Will_MacDonald_Donald(Moidart) – (Eigg Mountain Settlement History)

Probate file A-150

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