Will of John Pike Sr.
from Newfoundland will books volume 8 pages 88 & 89 probate year 1906.

In the Estate of
     John Pike Sr.       deceased.

In the name of God Amen I John Pike senr. of ?? St. Lawrence, Newfoundland, being sick, do make and ordain this to be my last will & Testament. I give, devise and bequeath to my wife Catherine Pike all my money deposited in the Bank of Nova Scotia or elsewhere also I give, devise and bequeath to my nephews Walter Albert Pike & John Robert Pike, sons of my brother Albert Pike, all my property consisting of cattles dwelling house, outhouses, store, state, flake, waterside and land wheresoever situate at St. Lawrence, subject to the following conditions. That my nephews the said Walter Albert Pike and John Robert Pike, do maintain & keep in comfort my wife Catherine Pike during her natural life, and that the said property and aforementioned be equally divided between my said nephews Water Albert Pike & John Robert Pike, excepting dwelling house which is to be Walter's and that my wife is to live in said house during her natural life and be maintained and kept in comfort by my said nephews. I do appoint Rev. J. Hewith RC Priest of the Mission of Burin or his successor executor of this my last will and Testament. I do hereby utterly disallow revoke, disannul all and other forms of Testaments made by me and so ratify and confirm this, and no other to be my last will & Testament.
In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal this 17^th day of July A.D. 1905 John his x mark Pike (LS)
Signed Sealed & pronounced by the said John Pike as his last will & Testament in the presence of us, who in his presence and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses. Geo Skeffington Jr   Roland Bradley

I certify the foregoing to be a correct copy of the last will and Testament of John Pike deceased.
End DMB   D. M. Browning
Registrar

(Listed in the margin next to this will)
Fiat
??? 1906
Geo Johnson
J.
probate granted
to Rev John
Hewitt on the
28^th day of Nov
A.D. 1906
value of Est.
$500.00