The Last Will and Testament of Peter Windover Robinson

1819 - 1909

This instrument witnesseth that I, Peter Windover Robinson of Brackley Point, Lot 33, Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Dominion of Canada, Farmer, being of sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding do hereby make, publish and declare this to be my last Will and Testament.

My will is that all my Estate and Property which shall not be required for the payment of my just debts and the expense attending the Execution of this my will and the administration of my Estate I give and devise and dispose thereof as follows.

Firstly, I give and devise to my Beloved Wife Hannah Robinson a Home on my Estate at Brackley Point during her natural life if she wishes to live there and to receive the sum of Seventy Five Dollars a year to be paid Her yearly in cash and every year after my Decease by my two sons Charles Stephen Robinson the sum of twenty five dollars a year and William Windover Robinson the sum of fifty dollars a year during her natural life the money to be paid out of my estate ???

Secondly, I give and devise to my Beloved son Charles Stephen Robinson His Heirs and assigns all that tract, piece or parcel of land on which I now reside as my Home situated at Brackley Point Lot 33 and bounded as follows that is to say on the North by land in the occupation of James Shaw on the East by the Brackley Point Road and in the South by land in the occupation of James MacCallum and on the West by land in the occupation of Albert Cudmore containing fifty acres of land a little more or less together with all the stock and implements and buildings thereon and appurtenance thereto belonging.

Thirdly, I give and devise to my Beloved son William Windover Robinson and His Heirs and assigns all that tract, piece or parcel of land, which I now own and possess as part of Robinson’s Island and ??? Robinson’s Island bounded as follows on the North by the ???, the East by the first of the ?????? on the South by Rustico Bay also the small Island.

And lastly I do hereby nominate, appoint and ordain my Two sons Charles Stephen Robinson of Brackley Point and William Windover Robinson of Robinson’s Island to be the Executors of this my last Will and Testament with full power and authority to execute, sign, seal and deliver all such deeds of compliance and assurance and to make and perform all such said deed and things as may be found necessary in and about the Execution of this my last Will and Testament. In Testimony whereof I the said Peter Windover Robinson have hereunto set my hand and seal this fifth day of May in the year of our Lord One Nine Hundred and Four.

(Signed) Peter W. Robinson

Signed, Sealed and declared by the said Peter Windover Robinson to be his last will and testament in the presence of John R. Hooper of North Milton and at his request and in his presence have hereunto subscribed their names as witnesses in the presence of each other.