Will of Patrick Keating from Newfoundland will books volume 5 pages 121-122 probate year 1887

Last will and Testament of Patrick Keating
of St. John's Watchman.

This is the last will and Testament of me Patrick Keating at present of St. John's in the Island of Newfoundland watchman. First it is my will and desire of whatever monies I shall be possessed of at my death and now in the Savings Bank and Union Bank of this city shall go to my executor hereinafter mentioned to be devoted by him as I shall direct in this my will.
Second. I desire that my said executor shall allow the said moneys to remain in the said Bank unless he shall see a better way of investing them and draw the annual interest from the same and pay it over to my wife Johanna Keating for her support and that of my infant son Patrick Keating and in the event of the death of my said wife during the minority of my said son Patrick my said executor shall see that he shall be properly cared for and educated. The said principal sum of monies in the said Banks shall not be drawn by my executor during the life time of my said wife. In the event of the marriage of my said wife she shall immediately cease to have any interest in the said monies Upon the attainment of my said son Patrick to the age of twenty one years my said executor should my said wife Johanna then be dead shall pay over to him whatever monies he may then have in his hands belonging to me And in the event of my said son Patrick Keating dying before he arrives at the age of twenty one years my executor shall divide all the monies which he shall then have in his possession amongst the Roman Catholic Bishop and Priests of the Diocese of St. John's in such shares as he may think best and in the event of my said son Patrick predeceasing my said wife Johanna my executor shall divide the said monies amongst the said Bishop and Priests as aforesaid
I devise and bequeath to my said executor my interest in the dwelling house I now reside in and all the furniture thereon to be applied by him towards my said wife Johanna and my said son Patrick in exactly the same manner as the foregoing bequest of the monies in this my said will subject in every way to the several conditions of that bequest.

I appoint nominate and constitute Edward P. Morris Barrister at Law my sole executor of this my will

In witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name by affixing my mark at St. John's aforesaid this twenty fifth day of April Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and eighty seven. Patrick his x mark Keating.

Signed by the said Testator by affixing his mark as his last will and Testament in the presence of us who in his presence at his request and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses the same having been first read over and explained to the said testator. John Irwin. Edward P. Morris
I certify that the foregoing is a correct copy.
Prescott Emerson
Reg.