Mary Lynch
          1885

Estate of Mary Lynch 1885
From LDS Microfilm #2057177.

Supreme Court of Newfoundland
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Be it Remembered, That on this First day of May in the Forty Eighth Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lady VICTORIA, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Queen, Defender of the Faith, &c., and in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Eighty five personally appeared Patrick Lynch of St John's in the Central Disrict Wheelwright, John Colman of Same place Carpenter and Hugh Dorothy of Same place Engineer and did acknowledge themselves to be held and firmly bound to our said Lady the Queen, Her Heirs and Successors, in the penal Sum of Two thousand four hundred --------------------------------------------------- Dollars, to be had, made and levied on the Goods, Chattels and Effects, jointly and severally, if Default is made in any of the conditions following:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Now THE CONDITION OF THIS OBLIGATION IS SUCH, that if the above bounden Patrick Lynch as Administrator of the Estate and Effects of May Lynch -------------------------------------- late of St John's aforesaid --------------------------------------------- deceased, do make, or cause to be made, a just, true, and perfect inventory of all and singular the Goods, Credits and Effects of the said deceased, which have or shall come to the hands, pos-session, or knowledge of him the said Patrick Lynch as such Administrator or to the hands or possession of any other person or persons, for him and the same so made do exhibit, or cause to be exhibited, in the Supreme Court of Newfoundland, at or before the First day of November next ensuing the date hereof; and the said Goods, Chattels, Credits and Effects and all other the Goods, Chattels, Credits and Effects of the said deceased at the time of her death, or which at any time afterwards shall come into the hands or possession of him the said Patrick Lynch or to the hands or possession of any other person or persons for him shall well and truly administer according to Law, and further shall make, or cause to be made, a just and true account of his said Administration, on or before the First day of May which will be in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Eighty Six and afterwards from time to time as he shall be lawfully required. And all the rest, residue, and remainder of the said Goods, Chattels, Credits and Effects, which shall found remaining upon the said Administration Account the same being examined and allowed by the said Supreme Court of Newfoundland, shall and do pay and dispose of in due course of Administration, or in such a manner as the said Court shall direct; then this obligation to be void and of no effect, or else to be and remain in full force virtue.

Signed and sealed     }
in presence of           }                                                  Patrick Lynch
Geo. J. Adams                                                            John J Coleman
Commr                                                                         Hugh Dauphney
(Note: Seals affixed to the right of each signature.)

Supreme Court of Newfoundland
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ST. JOHN'S    } I do swear that I believe that Mary Lynch
To Wit.            } late of Saint John's in the Central District Widow deceased, died without a Will; and that I will well and truly administer all and every the Goods of the said deceased and pay her debts, so far as her Goods will extend; and that I will exhibit a true, full and perfect Inventory of the said Goods of the deceased, and render a true account of my Adminis-tration into the Registry of said Court, within six months from the date hereof, or when I shall be thereunto lawfully required; and that the whole of the goods, rights, chattels, assets, credits and effects of the said de-ceased which she died possessed of, within the jurisdiction of this Court, do not according to the best of my knowledge, judgment and belief, amount to the value of Twelve hundred dollars.
Sworn before me, at St. John's the First day of    }
May in the Year of our Lord One Thousand         }          Patrick Lynch
Eight Hundred and Eighty five                             }
Geo. J. Adamas
Commissioner of Affidavits

1885

Estate of Mary Lynch
late of St John's
Central District
Widow          deceased
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Admin granted to
Patrick Lynch
May 1^st 1885
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Sureties
John Colman
Hugh Doughtry
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Est. sworn under
$1200⁰⁰/100
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To The Honorable The Supreme Court of Newfoundland
or any one of The Honorable the Judges thereof

The Petition of Patrick Lynch of St Johns Wheelwright

Humbly Sheweth

That Mary Lynch formerly of St Johns aforesaid Widow died at St Johns in the said Island on or about the fourth day of March last past intestate and possessed of property situate within the Jurisdiction of this Honorable Court of the probable value of about One thousand dollars. That she left her surviving as her only next of Kin two children namely Your petitioner who is a resident of this Colony and one other son named John who is a seaman and who left this Country for New York a short time ago with the intention as Your petitioner believes of residing there. That before the said John left this Colony he assented to Your petitioner's taking out administration to the estate of the said deceased in his own name. That no probate or administration to the Estae of the said deceased has been hither to granted Petitioner therefore prays that administration to the estate and Effects of the said Mary Lynch deceased may be granted unto him and do in duty bound he will ever pray &c &c &c Dated at St Johns the twenty fifth day of April ----- A.D. 1885
Robe J. Kent
Proctor of said petitioner                    Patrick Lynch

Supreme Court
Probate Side

In the matter of the Estate of         }
Mary Lynch                                 }
late of St Johns Widow deceased   }
I Patrick Lynch of St John's Wheelwright do make oath and say that I am the petitioner in the foregoing petition in this matter named and that the several matters and things in the said petition set forth are just correct and true
Sworn before me at St John's }
the 25^th day of April              }                    Patrick Lynch
A.D. 1885                              }
Geo. J. Adams
Commr

1885

Supreme Court
Probate side

In the matter of the Estate of
Mary Lynch
late of St Johns Widow dec^d
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Petition for administration
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Fiat - J.J. Little
A.J.
25 Aprl/85

R.J. Kent }
Proctor    }

Certificate
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I hereby Certify that the Notice on the other side hereof written has been posted in my Office from the day of the date thereof to this date and that no Caveat or other objection thereto has been filed or entered.

Dated at St John's this 25^th day of April Anno Domini 1885

Geo. J. Adams
Tlyt(?) Clerk
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Notice

After three days from the date hereof application will be made to the Honorable the Supreme Court or to one of the Honorable the Judges thereof for Probate of the Will of Letters of Administration of the Estate and effects of Mary Lynch -------------- formerly of St John's Widow deceased to be granted to Patrick Lynch

Dated at St John's this 20^th day of April Anno Domini 1885

Robert J. Kent
Little & Kent
Proctors.
G.J.A.