James is one of my 6X great grandfather’s. He was married to Ann (Garland?) who also
left a will. His daughter Grace married John Diamond. – Cheri Wheeler
NFGenWeb Wills
Conception Bay North Region ~ Northern
District
Lower Island Cove - Will of James
Snelgrove (1798)
This will was read, recorded and transcribed by SUSAN
SNELGROVE, 1998. While I have endeavored to be as correct as humanly
possible, there could be some typographical errors. If you should find any
errors, then please contact me among the list of
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Will of James Snelgrove |
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In the name
of God Amen. I James Snellgrove of Lower Island Cove Conception Bay being
very weak in body but of perfect mind and memory blessed be God. I make this
my last Will and Testament, and first my Soul I calmly recommend unto God,
and my Body after being disunited to be decently interred in the earth
waiting in God. I hope for a joyful resurrection at the last day to the
realms of everlasting bliss; and with respect to my world property, I thus
dispose of as follow. First the whole and sole (something was crossed out by
transcriber and replaced with above, then initialed, looks like wholsale)
property as I before mentioned I bequeath to my Espouse Ann Snelgrove while
she remains a widow only with to the money I have in Mr. William Butts hands
at Winbourn is not left at her disposal but to be levied unto her by my
Executors at Ten Pounds per Annum while the said money may last: and in case
my Widow should think fit to marry, to have no more claim of any of my
property, but if otherwise she is to enjoy the same untill her decease: and
then what may be left either in Money or any my moveable effects at home or
abroad is to be valued and equally divided between my five Sons Jn (John) the
eldest and as follows James, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, but my Fishing Rooms House
and Gardens and other my immoveable effects now situate in Lower Island Cove
to be shared equally and divided between my four younger sons James, Abraham,
Isaac and Jacob Snellgrove, and in case my beloved Espouse should decease
before my two youngest Daughters are of Age, my will is that my five sons
aforementioned should be an equal part in sufficiently providing in what is
wanting for my two daughters Rachel and Grace until they come of Age and
further more I do request and chuse that my faithful friends William Garland
and Thomas Robins should be the Executrix of this my Last Will and Testament:
my Watch I bequeath as his right unto my oldest son John Snellgrove: but in
case any Sons as afore mentioned should be so graceless as to be disobedient
to their Mother my Espouse Ann Snellgrove, he or they are to be cut off from
any part of or laying claim to any of my property as mentioned by Will: unto
which I this day sign my hand. March 26, 1798 Signed
James Snelgrove Witness present: I hereby certify that
the foregoing is a true Copy of the Original Will of James Snelgrove,
exhibited by and that the same is hereby actually Registered by me this day. Witness my hand at
Harbor Grace Newfoundland this sixteenth day of June in the year of our Lord
One Thousand eight hundred and twenty six 1826 Signed by J. Wm. Stark,
Registrar Original delivered to
Wm. Garland Senr. 19th December 1826 (signed J. Stark). Redelivered to Jacob
Snelgrove 19 January 1827 (initial JS). |