Thomas Kerley
          1888

Supreme Court of Newfoundland
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Channel }I do swear that I believe that my late husband Thomas
To Wit    }Kerley deceased, died without a Will; and that I will well and truly administer all and every the Goods of the said 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, judgment and belief, amount to the value of two thousand dollars.
                                                                                          her
Sworn before me, at Channel, the Twenty sixth?   Susan X Kerley
day of July in the year of Our Lord One Thousand         mark
Eight Hundred and Eighty-eight, being first read over
and thoroughly explained to said Susan Kerley

R? J? Squarey
Commissioner of Affidavits

1888

Estate of Thomas Kerley

late of Burnt Islands

In the Southern District

Planter deceased

Dated 17^th August 1888

Probate granted to

Sarah Kerley of
Burnt Islands Widow

Sureties
Michael Gillam
George Poole

Estate sworn under
             $2000.00

Certificate

I certify that the notice on the other side written has been posted in my office from the day of the date thereof until this date and that no caveat or other objection has been filed herein
          St. Johns May 21^st 1888

Geo. I. Adams
          Afsc

Notice

Three days after the date hereof we will apply to the Honorable the Supreme Court or ?? Judge thereof for letters of administration to ??? appointing Philip F. Clement of La Poile as administrator of the Estate of the late Thomas Kerley of Burnt Islands Planter
          St. Johns May 28^th 1888
          McNeily & McNeily
          Proctor for applicant

To the Honourable the Supreme Court
or one of the Honourable the
Judges thereof

The Petition of Philip F. Clement of La Poile Merchant

Humbly Sheweth

That on or about the year 1869 one Thomas Kerley of Burnt Island Planter died leaving him surviving his widow

That said Thomas Kerley died intestate

That the exact value of the Estate of deceased is unknown to your petitioner but the Widow of said deceased sold to the Mercantile Firm of De Grouchy Renouf Clement ??? a certain schooner value for about one Thousand Dollars

That upon the dissolution of the above Copartnership it was found that by reason of the failure of the Widow of said deceased to take administration to her late husbands Estate the Copartnership concern were unable to transfer said schooner

That no probate or administration has been granted or applied for in respect of this Estate so far as petitioner so

informed.

Petitioner prays that administration may be granted to him or to such other person as the Court may appoint.

And as in duty bound he will ever pray

Philip F. Clement

Supreme Court
Probate Side
Newfoundland
St. Johns
To Wit          Philip Clement at present of St. John's Merchant maketh oath and saith that the contents of the within petition are correct and true in every particular to the best of his knowledge
Sworn before me at
St. Johns aforesaid                                        Philip F. Clement
this 28^th day of May
A D 1888

Prescott Emmerson
Comm'r

Supreme Court
Probate Side

In the matter of
the Estate of
Thomas Kerley
of Burnt Island
Planter

Petition & aff??

Let the Citation
cta? to widow
(unable to read
remainder, other
than date;)
May 31/88
(Signature looks
like that of) F.B.T. Carter)

Supreme Court
Probate Side

In the matter of the
Estate of Thomas Kerley
of Burnt Islands

Citation

Filed 31^st May 1888

Let admin'n be
granted to ??
Kerley widow of
said late Thomas
Kerley -
J. I. Little
A.J.

June 9/88

??          3.75
C?           .50
C??          25
             4.50

In the Supreme Court
Probate Side

In the Estate of Thomas Kerley of Burnt Islands, Planter deceased at the instance of Philip F. Clement claiming as a creditor of Thomas Kerley. It is ordered that          Kerley, Widow of said Thomas Kerley of Burnt Islands do show cause if any she have why Administration to the Estate of the said Thomas Kerley should not be granted to the said Philip F. Clement, by filing in the Registrar's office and serving on the said Philip F. Clement our answer containing the grounds on which she resists such grant on or before the first Monday in July now next ensuing otherwise the claim of the said Philip F. Clement will be taken to be admitted by her.

??? McNeily Proctor                              By the Court
for Philip F. Clement                             Geo I. Adams
                                                                  Asst Clerk SS?

Supreme Court of Newfoundland
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Be it Remembered That on this Twenty-sixth day of July in the 52^nd 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-eight personally appeared Michael Gilliam of Channel in the Southern District of the Island of Newfoundland, Planter, George Poole of Burnt Island in the said District, Planter, and Susan Kerley, of Burnt Island aforesaid Widow, 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 Four thousand Dollars to be had, made and levied on his 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 Susan Kerley as Administratrix of the Estate and Effects of Thomas Kerley late of Burnt Island 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, possession, or knowledge of her the said Susan Kerley 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 twenty-fifth day of July 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 Susan Kerley 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 Twenty-fifth day of January which will be in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Eighty-nine 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 and virtue.

Signed and sealed                                                      his
in the presence of                                        Michael X Gillam
(being first read over                                                mark
and explained to ???
several persons whose
marks are hereunto subscribed                   George Poole
R.T. Squarey
??? Mag.                                                                 her
                                                                      Susan X Kerley
                                                                                mark