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Wallace Hale's Early New Brunswick Probate, 1785-1835

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Reference	7961
Family Name	EWING
Given Names	James
Was there a Will?	Yes
Date of Will	1824-12-20
Date Will was proved	1826-12-23
Was an inventory completed?	No
County	Saint John
Parish	City of Saint John
Probate is for a woman?	No
Abstract references a vessel?	Yes
Abstract	City of Saint John, St. John County, Merchant. "Formerly of Liverpool, England." Will dated 20 December 1824, proved 23 December 1826. Wife Anne EWING income from entire estate for life. Estate to be equally divided among children at her death. Wife Anne, Robert PARKER, and Hugh JOHNSTON the Younger executors. Witnesses: George MATTHEW Junr., Angus McKENZIE, Thomas HEAVISIDE. Statement of account dated 6 April 1854 indicated a net value of £7,281, including assets in England and "Ships or [on?] Stocks at Oake Point." Documents indicate James EWING, at the time of his death, owned or had an interest in, the schooner "Olive," the ship "Waterloo," the ship "Hannah," and the ship "Jane."
RS number	71

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