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Will_MacDonald_Donald(Moidart) – (Eigg Mountain Settlement History)
Donald MacDonald died in 1847 without leaving a will. Two of his sons – Joseph and Angus petitioned the probate court for a settlement of his estate. There is no information of how the estate was settled but there is an inventory list.
70 acres of land
1 Mare and colt
1 Mare two years old
1 pair of oxen four years old
3 milk cows 3 calfs
1 pair of oxen three years old
1 heiffer
1 yearling
10 sheep
1 plow
1 cart 1 ox yoke one pair dockiron ?
1 scythe 1 ox chain 1 gripinho ? 2 hammers 2 plain
1 Irish spade 2 axe 1 adze auger saw sickles
2 pots 1 oven 2 hoes
1 table 1 chest 1 box 1 spinning wheel
2 pair blankets 1 bed cover 1 skin
1 fiddle 1 pair spectacles leather