George Jefferson 1860

 
Braddan           
 
To the Worshipful Thomas Arthur
            Corlett Vicar General of this
            Island
 
            The humble Petition
            of John Jefferson
            Gentleman, of
            the Town of Douglas
 
Sheweth
            That on the fourteenth day
            of April instant George Jefferson
            of the Town of Douglas
            aforesaid Gentleman (father
            of your Petitioner John Jefferson)
            departed this life intestate
            and it is necessary that
            administration of his estate
            and effects should be granted
            forthwith to some fit
            and proper person or persons.
 
            Therefore your Petitioner
            hereby prays a hearing
            hereof and that your
            Worship will be pleased
            to appoint your Petr.
            or some other fit
            and proper person or
            persons administrator
            of the estate and effects
            of the said George
            Jefferson and your
            Petitioner will pray.
                        Thos. C. Callow
                        for Petitioner
 
Ordered that this Petition do
come on to be heard at an 
Ecclesiastical Court to be
holden at Ramsey this day
whereof all proper parties
and persons to have due
notice.
            Given this 27th April 1860
 
At a special Ecclesiastical Court holden at
Ramsey the 28th April 1860
 
Upon hearing this petition in presence of the 
parties or their advocates and it appearing
that George Jefferson late of the Town of 
Douglas some short time ago departed this life
Intestate leaving issue namely Catherine Hawley
wife of William Hawley Elinor Eliza Jefferson
and George Jenkins Jefferson Martha Wilson wife
of Wilfred Wilson resident off this Isle and the Petr.
who are therefore decreed sole administrators
of all and singular the Goods Rights Credits
Chattels and Effects of the sd. decd. and
the Petitioner is sworn in trust well and truly
to administer the Estate and Effects of the
sd. decd. according to Law to pay all just debts
and funeral expenses of the sd. decd. so far forth
as his Goods will extend and the Law bind 
him to return a true and faithful Inventory
thereof with an accurate account of his acts
and proceedings in the premises to the Episcopal
Registry when thereunto lawfully required and
to these ends he has given pledges namely
the Rev. W. Kermode and the Rev. W. Hawley
who have entered into and executed the
usual Bond in presence of the Court.
                                      Decretum Est.
                                      T.A. Corlett
 
Whereas the Ecclesiastical Court of this
Diocese has this day granted 
administration of all and singular
the personal Estate and Effects of
the late George Jefferson of the Town
of Douglas deceased to John Jefferson
one of the sons of the said deceased
In Trust for his brothers and sisters.
 
And whereas the Reverend William
Kermode, Chaplain of said Parish
Ramsey, and the said Reverend William
Hawley Chaplain of St. Georges in
the Town of Douglas have agreed
to become pledges for the said
John Jefferson for the due and
faithful administration of the estate
and Effects of the said deceased 
according to Law, and in default
of the said John Jefferson not duly
administrating the said Estate, they
the said William Kermode and
William Hawley bind themselves their
executors and administrators jointly
by these presents.  As Witness their
subscriptions this 28th April 1860.
                                    
At an Eccl. Court held in Ramsey         William Kermode
28th April 1860                             William Hawley
 
Taken before me
T.A. Corlett
 
Estate of George Jefferson Esq. decd.
 
We, the undersigned next of kin 
of George Jefferson deceased
request you to appear for us
in the Vicar General’s Court
holden in Ramsey this day and
consent to John Jefferson being
approved administrator in trust
of the estate and effects of
the said George Jefferson.
Witness our names this 27th 
day of April 1860.
 
                         Catherine Hawley
David ________           Elinor Eliza Jefferson
or any other            William Hawley
advocate          

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