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A Collection of Newfoundland Wills
(M)
Matthew Martin

 

In the Supreme Court

Matthew Martin

          deceased.

 

OATH OF ADMINISTRATOR

Administration granted to
Maria Martin
on the 16th day of December
1916

Value of Estate $1700.-

Sureties     James Cron
                  Alex Squires

 

Vol 7
Folio 87

 

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

 

The Petition of Maria Martin widow of Matthew Martin late of Harbour Grace Engineer deceased.

Humbly Sheweth

 

 
 Fiat
Dec 9th. 1916
???????????
Judge
* That Matthew Martin the husband of Your Petitioner died at Harbour Grace aforesaid on the 8th day of October 1916 without having made a will.
  
  
2. That he left him surviving as next of kin five daughters Emma wife of James Cron, Marion wife of Henry Fitzgerald, Alice wife of John Lockyer, May wife of Stanley Greaves and Isabel unmarried the grandchildren by a daughter deceased the wife of Victor Parsons and Your Petitioner his widow.
 
  
3. That at the time of his death he was possessed of property within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court of the value of $1700.00 as shown by the inventory hereto annexed marked "A" which is a just, full and true account of his estate.
 
  
4. That no probate or administration to the said estate has heretofore been granted or applied for.
     Your Petitioner therefore prays that Letters of Administration to the said Estate be granted to her.
And as in duty bound Your Petitioner will ever pray etc.
 
  
Harbour Grace Mar. 1916
Maria Martin LS                
 
 

Note: Matthew Martin was the brother of Frederick Martin, my great grandfather. They were the two sons of Jonathan Martin and Elizabeth Tucker of Harbour Grace. Elizabeth was originally from Broad Cove.

Matthew married Jane Maria Mercer. She was a daughter of Thomas and Prudence Mercer of Mercer's Cove.

They had 11 children but unfortunately several died quite young. Not mentioned in the will are daughters Annie Bertha and Annie Eleanor Elesdale, and sons John Cooper Lewis, Frederick William and Thomas.

Bertha Martin was the daughter who married Victor Parsons in Spaniard's Bay in 1898.  She may have died around 1901/02.  They had three children, Rose, Florence and Frederick.  Victor was the son of Bernard and Eliza Green Parsons of Harbour Grace. Bernard and Eliza both died in 1919.

 

 

Page Contributed by Geoff Martin

Page Revised by Ivy F. Benoit (Thursday May 29, 2008)

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