The following information, taken from the original Newfoundland Supreme Court records for St. John's, was transcribed from an online microfilm collection labelled "Estate files, 1824-1930; index to estate files, 1830-1996", posted on www.familysearch.org. The specific images transcribed here (544 to 553) are part of an 1139 image microfilm roll, specifically labelled as "Estate files 1857, D - W & Estate files 1858, A - P, Film #2056750 - DGS #8123978". The originals were filmed in October 1996 at the Court House, St. John's, Newfoundland by the Genealogical Society, Salt Lake City, Utah. These images equate to the original Volume 3, Year 1858, Foilo No. 832.
| [Image 544] Barry, William - 1858 |
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Supreme Court of Newfoundland | ||
| Saint John's} To Wit} |
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| I do swear that I believe William Barry late of Caplin Bay in the Southern District, Fisherman deceased, died without a Will; and that I will well and truly Administer all and every the Goods of the said deceased, and pay his Debts so far as his Goods will extend; and that I will exhibit a true, full and perfect Inventory of the said Goods of the deceased, and render a true account of my Administration into the Registry of the said Court, within twelve months from the date hereof, or when I shall be hereunto lawfully required; and that the whole of the Goods, Rights, Chattels, Assets, Credits, and Effects of the said deceased, which he died possessed of, within the jurisdiction of this Court, do not, accord- ing to the best of my knowledge, judgement, and belief, amount to the value of Eighty Pounds sterling. |
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| Sworn at St. John's his the 2nd day of Michael X Barry June in the Year of mark our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Fifty Eight (having been read and explained) Geo. Anderson Comm'r. of Affi[davit]s |
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| [Image 546] | ||
1858 | ||
| Estate of William Barry of Caplin Bay, Fisherman |
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| Admon granted June 2, 1858 to Mich'l Barry of Caplin Bay, Fisherman. Estate £80 Ent'd P.R. Vol. 3 - P. 352 |
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[Image 547]Supreme Court of Newfoundland |
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| Be it remembered, That on this Second day of June in the twenty first Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lady VICTORIA, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Queen, Defender of the Faith, &c. and in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Fifty Eight personally appeared Michael Barry, Fisherman and John Swain Fisherman both of Caplin Bay in the Southern District and John White of Ferryland Planter, ------------------------------- and did acknowledge themselves to be held and firmly bound to our said Lady the Queen, Her Heirs and Successors, in the penal Sum of one hundred and sixty Pounds of good and lawful Money of Great Britain, to be had, made, and levied on their Goods, Chattels, and Effects, jointly and severally, if Default is made in any of the Conditions following: | ||
| Now the Condition of this Obligation is such, That if the above bounden Michael Barry as Administrator of the Estate and Effects of William Barry late of Caplin Bay aforesaid Fisherman now deceased, do make, or cause to be made, a just, true, and perfect Inventory of all and singular the Goods, Credits, and Effects of the said deceased, which have or shall come to the hands, pos- session, or knowledge of him the said Michael Barry as such, Administrator or to the hands or possession of any other person or persons, for him and the same so made do exhibit, or cause to be exhibited, in the Supreme Court of Newfoundland, at or before the last day of May next ensuing the date hereof; and the said Goods, Chattels, Credits, and Effects, and all other the the Goods, Chattels, Credits, and Effects of the said deceased, at the time of his death, or which at any time afterwards shall come to the hands or possession of him the said Michael Barry or to the hands or possession of any other person or persons for him shall well and truly Administer according to Law, and further shall make, cause to be made, a just and true Account of his said Administration, on or before the last day of May which will be in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Fifty Nine and afterward from time to time as he shall be lawfully required. And all the rest, residue, and remainder of the said Goods, Chattells, Credits and Effects, which shall be found remaining upon the said Administration Account, the same being examined and allowed by the said Supreme Court of Newfoundland, shall and do pay and dispose of in a due course of Administration, or in such a manner as the said Court shall direct; then this obligation to be void and of no effect, or else to be and remain in full force and virtue. | ||
| Signed and sealed} his in the presence of} Michael X Barry mark (having been read his and explained} John X Swain mark John White Geo. Anderson |
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| [Image 548] | ||
| To the Honorable Francis Brady Chief Justice and The Honourable The Assistant Jus- tices of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland. |
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| The Petition of Michael Barry of Caplin Bay Southern District humbly showeth |
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| That your Petitioner's Uncle William Barry late of Caplin Bay aforesaid departed this life on the twenty fourth day of May Instant Intestate. That the deceased never was married: That he left him Surviving as his next of kin your Petitioner and his two sisters Bridget married to Thomas Meagher and Julia widow of Thomas Ryan. That Petitioner is not aware of the deceased having left any other Relatives except Petitioner and his said sisters. That Petitioner's said sisters are asking that he should take out administration to the Estate of the said William Barry That the said William Barry died possessed |
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| [Image 549] | ||
| possessed of Real Estate to about the valve of Twelve pounds and expenses? to about Seventy pounds in the hands of Ewan Stabb Esquire. That Petitioner defrayed the Funeral Expenses of his said uncle. Petitioner therefore prays that your Lordship will be pleased to grant him letters of Administration to the Estate and effects of the said William Barry giving the neccessary Security and so in duty bound will ever pray. his Michael X Barry mark | ||
| In the Intestate Estate - Supreme Court of William Barry deceased. St. John's} Michael Barry of Caplin Court} Bay Fisherman the within Petition maketh oath and saith that the Contents of the within Petition are true to the best of Deponent's Knowledge and belief. Sworn before me at St. John's} his this 29th day of May} Michael X Barry AD 1858} mark Geo. Anderson Comm'r. of Affi[davit]s |
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| [Images 550 and 551] | ||
| These two images show the same page, however, one image is somewhat larger than the other. | ||
| S[upreme] C[ourt] Est. of Will. Barry deceased Petition of Michael Barry for Adm. Filed May 29, 1858 Fiat Francis Brady C[hief] J[ustice] | ||
| On this page, some additional information is written perpendicular to the information recorded above. Although the petition was granted on June 2, 1858, the Chief Justice may have directed that an additonal affidavit should be sworn. It was signed by other relatives of the late William Barry on June 17, 1858. (See image 552.) | ||
| 2 June 1858 Bridget Barry wife of William Barry [Jr.] - a brother's son of dec'd Mary Barry widow of Robert - brother of William [Jr.] |
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| [Image 552] | ||
| In the matter of the Estate of William Barry late of Caplin Bay Planter Deceased. St. John's} To wit} Bridget Barry of St. John's in the Central District wife of William Barry Fisherman (at present engaged in prosecuting the fishery) maketh oath and saith that her present husband, William Barry is a nephew of said Deceased being the son of Patrick Barry Brother of deceased. Mary Barry widow of John Barry and Mary Barry widow of Robert Barry severally make oath and say that their deceased Husbands were sons of the said Patrick Barry, Brother of William Barry deceased, and and these Deponents further say that they both have children still surviving by the said John Barry and Robert Barry. | ||
| her Sworn to before me at} Bridget X Barry St. John's this seventeenth day} mark of June AD 1858. (being her first read and explained) Mary X Barry mark her Mary X Barry mark Geo. Anderson Comm'r. of Affi[davit]s |
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| [Image 553] | |
| Sup. Court June Term 1858. | |
| In the matter of the Estate of Wm Barry dec'd Affidavit of} relatives of} deceased.} | |
| Filed June 12, 1858 |
Transcriber's Notes:
1/ Layout, wording and punctuation as per original document except for some additional punctuation inserted to clarify ambiguous wording in the long sentences typical of that era.
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