Will of Thomas McCormack
from Newfoundland will books volume 7 pages 120-121 probate year 1902

Last Will and Testament of
Thomas McCormack of Catalina
Merchant deceased.

      I Thomas McCormack, of Catalina in the District of Trinity in the Island of Newfoundland, Merchant hereby revoke all former wills and testamentary dispositions by me at any time made, and declare this to be my last will and testament: and I appoint John Murphy and John White both of the firm of McCormack & Walsh, Catalina, to be the executors and trustees of this my will. I give and bequeath to my executors all my property to hold upon the trusts following
First, out of my ready money and my money on deposit in the Bank of Montreal at St. John's to pay my debts and testamentary and funeral expenses and to expend the sum of $400.00 on masses for the repose of my soul:
Second, To place on deposit in the Bank of Montreal aforesaid the remainder of my money, and to pay the income arising thereout to my wife during her life.
Third. After the death of my wife, to call in the said sums deposited and to pay thereout the sum of $400.00 for Masses for the repose of her soul and the following legacies, namely: to the following persons $400.00 each, my nephews John, Patrick and James McCormack, and my niece Margaret Maloney, my wife's nephew Nicholas White and her niece Kate Kehoe, the Reverend John Lynch and James Conroy, grandson of Judge Conroy; To the following Roman Catholic Convents $100.00 each; the convent at Carbonear Harbor Grace, St. John's (Riverhead) St. John's (Littledale) St. John's (Belvidere) St. John's (Military Road) Conception Harbor, Brigus and Harbor Main: And to the Mount Cashel Orphanage at St. John's the sum of $400.00.
Fourth, After the death of my wife to divide between themselves in the proportions hereinafter mentioned, and thenceforth to hold to their own uses my share or interest in the said business of McCormack & Walsh and in the house at Catalina now occupied by me together with the furniture therein the said John Murphy taking two third parts thereof and the said John White taking one third part thereof: And I direct that during the lifetime of my said wife she shall be permitted to continue to reside in my said house and to use the furniture therein contained.
Fifth, as to the residue of my estate after the death of my wife not hereinbefore otherwise disposed of to pay the same to the Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation of Harbor Grace for the use of the Parish of Bonavista, to be invested by the said Corporation, and the income arising thereout to be divided equally between the settlements of Bonavista and Catalina and to be expended for Roman Catholic School and Church purposes only in the said settlements respectively.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 16^th day of September A.D. 1901. (Sgd) Thos McCormack. Signed by the testator as and for his last will and testament in presence of us, both being present at the same time, who in his presence and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses. (Sgd) J. G. Conroy. (Sgd) J. J. Flannery.

      I certify the foregoing to be a correct copy of the last will and Testament of Thomas McCormack deceased

D. M. Browning
Registrar

(Listed in the margin next to this will the following)
Fiat
Jos. I. Little
C. J.
Probate
granted on
the 3^rd day
of January
1902 to
John Murphy
& John White
Value of
Est. $21,755.00