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In the name of God Amen, I Charles Collet of Victoria in the
county of Queens County being indisposed in body but of sound mind and memory
and desirous of disposing of my worldly goods do make this my Last Will and
Testament
And first it shall be the duty of my executors herein after
named to collect my just debts and to pay my creditors all just demands
standing against me, also to sell all my property standing and movable as soon
after my decease as is convenient and approved by my herein after named
executors
And first I give to my dear wife Margaret Collet the sum of Fifty
Pounds lawful money of this island
It is also my will and pleasure that my wife shall have the
right to take all her own personal property of whatever kind away without the
let or hindrance of my said executors herein after named
I also bequeath to my dear daughter Harriet Peters Collet
the sum of Fifty Pounds lawful current money of this island, the same be paid
to her by my executors when she becomes of age
I also bequeath to my daughter Sarah Jane Collett Five
Pounds and to my son Charles Frederick Collett the sum of Five Pounds the same
to be paid unto my said daughter and son by my herein after named executors
when where they shall become of age and if either of the said parties shall die
before she or he shall become of age then it is my pleasure that the bequest of
the deceased shall be given to the surviving son or daughter be it which it may
It is my wish and pleasure that the remainder of the
property to be equally divided between Eliza Caroline Collett and James
Beaufort Collet to be paid to them by my executors when they shall become of
age. Nevertheless should my dear
children Sarah Jane Collett, Charles Frederick Collett and Harriet Peters
Collett be under the necessity of leaving their present residence and thus be
thrown upon the world then in that case it is my will and pleasure that all my
dear children shall have equal shares
It is also my will and pleasure that any surplus money that
may be in the hands of my executors shall be put out on interest, all such
interest should be at the discretion of my said herein after named executors to
be paid out to my said children to be added to the principle until my children
shall respectively come of age to receive their several and respective bequests
It is also my will and pleasure that all goods belonging to
my first wife be equally divided amongst my children according to the judgement
by Ann Beer, Eliza Collett and Mary Hall
I also desire and wish the said herein before named parties
to give to my dear wife Margaret Collett one bed and bedding, the cookery wall
on the third shelf of the dresser, together with any other little things they
may deem proper to give her
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It is also my will and pleasure and I do enjoin it solemnly
on my herein after named executors that they shall after my decease carefully
look after my children and so far as is in their power see that the receive
proper education and that they conduct themselves with propriety and morality
And I do by this my Last Will and Testament appoint and
hereby declare that John Hall, Aaron Collet and George Beer of Le Sables my
executors who, after paying themselves for their expenses, shall carry out this
my Last Will and Testament according to the spirit and desire of me the said
testator
In testimony whereof the said Charles Collett doth hereunto
set my hand and seal this thirteenth day of January in the year of Our Lord One
Thousand Eight Hundred and Seventy Two
Signed by Charles Collett
in
his own hand
We the undersigned do hereby certify
that we were present and did see the
said Will acknowledged and declared
to be the Last Will and Testament
of the said Testator
Signed and acknowledged in our own presence
John Hall and Richard Hudson
This
Will was proved on 14th February 1872
Probate
granted to John Hall and Aaron Collett
two
of the Executors herein named and to grant
the
same to George Beer the third executor when
required
Signed
by Charles Young, Judge in Probate
Harriet Peters Collett (Ref. 1O132),
Sarah Jane Collett (Ref. 1O130)
Charles Frederick Collett (Ref. 1O133),
Eliza Caroline Collett (Ref. 1O131)
James Beaufort Collett (Ref. 1O134) later
known as James Bradford Collett
Within the actual Will the
name Collett was occasionally written with just one T