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Part 1 - Contributed by Geoff Martin Will of Theodore N. Gill
In the Supreme Court
In re OATH OF ADMINISTRATOR Administration granted to Value of Estate $ 3492.36 Vol 6
To the Honorable the Supreme Court of Newfoundland or to one of the Honorable the Judges thereof. The Petition of Francis E. Rendell of Saint John's Merchant. HUMBLY SHEWETH
* Written to the left margin of point 1. at right angles were the words --2--
and makes this application on the instruction of the said Herbert A. Gill. Petitioner
therefore prays that Letters of Administration with the said Will annexed to
the Estate of said deceased may be granted to him. Dated the 16th day of January A.D. 1915 F E Rendell LS
I,
Theodore N. Gill of the City of Washington , District of Columbia make this
my last will and testament. Theo N. Gill (seal) Signed, sealed, published and declared as and for his last
will and testament by the above named testator, Theodore N. Gill,
in the presence of the subscribers, who, at his request and _ his presence
and in the presence of each other, have signed our names as attesting witnesses
hereto on this 18th day of March A. D. 1914 in the City of Washington,
District of Columbia. Note: Theodore Nicholas Gill (1837-1914) was an eminent ichthyologist and professor of zoology at George Washington University . He was associated with the Smithsonian for over fifty years. Theodore was a son of James D and Emily W Gill. Current research indicates they had eight children. James D Gill was a son of Nicholas Gill Jr. and Elizabeth Mary Burton Gill of St. John's, Newfoundland. Nicholas Gill Sr.was one of the three sons of Captain Michael Gill, who traded from Charlestown , Massachusetts . Michael Gill fought an historic battle against the French at Bonavista in 1704. Nicholas Gill Sr. served as a Justice of the Peace from 1771. He was a naval officer, notary public and a judge of the vice-admiralty court. In his later years he was Chief Magistrate of St. John's . Theodore refers to his brother Herbert A Gill and his sister Caroline Emily Gill. He also mentions Theodore Nicholas Gill, the son of his brother Herbert A Gill. The transcribed will for Theodore's grandmother Elizabeth Mary
Burton Gill is located at http://ngb.chebucto.org/Wills/gill-elizabeth-mary-burton-2-365.shtml Part 2 - Contributed by Judy Benson as part of the wills project Will of Theodore N. Gill In re I, Theodore N. Gill, of the
City of Washington, District of Columbia, make this my last will and testament. I
make my brother, Herbert
A. Gill, my sole trustee and executor. I give and
bequeath to him, Herbert
A. Gill, all my property wherever situated,
real and personal, for his sole use and benefit, subject, however to the following
legacies and conditions. I give to my sister,
Caroline Emily Gill, one thousand ($1000.00) dollars a year
payable quarterly. I give to my Nephew, Theodore
N. Gill, one thousand ($1000.00)
dollars a year payable quarterly. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and seal this 18th day of March A.D. 1914. Theo.
N. Gill (Seal) Signed, sealed, published
and declared as and for his last will and testament by the above named testator,
Theodore N. Gill, in the presence of the subscribers who,
at his request and in his presence and in the presence of each other, have
signed our names as attesting witnesses hereto on this 18th day
of March A.D. 1914, in the City of Washington, District of Columbia, (Listed in the margin next to this will the following)
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Part 1 - Contributed by Geoff Martin
Part 2 - Contributed by Judy Benson as part of the wills project
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