William Pearcey
          1888

Estate of William Pearcey 1888
From LDS microfilm #2057239

Supreme Court of Newfoundland
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ST. JOHN'S }
To Wit          } I do swear that I believe that William Pearcey late of Hearts Content in Trinity Bay planter and fisherman 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 one hundred and fifty dollars.

Sworn before me, at St. John's, the 12^th day of                her
April in the year of Our Lord One Thousand          Susan X Pearcey
Eight Hundred and Eighty-eight, having been first           mark
read over and explained to the said Susan Pearcey

R.H. Penny
Commissioner of Affidavits Supreme Court

1888

Estate of William Pearcey

late of Hearts Content

In the Northern District

Planter deceased

Dated 19^th April 1888

Admin granted to
Susan Pearcey of
Hearts Content, Widow

Sureties
Barzilla? Budden
Reuben George

Estate sworn under
               $150.00

Notice
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          After three days application will be made to the Honorable the Supreme Court or one of the Judges thereof for Letters of Administration to the Estate of William Pearcey late of Hearts Content in the Northern district planter deceased to be granted to Susan Pearcey of Hearts Content his widow.
Dated at St. John's, this 3^rd day of April Anno Domini, 1888

Robert J. Kent
Proctor for said Susan Pearcey

Certificate
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          I hereby certify that the notice on the other side hereof contained, has been duly posted in the office of the Chief Clerk of the Supreme Court of St. John's, from the date thereof until this date, and that no caveat or other objection thereto has been filed or entered. Dated at the Court House in St. John's this 7^th day of April Anno Domini 1888

Geo. I. Adams
AFSC

To the Honorable the Supreme Court or any one of the honorable the Judges thereof.

The petition of Susan Pearcy of Hearts Content Widow

Humbly Sheweth

That William Pearcey of Hearts Content planter was drowned in Trinity Bay on the Twenty first day of May A.D. 1887 in consequence of a collision between the Steamship "Plover" and schooner "Trixie H"
That he died intestate, leaving property to the probable value of about one hundred dollars
That said deceased left him surviving your petitioner who is his widow and three children.
That your petitioner is desirous of being appointed administratrix of the estate of said deceased.
That no administration of the said estate has been hitherto granted & your petitioner therefore prays that administration to the said estate be granted to her.
And your petitioner as in duty bound will ever pray &c &c &c

R.J. Kent
Solicitor

In the Supreme Court

In the matter of the Estate
of William Pearcy late of
Hearts Content Trinity Bay
Planter deceased
Susan Pearcey of Hearts Content widow maketh oath and saith that she is the petitioner in the above written petition named & that the several matters therein set forth are just correct and true

Sworn before me at Hearts Content                              her
aforesaid this Fifteenth day of April                    Susan X Pearcy
A.D. 1888 having been first read over                          mark
and explained to the said Susan Pearcy
R.H. Penny
Comm'r of Affdts Supreme Court

1888

Sup. Ct.

In the matter of the
Estate of William
Pearcy late of Hearts
Content Planter
deceased

Petition for administration

Fiat
J.J. Little
A.J.

Filed Ap. 9/88

Supreme Court of Newfoundland
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Be it Remembered That on this 12^th day of April in the 51^st 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 Susan Piercey of Hearts Content Widow Barzilla? Budden fisherman of same place and Reuben George of same place fisherman 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 three 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 Susan Pearcy as Administratrix of the Estate and Effects of William Pearcy late of Hearts Content aforesaid planter and 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, possession, or knowledge of her the said Susan Pearcey 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 Twelfth day of October 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 Pearcey 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 Twelfth day of April 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
in the presence of                                           Barzillar Budden
having been first read over
and explained                                                  Reuben George
R.H. Penny
Comm'r Affdts
Supreme Court

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