Newfoundland's
Probate Records from 1825-1927 are on film through the LDS
Family
History Center. After looking my ancestors cemetery records it seemed
logical to look at
their Wills next in an effort to determine sibling relations.
Keep in mind the majority of these Estate records are close to 100 years old. I have
gathered the records below in an effort to determine links not only between
immediate family members but also to see if their were links between the Kennedy
Families around the Island. While some were very nonspecific..."I
leave the dwelling house and all my money to my wife and children" not naming
either, others were quite detailed naming not only their wife and children
but all living siblings. I have taken to transcribing Will requests for
others studying their Newfoundland genealogy and contribute them to
Newfoundland's Grand Banks genealogy website. Reading these records
has given me a knowledge of local occupations, the various social and cultural
traditions of 19th century Newfoundland, a sense of the island's
geography, and some evidence of general migration patterns.
On occasion there is the added bonus of discovering the maiden names of women who
otherwise would vanish without a trace after two generations and the often sought
after mention of the family's county of origin in Ireland or England.
For this I return to the microfilm reader weekly to transcriber phrases such as "I bequeath
to my daughter free from the control of any husband she has now or may have in
the future" and of course the most common, "share and share alike."
At times you wonder what transpired when someone is singled out to receive "a
shilling and no more." Not
all of the Wills below are from the Kennedy's of Carbonear but include Kennedy's
of other areas in Newfoundland. There is also a link to a wills page of
Related Surnames where either a Kennedy is an heir, witness or perhaps there is a maiden name
connection.If you discover an ancestor who may be yours it would please me to know that
a missing great grandfather or grandmother has been found and their Last Will made
known.
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Probate Year Name
Place
1776
James Kennedy
Of Gallows Cove, Harbor Main, Newfoundland
1794
Patrick Kenedy
Of Gallows Cove, Harbor Main, Newfoundland
1817
John Kennedy
Of Gallows Cove, Harbor Main, Newfoundland Widow Mary Kennedy
1825
William Kenedy
(Of Port de Grave)
1845
John Kennedy Of Tickle Cove, Newfoundland brother William in County Cork
1849
Elizabeth Kennedy St. John's,
Newfoundland
1864
John Kennedy Of Freshwater, near Saint John's, Newfoundland
1867
Lawrence Kennedy Of St. John's,
Newfoundland
1880 Michael
Kennedy Bay of Islands, Newfoundland
1882 William
Kennedy Jr. Trespassey
1883
John Kennedy
Of Carbonear , Newfoundland
1901
Edward Kennedy Of
Fox Trap, District of Harbour Main
1902 Cornelius
Kennedy Holyrood,
Newfoundland
1911
Patrick Kennedy
Tailor Saint John's, Newfoundland
1913
John Kennedy
Carbonear, Master Mariner
1914
Margaret Kennedy
Conception Bay wife
of William Kennedy, deceased.
1914
Martin Kennedy Torbay Road
1915
Edward Kennedy Merchant of
Avondale, formerly of Harbor Main
1916
Margaret Kennedy
Saint John's widow
1917
Margaret Kennedy
Carbonear, wife
of Captain John Kennedy, deceased
1924
Mary Kennedy Fox Trap, District of Harbour Main
1929
James Kennedy
St. John's
1931
Moses Kennedy
Fox Trap
1942
Nicholas Kennedy
Carbonear
WILLS
of RELATED SURNAMES
Kennedy Index of Administered
Estates and Probate
Records as listed in Estate Files
Kennedy
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