From "History of Scotts Bay, Nova Scotia" by Abram E. Jess, Deputy Registrar of Probate
 for Kings County, Kentville, Nova Scotia.01 July 1941:

George Jess, Jr. died on February 2nd, 1851 at Scotts Bay and was buried in the Pingree Burying Ground, but after the Public Cemetery was opened his remains were removed there and a tombstone erected.  His widow died in 1878 and is buried beside him.
His will is dated August 21st, 1850 and Probate was granted on April 28th, 1851, the Executors 
being Daniel Jess and Edward Loveless.
In his Will he first disposes of the Cape Split property by giving a lot of one hundred acres to 
each of his [nine] children, beginning at Joseph Steele's west line [the west property of the 
original Jess homestead (19 June 1792 to 24 Mar 1817)], the first lot is given to William, being seventy rods wide, and running the Cape; the next lot is to George, seventy rods wide; the next to 
Elizabeth, seventy rods wide; the fourth is to David, seventy rods wide; the fifth to Leander, 
seventy rods wide; the sixth to Sarah, seventy rods wide; the seventh to Ann, seventy-five rods 
wide; the eighth to Daniel, eighty rods wide; and the ninth to Joseph, eighty-five rods wide; the 
remainder of the Cape land, called in the Will, No. 10, was given to George and Joseph, called 
three hundred acres; but on the survey being made when dividing this lot on the point of 50 acres which was never divided.  He reserved a strip of land six rods wide along the 
south line of the lots from Joseph Steele's southwest corner to the southwest corner of Daniel's lot for the purpose of a road for the benefit of all whose land it adjoined. 
He left to Daniel 15 acres north of the brook between his south line and Elizabeth's north line 
and two acres of marsh to David and Leander.
He then left the homestead [26 Oct 1830] to his two sons, George L. and Joseph, subject to 
certain provisions for the maintenance and support of his minor children who at that time were George L., Joseph, Sarah, David, Leander and Ann.
The witnesses to his Will were Joseph E. Corkum, John T. Rogers and Isaac Loomer.
The men appointed by the Probate Court to make an Inventory of his Estate were Abraham C. Ells and Joseph Steele; the values are set down in Pounds, Shillings and Pence.