George Bowden
          1887

Estate of George Bowden 1887
From LDS microfilm #2057238

NEWFOUNDLAND               }
IN THE SUPREME COURT. }

AFFIDAVIT.
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You shall swear that you believe this to be the true Last Will and Testament of George Bowden late of Saint John's in the Central District of Newfoundland Shipwright deceased-------------
You shall swear that you will pay all the Debts and Legacies of the Deceased, so far as the Goods shall extend and the Law shall bind you; and that you will exhibit a true, full and perfect Inventory of all and every the Goods, Rights and Credits of the deceased, together with a just and true account into the Registry of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland, when you shall be lawfully called thereto :   And you shall further swear that the whole of the Goods, Rights, Chattels, Assets, Credits and Effects of the said George Bowden            _____     Deceased, and of which        he                     died possessed, do not, according to the best of your knowledge, judgment and belief, amount to the value of Eight hundred and fifty        ______________           Dollars.

SO HELP YOU GOD.

SWORN before me, at St. John's, }                    Eliza Bowden
    this Second day of                      }
November      A.D., 1887               }

          Geo .I. Adams
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Commissioner of Affidavits, Supreme Court.

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1887
Estate of George Bowden
late of    St. John's
in the Central        District
Shipwright      deceased
Dated   3^rd November 1887

Probate granted to Eliza Bowden

The Executrix    named in the Will.

Estate sworn under, $850 00/100

To the Honorable the
Supreme Court of Newfoundland
or one of the Honorable the Judges
of the said Court.

          The Petition of Eliza Bowden of S^t. Johns   Newfoundland Spinster

Humbly Sheweth

  That your petitioner's father the late George Bowden late of S^t. Johns aforesaid, shipwright, departed this life on the thirteenth day of August last having previously made his last will and testament of which he appointed your petition ??? Executrix and which is hereto annexed .   That the said George Bowden was at the time of his decease possessed of or entitled to property in this Island to an amount not exceeding in value the sum of eight hundred dollars
  Your petitioner humbly prays that Letters of Probate to the Will Estate of the said George Bowden may be granted to her and as in duty bound will pray
          &c     &c   &c
S^t Johns Nfd    }                    Eliza Bowden
  26^th October }
   A. D 1887    }

In the Supreme Court

In the matter of the                     }
Estate of George Bowden        }
late of S^t. Johns Newfoundland }
Shipwright, deceased.                 }
Newfoundland }
      S^t. Johns     }
          To wit.    } Eliza Bowden of S^t. Johns, aforesaid, Spinster the Petitioner named in the foregoing petition maketh oath and saith, that the matters and things contained in the foregoing petition are just and true as therein set forth and that no Letters of Administration     have been granted to the said Estate
Sworn before me at                                         Eliza Bowden
S^t. Johns aforesaid          }
this 26^th. day of October}
A. D.   1887 _______    }

Geo .I. Adams
                CommrSc
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I George Bowden of ^St. Johns in the Island of New-foundland, Shipwright, do make this my last will and testament hereby revoking all former wills by me made
    I give and bequeath all my property both ??? and personal whatsoever and wheresoever of which I should die possessed, or entitled to my daughter Eliza Bowden to her own sole use and ­benefit for ever and I appoint my                     said

said daughter sole?? Executrix of this my last will and testament .
  In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal at S^t.Johns aforesaid this Eighth day of September Anno Domini eighteen hundred and seventy seven

Signed sealed and      }                    George
declared by the said   }                    Bowden
George Bowden as  }
and for his last will   }
and testament in ­own}
??? __________      }
W^m M. Barns
  Geo. M .Johnson
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SUPREME COURT OF NEWFOUNDLAND.
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Newfoundland
   St John's  }
 TO WIT     }
George Ma?n?? Johnson
of St John's aforesaid--Barrister maketh oath and saith that on the     Eigth       day of September A. D. one thousand eight hundred and eighty seventy five at St Johns' aforesaid- -            he, this Deponent, was present and did see    George Bowden           late of St Johns, ' aforesaid shipwright the Testator named in the paper - writing     hereto annexed, duly sign, publish and declare the said annexed paper writing as and for     his last Will and Testament, in the presence of this Deponent and of       William M Bearns the other subscribing witness thereto.    That Deponent and said William    M. Bearns                   then and there    signed their names to such Will as such witnesses, in the presence of the said Testator and of each other

and that at the time of the said execution of the said Will the said Testator was of sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding, to the best of Deponent's knowledge and belief.

SWORN BEFORE ME at St. John's, in }
  the Island aforesaid, this      26^th           }          Geo. m. Johnson
          day of      OCtober                          }
  A. D. One Thousand Eight Hundred      }
  and Eighty      seven                                }

                Geo . I . Adams
                    Comm^rSc
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Supreme Court

In re Estate of
   George Bowden
       deceased

Petition for Letters
of Probate.
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   Filed Oct. 26^th. 1887
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     Fiat. J.J.Little
          A.J.