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A Collection of Newfoundland Wills
(H)
Patrick Hickey

 

Will of Patrick Hickey
from Newfoundland will books volume 7 pages 149-150 probate year 1902

Last Will and Testament of
Patrick Hickey of Holyrood
Farmer deceased.

      In the name of God Amen. I Patrick Hickey of Holyrood Conception Bay, Newfoundland, Farmer, being of sound and disposing mind and memory do make and publish this as my last will and Testament hereby revoking all former wills and testamentary dispositions heretofore at any by me made. I hereby appoint Richard Dwyer, School Teacher to be executor of my will I hereby direct my said executor to pay my funeral and testamentary expenses as soon as possible after my decease and to have a high mass offered up for the repose of my soul. I hereby give devise and bequeath to my Grandson Stephen Hickey his heirs forever my house and premises and all my household property of every kind and description whatever excepting one bed and bed-stead.
I hereby give devise and bequeath to my Grandson Stephen Hickey his heirs for ever five pieces or parcels of land, namely, one piece of land outside the track, bounded E. by water of the Harbor S. by Railway Track E. by Wm Curran's land and W. by Thomas Butler's (2) one piece of land bounded S.W. by "Branch Road" N.E. by James Butler's (3) one piece of land bounded N.E. by James Butler's S.W. by "Pond Road" (4) one piece of land bounded S.W. by Joseph Hick's and N.E. by Branch Road, and (5) one piece of land bounded S.E. by Patrick Hickey's (of Thomas) and S.W. by "Butter Pot Pond Road" I hereby will that should my grandson Stephen die without issue his interest and right to my house, premises and land shall pass to my sons Michael and Patrick equally with the express condition and stipulation that they pay two dollars each per year for masses for the repose of my soul. It is also my will that should my grandson Stephen through ill health or old age be necessitated to sell the land or anything else of my real or personal estate whatever, I hereby give him full power and authority to so sell or dispose of what he thinks fit. It is also my will that after my grandson Stephen's death all his removable property left except (house and premises) shall be sold and the proceeds shall be devoted by my executor to paying for masses - high and low for the repose of my own my wife's and my grandson Stephen's soul.
Lastly I give devise and bequeath unto my niece Elizabeth Harding one bed and bedstead. In witness whereof I have hereto set my hand and seal this tenth day of January A.D. 1901 (sgd) Patrick his x mark Hickey (LS) Signed sealed published and declared by the said Patrick Hickey as and for his last will and Testament in the presence of us present at the same time who at his request in his presence and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses to the due execution thereof (sgd) John his x mark Crawley. (Sgd) Richard Dwyer. (Sgd) Joseph Hicks.

      I certify the foregoing to be a correct copy of the last will and Testament of Patrick Hickey deceased

D. M. Browning
Registrar

(Listed in the margin next to this will the following)
Fiat
J. I. Little
C.J.
Probate
granted on the
5th day of April
1902 to Richard
Dwyer the Exor
value of
Est. $431.00

 

 

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