Mary Ellen Murphy
          1895

Estate of Mary Ellen Murphy 1895
From LDS Microfilm #2057393

AFFIDAVIT
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In the Supreme Court of Newfoundland
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NEWFOUNDLAND
St. Johns   To Wit          I do swear that I believe this to be the true Last Will and Testament of Mary Ellen Murphy late of Saint Johns in the Central District Spinster deceased. I do further swear that I will pay all the Debts and Legacies of the said deceased so far as her Goods shall extend, and the law shall bind me, and that I will exhibit a full, true and perfect Inventory of all and every the Goods, Rights and Credits of the deceased, together with a just and true account into the Registry of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland, when I shall be lawfully called thereto. And I do further swear that the whole of the Goods, Rights, Chattels, Assets, Credits and Effects of the said Mary Ellen Murphy, deceased, and of which she died possessed, do not, according to the best of my knowledge, judgment and belief, amount to the value of three hundred dollars

So help me God

Sworn before me, at                                            Edmund Crook
Saint Johns this 4^th
day of April A.D. 1895

Jos. P. Carty
Commissioner of Affidavits
Supreme Court

1895

Estate of Mary Ellen Murphy
late of Saint Johns
in the Central District
Spinster deceased

Probate granted to
The Rev'd Edmund
Crook of Saint Johns
the Executor named in
the Will.

Dated April 4, 1895

Estate sworn under $300.00

Notice

After three days from date hereof Application will be made to the Supreme Court or one of the Honorable the Judges thereof for Probate of the Will of Mary Ellen Murphy of St. Johns Spinster deceased to be granted to the Reverend Edmund Crook of St. Johns aforesaid Catholic Curate, the Executor named in said will.
          St. Johns March 19^th 1895
W. H. Carty
Solicitor for applicant
J.C.P.

Certificate

I hereby certify that the notice on the other side hereof has been duly posted in my office from the day of the date thereof and that no caveat or other objection has been entered thereto.
          St. Johns March 29^th, 1895

Geo. I. Adams
A.F.S.C

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

The petition of Reverend Edmund Crook of St. Johns

Humbly Sheweth

That Mary Ellen Murphy of Mundy's Pond, St. Johns died at that place on or about the 1^st day of February AD 1895 having previously made her last will and testament which has been duly proven and is hereto annexed marked "A".
That said deceased appointed your Petitioner Executor of her said will
That said deceased was possessed of property of the probable value of Three hundred dollars
That no probate to said will or letters of administration to estate of said deceased has been taken out or applied for.
Your petitioner therefore prays that probate to said will be granted to him
And as in duty bound he will ever pray.
St. Johns March 30, AD 1895
Edmund Crook

Newfoundland
St. Johns SS
I Edmund Crook of St. Johns Roman Catholic Priest do make oath and say as follows:

1. I am the petitioner named in within petition
2. That the contents of said petition are correct and true to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Sworn before me at                                        Edmund Crook
St. Johns aforesaid
this 30^th day of March
AD 1895.

Jos. P. Carty
Comm'r SC

1895

Supreme Court

In the matter of
the Will of Mary
E. Murphy dec'd

Petition of the
Reverend Edmund
Crook for probate

Fiat
March 30/95

J.S. Winters
J

Fiat
Mar 30, 1895
J.C.P.

NEWFOUNDLAND

This is the last will and Testament of me Mary Ellen Murphy of Mundy's Pond Spinster. I give devise and bequeath the property of every description which I may die possessed of to the Reverend Edmund Crook of St. Patricks Church, St. Johns and I appoint the said Reverend Edmund Crook Executor of this my will and I hereby revoke all wills by me at any time heretofore made.
St. Johns July 18^th AD 1893

Signed by the said testatrix
as and for her last will
and testament in the presence                                        her
of us who in her presence at her                      Mary E X Murphy
request and in the presence of                                       mark
each other have hereto subscribed
our names as witnesses. The same
having been first read over and
explained.

Katie Hayes
M.H. Carty

In the Supreme Court of Newfoundland
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Newfoundland
St. John's   To Wit          I Michael H. Carty of St. Johns Solicitor do make oath and say that on the Eighteenth day of July A.D. one thousand eight hundred and ninety three at St. John's I was present and did see Mary Ellen Murphy late of Saint Johns the Testatrix named in the paper writing hereunto annexed duly sign publish and declare the said annexed paper writing as and for her last Will and Testament, in my presence and in the presence of Katie Hayes the other subscribing witness thereto. That I and said Katie Hayes then and there signed our names to such Will as such witnesses, in the presence of the said Testatrix and of each other, and at the time of the said execution of the said Will the said Testatrix was of sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding, to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Sworn before me at St.
Johns, this 30^th day of March                                 M.H. Carty
A.D. One Thousand Eight
Hundred and ninety five

Jos. P. Carty
Commissioner of Affidavits
Supreme Court