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A Collection of Newfoundland Wills
(B)
Michael Brine

Disclaimer: The wills for volumes 1 and 2 are not made from the original will books, but rather from a set of books written up from the originals about 100 years later. The 1846 hand written will book that we are putting up along with the wills from the volume 1 will book, is not the original will book. It was made, probably within a decade of the death of the testators, but it is not an exact replication from the original will book.

 

Will of Michael Brine
from Newfoundland will books volume 1 page 534 probate year 1847.

In re Michael Brine      deceased.

Catt Harbour, June 25th 1847. This is to certify that this is my will and testament that I Michael Brine is in right senses and understanding that William Keane is to have all right title of my property and money that I possess Forty seven pounds four shillings and three pence in the house of Messrs William Cox and Co. four pound ten shilling and six bence with George MacDonell William Keane is to pay his one shilling to Michael Curran and twenty shillings to the priest. Michael X Brine.
Witness William Brown,   Witness, Edward Crea,    Philip Brown.
Catt Harbour, Seal Cove, June 25th 1847.

Certified correct
D.M. Browning
Registrar


Will of Michael Brine
from Newfoundland will book labeled, "REGISTRY OF WILLS 1846," pages 114 & 115 probate year 1847.

Catt Harbour, June 25th 1847. This is to certify that this is my will and Testament that I Michael Brine is in right senses and understanding that William Keana is to have all right title of my property and money that I possess Forty seven pounds four shillings and threepence in the house of Messrs William Cox and Co. four pounds ten shilling and sixpence with George MacDonell William Keane is to pay out one shilling to Michael Curren and twenty shillings to the Priest. Michael his X mark Brine. Witness William Brown and Edward Cree and Philip Brown.
Catt Harbour, Seal Cove, June 25th 1847.

In the Supreme Court Newfoundland St. Johns
to wit Philip Brown of Harbour Grace in the Northern District fisherman a subscribing witness to the annexed paper writing maketh oath and saith that he was present and did see Michael Brine in the said paper writing named duly set his mark to publish and declare the said paper writing as and for his last will and testament in the presence as well of this Deponent as of William Brown and Edward Crea the other subscribing witnesses to the same And this deponent further saith that the said paper writing was read over by him to the said Testator who fully understood the same. And lastly this Deponent that the said Testator at the time of publishing his said will was of sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding to the best of Deponents knowledge and belief. Philip Brown.
Sworn before me at St Johns this 11th day of October A.D. 1847
Rob. R.W. Lilly Commissioner of Affidavits ~~~

 

 

Note: The wills in those will books are NOT actual wills. They are hand-written copies of a, "last will and testament," written by the court clerk, after the death of the testator, when the executor presented them to the court for probate. The court clerk didn't list the signatures at the bottom, he (or she) just put them in the book in whatever order they were in, on the original document, no spacing most of the time, no punctuation. The originals were kept by the executor.

We who have typed these wills, have made every effort to include all the errors that were on the microfilm, in order to avoid destroying the integrity of the originals, where ever they may be.

Page Contributed by Judy Benson and Ivy F. Benoit
Page Revised by Ivy Benoit (August 9, 2002)

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