Priscilla Knee
          1889

Estate of Priscilla Knee 1889
From LDS microfilm #2057543

Supreme Court of Newfoundland
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ST. JOHN'S
To Wit          } I do swear that I believe that Priscilla Knee, late of Pools Island in the Northern District, *widow, married woman, 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 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 she 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 thousand dollars.

Sworn before me, at St. John's                                        John^hisX_markKnee
this 26^th day of October A.D.
1889 (having been first read
over and explained to said
John Knee).
Geo. J. Adams
Commissioner of Affidavits
* initials GJA in left margin.

1889

Estate of Priscilla Knee
late of Pools Island
in the Northern District,
married woman, deceased.

Admin granted to
John Knee
Pools Island, Planter.

Dated 26^th October 1889

Sureties
Josiah Spurrell
Jesse Spurrell

Estate sworn under $1,000⁰⁰/₁₀₀

Notice

Three days after the date hereof application will be made to the Honourable the Supreme Court or to one of the Honourable the Judges thereof for Letters of Administration of the estate of Priscilla Knee of Pools Island in the Northern District of Newfoundland, deceased, to be granted to John Knee of Pools Island aforesaid, Planter, husband of said Intestate.
St. John's October 23/89.
(Stamp)                                        Winter, Morison & Hayward
REGISTRARS OFFICE              Solrs for said applicant
ST. JOHN'S
OCT 23 1889
NEWFOUNDLAND
GJA
AC, SC

I certify that the notice upon the other side hereof written has been exhibited in the office of the Chief Clerk and Registrar since the day of the date thereof and that no caveat or other objection thereto has been filed.
St. John's this 26^th day of October A.D. 1889.

Jos. P. Carty
Asst Clerk

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

The Petition of John Knee of Pools Island in Bonavista Bay in the Northern District of Newfoundland, Planter

Humbly Sheweth as follows:

That Priscilla Knee late of Pools Island aforesaid, wife of Petitioner, died there on or about the eighth day of April last, intestate, leaving her surviving her husband, your Petitioner, and four children.
That said deceased at the time of her death was possessed of property of the value of nine hundred and twenty dollars.
That no probate of any will nor Letters of Administration of the estate of said deceased have been granted to any person.

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Petitioner therefore humbly prays that Letters of Administration of the estate and effects of said deceased may be granted to him
And as in duty bound he will ever pray etc.
Dated at Saint John's this 24^th day of October A.D. 1889.

John^hisX_markKnee

Supreme Court

Newfoundland
St. John's to wit          } John Knee of Pools Island, Planter, the Petitioner named in the foregoing Petition maketh oath and saith that the several matters and things therein contained are correct and true.

Sworn before me at Saint John's                                        John^hisX_markKnee
this 24^th day of October A.D. 1889
having been first read over and
explained.
Jos. P. Carty
Commissioner

Supreme Court

In the matter of the estate
of Priscilla Knee late of
Pools Island, deceased.

Petition of John Knee
husband of deceased for
Administration

Fiat
J. J. Little
A. J., S.C.

H. R. Hayward

SUPREME COURT OF NEWFOUNDLAND
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Be it Remembered, That on this twenty sixth day of October in the Fifty Third 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-nine personally appeared John Knee of Pools Island in the Northern District, Planter, Josiah Spurrell of same place, Fisherman and Jesse Spurrell 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 two thousand Dollars, to be had, made and levied on their 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 John Knee as Administrator of the Estate and Effects of Priscilla Knee late of Pools Island, Married Woman, 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 him the said John Knee as such Administrator or to the hands or possession of any other person, or persons, for him and the same so made do exhibit, or cause to be exhibited, in the Supreme Court of Newfoundland, at or before the 26^th day of April 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 her death, or which at any time afterwards shall come into the hands or possession of him the said John Knee or to the hands or possession of any other person or persons for him shall well and truly administer according to Law, and further shall make, or cause to be made, a just and true account of his said Administration, on or before the 26^th day of October which will be in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Ninety and afterwards from time to time as he 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                                        John^hisX_markKnee (Seal)
in presence of (having been                         Josiah^hisX_markSpurrell (Seal)
first read over and explained).                      Jesse^hisX_markSpurell (Seal)

Geo J. Adams
Commissioner