Samuel Knight
1887
Estate of Samuel Knight 1887
From LDS microfilm #2057238
Supreme Court of Newfoundland.
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Be it Remembered, That on this ninth day of July in the Forty 51st 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 Eighty- seven personally appeared Lionel F. Chancey of St. John's in the Central District of
Newfoundland Sub-Sheriff George Gear of
the same place Merchant and John Angel of same place Machinist
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 Twenty one
Thousand --------------------------
Dollars, 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 Lionel T. Chancey as Administrator C.T.A. of the Estate and Effects of Samuel Knight late of St Johns Gentleman
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, possession, or
knowledge of him the said Lionel T. Chancey as such Administrator C.t.a. 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 ninth day of next ensuing the
date hereof ; and the said Goods, Chattels, Credits and Effects, and all other the Goods, Chattels,
Credits and Effects of the said deceased, at the time of his death, or which at any time afterwards
shall come into the hands or possession of him, the said Lionel T. Chancey 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, or cause to be made, a just and true account of his
said Administration, on or before the ninth day of July -------------------------
which will be in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Eighty- eight and (initials interlined in right margin; G.I.A.)
afterwards from time to time as he shall be lawfully required. And all the rest, residue, and
remainder of the said Goods, Chattels, 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
Newfoundlandland, shall and do pay and dispose of in due course of Administration, or in such a
mannner 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 } L .T. Chancey (black circle-shaped stamp)
in presence of } Geo. Gear
Geo. I. adams John Angel
Commr.s.c.
Supreme Court
In the matter of the
Estate and Will of
Samuel Knight late of
Saint Johns Gentleman
deceased
We the undersigned being
the wife and sisters of Said deceased
hereby consent and agree that Letters
of Administration with the will annexed
(in left margin and superscript; marked A) of the Estate of Said deceased Shall
be granted to Lionel T. Chancey of
Saint Johns Sub Sheriff of the Central
District
Dated at Saint Johns this 25th
day of June AD1887
Eliza Knight
Harriet N Knight
Sarah A Knight
(in left margin) Witness
D . Morison
Supreme Court
In the matter of the
Estate of Samuel Knight
late of Saint Johns
Gentleman deceased
Newfoundland }
St Johns to wit } Donald Morison of
Saint Johns Solicitor
maketh oath and Saith that he was
present and did see Eliza Knight
Harriet N. Knight and Sarah A Knight
the persons, whose names are subscribed
to the foregoing memorandum of
Consent duly sign the same
Sworn before me at } D Morison
St Johns this First }
day of July AD 1887 }
Geo. I. adams }
Commr
Supreme Court of Newfoundland.
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ST. JOHN'S, }
} I do swear that I believe that Samuel
To Wit. } Knight late of St. Johns in the Central District - Gentleman -------------------------
deceased, died with --- 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 six months from the
date hereof, or when I shall be thereunto 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, according to the best of my knowledge, judgment and belief, amount to the
the value of Ten thousand five hundred dollars.
Sworn before me, at St. John's, the ninth day of }
July in the year of Our Lord One Thousand } L. T. Chancey
Eight Hundred and Eighty- seven .
Geo. J. Adams
Commissioner of Affidavits.
(tri-fold page)
1887
Estate of Samuel Knight
late of St. John's
in the Central District
Gentleman deceased
Dated 18th July1887
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Admin c ta. granted to
Lionel T. Chancey of
St. Johns . Subsheriff
Sureties
George Gear
John Angel
Estate sworn under
$ 10,50000/100
To the Honourable the Supreme
Court of Newfoundland or one of the
Honourable the Judges thereof
The petition of Lionel T. Chancey of
Saint Johns Sub Sheriff of the Central
District
Humbly Sheweth
That Samuel Knight late of Saint
Johns Gentleman died there on the fif_
teenth day of May last leaving him
surviving his widow Elizabeth Knight two unmarried sisters Harriet N. Knight and Sarah A. Knight and one step-sister Elizabeth widow of late Lionel Chancey deceased. That said Samuel Knight de_ceased left no child or children him
surviving.
That said deceased previous to his death made and executed the paper writing
hereto annexed marked A which Petitioner
verily believes to be the last will and
testament of said deceased.
That Petitioner was well acquainted
with the handwriting of said deceased
and the whole of the said paper writing
is
Page 2
is in the handwriting of said deceased.
That said deceased at the time of
his death was possessed of property within
the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court
of the probable value of ten thousand
dollars.
That no probate of any will nor
administration of the estate of said
deceased has been granted to any person.
That annexed hereto is the consent
of the said Widow and sisters of said
deceased to Letters of Administration with
the will annexed of the estate of said
deceased being granted to Petitioner.
Petitioner therefore prays that the
said paper writing may be admitted to
probate as the last will and testament
of said deceased and that Administration
with the said will annexed of the
Estate of said deceased may be granted
to petitioner.
And as in duty bound petitioner
will ever pray etc.
Dated at Saint Johns this day of June A. D. 1887
L.T.Chancey
Supreme Court
Newfoundland }
Saint John's to wit } Lionel T. Chancey
of Saint John's aforesaid
Sub. Sheriff of the Central District the Petitioner
named in the foregoing Petition maketh oath
and saith that the several matters and
things therein contained are correct and
true
L. T. Chancey
Sworn before me at }
Saint John's this First }
day of July AD1887}
Geo.I.Adams}
Commr S. Court }
(tri-fold page)
Supreme Court
In the matter of
the Estate of Samuel
Knight late of Saint
Johns Gentleman deceased
Petition of Lionel T.
Chancey for Administration
with the will annexed
Morison
Supreme Court
In the matter of the Estate
of Samuel Knight late
of Saint Johns Gentleman
deceased
Newfoundland
St Johns to wit } Donald Morison of Saint John's
Solicitor maketh oath and
Saith that he was well acquainted with said Samuel Knight deceased and with his
handwriting . That deponent has examined
the paper writing hereto annexed marked A and verily believes that the whole of the
said paper writing is in the true and
proper handwriting of Said Samuel Knight deceased
(In left margin: Sworn) before me at } D.Morison .
(In left margin): St Johns) this First }
(in left margin: day of ) July AD 1887 }
Geo I. Adams }
Commrsc.
(tri-fold page)
Supreme Court
In the matter of the Estate
of Samuel Knight late
of Saint Johns Gentleman
deceased
Petition for Adm?
C?? testament? Annexed
Fiat J.J.Little
A . J .
Filed July 2/87
Morison
"A"
Full description of the Property
Securities.- H?ths . M??i c??, D??s ??
H?ths Nautical Instrument CoL?. £ 50.
This Stock was sold to Mrs Shadforth for £ 50 Oct 25
1884 but never transferred on the Co's Books. It must
now be transferred to Mrs S or to Lizzie .
North Mexican Silver Mining Co. L?. 7. £ 20.
Bonds £ 140. On this stock 7 % is Guaranteed and
£ 20. Shares given with each £ 20 Bond. the ???
??taking that the Bond shall ?? ??. that is,
the whole capital returned. Before he sha?? ??
any interest . the shares then to ??f equally with ??
for Dividend. Coupons 14/ ??have been twice paid D?v. ??
Ph? £ 140 Bonds with the Coupons to be my sisters, and the
£ 140 Shares to be my wifes.
D?vis Foreign Pat??ts T ?? ? ?ha? ?alves, secured
by Deed in care of C. Butcher Solicitor 25 O? ??
in which a claim of about £700 now exists, a? the
?ight ?th and interest in the whole of this claim
I leave to my wife.
(left page of spread)
Leasehold Estate of John Flood V ?? an?
?? existing and renewable
Floo?s Lease for 40 ?? from 1st May 1847 and
extended for Ten years longer by endorsement on
my Lease, terminating 30 April 1897 and now sublet
the shop fl?ts to Mathias M??y for the remainder
of my lease for £100 ?? a? ?.t. cy payable quantity
and the upper flats of the houise and basement to
Isabella M?tt?s for the remainder of my leases for
?100 per ann. ?? Cy payable quantity and an undertaking
to pay the ??? and £51.18.6 & taxes , shall go to the
household support of my wife and sisters, so long
as they shall ?? to live together in comfort peace
and harmony, but should they agree to separate by
mutual consent, after a reasonable notice of not
lefs than a month, then my wife shall take £ 50.
?ty p ann: and my sisters the balance from this
?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? of the lease.
Ba?i? Le?s? for 40 years from 1st Novr 1847
terminate .in 1887 . it yields a profit of over £50.
at present. I have a written promise from the owner
(Right page of spread)
If the foregoing interests are realized as I
hope and calc ul ate -
?y wife will have My sisters
£ 140. Mexican Shares . £ 140 Mexican Bonds
?? After Bonds ? P? 9.16 Coupons
700 D?is Patent
50 p ann. ?il? 1897 Flo ??rs. 100(2 spaces) p ann ?il ? 97
3? R??sions about 33 B??? for life
5- ??t???
(double page spread)
(Left page of spread)
Personalities. I leave to my dear Sisters
the Furniture in their own room, my two
writing Desks, my watch and Gold Chain and
two plain Gold Rings worn by me and any
Books of mine they would like to select also
Two pair Blankets marked 1880 and Two
Pair Linen Sheets marked "Knights Home" with
the chest marked I. J. W. which belonged to my first wife
All the rest of my personalities I leave to my
dear wife including my silver pencil case
and Diamond Ring.
Revisions. Floods Lease B?? Lease and
Waterside, After the death of my sisters
any interest of thiers accruing from the above
properties shall be divided in equal thirds
between, first, my dear wife, second Rev JS.
Knight his wife or daughter, and third
Lionel T. Chancey. After the death of the first,
second or third, the interest to revert to the
other two. The longest life to have the final
disposal of the property. Samuel Knight
Memo. for my will. Done at ?? June 19th 1885.
(Right page of spread)
of a renewal for another 40 years but by such ad-
vance ?? as will reduce the profit to £ 40.
The profit Rent from this shall be my sisters
during their lifetime if renewed.
An agreement for a Lease with Henry Stabb Esq.
of a little wooden Tenement near the head of Nunnery
lane St Johns . it was agreed between me and L. T.
Chancey, that for the management of this interest
he should have half the profit rent, but when about
to leave N.f.l.d. for England I told him that in
consideration of his Agency in other matters for
my interest, he should have the whole interest in
th? Profit rent of this Tenement during the continue?
of the lease He has the agreement for the half, but
he has no legal transfer of the interest for the whole,
this is to assure his interest in the whole.
Freehold property. Waterside, Bellevue & Bra?s S??
The Waterside property St Johns East, is leased to Hugh
Gummell for 20 years from Feby 1st 1875 on a Building
Lease, paying £ 60. Per ann. Half yearly. This Rent,
Shall be my sisters during their lifetime.
? or whatever may be realized.
(double page spread)
(Left page of spread)
Bellevue Farm. ??th? Old Placentia Road. Saint
Johns N.f.l. containing 115 acres with a frontage
of 39 chains 15 feet on the O.P. Road. East lot with
House & Barn thereon 15 Chains frontage 15 acres centre
lot 13 Chains frontage 50 acres & west lot 13 chains
frontage 50 acres. All this with the implements
left thereon shall be for my sisters use dnomy
during their lifetime, after their decease, it
Shall be divided as follows. The East lot with
the House, Barn & remaining implements to
Lionel Thomas Chancey and also to the said L.T.
Chancey an adjoining strip 9 chains frontage
and running south 9 chains wide all the way
to the river, the remaining 17 chains frontage to
be divided between his brothers Samuel K. Chancey
and Robert Chancey. 8½ chains frontage to each, or however they may prefer to divide it, after
their death as neither of the three have any
children, each holding shall be left to the
children of each of each their four sisters.
as the holders may direct. *L.T.C's between two
families and S.K.C. & R. C's one family each
(Right page of spread)
Cooks Farm, Paradise Sound, Placentia Bay.
This property consists of an upland charing of
? defined extent, and a coast line of from a
quarter to half a mile of ?lut? formation.
Bought at the suggestion of John Currie for
£ 10. on the understanding, that we, including his
son John Junr should own our third each and
that I should supply him and his sons to
quarry and ?ut ?lut. The purchase was Registered
at Saint Johns in our three names. Supplies to the
extent of £ 60. were issued. An agreement was
proposed to which the Father agreed, but the son
a headstrong fool, refused to sign, he is registered
as our third owner., without having contributed
a penny. The Father fill and disabled himself,
so that the season was lost and the sons made
away with the supplies, so that I have never
secured a penny for supplies or purchase. If I
do not realize on it, when next I go to Newf?
I shall leave this to Fanny C??in, the widow of
the said John for her, and her children
Notes received from Geoff Martin, Calgary, after the will was posted:
Samuel Knight's step sister Elizabeth Knight was married to Lionel Chancey.
Newfoundland Vital Statistics Volume 26E
MARRIAGES from 1754
Cathedral of St John the Baptist
(St Johns Anglican Cathedral)
PART FOUR (1825 - 1834)
Lionel CHANCEY, bach, St Johns
Elizabeth KNIGHT, spin, St Johns
Witnesses: John Westcott, J. Beacon
http://ngb.chebucto.org/Vstats/vstats-mar-4-vol26e-sjc.shtml
Lionel and Elizabeth had nine children that I have tallied to date. Per the will above, re the three bothers Chancey as mentioned.
Lionel Thomas Chancey was born in St. John's 2 Oct 1828 and died in St. John's 31 Jan 1912.
Samuel George Chancey was born in St. John's 16 Oct 1834. NB. Middle name GEORGE. I do not have his date of death. I would suggest in the will above, this is the same Samuel K Chancey.
Robert Chancey was born in St. John's 3 May 1837 and died 9 Sep 1905 in Winthrop, Massachusetts, USA. Part of the Newfie diaspora that migrated South to the eastern seaboard of the US.
John Currie was from Wales and on 18 Dec 1849, in St. John's, married Elizabeth Frances Chancey, the first born child and daughter of Lionel Chancey and Elizabeth Knight. So she was a sister to the above mentioned sons Chancey, ie; Lionel Thomas, Samuel George and Robert. Elizabeth Frances was born in St. John's 12 Mar 1827 and died in Cambridge, Massachusetts, 26 Apr 1903. John Currie died in 1882. Presumably in St. John's.
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