Samuel Neil
          1885

Estate of Samuel Neil 1885
From LDS Microfilm #2057177.

Supreme Court of Newfoundland
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Be it Remembered, That on this Twenty fourth day of June 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 Mary Neil of Manuels in the Central District wife. Thomas N. Spry of St Johns Notary Public and Joseph Fogerty of same place butcher 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 Five hundred Dollars, to be had, made and levied on their 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 Mary Neil as Administrix of the Estate and Effects of Samuel Neil late of Manuels aforesaid Fisherman 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 her the said Mary Neil as such Administratrix or to the hands or possession of any other person or persons, for her and the same so made do exhibit, or cause to be exhibited, in the Supreme Court of Newfoundland, at or before the 24^th day of December 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 his death, or which at any time afterwards shall come into the hands or possession of her the said Mary Neil or to the hands or possession of any other person or persons for her shall well and truly administer according to Law, and further shall make, or cause to be made, a just and true account of her said Administration, on or before the 24^th day of June which wll be in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Eighty six and afterwards from time to time as she shall be lawfully required. And all the rest, residue, and remainder of the said Goods, Chattels, Credits and Effects, which shall be 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  }                                        Mary^her X_mark Neil
in presence of        }
Geo. J. Adams                                                Thomas N. Spry
                                                                         Joseph Fogarty
(Note: Seals affixed to the right of each signature.)

Supreme Court of Newfoundland.
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ST. JOHN'S,  }
TO WIT         }
I do swear that I believe that Samuel Neill late of Manuels in the Central District Fisherman died without a Will; and that I will well and truly administer all and every the Goods of the deceased and pay his debts so far as his 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 Administration into the Registry of the 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 deceased which he died possessed of, within the jurisdiction of this Court, do not, according to the best of my knowledge, judgement and belief, amount to the value of Two hundred and fifty ------------------------- dollars.

Sworn before me, at St. John's, the 24^th         }
day of June in the year of Our Lord                }                    Mary^her X_mark Neil
One Thousand Eight Hundred and Eighty five}
(having been first read over & explained)
Geo. J. Adams
Commissioner of Affidavits.

1885

Estate of Samuel Neil
late of Manuels
in the Central District.
Fisherman deceased.

Dated 24^th June 1885
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Probate^Admin. granted to Mary Neil
of Manuels Widow
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Sureties- Thomas N. Spry
And Joseph Fogarty
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the Execut named in the Will
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Estate sworn under
$250⁰⁰/..
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Notice

After three days application will be made to the Honorable Supreme Court or one of the Honorable Judges thereof for Letters of Administration to the Estate of the late Samuel Neil of Manuels Topsail Fisherman to be granted to his Widow Mary Neil of same place---
J.E.                                        Hugh W. Carter
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May 30^th 1885                       Proctor

I hereby certify that the notice on the other side hereof written was duly posted in my office on the day of the date thereof and has remained there until this day no Caveat or other objection having been Entered thereto in the meantime
                                        Otto Emerson
June 5^th 1885                  Asst Clk.
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To the Honorable the
Supreme Court or one of
the Honorable Judges
thereof --                    

The Petition of Mary Neil of Manuels Topsail Widow

humbly Sheweth

          That your Petitioner's late husband Samuel Neil died at Manuels aforesaid on the nineteenth day of October Anno Domini one ~ thousand eight hundred and seventy one Intestate and leaving him surviving your Petitioner two Sons William and Martin both under the age of twenty one years and two daughters Mary Joseph and Catherine both unmarried.

          That the Said deceased at the time of his death was possessed of property of the probable value of Two hundred Dollars.

          That neither Probate nor Administration has been previously granted to the Estate of the Said --- deceased.

          Petitioner therefore prays that your Lordships will be pleased to grant her Letters of Administration to the Estate of the said late Samuel Neil.

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          And as in duty bound will ever pray &c

Witness                                                            Mary^her X_mark Neil
(having been first
read over and Explained)
Hugh W. Carter
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Newfoundland                                                                                In the Supreme Court
St. Johns  }
to wit       }          Mary Neil at present of Saint John's aforesaid Widow maketh oath and Saith that the Contents of the foregoing petition are correct and true to the best of Deponent's Knowledge and belief and that She is the Petitioner therein named.
Sworn before at St.
John's aforesaid this              }
fifth day of June A.D. 1885   }                              Mary^her X_mark Neil
(having been first read over   }
and Explained)
Otto Emerson
Comm^r
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1885

Petition for Administration
to the Estate of the late
Samuel Neil of
Manuels Topsail
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Fiat
R. J. Pinsent
A. J.