Petition of Elizabeth (Cannon) Rayner to the Probate Court after the death of her husband Edward Rayner, who died intestate.

To the Honourable Robert Hodgson Esquire, Surrogate Judge of the Probate of Wills, and for granting Letters of Administration of the Estates of Persons deceased Intestate leaving Rights and Credits in Prince Edward Island.

The humble Petition of Elizabeth Rayner of Township 19 in the said Island.

Sheweth: That your Petitioner is the Widow of the late Edward Rayner the Younger of Township Number 19 aforesaid, Farmer, deceased Intestate, and who died possessed of about seventy acres of leasehold land, and personal chattels besides of the value of sixty five pounds currency or thereabouts as Your Petitioner believes and also left six children living with your Petitioner the eldest of whom is in the fourteenth year of his age.

That Your Petitioner is desirous of administering to her said late Husband’s Estate, and is ready to give security as in such cases is required by Law.

May it therefore please your Honour to grant letters of Administration to your Petitioner on her said late Husband’s Estate, and your Petitioner (as in duty bound) will ever pray.

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Elizabeth Rayner the Petitioner abovenamed maketh Oath that the abovewritten Petition is true in all respects to the best of her knowledge and belief.

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Sworn this 26th day of
March 1842    Before me

	A.	Hodgson
Surrogate
of Probate