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Parish of Portland, St. John County, Esquire. Will dated 2 December 1823, proved 16 March 1831. Wife Hannah SIMONDS my freehold land between Mill Street and Drury Lane in Saint John, now or late in the several tenures or occupations of Richard LAURENCE, Hugh JOHNSTON, Nicholas LAKE, Cornelius VanHORNE, Solomon HOPKINS, Alexander HETHBURN, Jane McKAY, William FRASER, Anthony BAKER, Samuel McAULEY, Thomas INGLEBY, George MATHEW, James GOODWIN, Stephen HUMBERT and John SINCLAIR or some or one of them or some or one of their under tenants or assigns, her heirs and assigns forever. Wife Hannah the leasehold property on Pollard Point now occupied by me, held under lease from my sons Charles and the late Edward SIMONDS bearing date 22 June 1819, with all household furniture during her life. Eldest son James SIMONDS, in addition to the lands conveyed to him in fee simple in 1821, all the freehold lands in the Parish of Portland on the north side of the highway leading to the Indian House now in the several tenures or occupations of John WILKINSON, Peter SNYDER and Michael KELLY excepting all the Indian House lots, so called. And whereas I hold securities by Bond and Mortgage for the payment of monies due to me to the amount of upwards of Sixteen thousand Pounds Currency, the monies due to be paid to my five daughters in equal proportions as they become due or can be collected:— eldest daughter Mary ALLAIRE, wife of Captain Anthony ALLAIRE, £2,165, in addition to what I formerly gave to her and the money which I have at different times advanced to her husband; second daughter Sarah MILLIDGE, wife of Thomas MILLIDGE Esq., £1,700, in addition to the freehold lands . . . . . . . of which she will become possessed . . . . . at my death and the money now due to me from the said husband; third daughter Hannah MILLIDGE, wife of the Revd. John MILLIDGE, £3,360, in addition to what I formerly gave to her and the money I lent to her said husband; fourth daughter Ann SIMONDS, spinster, £3,500, in consideration of her not having received any part of my property; fifth daughter Eliza GILBERT, wife of Henry GILBERT, merchant, £3,400, in addition to what I formerly gave to her. To executors Charles and Richard SIMONDS £12 in clothing annually for ten years after my death to be applied to the relief of five of the most aged and infirm male or female Indians of the tribe now residing in New Brunswick on their making personal application for the same and provided also that their inability to labour be declared to my executors by the Chief of the tribe to which (they) may belong, or by a certificate from one of the Priests countersigned by a Magistrate of the County where such Indians usually reside. Executors to attend to the distribution of the amount annually on a certain day most convenient for the Indians to attend. Debts of Thomas MILLIDGE, Anthony ALLAIRE and John MILLIDGE to me are to be forgiven and released. Wife Hannah SIMONDS, second and third sons Charles SIMONDS and Richard SIMONDS executors. Witnesses: John GODARD, Robert RANKIN, John OWENS.
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