The Will of Henry Brown of Salvage - 1846

In the name of God amen I Henry Brown of Salvage Planter in the Northern district of Newfoundland being sick and weak of body but of perfect mind and memory do make and constitute this to be my last will and testement in the manner following That is to say after my just debts funeral expenses and charges of providing this my last will and testament being in the first place fully and lawfully paid and satisfied and after payment of every part thereof as ??? my worldly affairs whereof it has pleased God to bless me with in this life. I give ??? and dispose of the same in manner following that is to say I give and bequeath to Hanna my beloved wife all my lands goods and chattels situated in Salvage Bonavista Bay Northern district of Newfoundland aforesaid subject to the undermentioned clauses That is to say my dearly beloved wife is to have the management of all my affairs for the benefit of herself and our children during her natural life but should she live until James, John and William our sons attain the age of eighteen years and they should wish to separate from their mother then I will that what property should then be remaining to be equally divided between my beloved wife and my three sons say one quarter each my wifes part for her natural life and then to fall to my three sons, our three girls to be to be under the management of their dear mother and brothers to be taken care of until they shall be otherwise  provided for but if in case my beloved wife should die before the girls are provided for their brothers are to support them with ??? money I shall shall die possessed of I will that it be under the ??? of beloved wife as well what is in England as well what is in this country to be equally shared between my beloved wife and my three sons but as unforseen circumstanes may arise and part of this money may be wanted for the trade I will that my wife and my sons bear each a proportional part until the sons separate from their mother Then they are to have their part of what remains, what money is in Mr. Birds hands in England is the property of Hannah my beloved wife and at her disposal. I also constitute appoint make & ordain John Mifflin of Bonavista Merchant and Joseph Brown of Kings Cove Planter my executors to this my last will and testement in case of any misunderstanding between my beloved wife and her children I also have to request my brother Joseph Brown to see that my children be taken care of and brought up in the fear and virtue of the Lord. I hereby confirm this to be my last will and testament in witness whereof I have hereon set my hand and seal this ninth day of December in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine.

           His
Henry X Brown
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Signed sealed and delivered by the said testator Henry Brown as and for this last will and testament in the presence who in his presence and at his request and the presence of each other has subscribed our names as witneses to. Edward Mifflin ,Abraham Ackerman
James R Mifflin
In the probate office of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland by the Honorable James Simms Esquire acting Chief Justice and the Honorable George Lilly and Hugh Alexander Emerson Esquires assistant Justices of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland The ???? make known to all men that on the twentieth day of August one thousand eight hundred and forty five and in the ninth year of the reign of our sovereign Lady Victoria before William Sweetland Esq. a commisioner of of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland the last will and testament of Henry Brown late of Salvage in Bonavista Bay in the Northern district Planter ???? was proved approved and ordered to be registered the said deceased whilst living and at the time of his death diverse goods chattels ?? and effects in the said Island and within the juristiction of the supreme Court of Newfoundland by reason whereof the proving and registering of the said will and granting letters of administration of all and singular the rights goods & chattels credits and effects of the said deceased and also the auditing allowing and final discharging the amounts thereof are well known to appertain only and wholy to the said Supreme Court and that the administration of all and singular the rights goods also credits and effects of the said deceased and anyway ???? his last will and testament was granted to John Mifflin of Bonavista aforesaid Merchant and Joseph Brown of Kings Cove Planter The executors named in the said will they having first sworn well and faithfully to administer the same and to make a true and perfect inventory of all and singular the rights goods chattels and credits and effects of the said deceased and to exhibit the same unto the registry of the said Supreme Court of Newfoundland at St. Johns in the Island aforesaid on or before the last day of August next and also ???? a just and true amount hereof where there to lawfully required in testimony where of we have caused the seal of the Supreme Court to be hereonto affixed at St. Johns aforesaid the eleventh day of September one thousand eight hundred and forty five By order E M Archibald Chief Clerk and Registor.

Proved at London the 4 August 1846 before the Judge by the oath of of John Mifflin and Joseph Brown the brother of the deceased The executors to whom ??? was granted having first been sworn by ??? duly to administer

Transcribers Note

Henry Brown died at age 45 years on January 19 1840 and is buried in Bonavista close to his Grandfather William Brown Esq.
Both Henry and his brother Joseph were the sons of William and Elizabeth Brown nee Hancock of Kings Cove and Grandsons of William Brown Esq. and Mary of Bonavista