Thomas Coady
          1895

Estate of Thomas Coady 1895
From LDS Microfilm #2057393

AFFIDAVIT
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In the Supreme Court of Newfoundland
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NEWFOUNDLAND
St. John's   To Wit          I Alexander J. W. McNeily of St. Johns Chief Clerk Registrar of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland do swear that I believe that Thomas Coady late of St. Johns Oil Manufacturer 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 of which he died possessed, within the jurisdiction of this Court, do not, according to the best of my knowledge, judgment and belief, amount to the value of Five hundred and fifty dollars.

So help me God

Alex'r J. W. McNeily

Sworn before me, at St. John's,
this 22^nd day of August A.D. 1895

Geo. I. Adams
Commissioner of Affidavits,
Supreme Court

1895

Estate of Thomas Coady
late of St. Johns
in the Central District
Oil Manufacturer deceased

Admin granted to
Alex'r J. W. McNeily of St. Johns
C.C. & Reg'r SC

Dated 23^rd August 1895

Estate sworn under $550.00

I certify that the within notice was duly posted in this office from the day of the date hereof until this date and that no caveat or other objection has been entered thereto.
St. Johns Nov 14 / 94
Jos. P. Carty
Asst Comm'r

Notice

Three days from the date hereof application will be made to the Supreme Court or to one of the Honorable the Judges thereof for Letters of Administration to the Estate of Thomas Coady late of Saint Johns fisherman deceased to be granted to Richard Barter husband of the sister of said deceased
                                 S. Morris
(Seal of                    Solicitor for
Registrars                Richard Barter
office)

In the matter of the Estate of
the late Lawrence Coady

We the undersigned next of kin of the late Lawrence Coady do hereby consent to administration with the will annexed been [sic] granted to Alexander J. W. McNeily J.C. Clerk of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland
Saint Johns Oct 22 AD 1894

Michael Keefe
Patrick Wadden
Richard Barter

In the Supreme Court of Newfoundland
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NEWFOUNDLAND
To Wit
I Catherine Keefe of Saint Johns Married Woman wife of Michael Keefe the party referred to in the accompanying Will make oath and say that on the 17^th day of December A.D. one thousand eight hundred and eighty at St. John's I was present and did see Lawrence Coady late of Saint Johns planter the Testator named in the paper writing hereunto annexed duly sign publish and declare the said annexed paper writing as and for his last Will and Testament, in my presence and in the presence of John Harvey and John Flinn the other subscribing witness thereto. That said John Harvey and John Flinn then and there signed their names to such Will as such witnesses, in the presence of the said Testator and of each other, That the said Will was read over to the said Testator in my presence and executed in my presence. That the said witness one John Harvey is left the Country and his whereabouts is not known. The said John Flinn died last February 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 my knowledge and belief.

Sworn before me at St.
Johns aforesaid, this                              Catherine Keefe
day of
A.D. One Thousand Eight
Hundred and ninety five

Jos. P. Carty
Commissioner of Affidavits

J??e Ko???h

???? paper

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

The Petition of Richard Barter of Saint Johns aforesaid

Humbly sheweth as follows

          That Thomas Coady late of Saint Johns oil manufacturer died in the month of May last intestate
That at the time of his death the said deceased was invested in property left him under the Will of Lawrence Coady.
That the widow of the said Lawrence Coady had a life interest in the property as bequeathed to the said Thomas Coady
That the said widow died at Saint Johns aforesaid on last Tuesday
That said deceased Thomas Coady left him surviving five children - Mary Ellen? Hannah David Lawrence and Thomas.
That the mother of the said children  predeceased their said father

          That all of the said children are under age.
That said deceased was worth at the time of his death about five hundred dollars in property situate in Saint Johns
That Petitioner is married to a sister of the said Thomas Coady.
          Petitioner therefore prays that administration of the said Estate may be granted to him and as in duty bound he will ever pray
          Dated at Saint Johns this 5^th day of November AD 1893?

R. Barter

Newfoundland
Saint Johns
I Richard Barter make oath and say that the several matters and things contained in the foregoing petition are correct and true.
Sworn before me
at Saint Johns aforesaid                                        R. Barter
this 5^th day of November
AD 1893? (Could be 1892)

Geo. I. Adams
Commissioner of Affidavits
Supreme Court of Newfoundland

In the matter
of the Petition
for Administra
tion to the Estate
of Thomas Coady

(Faint stamp of the
Registrar's office)

Under the circumstances
we consider it more
desirable that
the Clerk of the Court
would take charge
of the property of the Estate
of late Thos Coady as ???
guardian
(Unable to decipher the
remainder of this passage.)