9 December 1839 Will of Henry Brown of Salvage, Newfoundland (proved 20 August 1845)

Source: TNA, PROB 11/2040

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In the Name of God Amen
I Henry Brown of Salvage Planter in the Norther n 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
Testament in the manner following that is to say after my just debts
funeral expences and charges of proving this my last Will and 
Testament be in the first place fully and lawfully paid and satisfied
and after payment hereof of every part thereof as touching my
worldly affairs whereof it has pleased God to bless me in this life I
give devise and dispose of the same in manner following that is
to say I give and bequeath to Hannah my beloved Wife all my
lands goods and chattels situated in Salvage Bonavista Bay North
ern District of Newfoundland aforesaid subject to the undermentioned
clauses that is to say my dearly beloved Wife is to have the mange
ment of all my affairs for the benefit of herself and children during
her natural life but should she live unto James John and William
our sons attain the age of eighteen years and then they should
wish to seperate from their Mother then I will that what property
should be then 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
under the management of their dear Mother and Brothers to be
taken care of until they shall be otherwise provided for but in case
my beloved Wife should die before the Girls are provided for then the



brothers are to support them With respect to what money I shall die
possessed of I will that it be under the controul of my beloved Wife as
well what is in England as what is in this Country to be equally divided
between my beloved Wife and my three sons but as unforessen accidents
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 and ordain John Mifflen of Bonavista Merchant and Joseph
Brown of Kings Cove Planter my Executors to this my last Will and
Testament in case 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
nurture of the Lord I hereby confirm this to be my last Will and
Testament In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal
this ninth day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and thirty nine  Henry his x mark Brown  Signed sealed and declared
by the said Testator Henry Brown as and for his last Will and Testa
ment in the presnce who in his presence and at his request and in
the presence of each other has subscribed our names as Witnesses there
to  Edward Mifflen  Abraham Akerman  ?????? R Mifflen

      In the Probate office of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland
    By the Honorable James ??mms Esquire Acting Chief Justice and the
    Honorable Geo?? Lilly and Hugh Alexander ?????? Esquires
    Assistant Judges of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland
We do by these presents make known to all Men that on the twentieth
day of August AD One thousand eight hundred and forty five and in the
ninth year of the reign of our Sovereign Lady Victoria before William
Sweetland Esquire a Commissioner of the Supreme Court of Newfound
land the last Will and Testament of Henry Brown late of Salvage
Bonavista Bay in the Northern District Planter deceased hereunto annexed
was proved approved and ordered to be registered the said deceased having
whilst living and at the time of his death divers Goods Chattels credits
and effects in the said Island and within the Jurisdiction of the
Supreme Court of Newfoundland By reason whereof the proving and
registering 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 accounts
thereof are well known to appertain only and wholly to the said Supreme
Court and that administration of all and singular the Rights goods chat
tels credits and effects of the said deceased and any way concerning his
last Will and Testament was granted to John Mifflin of Bonavista afore
said 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 credits and effects of the said deceased and
to exhibit the same unto the Registry of the said Supreme Court of New
foundland at St Johns in the Island aforesaid on or before the last day
of August next and also to render a just and true account thereof when
thereto lawfully required In testimony whereof We have caused the seal
of the said Supreme Court to be hereunto affixed at St Johns aforesaid
the eleventh day of September AD one thousand eight hundred and forty
five By Order C M Archibald Chief Clerk & Registrar

Proved at London the 4th August 1846 before the Judge by the
Oaths of John Mifflen and Joseph Brown the Brother the Executors
to whom Admon was granted having been first sworn by Comon
duly to administer

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