Hello Pam & All Just comparing the values of the various items then as opposed to present eg. Cow's value in relation to a mattress or blankets or tablecloths. Douglas ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pam" <pamb@efn.org> To: <ROSSGEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 1:41 AM Subject: [RossGen] Re: [nsroots] Donald Ross > Hi Pat, > Below is the text of Donald ROSS's will. His wife, Ann MORRIS (daughter of Richard > Morris), died 17 October 1813. It does not appear that Donald remarried. Donald's will > was probated in 1835. Cause of death was not listed. Both Donald and Richard were > Loyalists and granted land in Guysborough, Nova Scotia in 1783 for their service during > the American Revolution. > ~~~ > ~~ WILL of Donald Ross ~~ (not verbatim) > To son John, 150 acre Lot #6, Block S (block 18) of Rear Lands in division of township > (purchased from the late Richard Morris (Donald's father-in-law) in 1826) > To daughters Margaret McGuire, Ann Hart, Elsie Whitman, and Bridget Jane Myers: 1 > Shilling, in addition to what they've received as marriage portions. > To daughters Isabella Hart and Mary Ross, each L5. > To Mary Ross, one cow and 8 ewes, in possession of __?__ McDonald of South River, > Antigonish, + a feather bed. > To Son, Richard Ross, 150 acre Lot #6, Block S in South Division, adjoining on the > northern side of the tract bequeathed to John Ross (purchased from Richard Morris) + Lot > #2 in Block H in northern division of Rear Lands adjoining the lot drawn by the late > James Keay, + all other household goods and livestock. > Inventory of Donald Ross's possessions, as of 25 June 1832: > L S (note: L = pound, S = shilling) > 1 bull 3 10 > 1 cow 4 > 1 cow & calf 6 > 1 heifer 3 > 1 steer 1 > 1 pig 1 > 3 tablecloths 10 > 1 lot books 1 10 > 1 pistol 1 10 > 2 parcels kit. utensils 10 > 2 parcels clothes 1 > 1 crosscut saw 1 > 1 saw 6 > planes & tools 1 15 > blankets 18 > knives & forks > mattress 11 > 2 trunks 1 5 > hay 2 11 > ???? 3 13 > ~~~ > Peace and Gentle Sunsets, > ~~~Pam > Outgoing mail scanned by Norton Antivirus 2004 > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "R Ross" <abcsco@stx.rr.com> > To: <nsroots@ednet.ns.ca> > Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2005 8:27 PM > Subject: [nsroots] Donald Ross > > > >I am searching for the will of Donald Ross (died 1842 in Guysborough Ct, Nova > > Scotia. There is a mention of the will pages in another website and I need to > > verify names in the will to see if I have the correct Donald Ross. He had > > three children, Ann, Isabel and Mary and if they are mentioned in the will, > > I'll know I've located him. I don't know what agency would have access to > > such an old document?? > > Pat > > > > ==== ROSSGEN Mailing List ==== > To remove your email address from this list, visit this url: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~cheps/maillist.htm > >