John Morgan
          1888

Estate of John Morgan 1888
From LDS microfilm #2057239

Supreme Court of Newfoundland
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Brigus }
To Wit } I do swear that I believe that John Morgan late of Burnt Head 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 her knowledge, judgment and belief, amount to the value of three hundred dollars.

Sworn before me, at Brigus, the 30^th day of                            her
June in the year of Our Lord One Thousand          Mary Anne X Morgan
Eight Hundred and Eighty-eight having first                           mark
been read over to her

J ???
Commissioner of Affidavits

1888

Estate of John Morgan

late of Burnt Head

in the Northern District

Planter deceased

Dated 17^th July 1888

Admin granted to
Mary Anne Morgan of
Burnt Head, Port de Grave

Sureties
Samuel Dawe
John Dawe

Estate sworn under
               $300.00

 Supreme Court of Newfoundland
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Be it Remembered That on this tenth 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 Mary Anne Morgan of Burnt Head in the District of Port de Grave, widow Samuel Dawe of Burnt Head aforesaid and John Dawe of Burnt Head aforesaid 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 Six hundred 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 Mary Anne Morgan as Administratrix of the Estate and Effects of John Morgan late of Burnt Head 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, possession, or knowledge of her the said Mary Ann Morgan 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 tenth day of January 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 Anne Morgan 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 tenth day of July 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 by the                                                   her
said Mary Anne Morgan,                            Mary Anne X Morgan
Samuel Dawe & John Dawe                                         mark
in presence of
the same having been first                                    Samuel Dawe
read over and explained to
the said Mary Anne Morgan, Samuel                        his
Dawe & John Dawe                                            John X Dawe
                                                                                        mark

J. ????
C.S. Co

Notice

          After three days application will be made to the Supreme Court or one of the Honourable Judges thereof for letters of administration of the Estate of John Morgan late of Burnt Head near Brigus fisherman deceased to be granted to his widow Mary Anne Morgan
(Seal of Registrars Office inserted in left margin, Dated Jun 16 : 1888 St. John's Newfoundland)

          St. John's 15 . 1888
Whiteway Johnson
Proctors for applicant

          I certify that the notice on the other side hereof written was duly posted in the office of the clerk of the Court on the 15^th day of June instant and has since that date remained ?? posted up and further that no caveat has been entered thereto
          June 20^th 1888
          Geo. I. Adams
          AfSC

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

          The petition of Mary Anne Morgan of Burnt Head in the District of Port de Grave Widow

Humbly Sheweth

          That your petitioner's late husband John Morgan late of Burnt Head aforesaid Fisherman died on the twenty fourth day of March last 1888, intestate leaving him surviving your petitioner and two children Annie aged eleven years and William John aged five years.
          That the estate of the said late John Morgan at his decease did not exceed two hundred & eighty dollars in value.
          That no letters of administration of said Estate have been granted
          Your petitioner humbly prays that letters of administration of her said husbands Estate may be granted to her and as in duty bound will pray
          Dated at Brigus this 19^th day of June A.D. 1888

William? Wilcox
the same having been read
over & explained

Newfoundland }
Brigus To wit   }

Mary Anne Morgan of Burnt Head near Brigus widow the petitioner named in this petition on the other side hereof written maketh oath and saith that the several matters and things therein contained are just and true
Sworn before me at
Brigus this 19^th day                                                  her
of June AD 1888 the                              Mary Anne X Morgan
same having been first                                               mark
read over and explained
to said Mary Anne Morgan

J. Wilcox?
Comm'r Supreme Court

Supreme Court

In re estate late
John Morgan
late of Burnt
Head deceased

Petition for
letters of Administration

Fiat
F.B.T. Carter
C.J.

Whiteway Johnson
for applicant