William Butler
          1887

Estate of William Butler 1887
From LDS Microfilm #2057238

NEWFOUNDLAND,          }

          In the Supreme Court, }
               on Circuit

AFFIDAVIT.
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        You shall swear that you believe this to ne the true last Will and Testament of

William Butler late of Robin Hood Trinity Bay in the Northern District of Newfoundland Planter 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 William   Butler                   deceased, and of which he died pos-sessed, do not, according to the best of your knowledge, judgment and belief, amount to the value of Four thousand           dollars

So help you GOD.

Sworn before me, at St. John's, }
this     1^st                                    }                    George Guppy
October     A.D. 1887 by the said
George Guppy/
                    Geo. I. Adams
                    Commissioner of Affidavits Supreme Court.

Sworn before me, at  }
Trinity the Tenth day  }
October A.D. 1887                                             Stephen Day

?? H. Cole
Commissioner of Affidavits

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1887

Estate of
William Butler _
late of Robin Hood
Trinity Bay
in the Northern District
Planter   deceased
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Probate granted to
George Guppy & Stephen
Dey - the Executors
named in the said Will

Estate Sworn under
$4 000 ⁰⁰/100
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Dated October 21 1887
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  To
     The Honorable R. J. Rous???
     D. C. L. Presiding Judge of
      The Supreme Court ???
      Circuit at Trinity

     The Petition of George Guppy of Ships' Cove and Stephen Day of Middleton's Beach _ Trinity Bay.

Humbly sheweth

     That William Butler late of Robin Hood Trinity Bay. Planter died on the second day of February last leaving him surviving his widow May Butler and Four sons and Three Daughters. All of full age _

     That the said deceased at the time of his death left land Houses and monies of the probable value of Four Thousand Dollars _ and that at the time of his death he had a fixed place of abode within the

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jurisdiction of this Honorable Court ?y. at Robin Hood aforesaid _
          That the said deceased William Butler left a will which has been ??? in due form on the affidavit of G . H. ??Cole of Trinity . which said will and proof are hereto annexed marked A and B respectively _ and that in and under said will your Petitioners ??? nominated Executors _
          your Petitioners therefore pray that Probate to said will may be granted to them and as in duty bound they will ever pray _

          Trinity .
          Apl. 30^th 1887

          George Guppy

          Superior Court
on circuit     Newfoundland

Trinity }
To Wit }     George Guppy of Ship's Cove, Trinity Bay, Planter, one of the petetioners ??? named maketh oath and saith that the contents of the within written petition are correct and true.

Sworn before
me at Trinity
aforesaid                                                            George Guppy
this Thirtieth
day of September
A.D. 1887

Geo J. Adams
Commissioner

A

This the last Will and Testament of Mr William Butler of Robin Hood, Trinity Bay in the Island of Newfoundland . Planter, which I do ??? publish ??? the ??? ?? follows being of Sound mind but weak in body, and ??ing fully that my term of life is nearly ended, the??? ??? and distribute my Estate All my ??? ??? ??? ?dered as divided into Five parts ???. Four parts will be the property of my four sons, John Butler, William Butler , Alexander Butler and Israel Butler. My wife Mary Butler holding, and to hold, the fifth part. therein for the term of her natural life _ The Dwelling House in which I now reside with my wife, Mary Butler, and also occupied by my daughter Alice Butler, and her child Rhoda Butler, they will and are to remain possession of the same for the term of their natural life, or their being, otherwise provided for, but in the event of their dying or being otherwise provided for ??? aforesaid, the Dwelling House now occupied by my sons Israel Butler, and also the property in which she lives are to be retained by my last mentioned son . And further, I do herein order and direct that in case of and, or either of my aforesaid Son's dying : their wives remaining single ! may remain on the property as long as they please but should they marry again the property or premises which they ??? hold must revert to "my" Butler family !!!_ It is my intention and order that all lands and property herein mentioned shall not be escheated for indebitedness.
I do hereby give and grant unto my Four Sons John Butler, William Butler, Alexander Butler and Israel Butler, all my lands remaining m?n??ed, the same to be divided equally share and share alike.   My Fishing Room, with Vessel gear, fishing tackle, boats craft., nets seines, Lines twines and ?le and everything appertaining to the fisheries I give and devise
(initials in left margin; ?.H.O.) to my four^three sons aforesaid William, Alexander, and Israel
(initials in left margin; G.G.) Butler. My Son John not having any interest-in the same he having provided himself with property on the Beach , between the claims of William Miller and William Ivany -
The Pew in Christ Church, Trinity East I hereby will to my sons Alexander and Israel Butler . I also give and devise to four sons John, William, Alexander and Israel Butler the sum of Four hundred Dollars with the interest accruing thereon now standing in my name on the Books of the Savings Bank S^t Johns' and for the further carrying ???

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out of this my last Will and Testament I do hereby ??? and appoint. my ??? friends George Guppy of Ships Cove, Planter and Gber ????ole Middletons Beach, as my executors to this my last will and testament.

In witness whereof           }
We have hereunto ???      }
own hands and Seals this }
Sixth day of ???1886       }
                                                               Gilbert Hy .Cole
                                                               George Guppy

(remaining text is written vertically from lower left)
The last Will and
Testament -
        of
William T Butler
        of
Robin Hood
           Planter

B

Supreme Court of Newfoundland
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Northern District }
Trinity                   }
TO WIT                } Gilbert Humphrey Cole of Trinity aforesaid Stipendiary Magistrate maketh oath and saith that on the    sixth     day of November A.D. One Thousand Eight Hundred and Eighty- six      at Robin Hood Trinity Bay -------------------- he, this Deponent, was present and did see   William Butler ---------------- late of Robin Hood Planter        the Testator named in the paper writing hereunto annexed duly sign (by making his mark) publish and declare the said annexed paper writing as and for   his    last Will and Testament, in the presence of this Deponent and of George Guppy

The other subscribing witness    thereto.  That Deponent and said           George          Guppy then signed their names to such Will as such witnesses, in the presence of the said Testator and of each other. That previously to the said Will being so signed as aforesaid, by the said Testator    and the said witnesses, it was read over to and approved of by the said Testator in the presence of Deponent and the said          George      Guppy 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  Trinity    , }
   aforesaid, this    First    day     }          Gilbert. Hy. Cole
   of    October               , A.D.    }
   One Thousand Eight Hundred and }
   Eighty- seven                           }

          Geo. I. Adams
          Commissioner. Supreme Court

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Supreme Court

In the matter
of the Estate of
William Butler
Late of Robin
Hood - Planter -
deceased
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Petition - afft
Will & Proof

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Order Granted
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Filed Oct 1^st 1887
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