Last Will and Testament of Dr John Forrest (1824) Ref SC67/36/7 Stirling Sheriff Court: Difference between revisions
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At Stirling the twenty | At Stirling the twenty sixth day of October Eighteen hundred and twenty four years. In presence of Andrew Hutton Commissary Clerk of Stirling Commissioner approved by John Fraser Esquire advocate Commissary Depute of the said Commissioned Compeared Mrs Elizabeth Glas or Forrest, widow of the deceased Dr John Forrest Physician in Stirling, who being solemnly sworn and examined Depones that the said Dr John Forrest died upon the twenty fifth day of October Eighteen hundred and twenty two, and the Desponent has entered upon the possession and management of his personal Estate as Executive nominated by him in a Disposition and Settlement bearing date the twenty seventh day of March Eighteen Hundred and be recorded in the Town Court Books of Stirling the thirty first day of October Eighteen hundred and twenty two for behalf of herself as liferenter and the other persons therein named ????, An Extract of which Deed of Settlement is now Exhibited and signed by the Deponent and the said Commissioner as relative hereto that the Deponent does not know of any settlement or writing left by the deceased’s relative to the disposal | ||
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disposal of his personal Estate and Effects or any part of them other than that now exhibited and Codicil thereto dated the third day of April Eighteen hundred and twenty and recorded in the Town Court Books of Stirling the thirty first day of October Eighteen hundred and twenty two an extract whereof is now exhibited and signed by the Deponent and Commissioner as relative hereto that the foregoing Inventory each page of which is signed by the Deponent and Commissioner as relative hereto is a full and complete Inventory of the personal estate and effects of the said deceased Dr John Forrest wheresoever situated and belonging or due to him beneficially at the time of his death and that the value of the said Estate situated in Scotland is of the value of two thousand pounds Stg and under the value of three thousand pounds Stg all which is both as the Deponent shall answer to God (signed) Elisabeth Forrest Andrew Hutton Commr | |||
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(Follows the Regd Disposition and Deed of Settlement) | |||
At Stirling the thirty first day of October Eighteen hundred and twenty two years. In presence of Daniel Wingale Esquire one of the present Bailies of the Burgh of Stirling Compeared Mr Robert Scones Notary as procurator for Dr John Forrest after designed and produced and gave in the Disposition and Deed of Settlement underwritten declaring the same might be insert and registered in the Town Court Books of said Burgh for presentation and publication & execution Conforms to the Clause of registration therein contained which desire the said Bailie granted and ordained the same to be done accordingly and whereof the lenor follows that I Dr John Forrest Physician in Stirling taking into my most serious considerations that by my present marriage with Elizabeth Glas my Wife I have seven children in life named David, Christian, Elizabeth, Marion, Margaret, Isabella Craigh and John Forrest and that there was no Contract of Marriage or other settlement executed between her and me wherefore it becomes prudent and necessary to make a proper settlement of my affairs amongst my | |||
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