw
– executors: James WILKEY, blacksmith & Laing ANDERSON
– witnesses: Levi FOWLER & Ezra SHAW
No. 502 Page 78 – 79
Will of Alexander McKENNEY, South Dorchester, May 14, 1874
– wife Jane
– daughter Sophrona Eugna McKenney
– executors: wife & brother Andrew McKENNEY
– witnesses: George F. STITZINGER & John CLUNAS, both S. Dorchester
No. 503 Page 79 – 81
Will of Charles LAWRENCE, Yarmouth, July 14, 1874
– wife Harriet
– Charles A. LACHLAN (a minor living with him)
– the following people named in will (relationship not stated):
– George LALE and his five children
– other surviving children of Francis L. LACHLAN
– Henry STAFFORD, Malahide
No. 503, continued:
– Obadiah GRIFFIN, Yarmouth
– Francis LAWRENCE, Yarmouth
– Henry HOSSICK, Yarmouth
– Omer ZAVITZ (a blind person)
– witnesses: W. E. MURRAY & George F. CLARK, both Aylmer
No. 504 Page 81 – 82
Assignment of Mary Anne BAILEY, St. Thomas, insolvent, to Samuel Price, Port Stanley, July 29, 1874
– witness: E. HORTON
No. 505 Page 82 – 86
Probate of Will of John SHEDDEN, Toronto, June 10, 1873
– died May 16, 1873 at Cannington, Ontario County
– will dated April 1, 1870
– nephew William Huntington PATON, Quebec
– William B. SMITH, Montreal [relationship not stated]
– Campbell McKENZIE, Toronto [relationship not stated]
– children of deceased brother William [not named]
– William PATON, Scotland
– Joseph HICKSON, Montreal
– Thomas SYMINGTON, Montreal
– sister Mary PATON, wife of William
– children of deceased sister Janet [not named]
– sister Margaret
No. 506 Page 86 – 87
Will of Benjamin HARVEY, Yarmouth, January 15, 1873
– wife Phoebe
– Wellington WARDELL [relationship not stated]
– adopted daughter Elizabeth HARVEY
– nephew Benjamin HARVEY
– brother David HARVEY
– sister-in-law Amy HARVEY, wife of David
– executors: John WARBURTON & Thomas GREEN, both Yarmouth
– witnesses: Colin MACDOUGALL & James H. COYNE, both St. Thomas
No. 507 Page 88
Will of Ann BOGGS, St. Thomas, wife of George Walter BOGGS, June 20, 1874
– daughter Amelia
– witnesses: George W. BOGGS, Jr. & Arthur BOGGS, both St. Thomas
No. 508 Page 89 – 91
Indenture between Richard JAMES, Dunwich, cooper & Henry JAMES, New York, merchant, October 8, 1874
– witness: Samuel TUBBY, Postmaster, Fingal
No. 509 Page 91 – 92
Will of Elizabeth GREEN, Orwell, August 20, 1874
– daughter Mary Catherine KNIGHT
– witnesses: Junius M. DAVIS, Orwell & E. R. CRANE [?]
No. 510 Page 92 – 93
Will of Isaac REILLY, Southwold, May 1, 1867
– wife Mary Ann (formerly KETTLEWELL)
– children [not named]
– executors: James ORR, Westminster; William MULLIGAN & Francis KENNEDY, both Southwold
– witnesses: William C. VANBUSKIRK, M.D., John MULLIGAN & George WILEY
No. 511 Page 93 – 98
Will of Archibald McINTYRE, Yarmouth, July 2, 1874
– wife Rachael
– sons Duncan, Archibald, Dugald & Angus
– daughters Catherine & Margaret
– daughter Sarah BARTER
– executors: nephew Angus McINTYRE, Concession 10 Yarmouth; & AngusMcINTYRE, Concession 11 Yarmouth
– witnesses: William J. WHITE & John McINTYRE
No. 512 Page 98 – 99
Will of Colin FERGUSON, Aldborough, November 9, 1868
– wife [not named]
– executors: son John FERGUSON
– witnesses: Samuel MacCOLL & Maggie FERGUSON
No. 513 Page 100 – 101
Will of Abner WILSON, South Dorchester, September 28, 1872
– wife Margaret
– sons William George, Edward, Frederick James, Edwin, Robert Abner & John
– witnesses: John Stephen WILSON, Ingersoll & Daniel CLINE
No. 514 Page 101 – 103
Will of Harriet N. COTTINGHAM, Malahide, widow of George, May 12, 1873
– sons Joseph & John
– witnesses: William A. GLOVER & Robert EVANS, both Malahide
No. 515 Page 103 – 105
Will of Elizabeth LEUDD [?], Malahide, September 18, 1873
– granddaughter Delphine SOMERS
– grandchildren & great grandchildren [not named]
– niece Jane BODINE
– children of sister Margaret HARPER
– executors: Isaac HUFFMAN & sister Margaret Harper
– witnesses: Edward & Elizabeth HANDY, Caradoc Twsp.
No. 516 Page 105 – 107
Will of William Shannon RIBBLE, Bayham, February 7, 1874
– wife Mary
– son Charles Fouwell Ribble
– daughter Elizabeth
– daughter Sarah Jane HORNER, wife of Christian Horner
– executors: Sanders GRIFFIN & George A. MARLATT, Bayham
– witnesses: Jarvis [?] PRICHARD, Bayham, & Jacob S. JONES
No. 517 Page 107 – 109
Will of Donald McKENZIE, Malahide, July 13, 1871
– wife Sarah
– daughter Margaret MOORE
– grandson Donald MOORE
– other children [not named]
– executors: Benjamin WILLMITT, Malahide & Walter E. MURRAY, Aylmer
– witnesses: William Griffin BARNES & Belinda A. TROWELL, both Aylmer
No. 518 Page 109 – 111
Probate of Will of Austin MORSE, Drummondville, Welland, July 23, 1874
– died June 23, 1874
– will dated September 4, 1851
– wife Maria [?]
– witnesses: Richard HENLY & Henry WRIGHT
No. 519 Page 111 – 113
Will of Donald McKELLAR, Aldborough, March 2, 1874
– wife Helen
– sons John & Peter
– daughters Margaret PAUL, Helen CUNNINGHAM, Isabella ALLAN & Flora McKellar
– grandson William McKELLAR
– executors: son Peter, Aldborough & John CUNNINGHAM, Orford Twsp.
– witnesses: Archibald McVICAR, Mosa & James C. McDONALD, Orford
No. 520 Page 113 – 114
Assignment of Whiting [?] D. VanNORMAN, Effington Co., Illinois, to Adolphus G.HUNTER, East Saginaw, Michigan, April 9, 1868
– regarding mortgage of Andrew Henry HUNTER, Bayham
– witnesses: Lucien Patton VanNORMAN, Tillsonburg & Jonathan A. ARNOLD
No. 521 Page 114 – 115
Court order regarding alimony payment of William WHITE to Martha WHITE, December 1, 1874
No. 522 Page 115 – 118
Will of Duncan McCALL, Aldborough, November 12, 1874
– wife Mary
– sons Hugh, Duncan, James & Bruce P.
– daughters Rebecca GRAHAM, Mary LABORE & Barbara BEATTY
– grandson Alexander GRAHAM
– children of deceased daughter Mary GRAHAM
– witnesses: William Henry ROSS, Bothwell & William J. HILLMAN
No. 523 Page 118 – 121
Will of Nathan LYON, Malahide, June 30, 1867
– daughter Hannah BURDICK, wife of Davis, Malahide
– son Calvin M., William B.
– witnesses: W. E. MURRAY, Aylmer & David CAREW, Port Burwell
No. 524 Page 121 – 123
Will of John McFARLANE, also known as John McVANNELL, Dunwich, February 15, 1871
– brothers Peter McVANNELL & Archibald McVANNELL
– executors: Alexander DUNCANSON & Alexander THOMPSON, both Dunwich
– witnesses: Robert BARR & A. G. GUNN
No. 525 Page 123
Assignment of James LEAR, Montreal, jeweller, insolvent, to David CRAIG, Montreal, December 16, 1874
No. 526 Page 124 – 125
Will of Colin KERR, Southwold, December 21, 1874
– wife Margaret
– sons Angus, Archibald, Colin, Richard
– daughters Sarah, Anna, Jennett, Margaret & Mary
– witnesses: Vesta BALDWIN & Levi FOWLER
No. 527 Page 128 – 134
Probate of Will of Alexander McRAE, Aldborough, February 13, 1875
– died September 12, 1873
– will dated July 15, 1872
– sons Duncan, John, Alexander & Donald
– daughters Nancy, Catherine, Flora, Margaret, Annabella
– executors: John McRAE, Glencoe & Christopher McRAE, Ekfrid Twsp.
– witnesses: John McGEE & John McRAE Sr.
No. 528 Page 128 – 134
Document to Colin MUNRO, Sherriff of Elgin County, regarding lands of JamesBLACKWOOD & Benjamin DRAKE; damages awarded to D. RUSS, John M. JONES & Robert MANN, May 22, 1861
– also mentioned are Christopher Charles ABBOTT, Daniel HANVEY, Anson GOULD& Isabella DRAKE
No. 529 Page 134 – 136
Will of Salathiel CURTIES, Southwold, January 22, 1875
– wife Mary Ann
– son Richard
– daughters Mary & Eliza
– daughter Elizabeth FLETCHER
– witnesses: William McKAY & J. H. WILSON, physician, both St. Thomas
No. 530 Page 136 – 138
Will of Thomas GODWIN, St. Thomas, December 14, 1868
– wife Hannah
– sister Mary Ann HIGH, wife of Amos, Bayham
– wifeÌs niece Elizabeth Hannah Hester, Yarmouth, spinster
– Henry GODWIN, William GODWIN & Edwin GODWIN, all of Bayham [relationship not stated]
– adopted daughter Hannah Godwin SHERMAN, Yarmouth, wife of John MEDCALF
– executors: wife & George LAING, Richmond
– witnesses: John FARLEY & John BLAKE, both St. Thomas
No. 531 Page 138 – 139
Will of Peter SINCLAIR, Southwold, December 8, 1871
– daughters Elizabeth & Isabella
– witnesses: Archibald BROWN, Southwold & Zechariah McCALLUM
No. 532 Page 139 – 148
Indenture between the Canada Southern Railway Co. & William DOWD and Martin LutherSYKES, both of New York City, March 15, 1875
No. 533 Page 148 – 149
Will of Willmot WHITE, Malahide, January 29, 1875
– wife Mary
– executors: wife & George NIGH
– witnesses: Ornittie BRUSH, Malahide & John CLUNAS, S. Dorchester
No. 534 Page 149 – 152
Will of Daniel PARISH, Yarmouth, December 21, 1874
– wife Catherine
– daughter Elizabeth BOWINE
– daughters Mary Jane, Susanna, Catherine, Ellen, Ann & Sarah
– sons Daniel, William, Thomas & James
– witnesses: James STANTON, St. Thomas & J. GLOVER
No. 535 Page 152 – 155
Will of James FARLEY, St. Thomas, May 9, 1873
– wife Hannah
– John FARLEY, barrister, St. Thomas [relationship not stated]
– executors: George SCARFF, St. Thomas
– witnesses: G. T. CLARIS & George T. CLARIS, Jr.
– first codicil: February 27, 1875
– John WYATT, St. Thomas [relationship not stated]
– bequest to New Episcopal Church, St. Thomas, building fund
-witnesses: John KING, Donald Kennedy McKENZIE & Thomas D. WARREN
– second codicil: May 10, 1875
– Annie WYATT, eldest daughter of John, St. Thomas
– John KING, St. Thomas
– witnesses: Donald Kennedy McKENZIE & Thomas D. WARREN
No. 536 Page 155 – 158
Will of Hugh DOUGLAS, Yarmouth, December 2, 1874
– sons Hugh, Alexander, Neil & John
– daughters Margaret, Sarah Jane, Charlotte
– executors: Dugald CAMPBELL, Gilbert TAYLOR, both of Yarmouth; & GeorgeFRANCIS, North Dorchester
– witnesses: James H. COYNE & James Vernall TEETZEL, both St. Thomas
No. 537 Page 158 – 161
Probate of Will of John McINTYRE, Southwold, March 9, 1858
– died January 18, 1857
– will dated December 20, 1856
– executors: Malcolm McINTYRE & Richard EVANS, both since deceased
– four daughters [not named]
– sons Neil, Duncan & Robert
– wife Catherine
– promissory note given by Hugh CUNNINGHAM
– witnesses: Malcolm McINTYRE, Orford; & Richard EVANS, Fingal
No. 538 Page 161 – 166
Probate of Will of Alexander McCALLUM, Dunwich, October 21, 1862
– died September 6, 1862 in Southwold
– will dated November 23, 1861
– grandson William Alexander McCALLUM
– three daughters Mary McPHAIL, Catherine PHILPOTT & Emily BLACK
– executors: sons-in-law James PHILPOTT & Archibald BLACK & friend DuncanMcPHAIL, Dunwich
– witnesses: Donald CAMPBELL & Archibald BLACK
No. 539 Page 166 – 167
Will of Hooks ROY, Bayham, June 22, 1874
– wife Eliza Ann
– executors: William TRIBE & David K. MILLARD
– witnesses: Jacob J. JONES & Elizabeth DYER
No. 540 Page 167 – 168
Will of Leander Byron DOAN, Yarmouth, March 18, 1875
– wife & children [not named]
– executors: George Hiram YORKE & Harrison KIPP
– witnesses: Leonard LUTON, St. Thomas & James McKENZIE
No. 541 Page 169 – 170
Will of John KERR, Aldborough, December 14, 1874
– executors: son Archibald KERR, Southwold & John G. GILLIES, Aldborough
– daughter Isabella KERR
– witnesses: Ebenezer McCOLL & Thomas KERR, both Aldborough
No. 542 Page 170 – 171
Will of William BEGG, St. Thomas, May 8, 1875
– mother Catherine BEGG
– witnesses: John FARLEY & Joseph LAING, Jr., St. Thomas
No 543 Page 171 – 173
Document by David WOOLLEY, South Dorchester, May 15, 1875
– regarding estate of John T. WOOLLEY, Malahide, and payment of John SolonWOOLLEY, South Dorchester
– witness: James Vernall TEETZEL, St. Thomas
No. 544 Page 173 – 174
Will of Thomas EDGECOMBE, Port Stanley, wagon maker, May 5, 1875
– wife Sarah
– sons William Henry & Richard Geary
– daughters Elizabeth Jane & Sarah
– mother Elizabeth Edgecombe
– executors: wife & brother John EDGECOMBE
– witnesses: John PRICE, Port Stanley & James EDGECOMBE, Aylmer, pork packer
No. 545 Page 175 – 182
Document in Surrogate Court regarding Probate of Will of James HUTCHINSON, Bayham
– probated May 27, 1858
– died March 25, 1858
– will dated October 11, 1843
– executors were his son Lexy Lewis HUTCHINSON; his brother GeorgeHUTCHINSON & John Burwell, who renounced
– wife Esther
– eldest son John James Hutchinson
– second son Alexander Berkley Hutchinson
– daughter Margaret Jane Hutchinson
– mentions land he purchased from his brothers George & Joseph P. Hutchinson
– witnesses: F. S. WALSH, Aquila WALSH
– codicil dated May 9, 1857
– daughter Jane DEXTER
– grandson Prince Ugene HUTCHINSON, son of John J.
– grandson Thomas Healey HUTCHINSON
– witnesses: Alexander SAXTON & Erastus STEPHENS
No. 546 Page 182 – 184
Will of Francis LEESON Sr., Malahide, April 30, 1875
– wife Mary
– sons Francis, James & Welburn
– witnesses: W. E. MURRAY & Moses LEESON, both Aylmer
No. 547 Page 184 – 185
Will of Duncan COLQUHOUN, Aldborough, May 18, 1872
– mother [not named]
– executors: John McINNIS & James C. MacDONALD, both Orford Township, Kent Co.
– witnesses: John McDONALD & Samuel McDONALD, both Orford
No. 548 Page 185 – 187
Will of Joseph PEARSON, Bayham, April 4, 1868
– wife Mary
– sons Joseph, Christopher, John, Thomas (& ThomasÌ wife Serinda)
– daughters Elizabeth, Mary, Sarah & Nancy
– witnesses: W. E. MURRAY & W. R. FARTHINGS, both Aylmer
No. 549 Page 187 – 189
Will of Lewis NORTON, Yarmouth, June 15, 1875
– wife Adelphine Amelia
– sister Mrs. Mary GLOIN, wife of John, Yarmouth
– brother James NORTON
– executor: George DEO, Yarmouth
– witnesses: Nathan SMALL & Jacob OSTRANDER
No. 550 Page 189 – 190
Will of Oliver HODGKINS, Bayham, August 5, 1874
– son Eli
– daughters Naomi PERKINS & Almira HAZEN
– Louis NORTH [relationship not stated]
– executors: David ELLIOTT, Dereham & Saelaticee [?] McQUIGGAN, Bayham
– witnesses: George K. PHILLIPS & Jacob S. JONES
No. 551 Page 190 – 191
Will of Malcolm SINCLAIR, Southwold, March 8, 1875
– sons Archibald & Malcolm
– daughters Sarah Jane & Barbary
– nieces Mary & Jesse McCALLUM
– witnesses: Levi FOWLER & William BISSELL
No. 552 Page 192 – 193
Will of George Carlton WESTOVER, Malahide, January 28, 1874
– wife Clarissa
– sons Silvanus, Silas, William M., Densmore, John & Heber
– daughters Phebe & Edith Grace
– executors: wife & Bradford WILSON
– witnesses: George W. CARTWRIGHT & John VANVELZER
No. 553 Page 193 – 194
Will of John McCUGAN, Southwold, June 23, 1875
– sisters Betsy & Catherine
– nephew John McALPIN
– witnesses: Malcolm Duncan McINYTRE, Southwold & Colin MUNRO
No. 554 Page 194 – 196
Will of Phoebe GRAHAM, Dunwich, wife of Dougald, June 28, 1875
– sons Malcolm, Duncan, Dougald & Moses
– daughter Nancy
– witnesses: A.S.K. BARCLEY, Wallacetown & Archibald McINTYRE, Dunwich
– codicil dated June 29, 1875
– executors: Duncan McPHAIL & Malcolm McINTYRE
No. 555 Page 196 – 199
Will of Anne DRAKE, St. Thomas, spinster, March 12, 1875
– executors: John McLEAN, barrister & John M. GREEN, builder, both St. Thomas
– Inez Amelia GREEN, wife of John M.
– James W. DRAKE
– wives of her brothers Thomas DRAKE; William DRAKE & Benjamin DRAKE
– brother Phineas
– witnesses: Robert MILLER, St. Thomas, E. L. POWERS
No. 556 Page 199 – 200
Will of Henry G. ZAVITZ, Yarmouth, October 30, 1874
– wife Elizabeth I.
– son Seth Wallace ZAVITZ
– witnesses: W. E. MURRAY & Daniel STEWART, both Aylmer
No. 557 Page 200 – 202
Will of Charles POTTICARY, Southwold, July 15, 1875
– wife Ann
– sons Joseph, William, Charles, David & Mark
– daughters Jane, Lucy, Diana & Ann
– executors: son Joseph & son-in-law Mark WALLIS
– witnesses: David LINDSAY, Southwold & William LINDSAY
No. 558 Page 202 – 204
Agreement between Mary PEARSON, Bayham, widow of Joseph & Thomas PEARSON, Bayham, son of Joseph, August 9, 1875
– witness: W. E. MURRAY
No. 559 Page 204 – 208
Will of Neil McALPIN, Southwold, December 3, 1860
– wife Mary
– sons Hugh, Donald, Neil & John
– daughters Mary, Sarah, Christina & Isabella
No. 559, continued:
– daughter Margaret McGREGOR, Ann McCALLUM & Catherine McCALLUM
– executors: John MUNRO Jr., & Alexander CAMERON, both Southwold
– witnesses: William LOVE, St. Thomas, cabinet maker; & Alexander YOUNG, St. Thomas, Presbyterian minister
– codicil dated February 21, 1873
– new executors named: Donald BLACK, Yarmouth & John McLEAN, St. Thomas
– witnesses: H. T. W. ELLIS & Alfred John ALLWORTH, both St. Thomas
No. 560 Page 208
Will of Amelia MICHAEL, Yarmouth, August 24, 1875
– brother Wallace MICHAEL
– witnesses: Robert MICHAEL, London & Amelia McKAY
No. 561 Page 209 – 210
Will of John HAUN, Malahide, March 24, 1871
– wife Nancy
– executors: son John Colborne HAUN & son-in-law Asa MILLER, both Malahide
– witnesses: John BEEMER & William P. TYRRELL, both Malahide
No. 562 Page 210 – 211
Will of Murdoch CAMERON, Yarmouth, tailor, September 6, 1875
– nephew John Cameron MACKENZIE
– brother Alexander CAMERON
– sisters Mary McKENZIE & Isabella CAMERON, both of County Rothshire, Scotland
– witnesses: J. A. McDONALD & Godfrey McTAGGART, both Yarmouth
No. 563 Page 211 – 214
Will of Simon WESTLAKE, St. Thomas, June 15, 1875
– executors: son Edmund WESTLAKE & son-in-law Edward MILLER
– wife Hannah
– granddaughter Nancy HUNT
– daughter Mary Ann MILLER
– grandson James Henry WESTLAKE, son of George
– grandson George WESTLAKE, son of George
– granddaughters Hannah & Alice Westlake
– grandson Walter R. WESTLAKE
– witnesses: John McLEAN & Robert MILLER, St. Thomas
No. 564 Page 214 – 216
Will of Patrick BURNS, Southwold, February 17, 1873
– executor: daughter Eleanor BURNS
– children of deceased daughter Charlotte BRADY: Annie Eleanor, Mary Charlotte & Harriet
– sons Edward & Thomas
– daughter Harriet Burns
– mentions property on which Patrick BREEN is a tenant
– daughter Maria MAPES, wife of Charles Winfield Mapes
– witnesses: Charles Roe GRAM, St. Thomas, merchant & Henry T. ELLIS, St. Thomas, attorney
No. 565 Page 216 – 217
Assignment of Daniel McLAREN, Rodney, lumber dealer, insolvent, to Colin MUNRO, St. Thomas, September 30, 1875
– witness: John Alexander McLEAN, St. Thomas
No. 566 Page 217 – 219
Will of George BROWN, Yarmouth, June 26, 1875
– wife Ellen
– eldest son Joseph
– second son George M.
– fourth son Edward
– eldest daughter Mary Jane CALBECK
– youngest daughter Margaret Ann MORSE
– step daughter Mary Jane LATIMER
– James CALBECK [relationship not stated]
– executor: William ARMSTRONG, Yarmouth
– witnesses: Lindley Moore SPRAGUE & Frederick McLEAN, Yarmouth
No. 567 Page 219 – 221
Will of Albert H. WOODWORTH, Malahide, June 30, 1875
– wife Elizabeth Ann
– son Sandford C.
– youngest son Wilbert Allen
– daughters Mary Olive SAMPEY & Lauretta Maria Woodworth
– executors: wife, son Sandford & Edward W. SAMPEY
– witnesses: Rodolphus C. McKENNEY & John CLUNAS
No. 568 Page 221 -222
Document regarding Burley TIBBITS, insolvent, August 25, 1875
– Donald McINNES, Alexander McINNES & John CALDER named
No. 569 Page 222 – 224
Power of Attorney of Sir Richard AIREY, Middlesex, England, May 8, 1875
– appoints Henry BECHER, London, Ontario
No. 570 Page 224 – 227
Partnership Agreement between George LALE, Yarmouth, mill owner, & Joseph PRICHARD, Yarmouth, February 8, 1875
– Lale has bought pine timber from Mrs. Harriet LAWRENCE, Yarmouth on lot owned by late Charles LAWRENCE, and timer & logs not at the mill of Albert WHITE
– Prichard has entered partnership with Lale
– witnesses: James Vernal TEETZEL & N. G. LESLIE
No. 571 Page 227 – 228
Will of James LINDSAY, St. Thomas, shoemaker, October 10, 1875
– wife Margaret
– George W. MORGAN, St. Thomas, boot & shoe merchant
– Mark BROWN, Southwold, shoemaker
– adopted child Charlotte Elizabeth
– two sons [not named]
– witnesses: John FARLEY & Henry DONALDSON
No. 572 Page 228 – 230
Document regarding Robert McCULLY, insolvent, October 4, 1875
– Elijah MOORE & William Henry MOORE named
No. 573 Page 230 – 234
Will of William WAUGH, Southwold, March 11, 1868
– sons Abraham, William & Alexander
– daughter Zillah McLAY, and her daughters Letitia & Mary McLAY
– daughters Nancy SUTTON, Marian MILLER & Sarah WAUGH
– executors: son William, Jacob FOWLER & John ORCHARD
– witnesses: Levi FOWLER & Joseph ORCHARD
– first codicil June 11, 1873, adds bequest to son Abraham; same witnesses
– second codicil April 10, 1875, bequest to daughter Zillah McLay changed to her daughters Sibila & Mary McLAY; witnesses: John PENWARDEN, M.D. & CatherineALPINE
No. 574 Page 234 – 235
Document by Asa POUND, Yarmouth, regarding payments to James POUND, Yarmouth, November 5, 1875
– witness: W. E. MURRAY
No. 575 Page 235 – 236
Will of Frederick HUX, Aldborough, March 23, 1875
– wife Mary
– son Frederick
– daughter Ursula HOUSER, wife of Jacob, Aldborough
– executor: Ludwig MILLER, Aldborough
– witnesses: Finlay McDIARMID & Martin HUX
No. 576 Page 237 – 238
Will of Duncan McKILLOP, Aldborough, March 18, 1875
– wife Isabella
– sons John, Archibald, Duncan & Donald
– daughter Nancy
– grandson Duncan, son of John
– witnesses: Archibald McKILLOP, Aldborough & Duncan McKILLOP
No. 577 Page 239 – 240
Indenture between James BEGG, Southwold, Francis H. WADDEL, & William WOOD, Southwold, October 10, 1851
– regarding mortgage dated January 4, 1848
– Richard BRAYN mentioned
– witnesses: Samuel PRICE & William SMITH
No. 578 Page 240 – 242
Will of Archibald THOMSON, Aldborough, February 3, 1868
– daughters Mary, Isabel & Margaret
– sons Archibald, John, Donald
– grandchildren Neil & Mary, children of deceased daughter Euphemia [no surname given]
– grandchildren Janet McGLASHEN & Euphemia McGLASHEN
– witnesses: George MUNRO & Duncan GILLIS
No. 579 Page 242 – 244
Will of Ambrose CASWELL, Malahide, August 1, 1874
– son Asa
– daughter Caroline DRAKE
– executors: daughter Caroline & Jesse LEARN
– witnesses: Nathan L. WOOD, Aylmer & John SUMMERS, Malahide
No. 580 Page 244 – 245
Assignment of Henry SHERK, Springfield, merchant & Murray BANNERMAN, Springfield, merchant – ÐHenry Sherk & Co.Ï, Springfield, dry goods, insolvent, to Colin MUNRO, December 30, 1875
– witness: Colin MACDOUGALL
No. 581 Page 245 – 246
Assignment of William S. HICKSON, St. Thomas, tinsmith, insolvent, to Colin MUNRO, December 31, 1875
– witness: John FARLEY
No. 582 Page 246 – 248
Will of Walter PRESTON, Southwold, February 8, 1875
– wife Margaret
– sons Thomas & William
– daughters Alice & Margaret Jane
– executors: James PRESTON & Zachariah McCALLUM, both Southwold
– witnesses: James H. COYNE & J. V. TEETZEL
No. 583 Page 248 – 250
Indenture between Colin MUNRO, St. Thomas, official assignee, and Daniel McLAREN, Aldborough, January 8, 1876
– regarding insolvency of Daniel McLaren dated September 30, 1875
– witness: John McLEAN
No. 584 Page 250 – 252
Power of Attorney of Joseph AINLEY & wife Harriet, St. Thomas, May 22, 1875
– appoints Charles WHITWAM, St. Thomas
– witness: John FARLEY
No. 585 Page 252 – 253
Will of Farquhar McRAE, Dunwich, June 19, 1875
– wife Isabel
– sons Duncan, Alex, Malcom, John & Farquhar
– witnesses: Donald McPHERSON, Dunwich, & John MATHESON
No. 586 Page 253 – 254
Indenture between Augustus HOUSE, Kincardine Twsp., Bruce Co., & Donald McKELLAR, Belmont, December 31, 1875
– regarding estate of Conrad HOUSE, Yarmouth
– witness: George McKELLAR
No. 587 Page 254 – 255
Assignment of Charles CAULFIELD, St. Thomas, druggist, insolvent, to Colin MUNRO, January 20, 1876
– witness: James H. COYNE
No. 588 Page 256 – 257
Will of Thomas LINDSAY, Malahide, May 6, 1872
– wife Catherine
– son William
– witnesses: W. E. MURRAY & N. G. LESLIE
No. 589 Page 258 – 259
Document regarding insolvency of R. W. LOCKER, February 5, 1876
No. 590 Page 259 – 260
Assignment of Robert William LOCKER, Sparta, merchant, insolvent, to Colin MUNRO, February 9, 1876
– witness: G. SCARFF
No. 591 Page 260 – 262
Document in Chancery, regarding order dated March 11, 1873 between Wexmouth GeorgeSCHURBER, plaintiff & Hugh FRASER (now deceased), Matthew C. CAMERON, HepzbarDRUMMOND (formerly FERGUSON), Frank DRUMMOND, her husband, John H.FERGUSON, Jennie FERGUSON, Wilhelmina FERGUSON, Anna Emma FERGUSON, the last two being under 21 ( James D. EDGAR is their guardian)
– application of John Hutchinson FERGUSON of the village of Metis, Quebec
– mentions estate of John HUTCHINSON, Toronto
No. 592 Page 262 – 264
Will of John BLACK, Yarmouth, January 28, 1876
– wife [not named]
– son Archibald, Yarmouth
– son James
– daughter Nancy CAMPBELL, wife of Lachlin, St. Thomas
– daughter Mary BLUE, wife of Archibald, St. Thomas
– daughter Catherine McLARTY, wife of Archibald
– daughter Flora McFARLANE, wife of John, St. Thomas
– daughter Christianna BLACK
– executor: brother Daniel BLACK, Yarmouth
– witnesses: Thomas PENHALE, Yarmouth & Colin MACDOUGALL, St. Thomas
No. 593 Page 264 – 266
Will of Captain James JOHNSON, Port Burwell, January 8, 1872
– wife Mary Ann
– children [not named]
– executors: wife & Heman P. FITCH
– witnesses: Heman P. FITCH & William LIGHT, Bayham
No. 594 Page 266 – 270
Probate of Will of John MITCHELL, Southwold, February 12, 1876
– died January 5, 1876
– will dated July 5, 1872
– daughters Mary DARRAH, Janet GILLIES, Christie McKELLAR, Jane McKILLOP& Catherine McCALL
– son Robert
– children of daughter Betsey McKELLAR (deceased)
– grandsons Robert MITCHELL & John MITCHELL, sons of Robert
– executors: son Robert & John MUNRO, Southwold
– witnesses: James H. COYNE & Colin MACDOUGALL
– codicil dated July 5, 1872 – names daughters Nancy & Sarah
No. 595 Page 270 – 276
Indenture between Thomas JENKINS, Vienna & Maria Leonard JENKINS, his wife, & the Merchants Bank of Canada, February 14, 1876
No. 596 Page 276 – 277
Will of Francis CUTLER, Malahide, carpenter, February 23, 1875
– son-in-law Edwin Ruthven CRANE
– witnesses: David F. DAVIS, Malahide; & Lewis C. SIMPSON
No. 597 Page 277 – 279
Will of Elias BATTLE, Aldborough, December 4, 1875
– executor: son William BATTLE
– sons John, George & Elias
– daughters Eliza & Margaret
– witnesses: Archibald McKILLOP, Aldborough & Thomas C. KEILLOR
No. 598 Page 279 – 280
Will of Archibald McLELLAN, Southwold, January 1, 1876
– wife [not named]
– sons Dugall, John, Malcolm, Donald & Archibald
– daughters Catherine & Jennett
– executors: wife & John McLELLAN
– witnesses: Malcolm McINTYRE & John McLELLAN
No. 599 Page 281 – 283
Will of John Moore HARTLEY, Malahide, November 18, 1844
– wife Rebecca
– son Charles Fraser HARTLEY
– daughters Mary Jane, Almira & Priscilla
– executors: wife, & Nicholas SPORE, Bayham, & Andrew DOBBIE, Bayham
– witnesses: Philip HODGKINSON & Walker H. TISDALE
No. 600 Page 283 – 286
Will of Robert MERRIMAN, Yarmouth, February 2, 1876
– executors: Samuel ECCLES, St. Thomas & Henry ARKELL, Port Stanley
– daughter-in-law Elizabeth MERRIMAN, widow of son William
– granddaughter Mary Jane, daughter of William & Elizabeth
– son Edward
– witnesses: Eliza PEARCE & James MANN, Yarmouth
No. 601 Page 286 – 288
Document regarding insolvency of Frank CHALMERS & Robert W. LOCKER, merchants, Sparta, March 11, 1876
No. 602 Page 288 – 289
Document regarding insolvency of Byron SMITH, Sparta, merchant, March 11, 1876
No. 603 Page 289 – 290
Document regarding insolvency of Isaac SMITH & Guilford MARR, of Corinth, merchants, March 17, 1876
No. 604 Page 291 – 292
Will of George BOONIER [or BOOMER?], Orwell, wagonmaker, December 19, 1873
– Silas DICKINSON, Orwell [testator lives with him]
– witnesses: David F. DAVIS & P. W. McLAY
No. 605 Page 292 – 293
Document regarding insolvency of John S. SMITH, March 23, 1876
No. 606 Page 293 – 295
Document regarding insolvency of Henry C. MALCOLMSON, March 23, 1876
No. 607 Page 295 – 297
Document regarding estate of Simon NEWCOMBE, March 17, 1876
– David ELLIOTT, assignee of Henry PURDY, plaintiff, versus William WebsterWILLIAMS, executor of the estate
– dower of Harriet PURDY mentioned
No. 608 Page 297 – 299
Power of Attorney of Hay BOYD, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland, May 15, 1874
– appoints Henry Corry Rowley BECHER, London, Ont. & William Purvis RockfortSTREET, of London, Ont.
No. 609 Page 299 – 303
Power of Attorney of Samuel TURNER, St. Thomas, January 28, 1874
– appoints Edward H. WELDING, Yarmouth
– witness: Robert MILLER, St. Thomas
No. 610 Page 303 – 306
Will of Henry WOOLLEY, South Dorchester, May 11, 1873
– wife Maria
– oldest daughter Almira Jane SHARP
– daughter Mary Olive DEMARAY
– daughter Serenda Rosella WOOLLEY
– sons John Wesley, Hiram Chancy, William Henry, Lewis Benjamin & Joseph Milton
– youngest son Warren Archibald
executors: sons John Wesley & William Henry & John CLUNAS, S. Dorchester
– witnesses: Elizabeth CLUNAS & John CLUNAS
No. 611 Page 306 – 309
Will of Peter McVANNELL, Dunwich, October 13, 1875
– wife [not named]
– sons Duncan & John
– daughters Margaret & Jennett
– executors: John JOHNSON, Aldborough & Duncan TAYLOR, Ekfrid
– witnesses: A. E. S. BARCLAY, Postmaster, Wallacetown & George ELLIOTT, Dunwich
No. 612 Page 309 – 310
Will of George G. SILCOX, Southwold, April 6, 1876
– wife Almeda
– executors: James BALL, Sr. & brother John B. SILCOX
– witnesses: Edwin SILCOX, Oro Twsp., Simcoe Co., & John B. SILCOX, Southwold
No. 613 Page 310 – 312
Will of Matura HAIGHT, Yarmouth, widow, June 2, 1873
– son Henry Harrison Haight, Yarmouth
– son Jesse Carman Haight, Yarmouth
– son William Haight, Yarmouth
– son Stephen John Haight
– daughter Phebe HARVEY, wife of Benjamin, Yarmouth
– daughter Elizabeth CARTER, wife of Henry, Oregon, U.S.A.
– executors: son Stephen John HAIGHT & Henry Minor MOORE
– witnesses: Hiram KIPP, Anna KIPP & Merrit PALMER
No. 614 Page 313 – 315
Will of Simon NEWCOMBE, Vienna, February 4, 1870
– wife Mary Catherine
– sons Simon Bolwar Newcombe, Albert Newcombe, George Henderson Newcombe, & Thomas Boulton Newcombe
– witnesses: John CRAWFORD, Sabiel [?] BRASHER
No. 615 Page 315 – 317
Document regarding insolvency of Thomas METCALFE, formerly of St. Thomas, lumber dealer, April 26, 1876
No. 616 Page 317 – 318
Will of Jacob JOHNSTON, Dunwich, July 7, 1874
– wife Sarah
– two sons & two sons [not named]
– executors: Levi FOWLER and son Ezekia JOHNSTON
– witnesses: Levi FOWLER & Jacob FOWLER
No. 617 Page 318 – 319
Insolvency of James LEAR, Montreal, jeweller, January 4, 1875
No. 618 Page 319 – 321
Will of David Forbes WOOLLEY, Bayham, April 29, 1874
– executors: daughter Mary Martha; Benjamin GRANSON [?], Bayham; & HenryPOPHAM [?], Springfield
– sons Albert & Isaac Benjamin
– daughter C_haley Demeris [?] Woolley
– witnesses: Nelson George VAUGHAN, Bayham & John CRAWFORD
No. 619 Page 321 – 323
Will of Abram BEMER, Aylmer, February 10, 1872
– daughter Delilah BEMER
– executors: daughter Delilah & Thomas Macintyre NAIRN
– witnesses: W. E. MURRAY & Daniel STEWART, Aylmer
No. 620 Page 323 – 325
Probate of Will of Peter CAUGHELL, South Dorchester, May 19, 1876
– died May 6, 1876
– will dated June 22, 1874
– wife Maria
– sons Darius, David & Peter
– daughters Mrs. BOUGHNER, Mrs. COULSON & Minnie
– executors: wife, & Abraham CHARLTON Jr.
– witnesses: James SOPER & George HEATHCOTE
No. 621 Page 326 – 327
Will of Sarah Elizabeth SCOTT, Aylmer, wife of Enos Scott, pork packer, September 30, 1875
– Charlotte Valeria MARLATT [relationship not stated]
– children of Ezekial OGELVIE [relationship not stated]
– witnesses: W. E. MURRAY & N. G. LESLIE
No. 622 Page 327 – 329
Assignment of Daniel DECOW, Iona, merchant; Daniel DECOW Jr., agent; & John L.DECOW, Dunwich, innkeeper, insolvent, to Colin MUNRO, St. Thomas, May 25, 1876
– witnesses: J. B. STRINGER & G. SCARFF
No. 623 Page 329 – 330
Document regarding insolvency of William Aldwee [?] DOYCE, May 26, 1876
No. 624 Page 330 – 332
Document regarding insolvency of William BATTERSHILL & George COLLIS, June 24, 1876
No. 625 Page 332 – 334
Will of Andrew ROBERTS, South Dorchester, May 10, 1876
– wife Barbara
– daughter Elizabeth
– sons Andrew, Henry Alexander & John
– executors: Henry BROWN, Darius APPLEFORD & William F. ROBERTS
– witnesses: Joseph L. APPLEFORD & David BROWN
No. 626 Page 334 – 336
Document regarding insolvency of Benjamin BLAIN, July 4, 1876
No. 627 Page 336 – 337
Will of Patrick McNULTY, January 11, 1876 [residence not stated]
– wife Mary
– sons William & Patrick
– daughters Sara Ann, Ellen, Mary, Cecelia, Catherine & Winifred
– witnesses: William FLANNERY & John DOYLE, St. Thomas
No. 628 Page 338 – 340
Will of David PARISH, St. Thomas, insurance agent, January 5, 1875
– wife Louisa
– sons William Francis, Thomas Albert & George
– daughters Louisa Elizabeth & Harriet Eva
– executors: wife Louisa & Alexander TREADWELL, Aylmer
– witnesses: William J. WHITE & Eva R. WHITE
No. 629 Page 341
Document regarding estate of Mary Ann PAUL, St. Thomas, November 18, 1875
– plaintiffs Clarence Richmond PAUL, James Richmond PAUL, Florence Austin PAUL, Susan Augusta PAUL, Alice PAUL, Fanny Edith PAUL, Eltham Edward PAUL, Lillian Amy PAUL & Cornelia Ethel PAUL – under 21 years – by George Kerr WEIR
– defendants Eltham Richmond PAUL, Cornelius Danford PAUL, Mary Jane KERR, her husband Dawson KERR, Susan Elizabeth PAUL & William Henry Cory KERR
No. 630 Page 341 – 342
Assignment of Richard HORSMAN, St. Thomas, merchant, insolvent, to Colin MUNRO, August 24, 1876
– witness: George G. GILLION, Aldborough
No. 631 Page 342 – 344
Will of Archibald WEIR, Yarmouth, April 28, 1876
– executor: brother Lachlan WEIR
– niece Mary Roland WHITE
– sisters Mary WEIR, Margaret WEIR, Flora WEIR & Isabella WEIR
– witnesses: Septymus DAVIS & George CUTHBERTSON
No. 632 Page 344 – 350
Probate of Will of John McKAY, St. Thomas, Registrar of Deeds, August 21, 1876
– died July 15, 1876 in St. Lawrence, Quebec
– will dated July 6, 1874
– executors: wife Martha, son Alexander Erie McKAY & James CARRIE, merchant
– sons Edward John, Isaac Buchanan & Alexander Erie
– daughters Martha Elizabeth, Jessie & Jeanie Euselia
– witnesses: G. SCARFF & William McKAY
– codicil dated April 26, 1875 revokes bequest and appointment as executor to son Alexander Erie; appoints wife, friend James CARRIE, George Elliott CASEY, Southwold, & James Henry COYNE, St. Thomas
No. 633 Page 350 – 351
Will of Euphemia HOSKINS, wife of John, Aldborough, grocer & liquor dealer, April 11, 1872
– husband John
– witnesses: Luther CARPENTER & Donald McCALLUM
No. 634 Page 351 – 354
Will of Walter BROWN, Malahide, January 9, 1869
– wife Jemima
– eldest son John Brown, of Caradoc Township, Middlesex County
– sons Nicholas Carter Brown, William Bowen Brown, Walter Livingstone Brown, George Payne Brown & Jonathan Brown
– eldest daughter Letta TOWNSEND, wife of Henry, Walsingham Twsp., Norfolk County
– second daughter Catherine KARN, wife of Jacob Jr., Zorra Township
– daughter Sarah Jane TELLER
– executors: wife Jemima; John DRYSDALE & John PRICHARD, Malahide
– witnesses: W. E. MURRAY & George KENT
No. 635 Page 354 – 355
Document regarding insolvency of Peter ROE, September 30, 1876
No. 636 Page 355 – 356
Document regarding insolvency of Susannah McCORMICK, October 16, 1876
No. 637 Page 356 – 358
Will of Hugh SHARON, Southwold, September 16, 1867
– wife Sarah
– daughters Sarah SHARON, Jane SUTTON, Mary Ann SELLS & Margaret CarolineWALLACE
– son Hugh Henry
– executors: wife Sarah, son Hugh Henry, and son-in-law Amariah SUTTON
– witnesses: Joshua WHITE & Robert MACARTNEY
No. 638 Page 358 – 361
Indenture, October 25, 1876 between David ELLIOTT, Dereham Twsp. & George SUFFEL, Vienna, merchant, regarding bond dated 1869 of Simon NEWCOMBE, Vienna, deceased, in favour of Henry PURDY, Bayham
– William Hebber WILLIAMS, executor of NewcombeÌs will mentioned
– witness: Jehiel MANN
No. 639 Page 361 – 362
Document regarding insolvency of S. S. ROGERS, of the firm White & Rogers, Nov. 1, 1876
No. 640 Page 362 – 363
Will of John SUTTON, St. Thomas, October 22, 1876
– wife Catherine
– grandsons John Wesley & Evert Stanley, sons of John Wesley SUTTON
– son John Wesley SUTTON
– executors: son John Wesley & Thomas STACEY
– witnesses: Frederick H. A. SHARON, Southwold, & Thomas Sturgeon SHARON, brickmaker, St. Thomas
No. 641 Page 363 – 366
Will of Neil McWILLIAM, Dunwich, February 23, 1871
– nephews and nieces (children of deceased brother Archibald): Angus, Alexander, Archibald, Helen & Mary
– grandnephew Neil McWILLIAM, son of Alexander
– executors: John McMILLAN, Dunwich, son of Donald; & Alexander DUNCANSON, Dunwich
– witnesses: James Peter McKELLAR, Dunwich & A. G. GUNN
No. 642 Page 366 – 367
Document regarding estate of Jeremiah VANWAGONER, Malahide, who died September 1872; will dated September 4, 1872 naming:
– daughter Catherine Ann PROCUNIER, wife of David, Walsingham Twsp.
– wife Elizabeth
– son Joshua
– daughters Sarah Jane TUSKEY
– document deals with Catherine & David Procunier releasing the estate November 2, 1876
– witness: William L. WALSH, Simcoe
No. 643 Page 367 – 368
Document regarding insolvency of Duncan McTAVISH, November 23, 1876
No. 644 Page 368 – 369
Document regarding insolvency of William HAGGART & Thomas HAGGART, St. Thomas, founders, business called Haggart Bros., November 23, 1876
No. 645 Page 370 – 371
Will of Neil McBRIDE, Southwold, May 17, 1876
– wife Mary
– sons Malcolm, John & Alexander
– daughters Margaret, Nancy, Mary Jane & Janet
– executors: James PRESTON & Zachariah McCALLUM, Southwold
– witnesses: Daniel COUGHLIN, Yarmouth & Thomas IBBITSON
No. 646 Page 371 – 373
Will of Benjamin CUSACK, Yarmouth, butcher, December 3, 1875
– wife Amelia
– daughter Mary Alice
– mother [not named]
– brothers Thomas & John, butchers, trading under ÐCusack & BrothersÏ, St. Thomas
– executors: brother Thomas & Henry Francis ELLIS, St. Thomas
– witnesses: Peter CUSACK, farmer, Yarmouth & Henry F. Ellis
No. 647 Page 373 – 374
Agreement between William JACKSON, St. Thomas, cabinet maker, & Inez Amelia GREEN, wife of John M., December 2, 1876
– regarding sale of property from Jackson to Green
– witness: Robert MILLER, St. Thomas
No. 648 Page 374 – 375
Will of William JEWELL, Yarmouth, May 1, 1876
– daughter Elisabeth PARKER, wife of John
– daughter Sarah
– granddaughter Amelia Ann PARKER, dau of John & Elisabeth
– executors: Hiram COMFORT, St. Thomas, & Benjamin AXFORD, Yarmouth
– witnesses: William J. WHITE & George SOUTHWICK
No. 649 Page 375 – 377
Will of Daniel ROW, Bayham, September 26, 1876
– wife Eliza Ann
– daughters Emily Court RICHARDSON, Mary Ann Row & Amy Helena Row
– executors: Edward COURT & Henry SWEET, Malahide
– witnesses: Daniel B. F. SOPER, Bayham, & Walter EDMONDS
No. 650 Page 377 – 379
Will of Archibald CARSWELL, Dunwich, March 12, 1873
– wife Isabella
– daughters Jane & Isabella Carswell
– daughter Janet CAMPBELL
– son John
– executors: Zachariah McCALLUM, Southwold & Malcolm CAMPBELL, Dunwich
– witnesses: Samuel McCOLL, Aldborough & A. C. GRAHAM, Dunwich
No. 651 Page 379 – 380
Will of William DOWLING, Yarmouth, November 12, 1854
– sister Mary Dowling
– property inherited from his father is to revert to his mother [not named]
– witnesses: J. K. MOORE & Miles KETCHAM, St. Thomas
No. 652 Page 380 – 382
Will of Edward Charles BECKETT, Malahide, August 21, 1876
– sons Benjamin, Samuel, Ezekial, John Haight Beckett
– sons Peter & Charles – have not been heard from for 15 years
– daughter Emaline
– daughter Ann HODGKIN, wife of George
– witnesses: W. ELLIS, Edwin Ruthven CRANE, Morill BECKETT
No. 653 Page 382 – 383
Will of Robert GRAHAM, Aylmer, June 1, 1876
– wife Sarah Jane
– son William Barton Graham
– daughter Susan Isabella Graham
– witnesses: W. R. FARTHINGS & W. A. GLOVER, both Aylmer
No. 654 Page 384 – 385
Will of William CHEESEMAN, Malahide, November 4, 1873
– wife Phebe Almira
– son William Payne Cheeseman
– youngest son Enock Walter Cheeseman
– daughter Mary Elizabeth
– executors: wife Phebe, son William, & brother-in-law Enock B. BROWN
– witnesses: William A. GLOVER & Louisa GLOVER, both Malahide
No. 655 Page 385 – 388
Will of William BOWERMAN, Yarmouth, June 28, 1875
– wife Rhody
– adopted daughter Nina Caroline HATHAWAY
– brother David BOWERMAN
– executors: sister Elizabeth G. WRIGHT & Franklin HATHAWAY
– witnesses: Thomas GREEN & James McKENZIE, Union
No. 656 Page 388 – 390
Will of Thomas Talbot CASCADDEN, Malahide, June 23, 1874
– son Henry Maine Cascadden
– daughters Jemima Catherine, Vida Jane, Mary Olive & Elizabeth Augusta
– executors: John KING, Dereham & Richard Alfred FIRBY, Malahide
– witnesses: W. F. ELLIS & J. H. CRONK, both Aylmer
No. 657 Page 390 – 391
Indenture between Judson OSBORNE, Yarmouth, one of the heirs of Sarah OSBORNE, South Dorchester, & William H. BROWN, South Dorchester, December 18, 1876
– regarding mortgage of George & Emily LEESON, Malahide
– witness: N. G. LESLIE
No. 658 Page 391 – 392
Document regarding insolvency of Colin GILLIES & Duncan McPHERSON, December 13, 1876
No. 659 Page 392 – 393
Will of Joseph MERRILL, Port Burwell, July 13, 1876
– wife Rosamond
– executors: wife & James EAKINS, Bayham
– witnesses: John Quincy ADAMS & H. F. GRIFFIN, both Port Burwell
No. 660 Page 393 – 394
Document in Chancery, September 13, 1876
– plaintiffs William Montague WESTMACOTT & Richard WICKENS
– defendants John HANLEY, Marwood A. GILBERT, Thomas METCALF, IsraelMOORE, George LÌOILE, Joseph Ord KAINS, Charles P. GEARY, John L.CAMPBELL & William McALISTER
Nos. 661, 662 & 663 Pages 394 – 395
more documents dealing with No. 660
No. 664 Page 396 – 397
Will of Seth LEWIS, Yarmouth, November 10, 1876
– wife Pricilla
– daughters Ada & Emma
– John MARSHALL [relationship not stated]
– George WICKET [relationship not stated]
– witnesses: Walter C. LEWIS & Charles W. CLARK
No. 665 Page 397 – 398
Document regarding insolvency of James HUTCHINSON, December 28, 1876
No. 666 Page 398 – 399
Document regarding insolvency of P. A. ANDERSON, Straffordville, January 3, 1877
No. 667 Page 399 – 400
Will of George TEEPLE, Yarmouth, April 28, 1864
– son Thomas, Yarmouth
– son George W., Orwell, blacksmith
– son Alexander, Orwell, blacksmith
– daughter Hannah APPLEMAN, wife of Frederick
– daughter Sarah SIMPSON, widow of Jeremiah
– daughter Mary Jane PIPHER, wife of Archibald
– daughter Margaret Ann TEEPLE
– witnesses: Lyman Davis TEEPLE, Orwell & John W. BENNER, Malahide
No. 668 Page 400 – 402
Will of William James MILLS, Wardsville, April 21, 1874
– wife Hannah
– witnesses: John Miles PALMER, Wardsville & Margaret RUTHERFORD
No. 669 Page 402 – 403
Indenture between Merchants Bank of Canada & Gilbert WILSON, Bayham, June 16, 1876
– mentions property of William WILSON
No. 670 Page 403 – 405
Will of Godfrey MONTGOMERY, Aldborough, November 21, 1876
– wife Janet
– sons John, Donald & Archibald
– daughter Mary McGILL, wife of Donald
– daughter Margaret ASH, wife of William
– daughter Catherine McNAB, wife of Duncan
– daughter Jane McMURCHY, wife of John
– daughter Betsy GILCHRIST, wife of Duncan
– grandson John B. MONTGOMERY
– executors: son John, Dunwich & Donald McLEAN, Aldborough
– witnesses: Dugald McGILL & Duncan GILCHRIST, both Aldborough
No. 671 Page 405 – 407
Will of Alexander McPHAIL, Dunwich, October 23, 1855
– wife Sarah
– sons Duncan, Donald, John, Hugh & Alexander
– daughters Sarah, Mary & Jannet
– daughter Liza McNEIL
– executors: wife; Zachariah McCALLUM & Daniel J. McCALLUM, Dunwich
– witnesses: Thomas McCOLL & Archibald PATERSON
No. 672 Page 407 – 409
Probate of Will of Edward ERMATINGER, St. Thomas, November 14, 1876
– died October 28, 1876 in St. Thomas
– will dated February 14, 1860
– wife Achsa
– four children: Maria, Anne, Francis & Charles
– executors: wife & George Thomas CLARIS, ST. Thomas
– witnesses: John McLEAN & A. F. HUTCHINSON
No. 673 Pge 409 – 412
Will of Mary Ann PETTIT, St. Thomas, wife of Asa, November 24, 1876
– brothers Ensley COUSE & George COUSE
– brother-in-law Joseph MARLATT
– sister Elizabeth Jane MARLATT
– nieces & nephews [not named]
– nieces Emma, Rachel & Annie MARLATT, daughters of Joseph
– niece Eliza COUSE, daughter of Ensley Couse
– niece Alta COUSE, daughter of George Couse
– witnesses: Jehiel MANN, St. Thomas & J. D. SMITH, London
No. 674 Page 412 – 413
Document regarding insolvency of Henry ELGIE, New Sarum, January 6, 1877
No. 675 Page 413 – 415
Probate of Will of John WALKER, Aylmer, cabinet maker, January 20, 1877
– died July 17, 1876 in Aylmer
– will dated October 24, 1870
– wife Deborah
– son William James
– daughters Mary Susannah & Charlotte
– executors: nephew John MORPHY & Henry Brundley MORPHY, both Toronto
– witnesses: Henry John JONES & R. H. TEMPLE
No. 676 Page 415 – 416
Will of Donald McKILLOP, Dunwich, April 21, 1864
– sons Donald, John, Neil & Archibald
– daughter Margaret GRAHAM, wife of Neil
– daughter Mary McKillop
– executors: son Archibald; & John BLUE, both Dunwich
– witnesses: Neil McKAY & Daniel ECCLES
No. 677 Page 416 – 419
Will of Bartholomew COUGHLIN, Yarmouth, August 22, 1876
– wife Charlotte
– sons Daniel & John
– daughters Mary, Ellen, Charlotte, Elisabeth Ann, Theresa & Henrietta
– executors: wife Charlotte & brother Daniel COUGHLIN, Yarmouth; & cousin JohnCOUGHLIN, Westminster
– witnesses: William J. WHITE & William C. VANBUSKIRK, both St. Thomas
No. 678 Page 419 – 422
Probate of Will of James DAVIS, Southwold, January 8, 1877
– died December 13, 1876 in Southwold
– will dated May 25, 1876
– wife Elcy
– nephew William DAVIS (living with him), son of sister Fanny DAVIS
– James Davis CURTIS, son of John & Mary Curtis [relationship not stated]
– executors: wife & Thomas JACKSON, Southwold
– witnesses: John HOBSON & Hannah WOODALL
No. 679 Page 422 – 423
Document regarding insolvency of Merritt G. WOODWORTH, Westminster, February 1, 1877
No. 680 Page 423 – 424
Document regarding insolvency of William MONTEITH, January 22, 1877
No. 681 Page 424 – 425
Will of Mary MILLS, Aylmer, widow, September 6, 1876
– daughter Mary D. SIMMONS
– granddaughter Mary Malissa STRONG
– executors: daughter Mary & David MARSHALL, Aylmer
– witnesses: W. E. MURRAY & N. G. LESLIE, Aylmer
No. 682 Page 425 – 426
Document regarding insolvency of P. A. ANDERSON, Straffordville, February 6, 1877
No. 683 Page 426 – 427
Document regarding insolvency of George Webster MORGAN, February 13, 1877
No. 684 Page 427 – 428
Document regarding insolvency of Joseph D. McDERMAND, Port Burwell, ship owner, January 12, 1877
No. 685 Page 428 – 429
Document regarding insolvency of William HAGGERT & Thomas HAGGERT, St. Thomas, trading under the name of ÐHaggert BrothersÏ, January 26, 1877
– John HAGGART, Brampton, manufacturer, mentioned
No. 686 Page 430 – 431
Will of Byron Edward HAIGHT, Yarmouth, October 31, 1876
– wife Margaret Liddell Haight
– sons Henry V. & Charles Granville Haight
– executors: wife; Dr. Henry L. VERCOE, Seaforth & Granville Holmes HAIGHT, Yarmouth
– witnesses: Granville Holmes HAIGHT, Yarmouth & Henry SCHOOLEY
No. 687 Page 431 – 432
Will of Samuel WESTOVER, Malahide, February 23, 1875
– wife Margaret
– sons Oliver Ledru [?] Westover & Friend Hiram Westover
– witnesses: William FOXTON, Aylmer & Lyman D. TEEPLE, St. Thomas
No. 688 Page 432 – 436
Will of James HAIGHT, Yarmouth, April 18, 1872
– executors: wife Sarah G., son James W.; & brother Samuel HAIGHT
– children: Isaac R., James W., Reuben M., Hannah WILLSON & Phebe AnnCAMPBELL
– witnesses: James McKENZIE & William NORMAN, Yarmouth
– codicil dated April 30, 1874
No. 689 Page 436 – 438
Will of John MELLOR, Southwold, February 17, 1877
– sons Allen & James Thomas
– daughter Emma
– daughter Mary Ellen MINARD, wife of Daniel
– executors: brothers Thomas MELLOR & James MELLOR
– witnesses: William J. WHITE, St. Thomas & Adam ROBINS, Southwold
No. 690 Page 438 – 440
Will of Ransom DEXTER, South Dorchester, June 17, 1863
– wife Margaret
– son David
– son George, Malahide
– daughter Lydia Dexter
– son-in-law John CLUNAS Jr., S. Dorchester
– elder children already provided for
– witnesses: Calvin ADAMS, Malahide & W. E. MURRAY, Aylmer
No. 691 Page 440 – 441
Document regarding insolvency of John LeJEUNE & Henry CRACK, March 26, 1877
No. 692 Page 442
Document regarding alimony payments to Martha WHITE, plaintiff & William WHITE, defendant, March 27, 1877
No. 693 Page 443 – 445
Document by children and heirs of Sarah OSBORNE, South Dorchester – Judson OSBORNE, Otisville, Michigan; Sarah Jane OSBORNE, Otisville, Michigan, and Leander OSBORNE, her husband; Mary Ann PROCURE (nee Osborne), of Otisville, Michigan, and Joseph PROCURE, her husband; Amanda ADAMS (nee Osborne), of Otisville, Michigan and Levi ADAMS, her husband; of the first part; and William H. BROWN, Yarmouth, of the second part
– regarding mortgage of George (deceased) & Emily LEESON to late Sarah Osborne
– discharge of mortgage dated March 23, 1877
No. 694 Page 445
Assignment of Julius KROUSE, Rodney, trader, insolvent, April 17, 1877
No. 695 Page 446 – 447
Document regarding insolvency of James HUTCHINSON, St. Thomas, undertaker & furniture dealer, February 27, 1877
No. 696 Page 448
Document regarding insolvency of Marvin KNOWLTON, April 27, 1877
No. 697 Page 449
Document regarding insolvency of J. V. THOMPSON, May 2, 1877
No. 698 Page 450 – 452
Document by Margaret MAGILL, wife of David, late of Westminster, now of London, & Mary Robina WHITE, Yarmouth, spinster, May 2, 1877
– regarding will of Lachlin WEIR, Yarmouth, deceased, dated October 9, 1862
– Margaret Magill is his daughter
– Mary White is his granddaughter
No. 699 Page 452 – 454
Will of John P. SMITH, Southwold, farmer & constable, January 15, 1877
– son by first wife: Squire Lindley SMITH
– daughter by first wife: Eliza REMEY
– present wife Elizabeth Redgate Smith
– children by present wife [not named]
– executors: brother William SMITH & Makial HUNT, Southwold
– witnesses: William SMITH, Southwold, blacksmith; Walter ROBERTS, Southwold, builder & C. O. ERMATINGER, St. Thomas
No. 700 Pge 454 – 457
Probate of Will of Alexander CANDY, Malahide, April 23, 1877
– died March 29, 1877 in Malahide
– will dated March 27, 1877
– executors: wife Elizabeth; George I. WALKER, Aylmer, merchant & Aron PRICE, Aylmer, grocer
– son George
– daughters Sarah Jane, Fanny & Helen
– witnesses: C. SINCLAIR, M.D., & George W. GOODFELLOW
No. 701 Page 457 – 458
Document regarding insolvency of S. S. ROGERS, June 11, 1877
No. 702 Page 458 – 461
Will of Samuel Thomas McCOLL, Dunwich, April 11, 1877
– wife Sarah Ann
– son Thomas Huntingdon McColl
– nephew Thomas McCOLL, son of brother John T.
– nephew Duncan McCOLL, son of brother Duncan
– executors: nephews John T. KERR & Alexander McCALLUM
– witnesses: Samuel McDONALD, Orford Twsp., & Samuel MacCOLL, Dunwich
No. 703 Page 461 – 463
Probate of Will of George HEATHCOTE, New Sarum, November 3, 1852
– will dated April 12, 1852
– wife Margaret
– daughter Catherine
– witnesses: James HUTTON, Matthew H. TISDALE & Henry HOUSE
No. 704 Page 463 – 466
Probate of Will of Samuel TURNER, Ellisburg, Jefferson Co., New York, May 7, 1877
– died June 18, 1876 at Ellisburg
– will dated January 8, 1876
– niece Sarah DARE, wife of Uriah, Ellisburg
– nephew Stephen TURNER
– grandniece Edith DARE, daughter of Sarah
– grandnephew George TURNER & John TURNER, sons of his nephew ThomasTURNER, deceased
– nephew Samuel FRY, son of sister Mary
– niece Henrietta PHIPPINS, dau of sister Sarah
– executors: Edward H. WELDING, St. Thomas, & Uriah DARE
No. 705 Page 466 – 467
Will of Mary BATT, Port Stanley, wife of John, March 8, 1877
– husband John
– witnesses: William J. WHITE & E. W. GUSTIN, both St. Thomas
No. 706 Page 467 – 473
Probate of Will of Oliver TIFFANY, Ancaster Twsp., physician
– will dated March 3, 1835
– brother George
– niece Catherine PEARSON, wife of John (daughter of George Tiffany)
– nephews Oliver, George & Charles James Tiffany (sons of George)
– son [?] Oliver
– nephew Sylvester Oliver PHELPS
– Abraham, son of widow of Jacob VanSCHAICK, Albany
– sister Caty PHELPS, widow of Rev. Davenport Phelps
– brother Isaac Hall TIFFANY
– sister Sally SAWYER, wife of Thomas
– children of deceased brother Silvester Tiffany
– children of deceased sister Lucinda BRIGHAM, wife of Moses
– brother Gideon
– niece Eliza BULLEN, wife of Simeon, Delaware (daughter of Gideon)
– executors: Manuel OVERFELD, Thomas HAMMILL; and nephew George SylvesterTIFFANY
– witnesses: James A. COOLEY & Hannah A. WHITMORE
No. 707 Page 473 – 474
Will of Lewis STAFFORD, Southwold, June 30, 1876
– wife Ellen
– witnesses: John Wesley SUTTON & William J. WALLIS
No. 708 Page 474 – 476
Indenture of Mortgage June 16, 1877 between William Henry EDGECOMBE, Port Stanley, wagon maker, & Susan Maria EDGECOMBE, his wife; and George Hiram YORK, Yarmouth
– witness: Harrison KIPP
No. 709 Page 476 – 477
Document regarding insolvency of H. M. WILSON, June 19, 1877
No. 710 Page 477 – 478
Document regarding insolvency of Duncan McTAVISH, Wallacetown, December 26, 1876
– John McFARLANE, Dunwich, mentioned
No. 711 Pge 478 – 479
Indenture June 27, 1877 between Thomas WILLIAMS, St. Thomas, Charlotte RIBELL, St. Thomas, spinster & Henry Francis ELLIS, St. Thomas
– agreement regarding forthcoming marriage of Thomas & Charlotte; agreement about settlement in case of ThomasÌ death after they are married
No. 712 Page 479 – 482
Will of Dugald McKINLEY, village of Clearville, Orford Twsp., Kent Co., tailor, at present an inmate of HarperÌs Hospital, Detroit, August 11, 1876
– Archibald McKINLEY, Howard Twsp. [relationship not stated]
– John Peter McKINLEY, Ridgetown [relationship not stated]
– Sarah ROBERTSON, Detroit, spinster [relationship not stated]
– Isabella LISK, wife of Robert, (nee ROBERTSON) [relationship not stated]
– sister Margaret McCALLUM, Rinkhorn, near Liverpool, England
– nephew James KELLY, Port Glasgow, Scotland, son of sister Catherine
– nephew Andrew KELLY, son of sister Catherine
– niece Barbara MacLEAN, dau of deceased sister Isabella MacLean
– niece Margaret KELLY, dau of sister Catherine
– witnesses: Samuel L. MacDONALD, Windsor & James A. HAYMAKER, Detroit
– probate included; he died September 21, 1876 in Detroit
No. 713 Page 482 – 485
Will of Alexander McPHERSON, Southwold, February 9, 1874
– wife Isabella
– sons John, James, Daniel, Alexander & Samuel
– daughters Janet & Mary
– daughter Hannah SHARON
– witnesses: Duncan Ferguson McPHERSON & James McPHERSON, Southwold
No. 714 Page 485 – 486
Quit claim by George A. PEPPER, Malahide, son of Robert, April 2, 1867
– regarding his claim to his fatherÌs estate should he survive him
No. 715 Page 486 – 487
Will of Nathaniel MILLS, Southwold, March 18, 1861
– wife Rebecca
– witnesses: Chancey LEWIS & Henry TIMEWELL, both Southwold
No. 716 Page 487 – 488
Document regarding insolvency of Stephen WISMER, July 23, 1877
No. 717 Page 488 – 490
Will of Jacob OSTRANDER, Yarmouth, November 9, 1871
– wife Mary
– sons Daniel & Jacob, of Yarmouth; and Isaac, of Malahide
– daughters Isabella HIGGINS, Lydia MANN, Mary Ostrander, Rachel Ann PETTIT & Margaret Ostrander, all of Yarmouth
– heirs of deceased daughter Jane CONROD
– executors: son Daniel & Lyman LEONARD, Yarmouth
– witnesses: Edmund SHEPPARD, London & John COLE, Yarmouth
No. 718 Page 490 – 491
Will of Barbara ALEXANDER, St. Thomas, married woman, May 7, 1870
– son William
– daughters Mary, Carrie & Agnes
– witnesses: Henry F. ELLIS & George CUTHBERTSON
No. 719 Page 491 – 496
Probate of Will of Anne Elizabeth ARKELL, St. Thomas, widow, July 4, 1877
– died Mary 25, 1877 in St. Thomas
– will dated July 17, 1876
– children: Charles Merriman Arkell, William Frederick Arkell, Clara Winewood Arkell & Ida Mary Arkell
– servant Mary MITCHELL
– executors: Robert ARKELL, London, brewer & Henry ARKELL, Port Stanley, merchant
– witnesses: Samuel ECCLES & E. W. GUSTIN, both St. Thomas
No. 720 Page 496 – 497
Will of John Kean [or Hean] HILL, Yarmouth, August 29, 1877
– sister Maria HILL
– brothers William HILL & Joseph HILL
– parents James & Sarah HILL
– nephews James, Richard & Wynn, sons of William & Grace HILL
– executors: George SCOTT, St. Thomas & William HILL, Yarmouth
– witnesses: Lane [?] LOCK, Yarmouth & John DOHERTY, St. Thomas
No. 721 Page 498 – 500
Probate of Will of William CRAWFORD, Malahide, July 3, 1877
– died January 8, 1867
– administration granted to relict of deceased, Mary Ann FOSTER, of Ailsa Craig, formerly Mary Ann Crawford; and William LINDSAY
– will dated January 2, 1867
– wife Mary Ann
– sons George, Charles, John, Thomas & William James
– daughters Margaret DILLON, Mary Elizabeth Crawford & Jane Ann Crawford
– executors: wife, & William LINDSAY
– witnesses: Reuben JOHNSON, S. Dorchester & William LINDSAY, Malahide
No. 722 Page 500 – 501
Will of Robert DYMOCK, Aldborough, September 26, 1876
– wife Ellen
– sons James, William, John & Thomas
– daughter Catherine Agnes
– witnesses: Andrew THOMSON, Mosa & William SIMPSON, Mosa
No. 723 Page 501 – 502
Guardianship, September 15, 1876
– Louisa FAWCETT, Southwold, appoints William SMITH Jr, Detroit & HannibalBURWELL, London, guardian of her two children – Charles Joseph SMITH & Mary Josephine SMITH
– regarding property left by their grandfather, the late Jesse ZAVITZ
– witnesses: Rowena PAGE, J. H. WILSON, & Mary SMITH, Portland, Oregon
No. 724 Page 502 – 503
Document regarding insolvency of James Mentor DAVIS, September 12, 1877
No. 725 Page 504
Document regarding insolvency of A. J. COMFORT, September 17, 1877
No. 726 Page 505 – 506
Will of John STRONG, Springfield, December 27, 1876
– wife Mariah
– only son Edgar
– witnesses: John & Elizabeth CLUNAS, S. Dorchester
No. 727 Page 506 – 507
Will of William WRIGHT, Brooke Twsp., Lambton County, October 6, 1875
– wife Mary
– sons John, James & William
– daughter Jane TRIBE, wife of James, Bayham
– daughter Sarah HAMILTON, wife of Delaney, S. Dorchester
– daughter Eliza BRYCE, wife of James, N. Dorchester
– daughter Mary Ann ROSWELL, wife of James, Bayham
– daughter Martha WELTER, wife of Isaac, Malahide
– executors: son William, Brooke Twsp., & Mathew FULLERTON, S. Dorchester
– witnesses: George SHIVELY [?], Brooke Twsp., & John HAIR
No. 728 Page 507 – 510
Probate of Will of Margaret Jane WALKER, Malahide, December 19, 1873
– died July 23, 1873
– will dated June 12, 1871
– will states Ð Margaret Jane CUDNEY, alias WALKER, age 60
– eldest son Ezekial CUDNEY
– sons John B. CUDNEY & William Henry CUDNEY
– daughters Mary Ann WALKER, Margaret Jane SHIPLEY, Caroline DEACON & Maria MILLS
– witnesses: John DAVIDSON, Maria DAVIDSON & William H. CUDNEY
– codicil dated March 23, 1872
No. 729 Page 511 – 512
Probate of Will of John SWEENEY, Port Stanley, innkeeper, October 11, 1877
– died September 12, 1877
– will dated September 3, 1877
– wife Catherine
– children: John Richard, Eliza Jane, Thomas Wrong, Charles Henry, James, Raphael Jones, Kate Hellen, Charillis Maude & Frank Sweeney
– executors: wife, & John PRICE, Port Stanley
– witnesses: John PRICE & Andrew HEPBURN, both St. Thomas
No. 730 Page 513
Revocation of Power of Attorney of Joseph AINLEY, St. Thomas & wife Harriet, Oct. 16, 1877
– appointed Charles WHITWAM, May 2, 1875
– witness: John DOHERTY
No. 731 Page 513 – 515
Indenture October 26, 1877 between Sarah JOHNSON, Morpeth, Kent County, widow of Jacob; & Lydia LUMLEY, wife of Ephraim Lumley, Dunwich
No. 732 Page 515 – 516
Will of Thomas SMITH, Southwold, January 8, 1875
– wife Hannah
– executors: Stephen FARR, Yarmouth
– witnesses: Joseph A. DOAN & Thomas HUNTER
No. 733 Page 516 – 518
Probate of Will of Archibald McINTYRE, Dunwich, October 29, 1877
– died August 18, 1877
– will dated August 15, 1877
– executors Duncan McPHAIL, Archibald GRAHAM & John LUMLEY, Dunwich
– brother Neil McINTYRE, Dunwich
– mother Nancy
– brother Malcolm McINTYRE
– sisters Margaret GRAHAM, Nancy McGREGOR & Catherine GUNN
– deceased sisters Mary CLARK, Phebe GRAHAM & Janet GRAHAM
– witnesses: John CASCADEN & Philip EATON
No. 734 Page 519 – 522
Will of Mahlon DOAN, Yarmouth, April 14, 1875
– wife Sophia
– niece Mary COOLEY, Michigan
– sister Esther GIBBS, Walpole Twsp.
– brother Abraham DOAN, Walpole Twsp.
– sister Mary WAGGONER, Iowa, widow
– wifeÌs sister Dorothy LONG, Walpole Twsp., widow
– Eliza Jane FRASER, daughter of Jarvis, Tillsonburg [relationship not stated]
– niece Rachel BOOMER, daughter of brother Moses Doan
– niece Mary HUNTER, Caradoc Twsp., widow, daughter of brother Moses Doan
– nephew Mahlon DENNIS, son of sister Leah Dennis
– executors: wife; Hiram KIPP, Yarmouth; Franklin HATHAWAY, Yarmouth & James W. HAIGHT, Yarmouth
– witnesses: Alexander T. HANVEY & Daniel HANVEY, both St. Thomas
No. 735 Page 522 – 523
Will of George ANNETT, Southwold, April 26, 1877
– wife Susan
– son George
– father Jeremiah
– brother Charles
– executors: William J. WALLIS & Jeremiah ANNETT, both Southwold
– witnesses: Abram WAUGH, Southwold & Thomas CORLESS
No. 736 Page 523 – 525
Will of Richard BURGESS, S. Dorchester, May 25, 1877
– wife Esther
– sons Stephen, Nelson, Simon, Thomas & Wellington
– daughters Isabella, Frances, Sarah & Elizabeth
– executors: son Nelson & Lyman WHALEY, S. Dorchester
– witnesses: W. E. MURRAY & N. G. LESLIE, both Aylmer
No. 737 Page 525 – 527
Probate of Will of Thomas SIMS, Bayham, July 13, 1877
– died June 18, 1877
– will dated September 19, 1871
– wife Sarah Ann
– witnesses: Ephraim T. MARTIN, Houghton & William CARRUTHERS, Bayham
No. 738 Page 527 – 529
Will of Joseph BARNES, Southwold, February 10, 1877
– wife Eleanor
– sons Edwin, Jonas & James
– executors: son Edwin; John SMITH, Southwold & Isaac SMITH
– witnesses: William McKAY & Charles G. RICH, both St. Thomas
No. 739 Page 529 – 530
Document regarding insolvency of William MEEK & Thomas MEEK, November 15, 1877
No. 740 Page 530 – 531
Bargain & Sale of James LESLIE, Aldborough, mechanic to Isachar [?] MURRAY, of village of Lorne [?], Elgin County, stave manufacturer, November 23, 1877
No. 741 Page 531 – 543
Indenture between Canada Southern Railway Co., and Augustus SCHELL and CorneliusVANDERBILT, New York, October 31, 1877
No. 742 Page 543 – 544
Document regarding insolvency of George H. CLARKE, November 27, 1877
No. 743 Page 544 – 545
Document regarding insolvency of Charles WETHERAL, November 29, 1877
No. 744 Page 546 – 547
Document regarding insolvency of Samuel LOUGHEED, St. Thomas, merchant, November 30, 1877
No. 745 Page 547 – 548
Will of James LEWIS, Yarmouth, November 9, 1872
– wife Hannah
– sons David James, Edward Augustus, John Josiah
– daughters Rebekah, Hannah Maria & Jane
– witnesses: Samuel ECCLES & Thomas BALDWIN
No. 746 Page 549 – 550
Codicil to Will of James LEWIS, Yarmouth, September 28, 1875
– witnesses: A. W. EMERY & David William ROWLAND
No. 747 Page 550 – 554
Indenture between Thomas GREEN, Yarmouth, Benjamin GREEN, Yarmouth, & Isaac ReubenHAIGHT, Yarmouth, regarding lease, December 20, 1869
No. 748 Page 554 – 558
Indenture between Isaac Reuben HAIGHT, Yarmouth & George A. CAUGHELL, Yarmouth, regarding lease, November 8, 1877
No. 749 Page 559 – 563
Indenture between Isaac Reuben HAIGHT, Yarmouth & Henry CAUGHELL, Yarmouth, regarding lease, November 8, 1877
No. 750 Page 564
Decree dated November 27, 1877 regarding alimony payments to Mary Elizabeth SAUNDERSfrom Edmund SAUNDERS
No. 751 Page 564 – 568
Will of Jesse ZAVITZ, Southwold, mill owner, October 7, 1868
– daughter Louise, a widow
– grandchildren, Charles & Mary, children of Louise [no surname given]
– executors: Leonidas BURWELL, Port Burwell & Hannibal BURWELL, Dunwich
– witnesses: Daniel HANVEY & Alex T. HANVEY, St. Thomas
– codicil September 30, 1870, appoints daughter Louise as executor
No. 752 Page 568 – 569
Document regarding insolvency of John L. CAMPBELL, December 8, 1877
No. 753 Page 569 – 571
Power of Attorney of John PYE, of Gobertson, Lincoln Co., England & Mary FISHER, of Bourn, Lincoln Co., England, widow, October 9, 1877
– appoints Thomas WALLIS of Talbotville
No. 754 Page 571 – 574
Will of James ANDERSON, Southwold, December 15, 1877
– executors: wife Misa (sometimes called Sarah); & Hugh McALPINE, Southwold
– sons John, Neil, Peter & Richard
– daughters Annie & Sarah
– daughter Jeannie Elizabeth Romams [sic] [it is not clear if this is one person, or three separate people]
– witnesses: Neil McGILL & William B. ELLISON, both St. Thomas
No. 755 Page 574 – 575
Will of John TURNER, Southwold, January 10, 1877
– wife Mary
– son Daniel
– daughter Ann
– executors: son Daniel & Dugald FERGUSON, Southwold
– witnesses: John PRICE & Samuel PRICE, both Port Stanley
No. 756 Page 575 – 577
Will of Mary Ann OAKS, Port Burwell, widow, July 6, 1877
– son Charles, Bayham
– daughter Jane Ann Oaks, Bayham
– daughter Mary Ann RAYMOND, wife of Andrew, Houghton Twsp.
– Emeline GIFFORD [relationship not stated]
– witnesses: Alexander McBRIDE & Ann Jane McBRIDE, Port Burwell
No. 757 Page 577 – 578
Document regarding insolvency of Robert NICHOL, Hugh NICHOL & John NICHOL, flax millers, January 8, 1878
No. 758 Page 578 – 580
Will of Neil MacLACHLIN, Southwold, April 21, 1877
– wife [not named]
– witnesses: Bella McLACHLIN & Malcolm D. McALPINE
No. 759 Page 580 – 581
Document regarding insolvency of James HEBBLEWAIT & Robert R. GOULDING, Port Stanley, January 17, 1878
No. 760 Page 581 – 582
Will of Onisimus Gould BRADLEY, Malahide, August 24, 1876
– wife Elizabeth
– sons Asa B. & William
– daughters Eunice, Sylva & Mary [MaryÌs husband is mentioned but not named]
– witnesses: James BROWN & N. G. LESLIE, both Aylmer
No. 761 Page 582 – 583
Document regarding insolvency of Colin GILLIS & Duncan McPHERSON, October 26, 1877
No. 762 Page 583 – 585
Probate of Will of Butler GOODRICH, Bayham, May 26, 1877
– died April 25, 1877
– will dated April 21, 1877
– Romulus Goodrich & Remus Goodrich [relationship not stated]
– daughter Lora FRASER, wife of John
– daughter Sarah COOK
– Fanny Fraser Goodrich [not clear if she is a daughter]
– executors: Isaac CONNOR, William MOORE & P. W. McLAY
– witnesses: P. W. McLAY & William CASCADDEN
No. 763 Page 585
Will of Benjamin GOODEN, Aldborough, January 24, 1878
– wife Jane
– three sons and one daughter [not named]
– witnesses: Norman FORD & Ingram GARTON, Aldborough
No. 764 Page 586 – 588
Bond of John McINTYRE, Dunwich, to his father Archibald McINTYRE, Dunwich, October 2, 1874
– regarding care of his father
– mother Isabella mentioned
No. 765 Page 588
Will of Hannah TURRILL, Yarmouth, widow of Joseph Enoch Turrill, February 7, 1877
– son Elihu, Yarmouth
– witnesses: J. H. ROSENBERGER, R. B. NICOLL & E. HORTON
No. 766 Page 589 – 592
Power of Attorney of Duncan E. CAMPBELL, San Fransisco, California, formerly of St. Thomas, January 18, 878
– appoints Mary CAMPBELL, Southwold
No. 767 Page 593 – 594
Document regarding insolvency of Donald McMILLAN, St. Thomas, manufacturer of ploughs, February 5, 1878
No. 768 Page 594 – 598
Probate of Will of Cornelius WARD, Woodhouse Twsp., Norfolk Co., December 29, 1866
– died September 13, 1866
– will dated November 17, 1865
– will states he is Ðof Vienna but now residing in WoodhouseÏ
– granddaughter Sarah Elizabeth Emma JACKSON
– her father Wilson JACKSON
– testatorÌs children: Robert, Valence, Mary Ann & Catherine
– executors: Nathaniel E. LOW, Walpole & Hugh B. HARDING, Woodhouse
No. 769 Page 598 – 601
Probate of Will of John SCOTT, London, innkeeper, March 21, 1859
– date of death not given
– will dated January 5, 1849
– wife Ann
– son John Best Scott
– executors: wife & William ELLIOTT, London
– witnesses: John CHARLTON & William ROBB
No. 770 Page 601 – 603
Will of Donald McEACHRAN, Aldborough, February 11, 1878
– wife Margaret
– eldest son Donald
– second son Hugh
– third son John
– eldest daughter Mary Ann
– second daughter Ann Eliza
– executors: eldest brother David McEACHRAN, Alexander McBAIN & AlexanderMcALPIN, all of Ekfrid Township
– witnesses: A. McEACHRAN, Aldborough & Gilbert HYNDMAN, Ekfrid
No. 771 Page 603 – 605
Probate of Will of John Peter WEAVER, Bayham, April 7, 1876
– died January 31, 1874
– will dated January 16, 1874
– wife Catherine
– friend John Robert ROBERTS
– executor: John DEAN, Vienna
– witnesses: William SMITH, John EICHENBERG
No. 772 Page 605 – 608
Will of John McGREGOR, Yarmouth, January 28, 1873
– wife Margaret
– son John
– daughter Mary PENHALE
– executors: Hugh McALPIN, Southwold; Dugald CAMPBELL, Yarmouth, & MalcolmMcGREGOR, Yarmouth
– witnesses: H. T. W. ELLIS & John McLEAN
– codicil dated March 24,1877
No. 773 Page 608 – 610
Will of John McBAIN, Yarmouth, May 7, 1866
– wife Catherine
– sons Duncan & Donald, both Yarmouth
– daughter Isabella
– executors: brother Donald McBAIN, & Duncan CAMERON
– witnesses: John MACARTNEY & James H. L. BEGG
No. 774 Page 610 – 611
Will of William DENNIS, Malahide, carpenter, October 31, 1876
– wife Martha Jane
– executors: John McCAUSLAND & Thomas BEMER, both Malahide
– witnesses: James McCAUSLAND & Wesley McCAUSLAND
No. 775 Page 612
Document regarding insolvency of John L. OILL, March 25, 1878
No. 776 Page 613 – 614
Document regarding insolvency of Guilford MARR, Bayham, March 21, 1878
No. 777 Page 614 – 615
Document regarding insolvency of Levi H. HATCH & Samuel JOHNSON, both of Straffordville, March 30, 1878
No. 778 Page 615 – 617
Will of Thomas Rockey WHITE, St. Thomas, March 23, 1878
– wife Margaret
– mother Mary COLE
– daughter Jennie White
– son Henry Spurgeon White
– executors: Lyman Davis TEEPLE, Aylmer & brother John WHITE, merchant tailor, St. Thomas
– witnesses: Albert HUTSON & Henry A. BRANTON
No. 779 Page 617 – 620
Will of Nicol McCOLL, Southwold, October 16,1877
– wife Mary
– son Dougald
– daughters Catherine Ann, Elizabeth Sarah & Janet
– daughters Christina BEST & Mary McCOLL
– nephew Hugh McCOWAN
– executors: son Dougald & son-in-law James Henry BEST
– witnesses: James MITCHELL & James MITCHELL, Jr., both Southwold
No. 780 Page 620 – 621
Will of Lanson BULLOCK, Aldborough, June 16, 1873
– wife Eleanor
– son William
– daughter Ordelia SEXTON, wife of George, Aldborough
– daughter Mary Ann Bullock
– daughter Eliza Jane McGILL, wife of William, Toronto
– grandson Iva [?] Wellington BULLOCK, son of William
– executors: wife, and son William BULLOCK, hotelkeeper, Aldborough
– witnesses: Colin MACDOUGALL & Alexander T. HANVEY, both St. Thomas
No. 781 Page 622 – 624
Indenture March 21, 1878 between Louisa Maria CRANFURD, Woodstock, widow, administrator of estate of John Matthew CRANFURD, of Woodstock; Mary McKNIGHT, Vienna, widow of James Rankin McKNIGHT; & Thomas JENKINS, Vienna, merchant
– regarding indenture August 1, 1844 between David FORD of Zorra Twsp., but later of Michigan; and Thomas HIGGINSON & Andrew DOBBIE of Bayham
– witnesses: Joseph H. NELLIS & Edwin C. JENKINS
No. 782 Page 625 – 626
Document regarding insolvency of Matthew ROBERTSON, Aylmer, April 16, 1878
No. 783 Page 626 – 628
Will of Thomas REEKS, St. Thomas, October 17, 1877
– wife Sarah
– son Albert
– daughter Mary Ann DRAKE, wife of William
– daughter Sylvia VAIL, wife of George B.
– witnesses: Jehiel MANN & Bertram M. SCOTT
No. 784 Page 628 – 629
Indenture between Donald McWILLIAMS, Dunwich, cheesemaker; his wife Sarah & AlexanderMcWILLIAMS, Dunwich, April 30, 1873
– regarding property and cheese house plant
– witness: David C. CLAY, Dunwich
No. 785 Page 629 – 632
Will of Robert McKENNEY, Malahide, September 7, 1875
– wife Catherine
– daughter Elma
– executors: wife, and sons James Hamilton McKENNEY & Francis ClaytonMcKENNEY
– witnesses: John B. LUCAS & Rodolphus C. McKENNEY
– codicil dated August 9, 1877; witnesses: A. BLACKMER & John B. LUCAS, Springfield
No. 786 Page 632 – 633
Will of Edwin HOPKINS, Aylmer, April 20, 1878
– wife Harriett
– son George
– daughters Mary, Salma & Esther
– witnesses: W. E. MURRAY & O. H. MOSS, both Aylmer
No. 787 Page 633 – 634
Document regarding insolvency of David KILPATRICK & Richard CHING, St. Thomas, brick makers, May 23, 1878
No. 788 Page 634 – 636
Will of George WALTERS, Dunwich, April 6, 1878
– wife Catherine
– sons Thomas, Philip, William, John, & George
– daughters Mary Ann, Fanny & Grace Amelia
– executor: Meredith CONN, Jr.
– witnesses: Meredith CONN, Sr. & Robert Knott ORCHARD
No. 789 Page 636 – 637
Deed between George MACKELLAR, Belmont, merchant, assignee under the provisions of the Insolvent Act; and Robert NICHOL, Hugh NICHOL & John NICHOL, all of South Dorchester, flax millers trading under the firm of Robert Nichol & Brothers, insolvent, June 8, 1878
– witness: Francis LOVE, London
No. 790 Page 637 – 638
Document regarding insolvency of James Lewis FOSTER, June 13, 1878
No. 791 Page 639 – 641
Will of Anthony SUTTON, Dunwich, June 26, 1872
– sons Henry Leighton, Anthony Christopher, George Allen & Zaccheus
– daughter Frances Ann WADE, wife of Anthony
– daughter Betsy BOWLBY, wife of Henry
– daughter Elsie Sutton
– executor: brother-in-law Jacob GILBERT, Southwold
– witnesses: Henry F. ELLIS; David GILBERT, St. Thomas; & Zaccheus SUTTON
No. 792 Page 641 – 647
Indenture between Kenyon COX, New York, banker & Edwin D. WORCESTER, New York, February 7, 1877
– regarding indenture of Bartholomew COUGHLIN & wife Charlotte, Yarmouth dated December 29, 1870
– William Wallace CHARLTON & wife Pheobe, Yarmouth, mentioned
No. 793 Page 647 – 648
Document regarding insolvency of James H. REYNOLDS, St. Thomas, tinsmith, May 25, 1878
No. 794 Page 648 – 650
Document regarding insolvency of S. M. BANNERMAN, Springfield, merchant, June 17, 1878
No. 795 Page 650 – 652
Indenture between John WILSON, Yarmouth, butcher; his wife Phoebe WILSON & ElihuMARSH, Yarmouth, June 28, 1878
– witnesses: John CALLARD & Adney MINARD
No. 796 Page 652 – 653
Will of Jonah ALLEN, South Dorchester, blacksmith, October 27, 1877
– wife Julia Ann
– James Henry STOKES, South Dorchester [relationship not stated]
– executors: William PRICHARD, South Dorchester
– witnesses: John & Elizabeth CLUNAS
No. 797 Page 654 – 655
Will of Eleanor BARNES, Southwold, June 20, 1878
– sons Edward, Jonas, & James
– daughter-in-law Elsy Barnes
– daughter-in-law Nancy Barnes
– granddaughters Florence GADSBY & Lucretia HILL
– grandson Nelson GADSBY
– executors: John SMITH & Rev. Thomas W. JACKSON
– witnesses: James CATHCART & Henry SMITH
No. 798 Page 655 – 656
Will of John McLACHLAN, South Dorchester, June 25, 1874
– wife Isabella
– daughter Isabella CHARLTON, wife of William H.
– four children [not named]
– grandchildren: Charles & John McLachlan
– executors: Daniel McGREGOR, Westminster & son-in-law William H. CHARLTON
– witnesses: Daniel STEWART & N. G. LESLIE, both Aylmer
No. 799 Page 656 – 659
Indenture of Mortgage, July 29, 1878, between William REISER, St. Thomas, brewer; his wife Franceska REISER, & the South Western Farmers & Mechanics Savings & Loan
– witness: William John WYATT, St. Thomas
No. 800 Page 660 – 661
Document regarding insolvency of John McKELLAR, August 30, 1878
No. 801 Page 661 – 662
Document regarding insolvency of Kenneth McKENZIE & Duncan CALDER, August 27, 1878
No. 802 Page 662 – 663
Will of Dugald McINTYRE, Southwold, April 15, 1878
– wife Mary
– sons Angus, Neil, Colin & James
– daughter Sarah
– executor: Dugald FERGUSON, Southwold
– witnesses: James D. MacPHERSON & Colin McLARTY
No. 803 Page 663 – 665
Will of John McINTOSH, Southwold, August 12, 1872
– daughter Charlotte McGEACHEY, wife of William McGeachy, M.D.
– daughter Jane McINTYRE, wife of Donald
– daughters Mary & Margaret McIntosh
– sons Duncan, John, Daniel & Alexander
– witnesses: Edward WARREN, Fingal & William J. WHITE, St. Thomas
No. 804 Page 666 – 667
Will of Joseph Bostwick ODELL, St. Thomas, teamster, June 19,1878
– wife Alice
– brother Hiram Lewis ODELL
– witnesses: Jane ODELL & Henry F. ELLIS
No. 805 Page 667 – 669
Will of Joseph HARVEY, Aylmer, May 1, 1877
– wife Phebe Maria
– sisters: Betsey VANPATTER, Hannah MINOR, Isabella HEWETT & SarahKINSEY
– nieces Esther & Mary Jane KINSEY
– executors: Jesse KINSEY, Malahide; Richard LOCKER, Malahide, Ambrose HILL, Malahide & Hugh SELLS, Vienna
– witnesses: N. G. LESLIE & J. W. STEWART, both Aylmer
No. 806 Page 670 – 671
Will of Alexander CAMPBELL, Dunwich, May 26, 1864
– wife [not named]
– sons Peter, Dougald & Alexander
– daughters Mary, Agnes, Susan, Jane & Margaret
– executors: James McEWING, Donald McPHERSON & Robert CAMPBELL
– witnesses: Donald McMILLAN & Duncan McARTHUR
No. 807 Page 672 – 674
Will of Donald McVEAN, Yarmouth, July 4, 1877
– wife Isabell
– son Alexander
– daughters Barbara, Christina, Sarah & Mary
– granddaughter Mary Bell BUCHANAN
– executors: Duncan D. McVEAN, Duncan J. McVEAN & John GILLIS, all of Yarmouth
– witnesses: John McLEAN & Robert MILLER
No. 808 Page 674 – 677
Will of Isaac CAMPBELL, Southwold, age 64, August 1, 1861
– wife Sarah
– eldest son William, of Aylmer
– son Isaac James, of London
– son John Hugh
– daughter Jane FRASER, wife of Charles, surveyor, Port Bruce
– daughter Sarah Mariah SULLIVAN, wife of George, Malahide
– daughter Margaret Ann CAMPBELL & Catherine Amelia CAMPBELL
– executors: John Nelson HUNT & Stephen DAVIS, both Southwold
– witnesses: William WEBB, Talbotville & William HANNAN, Southwold
No. 809 Page 677 – 678
Power of Attorney of Frank G. BECHER, London, January 24, 1878
– appoints William P. R. STREET & Henry BECHER, both London
No. 810 Page 678
Document regarding insolvency of Daniel STEWART, Aylmer, banker & broker, Nov. 4, 1878
No. 811 Page 679 – 680
Will of Christian FICK, Bayham, April 16, 1878
– wife Elizabeth A.
– sons William & Peter
– executors: wife & William Youell EMERY, Port Burwell
– witnesses: Charles Edgar NELLIS, Port Burwell & E. A. DUNHAM
No. 812 Page 680 – 681
Will of Archibald McINTYRE, South Dorchester, July 30, 1878
– wife Mary
– sons Angus, Archibald, William, Colin, Daniel & Duncan
– daughters Nancy & Janet
– executors: wife; son Duncan & brother-in-law Colin CAMPBELL
– witnesses: Edward HEGLER, S. Dorchester & Duncan McINTYRE
No. 813 Page 682 – 683
Quit Claim of Mary McPHERSON, Aldborough, widow of Alexander; to DougaldMcPHERSON, Daniel McPHERSON, Duncan McPHERSON, all of Aldborough, and MaryMULLIGAN, wife of Thomas, Wardsville, November 14, 1878
– witness: Alexander INNES
No. 814 Page 683 – 684
Document regarding insolvency of Aaron KILPATRICK, St. Thomas, builder, Nov. 16, 1878
No. 815 Page 684 – 687
Probate of Will of John LAWRENCE, Southwold, November 21, 1878
– died October 25, 1878
– will dated November 10, 1874
– wife [not named]
– sons Peter, Dennis & John
– daughter Ethalinda
– executors: son Peter; son-in-law Duncan CAMPBELL, Southwold; CharlesTEETZEL, Southwold
– witnesses: John CHALMERS & John FARLEY
No. 816 Page 688 – 689
Will of David WELTER, Southwold, July 1, 1863
– sons Isaac & John, both of Southwold
– daughters Jane, Elizabeth & Margaret
– witnesses: John BEGG & Caleb SMUCK
No. 817 Page 689 – 691
Probate of Will of William LEVERTON, Yarmouth, November 20, 1878
– died November 8, 1878
– will dated August 1, 1878
– wife Elizabeth
– sons Robert William, Joseph & Edward
– daughter Sarah Ann FLEMINGTON, wife of Josiah
– daughter Mary LEESON, wife of Francis
– daughter Elizabeth MERRIMAN, widow of William
– daughter Emma FARR, wife of John
– witnesses: John CALLARD, druggist, Sparta, & George GIFF, grocer, St. Thomas
No. 818 Page 692 – 693
Will of William BOYCE (formerly spelled BICE), Bayham, February 7, 1867
– wife Mary
– executors: wife & Moses Northrup SANDERS
– witnesses: D. C. SWAYZE; Robert W. SMUCK & James Z. LEACH
No. 819 Page 693 – 696
Will of George KAINS, St. Thomas, September 18, 1878
– wife Thomasina
– sons George, Robert, Tom, Charles Kenneth Gray & Joseph Oro
– daughters Eleanor Margaret & Elizabeth Mary
– witnesses: William P. R. STREET & J. FOOTILL, both London
– codicil dated Oct. 2, 1878; witnesses William P. R. STREET & H. S. BLACKBURN
No. 820 Page 696 – 697
Will of James TWOHY, September 28, 1874 [residence not stated]
– son James
– witnesses: Robert R. GOULDING & James F. HEBBLETHWAITE, Port Stanley
No. 821 Page 697 – 701
Indenture June 1, 1869 between Thomas Sheppard SMYTH, formerly of London Township, now of Surrey, England, and his wife Harriet SMYTH; & Joseph Augustus WOODRUFF, St. Catharines & William Purvis Rockford STREET, London
– regarding marriage settlement between the Smyths and her father Philip ChesneauDELATRE
No. 822 Page 701 – 702
Document regarding insolvency of John FINLAY, December 20, 1878
No. 823 Page 702 – 703
Will of Samuel CLIVE (also spelled CLEAVE), Frome, Southwold, December 31, 1878
– wife Susan
– daughters Mary & Lizzie
– executors: wife & John HUGHES
– witnesses: John HUGHES & John LEWIS
No. 824 Page 703 – 705
Will of Edward LEXTON [or LUXTON], St. Thomas, March 4, 1878
– wife Susannah
– son Edward
– daughters Matilda & Selina
– mentions house occupied by James SERGEANT
– executors: Leonard THOMPSON, Southwold & John CROCKER, St. Thomas
– witnesses: Samuel ECCLES & T. WILLIAMS
No. 825 Page 705 – 714
Probate of Will of George DOWNES, London, England, May 6, 1877
– died May 5, 1877
– will dated September 4, 1871
– wife Elizabeth
– sons Henry August, Thomas & Robert Edward
– daughters Margaret Harriet & Elizabeth
No. 826 Page 714 – 715
Will of James FINNIE, Aylmer, January 7, 1878
– wife Letitia
– adopted daughter Isabella FINNIE; and her daughter Bella May DUANE [?]
– sister Christina DUNBAR
– brother Hector FINNIE
– executors: wife & Andrew MURRAY
– witnesses: John Walker STEWART & William WARNOCK Jr., both Aylmer
No. 827 Page 715 – 716
Will of Nancy GRAHAM, Aldborough, spinster, November 21, 1878
– sister Martha GRAHAM, Aldborough, spinster
– executors: brother Archibald GRAHAM, Aldborough
– witnesses: Frederick SEIGEL & James H. STEWART
No. 828 Page 716 – 717
Will of Angus McPHATTON, Dunwich, October 9, 1875
– wife Margaret
– children [not named]
– witnesses: Donald McMILLAN & Archibald McGEACHY
No. 829 Page 717 – 718
Document regarding insolvency of Owen CASEY, Southwold, February 10, 1879
No. 830 Page 719 – 720
Will of James RICHARDS, Bayham, September 10, 1870
– son John
– daughters Mary Elizabeth, Nancy, Jane, Charlotte & Hannah
– executors: daughter Mary Elizabeth; Ralph HUMPHREY & Michael HONSBURGER
– witnesses: Daniel CORLIS & Jacob S. JONES
No. 831 Page 720 – 722
Will of Andrew Davis BURDICK, Malahide, November 20, 1878
– wife Hannah
– sons James A., William L., & Caleb T.
– daughter Hannah Calysta
– witnesses: James Albert BURDICK & John H. BENNETT
No. 832 Page 722 – 723
Will of John WALKER, Aldborough, October 30, 1877
– sons Alfred, Harold, Barton Berry & William Joshua
– daughters Jane Ellen BAINARD, Mary Frances BOWLBY & Caroline Maria JONES
– witnesses: John McLEAN & R. MILLER
No. 833 Page 723 – 724
Document regarding insolvency of Colin GILLIES, West Lorne, merchant, February 18, 1879
No. 834 Page 725 – 726
Will of Edward CLARK, Dunwich, November 2, 1878
– wife Elizabeth
– sons Gabriel Wood Clark & Daniel Clark
– daughters Sarah Jane & Mary Elizabeth
– sister or sister-in-law [referred to as his ÐsonsÌ auntÏ] – Jennett McBRIDE
– executor: Alexander CLARK, Dunwich
– witnesses: Aeneas Sage Kennedy BARCLAY, Wallactown & William H.McKELLAR, Dunwich
No. 835 Page 726 – 727
Will of Eugene COX, Port Albert, Huron County, July 7, 1876
– wife Henrietta BALL
– executor: wife & Henry F. BAKER
– witnesses: D. R. WATSON & A. C. HAWKINS
No. 836 Page 727 – 728
Will of William ROBINSON, San Fransisco, California, March 22, 1877
– wife Ellen
– executor: William WELDON, St. Thomas
– witnesses: James RORKE, M.D., San Fransisco & W. W. KELLOGG
No. 837 Page 728 – 729
Will of Thomas BAXTER, Yarmouth, June 12, 1878
– executors: Samuel BUCK & William COLE, both Yarmouth
– nieces (all daughters of his deceased brother William BAXTER): Sarah, Elizabeth, Hannah & Maggie Baxter; Mary Jane CARRUTHERS, Matilda DOWN & Fanny LEE
– witnesses: R. MILLER & John McLEAN
No. 838 Page 729 – 730
Will of John EAGAN, Southwold, October 8, 1878
– wife Hulda
– witnesses: J. M. PENWARDEN, John McLAY & Albert KENNEDY
No. 839 Page 730 – 731
Document regarding insolvency of John BEATTIE, St. Thomas; William BEATTIE, St. Thomas, builders, operating under the name of ÐJohn Beattie & BrotherÏ, March 29, 1879
No. 840 Page 731 – 732
Document regarding insolvency of Alexander C. BROWN, February 26, 1879
No. 841 Page 732 – 735
Probate of Will of Ellen HORTON, Southwold, married woman, March 20, 1879
– died March 6, 1879
– will dated February 8, 1879
– husband James Colborn HORTON
– mother Ruth HARRIS
– sisters Avalina STAFFORD & Marion WARDLE
– the following people named, but relationship not stated: I. B. STAFFORD, Ezra A.STAFFORD, Mrs. Samuel STAFFORD, Sarah J. ADAMS & Amy STAFFORD
– executors: George McKENZIE & William J. WALLIS
– witnesses: Nelson MOORE & Lucy PHILPOTT
No. 842 Page 736 – 737
Will of Mary Ann DICKHOUT, wife of Henry, Springfield, November 7, 1876
– son Hiram
– daughters Marilla FULLER, Eleana [?] Dickhout & Iva Eveline Dickhout
– executors: daughter Marilla FULLER & husband George FULLER
– witnesses: John McTAGGART, Springfield & John CLUNAS, S. Dorchester
No. 843 Page 737 – 739
Will of Aaron PRICE, Aylmer, druggist, August 23, 1870
– wife Esther Maria
– son David Hammond Price
– niece Ruth Jenny Sta____ [illegible]
– executors: wife; Walter Edgar MURRAY & Daniel STEWART, Aylmer
– witnesses: Edwin PRICE & Edward WALKER, both Aylmer
No. 844 Page 739 – 740
Power of Attorney of John DOUGHERTY, the elder, Southwold, April 14, 1879
– appoints Albert DOUGHERTY, Southwold
– witnesses: Henry DOUGHERTY & Andrew HORTON
No. 845 Page 740 – 741
Will of Jacob CAUGHELL, Orwell, March 18, 1879
– wife Catharine
– witnesses: Henry CAUGHELL & George HEATHCOTE
No. 846 Page 741 – 742
Will of Stewart BISSELL, Southwold, March 24, 1874
– wife Sarah
– witnesses: Samuel TUBBY & Joseph ORCHARD
No. 847 Page 742 – 743
Will of Malinda BRUNSON, Malahide, September 27, 1878
– daughter Jane BROWN
– grandson William Arthur BROWN
– executor: Wesley McCAUSLAND, Malahide
– witnesses: John McCAUSLAND & Emma DOUGLASS
No. 848 Page 743 – 744
Document regarding insolvency of Champion [?] BROWN & William Sullivan CHILDS, both of Montreal, boot manufacturers, December 13, 1871
No. 849 Page 744 – 747
Document regarding insolvency of above two men, and Charles HAGAR, Montreal, September 7, 1872
No. 850 Page 747 – 749
Probate of Will of Orestes PECK, Bayham, April 4, 1879
– died February 26, 1879
– will dated January 21, 1879
– wife Mary Jellethe Peck
– sons Franklin Brevett [?] Peck, Charles Cephas Peck, & Lewis Lee Peck
– daughters Grace Triphena Peck & Nellie Jane Peck
– witnesses: William F. BALDWIN & F. McCURDY
No. 851 Page 750
Document regarding Mortgage, January 29, 1879, between William Augustus DAVIS, plaintiff, and Marvin[?] Milton DAVIS, Margaret Ann DAVIS, Marvin Judson DAVIS, George WalkerDAVIS, William DAVIS & Mary DAVIS, infants under the age of 21, by John HOSKIN, their guardian, defendants
– application of Archibald RUTHVEN, the mortgagee
No. 852 Page 750 – 752
Will of Andrew McCLEISH, Malahide, age 60, May 15, 1876
– wife Mary
– sons Andrew, Hiram Austin, George Augustus & Robert Bruce
– daughters Sarah Jane McCONNELL, Rachel Ann HAINES & Emmeline HelenCHUTE
– executors: wife Mary; son Andrew; & Lewis John CLARKE, Malahide
– witnesses: David Flint DAVIS, Malahide & Lyman D. TEEPLE, Aylmer
No. 853 Page 753 – 757
Probate of Will of George DOCKER, Dunn Township, Haldimand County, April 10, 1879
– died February 10, 1879
– will dated August 12, 1873
– wife Mary Anne
– sons Thomas Bower, George Sydney, Arthur Dudley, Edward Hubert & William Henry
– daughters Emma, Elizabeth, Fanny Isaline, Annie Maria, & Flora Jane
– witnesses: William COOK, Elizabeth COOK
– codicil dated October 26, 1877
– daughter Elizabeth is now Mrs. BLOTT
– witnesses: Walter STONE & William BATE
No. 854 Page 758 – 759
Probate of Will of Dugald McBRAYNE, Belmont, school teacher, February 26, 1879
– died December 30, 1878 in Denver, Colorado
– will dated December 29, 1878 (made in Denver)
– wife Bella
– witnesses: Andrew JELLY, Benjamin C. BANCROFT & C. C. BRADBURY
No. 855 Page 759 – 764
Probate of Will of Calvin RUSS, Yarmouth, April 4, 1879
– died March 4, 1879
– will dated August 2, 1874
– second wife Isabella
– sons Alexander, Calvin, Orrin, Warren & Wellington
– daughters Amanda & Eva
– daughter Jane MOORE, wife of George
– daughter Julia NIGH
– Mary LITTLEJOHN (a girl he has raised)
– wifeÌs brother Alexander COCHRANE & wifeÌs brother-in-law John HAGGAN(orders that they have nothing to do with his estate)
– executor: George A. PHILP, Yarmouth
– witnesses: George A. PHILP & John CALLARD, druggist, Sparta
No. 856 Page 764 – 767
Agreement August 28, 1878 between Mary McKNIGHT, Vienna, widow of James RankinMcKNIGHT; John Rankin McKNIGHT, Chicago; George William McKNIGHT, Junction City, Kansas, children of James & Mary; and Thomas JENKINS, Vienna
No. 857 Page 767 – 769
Agreement August 30, 1878 between Mary McKNIGHT, Vienna; Dorothea McKNIGHT, Vienna; Emma McCALLY, wife of Robert L., Vienna, children of James & Mary McKnight; and Thomas JENKINS, Vienna
No. 858 Page 769 – 771
Will of Thomas ARMSTRONG, Malahide, April 9, 1872
– wife Maria
– sons William & Wilson
– daughters Elizabeth THOMPSON, Margaret Jane LOGAN, Martha HERRINGTON, Maria FENNER, Mary Ann HASTY, Lettica KINSEY & Sarah DENNIS
– executors: wife, son Wilson & George DEXTER
– witnesses: John BELL, Malahide, carriage maker; & John CLUNAS, S. Dorchester
No. 859 Page 771 – 772
Document regarding insolvency of Louisa Maria STEWART, St. Thomas, June 5, 1879
No. 860 Page 772 – 773
Will of Hugh McINTYRE, Yarmouth, May 23, 1871
– brothers Colin & John
– mentions property willed by his father Donald
– witnesses: Hugh THOMSON, Westminster & Daniel CLINE
No. 861 Page 773 – 775
Probate of Will of Lyman Davis TEEPLE, Aylmer, barrister, April 18, 1879
– died March 28, 1879
– will dated September 15, 1873
– says he is a student at law
– mother Carloly TEEPLE, widow of William L. Teeple
– late brother Lewis Clarke TEEPLE
– Colin MACDOUGALL, barrister, St. Thomas (gives him his law books)
– wife Temperance Jael [?] Teeple
– witnesses: John H. SMITH & James F. HALL, both St. Thomas
No. 862 Page 775 – 776
Document regarding insolvency of George L. OILL, St. Thomas, miller, & William C. REID, St. Thomas, miller, June 18, 1879
No. 863 Page 777 – 778
Will of Robert McKENNEY, Malahide, May 21, 1879
– wife Elizabeth
– sons James & William Leslie
– daughters Celia M. BENTLEY, Mary L. McLEISH, Sophronia M. ALLEN & NellieMcKENNEY
– executors: wife, and sons-in-law James BENTLEY & Wesley ALLEN
– witnesses: W. E. MURRAY, Aylmer & Silas HEMMINGWAY, Malahide
No. 864 Page 778 – 779
Will of Elizabeth VANWICKLIN, Springfield, January 9, 1879
– daughter Lillie MURDAUGH
– son John Henry MURDAUGH
– witnesses: Alansing BLACKMAN & J. B. LUCAS, Springfield
No. 865 Page 780 – 781
Document regarding insolvency of Oliver [?] CRUISE, Joseph Richard STIRLING & Thomas Sturgeon SHARON, St. Thomas, sash & door manufacturers, trading under the name of ÐCruise, Stirling & SharonÏ, July 11, 1879
No. 866 Page 781 – 782
Will of Ambrose HILL, Malahide, mill owner, May 15, 1879
– friend Catherine NICHOL
– daughter Alace Jane HILL
– sons Eugene Benjamin & Edgar
– executors: son Eugene, nephew Richard LOCKER & John McCAUSLAND, both Malahide
– witnesses: W. E. MURRAY, Aylmer & Mary Ann MILLER, Malahide
No. 867 Page 782 – 783
Will of Horatio Nelson FRANKLIN, Malahide, May 8, 1874
– wife Mary
– sons Horatio N. & Oliver
– daughter Hester Ann PRICE
– daughters Sarah Rebecca Franklin & Mary A. Rosamond Franklin
– executors: wife Mary & Adam KELLY, Malahide
– witnesses: W. E. MURRAY & N. G. LESLIE, both Aylmer
No. 868 Page 784 – 785
Will of John DOUGHERTY, Southwold, July 25, 1878
– wife Susan
– daughter Margaret HUNT, wife of Thomas, Southwold
– daughter Eliza HORTON, wife of Andrew, Southwold
– daughter Mary Jane McLEAN, wife of Neil, Southwold
– daughter Caroline SILCOX, wife of William, Southwold
– daughter Daly CLARIS, wife of John, Sarnia
– executors: Henry SHARON & S Frederick SHARON, both Southwold
– witnesses: William B. ELLISON & Alexander INNES, both St. Thomas
No. 869 Page 786 – 787
Power of Attorney of William J. THOMAS, Bradford, York Co., England, August 1, 1879
– appoints Tom FIRTH, Southwold
– witness: William J. WHITE
No. 870 Page 787 – 788
Will of Charles SMITH, Malahide, April 5, 1878
– wife Diadema
– sons Benjamin Titus & Sidney
– witnesses: W. E. MURRAY, Aylmer & Frank E. UTTLEY, Grand Rapids, Michigan
No. 871 Page 788 – 790
Will of James McCAUSLAND, Malahide, November 28, 1878
– wife Maria L.
– sons Edwin, Wesley, John Anson & Marshall Bidwell McCausland
– daughters Elizabeth CLENDENNING, Mary Ann GUNN, Laura GUNN & Helen McCausland
– grandson James Edwin GUNN
– executors: sons Wesley & Edwin; nephew John McCAUSLAND, Malahide & son-in-law Daniel GUNN, Yarmouth
– witnesses: W. E. MURRAY & George ANGER, constable, both Aylmer
No. 872 Page 790 – 792
Document regarding insolvency of David KILPATRICK & Richard CHING, St. Thomas, brickmakers, June 20, 1878
– creditors: Colin MUNRO, D. SUTHERLAND, G. WALKER, Silas SMITH, ThomasSTACEY, C. NORSWORTHY, William JOHNS, Aaron KILPATRICK, Thomas H.JONES, Daniel FERGUSON, BROMELL & McINTOSH & Silas BREET
No. 873 Page 792 – 793
Document regarding insolvency of Orlando ALLEN, Springfield, merchant, August 15, 1879
No. 874 Page 793 – 794
Document regarding insolvency of John C. PANKHURST, Aylmer, printer, August 15, 1879
No. 875 Page 794 – 798
Will of Samuel IVOR, St. Thomas, November 7, 1877
– wife Elizabeth
– niece & nephew Ann IVOR and Joseph IVOR, both of London, England
– friends Samuel ECCLES and wife Maria Ann
– friends John HALL & wife Elizabeth
– executors: Samuel ECCLES & Alfred John ALLWORTH, both St. Thomas
– witnesses: John McLEAN & R. MILLER
– codicil July 29, 1879, adds James H. STILL as executor
No. 876 Page 799 – 801
Probate of Will of Joseph WALKER, Aldborough, August 15,1879
– died August 4, 1879
– will dated May 8, 1879
– wishes to be buried near in father in the ground of the Episcopal Church, Wardsville
– wife Catherine
– daughters Catherine & Annie
– executors: Archibald McKELLAR & Mark WALKER, both of Mosa township
– witnesses: Henry LEGG & Paul David WALKER
No. 877 Page 801 – 802
Document regarding insolvency of Mark KILROY, Yarmouth, brick maker, August 19, 1879
No. 878 Page 802 – 806
Probate of Will of Leonidas BURWELL, Port Burwell, August 27,1 879
– died August 7, 1879
– will dated July 29, 1873
– wife Phoebe Jane
– son Mahlon Gilbert
– daughters Mary Louisa HALLOWELL & Alice Jane BURWELL
– wifeÌs niece Sophia L. DOUGLASS (living with him)
– witnesses: R. L. McCALLY & John CRAWFORD
No. 879 Page 806 – 807
Document regarding insolvency of Aaron KLEINTNETH [?], St. Thomas, merchant, August 27, 1879
No. 880 Page 807 – 808
Document regarding insolvency of William E. ROCKEY, Springfield, merchant, August 20, 1879
No. 881 Page 808 – 809
Document regarding insolvency of George H. GORDON, St. Thomas, grocer & livery stable keeper, September 2, 1879
No. 882 Page 809 – 810
Document regarding insolvency of Silas RAMSAY, Sidney RAMSAY & George CAITON, Vienna, manufacturers, September 6, 1879
No. 883 Page 810 – 812
Will of Donald McMILLAN, Dunwich, February 27, 1879
– wife Jane
– sons Alexander, Archibald, Donald & John
– executor: Dougald McGILL, Dunwich
– witnesses: A. E. S. K. BARCLAY, Postmaster, Wallacetown & Duncan McGILL, Aldborough
No. 884 Page 812 – 813
Document by Euphemia KENNEDY, South Dorchester, widow of Samuel KENNEDY, late of Malahide, September 18, 1877
– regarding receipt of her part of estate from executor Andrew McKENNEY
– witness: John KOYL
No. 885 Page 813 – 815
Will of William MOORE, Southwold, August 26, 1872
– wife Ellen
– sons Alexander, James, William & John
– daughters Jane FRENCH, Agnes ANDERSON, Ellenor LETHBRIDGE & BarbaraANDERSON
– children of deceased daughter Margaret GLOVER: Elizabeth GLOVER & MaudGLOVER
– executors: Thomas HUNTER, Southwold & Thomas LETHBRIDGE, Ekfrid Twsp.
– witnesses: Fleming HUNTER & Eliza HUNTER, Southwold
No. 886 Page 815 – 817
Will of Archibald McKILLOP, Dunwich, May 11, 1876
– wife Nancy
– son Duncan
– daughters Catherine GOW, Sarah McWILLIAM & Nancy CAMERON
– grandchildren (children of deceased son John): Archibald, Robert, Duncan & John
– executors: Duncan T. McCALL & Archibald J. LEITCH, both Dunwich
– witnesses: Duncan McARTHUR & Samuel MacCOLL, both Dunwich
No. 887 Page 817 – 818
Will of Eleanor BURNS, Southwold, spinster, July 9, 1879
– executor: John Henry WILSON, St. Thomas, physician
– Rev. William FLEMING, St. Thomas, of the Roman Catholic Church, St. Thomas
– Margaret JORDAN, a nun
– witnesses: Henry F. ELLIS & W. F. ELLIS, St. Thomas
No. 888 Page 818 – 820
Probate of Will of William BAXTER, Yarmouth, May 12, 1879
– died April 18, 1877
– will dated July 3, 1876
– daughters Hannah, Sarah, Elizabeth & Margaret
– daughter Mary Jane CARROTHERS, wife of George
– daughter Matilda DOWN, wife of John
– daughter Fanny LEE, wife of John
– sons Thomas & William Henry, both in Kansas
– son James in Chicago
– son John in Ohio
– executors: Samuel ADAMS, Westminster & Peter CAMERON, Southwold
– witnesses: Richard HORSMAN, John Henry BROOKS & E. HORTON
No. 889 Page 820 – 821
Will of Hiram POWERS, Malahide, October 4, 1874
– wife Kazia
– son Leonard
-daughters Frances Adelaide, Charlotte Louisa, Sarah Triphena, Mary Eveline & Ida Delorme
– executors: son Leonard & son-in-law George SMITH
– witnesses: W. E. MURRAY & N. G. LESLIE, both Aylmer
No. 890 Page 822 – 823
Document regarding insolvency of Robert MOWBRAY, Eagle, manufacturer, October 6, 1879
No. 891 Page 823
Document regarding alimony payments to Isabella MIDFORTH, by Flinton John MIDFORTH, who have separated; September 27, 1879
No. 892 Page 823 – 824
Indenture August 19, 1879, between Samuel FREEMAN, Yarmouth; Charlotte MatildaRUSSELL, Yarmouth, widow; Henry FREEMAN, Yarmouth & William HILL, Yarmouth
– regarding forthcoming marriage of Samuel Freeman & Matilda Russell
– witness: John DOHERTY
No. 893 Page 824 – 825
Document regarding insolvency of Asa J. WOOD, St. Thomas, merchant, October 10, 1879
No. 894 Page 826
Document regarding alimony payments to Maria HALLOWAY, by her husband ThomasHALLOWAY, October 9, 1879
No. 895 Page 826 – 829
Probate of Will of Arthur McELHONE, Windham Twsp., Norfolk Co., March 4, 1879
– died January 4, 1879
– will dated April 16, 1879
– executors: Rev. Henry IAPES, Norfolk Co., & John GIBBONS, Windham & EdwardMcELHONE, Windham
– wife Bridget
– daughter Rose McElhone
– daughter Mary Ann CASEY
– grandson James CASEY
– sons James Arthur, Charles, Henry, John, Joseph & Francis
– grandsons John & Francis McElhone, sons of Charles
– witnesses: Aaron BEAN & Thomas McGINNES
No. 896 Page 829 – 831
Will of Amos HIGH, Bayham, March 3, 1879
– wife Mary Ann
– daughters Susan & Lucinda High
– daughters Hester Ann MISNER & Hannah DEAN
– sons Harvey, Thomas, John Henry & Andrew Martin
– executors: William B. CHAMBERLAIN & Ambrose J. HIGH, both Bayham
– witnesses: Andrew HIGH, Daniel A. FRANKLIN & George LAING, all of Bayham
No. 897 Page 831 – 832
Document regarding insolvency of James McCOSKREE, Aylmer, October 28,1 879
No. 898 Page 832 – 833
Will of John WELTER Sr., Southwold, May 17, 1865
– wife Christina
– sons Jacob & Elijah
– daughters Susan Welter, Melinda STEWARD, Ann LONG, Rachel WILLIAMS, Claureta MILLER, Mary BARNES, Rhoda Welter, Lucinda Welter & Delphine Welter
– executors: Arthur WILLIAMS & Joseph BARNES, both Southwold
– witnesses: John McLEAN, John BEGG & George HOWARTH
No. 899 Page 833 – 836
Probate of Will of Catherine Augusta AMBRIDGE, St. Thomas, widow, October 30, 1879
– died September 26, 1879
– will dated September 8, 1879
– executors: brother Frederick A. BALL, Toronto; and sons Charles TheodoreAMBRIDGE, and Henry Arthur AMBRIDGE
– daughters Helen Augusta Ambridge; Catherine Julia ECCLES, wife of Hugh C., & Mary E. SCOTT
– sons George William & Frederick Cheyne Ambridge
– witnesses: C. W. BALL & L. A. BALL
No. 900 Page 837
Will of George PRINGLE, St. Thomas, January 24, 1876
– wife Mary Ann
– five children: Francis B., Agnes, Margaret Jane, Robert & George
– witnesses: Anthony STRIGEL & Lewis BEAL
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