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- Living With Stewart & Sarah McCutcheon.
Samuel Brother Robert Stewart:
. 1825 Assessment & Census, Erin Twp., Wellington Co.
Robert McCutcheon, Males over 16: Two, Males under 16: One, Females over 16: One. Total Four.
. Obituary 1894 Feb 15m ERIN.
On Thursday, the 1st inst., death relieved Mr. Robert Stewart of his earthy cares forever. Deceased was an uncle of Mr. Stewart McCutcheon, the 3rd line, Erin, at whose place he died at the age of 85 years. Mr. Stewart was a native of County Down, Ireland, & came to Canada with his father & family in 1833. They settled in Lower Canada for a time.
His wife died in Montreal & he then removed to Erin & has for 15 years had a comfortable home with Mr. Stewart McCutcheon, his nephew. He was the last member of a family of nine, 3 of whom have died within 18 months, aged respectively 95, 92, & 85 years. The funeral was largely attended & was conducted by Revs. Reid & Baker.
Ref: Acton Free Press, p. 3, column 4.
1855 Jun 8, WILL of
"I ROBERT McCutcheon of the township of Arthur, County of Wellington & Province of Canada, Farmer, to make this my last Will & Testament in the following manner & form. That is to say principally, & First - I give & allow my wife AGNES McCutcheon to have the use of all my land Estate & property which is Lot 30, W½, Con 1, Adjala Twp. together with the N½, Con 3, Arthur, together with all my household furniture beds, tables, chairs & every moveable, together with cattle, horses, sheep & other animals now on the said Lots & also all implements of husbandry together with houses on the premises, to have & to hold all such during her natural life & to have the right of all monies, notes of any kind & every other thing which I possess.
I then give & bequeath to my son WILLIAM McCutcheon the S ½ Lot 16 Con 3, Arthur Twp. with freexxx & sufficient deed. I then give & bequeath to my son HUGH McCutcheon & to my daughter AGNES McCutcheon a sufficient maintenance & clothing during their natural lives, & that my son WILLIAM McCutcheon shall have the care of them as long as he does right by them, & that my Executors shall see the above performed, & in case of non performance justly the Executors shall have it in their power to change them to JAMES or ROBERT McCutcheon or any one else they may think would do justice by them.
Also I give & bequeath to my sons JOHN, HENRY McCutcheon, & JAMES McCutcheon, my sons XX of them 5 shillings one year after my buried & to my son ROBERT McCutcheon £5, this same money to be raised out of part of the chattle property on the premises by my Executors; & I hereby nominate & appoint JOHN McCutcheon & HENRY McCutcheon my 2 sons to be the Executors of this my last Will & Testament & to see that all things contained in this my last Will shall be performed. After the decease of my wife AGNES McCutcheon of this I would please God then take to my daughter AGNES McCutcheon away that the Adjala homestead shall be sold to one of my sons & the proceeds in 6 annual installments shall be equally divided to the aforesaid XX leaving HUGH McCutcheon the homestead in Arthur for his support during his natural life if unmarried & if married this deed to be made out in his own name by my Executors JOHN McCutcheon & HENRY McCutcheon. Thus declaring & signing this my last Will & Testament this 8th June, 1855.
Signed, ROBERT McCutcheon, JOHN BURCH, SARAH BURCH. - - -
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