Will of Thomas Rideout
from Newfoundland will books volume 7 pages 219-220 probate year 1902

Last Will of
Thomas Rideout of Rose Blanche
Gentleman, deceased.

      Know all men by these presents that I Thomas Rideout of Rose Blanche in the district of Burgeo and LaPoile, Newfoundland, Gentleman, being in good health, and of sound and disposing mind and memory do make and publish this my last will and Testament.
First. I hereby constitute and appoint Richard Furneaux Collector of Customs of Rose Blanche, to be sole executor of this my last will, directing my said executor to pay all my just and legal debts, and funeral expenses and to carry out the instructions hereafter given.
Second. After the payment of my said debts and funeral expenses, I give in trust to Richard Furneaux my said executor for my daughter Sarah Garcin, the sum of Two thousand dollars, which amount is to be placed in some Bank in Newfoundland and not to be drawn from the said bank until the death of my said daughter Sarah Garcin, unless my said executor may know it to be necessary to provide means for her present comfort and health. And whatever amount be remaining at her death to be equally divided between her children then living.
For the children of my late daughter Dinah Coffin the sum of Two thousand dollars, to be equally divided between those then living.
To my daughter Alice Furneaux I give the sum of Two Thousand Dollars, if living, if not, the said amount to be equally divided between her children then living.
The balance of the money I have in the banks together with the amount I have in my safe to be equally divided between my said daughter Sarah Garcin and to be added to the aforesaid amount, and to be disposed as the aforesaid amount -. The children of my late said daughter Dinah Coffin then living, and my said daughter Alice Furneaux if dead to her children then living and to my son Job Rideout and my son James Rideout which amounts are to be paid to each of the aforesaid as soon after my decease but within one year, as conveniently may be done.
Third. The disposal of my estate at Harbor LeCou in the District aforesaid (if not disposed of before my death) to be sold to the best advantage by my said executor unless the said estate should be required at any time by either of my sons Job or James to do a mercantile business thereon, if not required or not occupied by my said sons for the purpose mentioned then to be disposed of as aforesaid and the amount of purchase money be equally divided between my said children or their representatives.
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand, and publish and declare this to be my last will and testament in the presence of the witnesses named below, this eighth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and two - Thomas his x mark Rideout (LS) Signed sealed published and declared by the said Thomas Rideout as for his last will and testament in the presence of us, who in the presence of each other, and at his request did see the said Thomas Rideout put his mark to the above will and have subscribed our names as witnesses hereto - John Buckland. James LeMoine.

Correct copy D. M. Browning Registrar

(Listed in the margin next to this will the following)
Fiat
Dec 5 02
Emerson J.
Letters of Probate
granted on the 9^th
Dec 02 to Rich.
Furneaux.
Estate sworn at
$9830