Probate year 1831, from the LDS microfilm # 2056192

That on the 3rd day of October 1816 the late Judith Henessy, mother in lawto your Honors memorialist died; leaving a will wherein she bequeathed to her daughter (My late wife) in conjunction with two other daughters, her interest in a certain farm known by the name of Henessy’s Farm.

That Messrs Nicholas & Joseph Gill were appointed by the said late Judith Henessy to act as joint executors on the said will, but having refused to act, the sole management of the deceased estate devolved upon your Honor’s memorialist, who has paid debts due by the deceased to the amount of upwards of £100.

That two of the grand children of the late Judith Henessy are desirous of selling their interest in the said farmbut find that they cannot do so without Letters of Administration being taken out. When upon application to the Clerk of the Court, your Honor’s memorialist was informed that no Administration could be granted unless

Wherefore your Honor’s Memorialist humbly prays that your Honor will be pleased to order Messrs Nicholas & Joseph Gill to appear in your Honorable Court to show cause why they will not renounce the said will, so as to enable your Honor’s memorialist to administer to the estate.

And as in duty bound 

Your Honor’s memorialist will ever pray.

On the petition of William Walsh of Saint John’s, farmer it is ordered that Nicholas Gill and Joseph Gill of Saint John’s merchants, the persons named in the last will and testament of Judith Hennessey late of Saint John’s aforesaid widow deceased, do appear at Chambers on Monday the 19 inst at 11 O’clock to show cause if any they have why they refuse to take upon themselves the trust of executors to the said will & why they do not renounce the last will and allow the said Walsh to administer to the estate of the said Judith Hennessy under the said will.

Jos, Gill