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A Collection of Newfoundland Wills
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Michael Hannon

Disclaimer: The wills for volumes 1 and 2 are not made from the original will books, but rather from a set of books written up from the originals about 100 years later. The 1846 hand written will book that we are putting up along with the wills from the volume 1 will book, is not the original will book. It was made, probably within a decade of the death of the testators, but it is not an exact replication from the original will book.

 

Will of Michael Hannon
from Newfoundland will books volume 1 page 545 probate year 1847.

In re
     Michael Hannon      deceased.

In the name of God Amen, This is the last will and testament of me Michael Hannon of Saint John's in the Central District of the Island of Newfoundland, Dealer, I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Ann Hannon and to my two sons Peter and Andrew all and singular my household furniture plate linen and stock in trade which I may be possessed of at the time of my decease and also all money or monies and real or personal estate which I may be possessed of at the time of my decease or to which I may be entitled as my distributive share of the estate and effects of the late Andrew Hannon deceased and for which said estate Edward Mortimer Archibald Esquire is Administrator share and share alike. And lastly I do nominate and appoint Henry Geary of Saint John's aforesaid cooper and Daniel O'Neil of said place Police Constable executors of this my will.
I witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal at Saint John's aforesaid this second day of October Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and forty seven. Michael Hannon (LS)
Signed sealed and published and declared by the said Michael Hannon as and for his last will and testament in the presence of us who in his presence and in the presence of each other at his request have subscribed our names as witnesses hereto. Geo. Jas. Hogsett.   John Brace.

Certified correct
D.M. Browning
Registrar


Will of Michael Hannon from Newfoundland will book labeled, "REGISTRY OF WILLS 1846," pages 137 & 138 probate year 1847.

In the name of God Amen, This is the last will and testament of me Michael Hannon of Saint Johns in the Central District of the Island of Newfoundland, Dealer. I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Ann Hannon and to my two sons Peter and Andrew; all and singular my household furniture plate linen and stock in trade which I may be possessed of at the time of my decease. And also all money or monies and real or personal estate which I may be possessed of at the time of my decease or to which I may be entitled as my distributive share of the estate and effects of the late Andrew Hannon, deceased. And for which said estate Edward Mortimer Archibald Esquire is Administrator. Share and share alike. And lastly I do nominate and appoint Henry Geary of Saint Johns aforesaid, Cooper and Daniel O'Neil of said place Police Constable, executors of this my will.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal at Saint Johns, aforesaid, this second day of October Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and forty seven ~ Michael Hannon (LS)
Signed sealed and published and declared by the said Michael Hannon as and for his last will and testament in the presence of us who in his presence and in the presence of each other at his request have subscribed our names as witnesses hereto. George Jas. Hogsett.   John Brace.

Newfoundland ~ In the Supreme Court
St. Johns to wit. George James Hogsett, in the Central District Esquire a subscribing witness to the forgoing paper writing maketh oath and saith that he was present and did see Michael Hannon therein named duly sign seal publish and declare the said paper writing as and for his last Will and Testament in the presence as well of this deponent as of John Brace the other subscribing witness thereto. And this deponent further saith that the said Michael Hannon at the time of publishing his said will was of sound and disposing mind memory and understanding to the best of this Deponent's knowledge and belief - George Jas Hogsett -

Sworn before me at Saint Johns this twenty eighth day of October Anno Domini One Thousand eight hundred and Forty Seven. Robt R.W. Lilly Commiss. of Affts.

 

 

Note: The wills in those will books are NOT actual wills. They are hand-written copies of a, "last will and testament," written by the court clerk, after the death of the testator, when the executor presented them to the court for probate. The court clerk didn't list the signatures at the bottom, he (or she) just put them in the book in whatever order they were in, on the original document, no spacing most of the time, no punctuation. The originals were kept by the executor.

We who have typed these wills, have made every effort to include all the errors that were on the microfilm, in order to avoid destroying the integrity of the originals, where ever they may be.

Page Contributed by Judy Benson and Ivy F. Benoit

Page Revised by Ivy F. Benoit (October 10, 2002)

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