Petition for Letters of Administration, Oath, & Inventory re Estate of Thomas Rogerson, late of Shamrock, Lot 67, P.E.I.

b. ca. October 1841 Scotland? or at sea? - d. poss. August 17, 1892

Filed May 10, 1907 - Administration granted Same Day

Note:

Thomas Rogerson, Blacksmith, formerly of Bonshaw, Lot 30, PEI is my great-grandfather. His daughter, Drucilla Rogerson MacPhee, is my grandmother. Drucilla's son, Arthur G. MacPhee is my father.

My grandmother, Drucilla (b. 1869), was one of 3 children of Thomas Rogerson and his first wife, Margaret Shaw. She was 10 years old (or less) when her mother died, sometime before 1879, the year Thomas married his second wife. The other children were Isabella Rogerson Matheson, (age 14, or less) and James Rogerson (age 7 or less). The children from the 1st marriage were not taken in by the father and his 2nd wife.

Thomas Rogerson's 2nd wife was Christina (aka Catherine....nee MacDonald) Rogerson Arnett. The 2nd marriage produced 4 more children.

While I do not know the dates of death for Isabella and James, my grandmother Drucilla did not die until February 8, 1953. She was certainly alive in 1907 when the following 'legal documents' erroneously, and deliberately, indicated that the only surviving children of Thomas Rogerson were the 4 named below, i.e. the children of Thomas Rogerson's 2nd marriage to Christina MacDonald Rogerson Arnett........namely John William, Laura, Jemima, and Margaret Bell.

Petition for Letter of Administration

Dominion of Canada

Province of Prince Edward Island

In the Surrogate Court

In re Estate of Thomas Rogerson late of Shamrock
in Lot 67 in Queen's County, Farmer and Blacksmith
deceased intestate.

The Petition of Christina Arnett, wife of Thomas H. Arnett of Mount Tryon of Lot 27 in Prince County, Farmer

Humbly Sheweth

1. That Thomas Rogerson the above named intestate died on or about the 17th day of August 1892 intestate, leaving his widow, this petitioner, who since intermarried with the said Thomas H. Arnett, and his son John William Rogerson of Mount Tryon in Lot 27 of the age of 23 years, and his daughters, Laura, wife of Prince Gamble of Mount Tryon, Farmer, Jemima wife of Phillip Howatt of Cape Traverse, Lobster Packer, Margaret Bell of Mount Tryon in Lot 27, Spinster, his surviving.

2. That the only property now in existence of which the said Thomas Rogerson died possessed, consists of 50 acres of land situate at Shamrock in Lot 67, bounded in the West by the County Line Road, in the North by land of Mrs.?? Kelly and Mrs. Moa???, on the East by land of Donald McKenzie, and on the South by Patrick Owen's land, the same being leasehold land and of the value of about $500.00.

3. The said leasehold land will pass under the intestancy to the said Widow and sons and daughters of the deceased.

May it therefore please Your Honor to grant unto your
petitioner, Letters of Administration of the Estate of the
said deceased and your petitioner will every pray.

Witness ????? been read and explain Neil McQuarrie

Her Christina X Arnett mark

Oath of Administration

Canada

Province of Prince Edward Island

In the Surrogate Court

In re Estate of Thomas Rogerson late of Shamrock
in Lot 67 in Queen's County, Farmer and Blacksmith
deceased intestate.

To Christina Arnett

You swear that you believe the said Thomas Rogerson died without a will and that you will well and truly Administer all and every the Goods of the said deceased and pay his debts so far as his Goods will extrud And that you will exhibit a true and perfect Inventory of the said Goods of the deceased and render a plain and true account of Your Administration unto the Surrogate Court of the said Island according to the terms of your Letters of Administration

So Help you, God:

The foregoing oath was signed by the said Christina Arnett and sworn to by her at Summerside in Prince County in the said Island this 9th day May AD 1907 Before me having been first read and explained to the said Christina Arnett who made her mark hereto in my presence.

Her Christina X Arnett mark

Neil McQuarrie
Commissioner

per dedineus?? potestative???

 

Re Oath & Inventory:

Oath

Dominion of Canada

Province of Prince Edward Island

In the Surrogate Court

In re Estate of Thomas Rogerson late of Shamrock in
Lot 67 in Queen's County, Farmer and Blacksmith,
deceased, intestate

I, Christina Arnett of Mount Tryon in Lot 27, wife of Thomas H. Arnett make oath and say:

That the statements and allegations contained in the annexed inventory in this matter are correct and true to the best of this respondent's knowledge, information and belief.

Sworn to by the said Christina Arnett at Summerside in Prince County this 9th day of May, 1907 before me and I do certify that the foregoing affidavit was read over to the said Christina Arnett and explained before the same was sworn and she seemed perfectly to understand the same and made her mark thereto in my presence.

Her Christina X Arnett mark

Neil McQuarrie

Commissioner for taking affidavits
in the Supreme Court

Inventory

Dominion of Canada

Province of Prince Edward Island

In the Surrogate Court

In re Estate of Thomas Rogerson late of Shamrock in Lot
67 in Queen's County, Farmer and Blacksmith, deceased,
intestate

Inventory

50 acres of land situate
at Shamrock in Lot 67
in Queen's County
leasehold bounded on
West by County Line Road
and of the value of about $500.00

The above property will pass under the intestancy to Christina Arnett of Mount Tryon, widow of the deceased, and John William Rogerson of Mount Tryon, aforesaid son of the deceased, and Laura Gamble of Mount Tryon, aforesaid , Jemima Howatt, wife of Phillip Howatt, Cape Traverse, and Margaret Bell of Mount Tryon, aforesaid daughters of the deceased.

Witness Neil McQuarrie

Her Christina X Arnett mark

Note: There are other legal documents attached to this file, too lengthy to add here. They are:

1. "Oath of Justification of Bondsman"........signed by Thomas H. Arnett, and John W. Rogerson.
2. Letter from law firm of McQuarrie & Arsenault, Summerside to Hon. Richard Reddin, Surrogate Judge of Probate, Charlottetown.
3. Very lengthy "Oath of Bondsman"........signed by Christina Arnett, Thomas H. Arnett, and John W. Rogerson.