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A Collection of Newfoundland Wills
(S)
Charlotte Sparkes
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Will of Charlotte Sparkes
from Newfoundland will books volume 9 pages 341-343
probate year 1911
In re
Charlotte Sparkes deceased.
This is the last will and Testament
of me Charlotte Sparkes made this the fourth day of April in the year
of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and four as follows:- I do hereby
declare that my sister Mary Anne Tuck shall and may out of the first
monies that may come to her hands from the rent of my two houses situated
on the west side of Goodview Street reimburse and indemnify herself for
all such costs, damages, charges and expenses as she may be put to in
case of my illness and death. I give and bequeath to my sister Mary
Anne Tuck all my household linen and wearing apparel except my bed, bedstead,
two pillows one bolster and all the coverlets which shall be on my bed
at the time of my death, these bed bedstead I give and bequeath to William
Windsor the son of my deceased sister in law Emma Windsor
I
give and bequeath my interest one share in the Parson’s Pond Oil
Wells to my sister Mary Anne Tuck. (I do hereby nominate constitute and
appoint Mr Eli Tuck to be the Executor of my will and I hereby declare
that my said Executor shall and may out of the first monies that may
come to his hands reimburse and indemnify himself for all such costs
damages and charges as he may be put to or sustain in and about the execution
of this will such monies to come from the rents of aforesaid houses after
my sister Mary Anne Tuck has fully reimbursed herself
for aforesaid expenses
I direct that the proceeds from the sale or hire
of the older of the two houses aforesaid shall be divided into three
equal parts and paid as follows - one equal part unto my sister Isabella
Mosdell of Bay Roberts and one other equal part unto my sister aforesaid
Mary Anne Tuck, and one other equal part unto the children of my deceased
sister Louisa Bartlett of St. John’s to be divided among them in three equal parts. The
proceeds from the sale or hire of the other of the aforesaid houses shall
be divided unto five equal parts and paid as follows:- one equal part
unto Anne Kelley of St. John’s, one other equal part to Maria
Weeks of Montreal, one equal part unto Noah Sparkes of Bull Cove one equal
part unto William Windsor the son of my deceased sister in law Emma
Windsor,
one equal part unto the children of my deceased sister in Law Lavina
Sparkes of Boston Mass., in all cases I bequeath the aforesaid
properties unto the children of the aforesaid persons in case of his
her or their death before this will is put into force
I direct that my
little money remaining in the savings bank at the time of my decease
shall be disposed of in bearing any expenses incurred by my funeral and
burial and that the remainder if any, be disposed of in putting an iron
rail about my grave and any further balance to the proper care of the
grave. I declare this to be my last will and Testament In witness whereof I the said Charlotte
Sparkes have to this my last
will and Testament set my hand the day
of in the year of our Lord one thousand
nine hundred and four Signed by the Testatrix
Charlotte Sparkes and acknowledged by her to be her last will and Testament
in the presence of us present and superscribed by us at the same time
in the presence of the said Testatrix and of each other Dudley
Pope S. H. Soper
Certified correct,
D. M. Browning
Registrar
(Listed in the margin next to this will the following)
Fiat
Oct. 23/11
Emerson J.
Probate
Oct 27/11
granted
to Eli
Tuck
Estate
sworn
at $600.00
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