{"id":6456,"date":"1856-03-01T10:17:00","date_gmt":"1856-03-01T17:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peipioneercemetery.com\/dev2\/macdonald-ronald-ban-last-will-and-testament-1856\/"},"modified":"2026-10-29T10:49:30","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T17:49:30","slug":"macdonald-ronald-ban-last-will-and-testament-1856","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peipioneercemetery.com\/staging\/macdonald-ronald-ban-last-will-and-testament-1856\/","title":{"rendered":"MacDonald, Ronald Ban &#8211; Last Will and Testament &#8211; 1856"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Willed to Catherine (wife)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Land 100 acres at Big Cape. Bounded on west by land in possession of Angus&nbsp;<span style=\"background-position: 50% 100%;\" data-scaytid=\"1\" data-scayt_word=\"MacCormack\">MacCormack<\/span>&nbsp;on east by land in occupation of Alexander MacDonald.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My dear beloved brother&nbsp;<span style=\"background-position: 50% 100%;\" data-scaytid=\"2\" data-scayt_word=\"Vitalis\">Vitalis<\/span>&nbsp;to have the use of the last half of land ___ for the term of 10 years, then he gives up the land unto my beloved wife or her executors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I bequeath to my wife \u2013 all household furniture, farming implements and remainder of horned cattle, sheep and pigs after the following shares are willed and she my wife to hold and possess the said lands, house, furniture, farming implements and cattle until my beloved son \u2013 John Alexander comes to the age of 21 years and to give my children good education and bring them up in a decent Christian manner and to support my beloved mother as long as she chooses to live with her. When John Alexander comes to age 21, then he shall become the sole owner of the land, furniture, farming implements, and cattle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My wife to have a living off the place as long as she chooses to remain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To&nbsp;<span style=\"background-position: 50% 100%;\" data-scaytid=\"3\" data-scayt_word=\"Vitalis\">Vitalis<\/span>&nbsp;\u2013 right and claim of 120 acres of land situated Big Marsh bounded north by Donald&nbsp;<span style=\"background-position: 50% 100%;\" data-scaytid=\"5\" data-scayt_word=\"MacCormack\">MacCormack<\/span>&nbsp;and south by lands in occupation of James&nbsp;<span style=\"background-position: 50% 100%;\" data-scaytid=\"6\" data-scayt_word=\"MacCormack\">MacCormack<\/span>&nbsp;and 15 lbs cash that I paid for said land.&nbsp;<span style=\"background-position: 50% 100%;\" data-scaytid=\"4\" data-scayt_word=\"Vitalis\">Vitalis<\/span>&nbsp;to pay the remainder, also 2 cows and one heifer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My sister Margaret \u2013 one cow, one heifer and her support, while she works here to support the place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To John Alexander \u2013 one mare and the whole of the effects willed to my wife Catherine when he comes of age, he is to support my wife and mother if she is living or remain with him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To son Ronald \u2013 my horse and support of my place, until he comes of age or continues to work here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To my friend Donald MacDonald Esq. St Margaret\u2019s and Ronald MacDonald, farmer,&nbsp;<span style=\"background-position: 50% 100%;\" data-scaytid=\"11\" data-scayt_word=\"Naufrage\">Naufrage<\/span>&nbsp;to be executors \u2013 I transfer the selling of my accounts and selling of my carpentering tools and blacksmith tools and to place the proceeds to payment of the first 100 acres of land.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Signed in presence of the subscriber Ronald Ben MacDonald<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stephen Kelly<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Michael MacCormack<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Willed to Catherine (wife) Land 100 acres at Big Cape. 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