Tucker Estate

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In 1775, Mary Alice Tucker, a rich nobleman’s daughter, caused a scandal when she eloped with Patrick Molloy, a Catholic a stable boy. Mary’s family was disgraced because this was a very rude and deplorable situation that caused an uproar. When Mary and Patrick left England they were chased by Mary’s parents, but were not able to keep up with them. Mary and Patrick did not make it to their initial destination. Instead, they ended up on the shores of Trepassey, Newfoundland. They settled there and had seven children. Patrick died 28 years later in the year 1803. Mary then moved to Placentia Bay with her son, Andrew, where she died. Her remains are buried there today. The estate was left to the last remaining child, Mary Alice Tucker Molloy. It is still known today that she did not make her claim on the estate.

In the 1890s the Tucker estate was still in a dormant fund system of the English High Court and was estimated to be around 13,000,000 pounds! In the St. John’s newspaper in the late 1890s, there was an advertisement calling upon the heirs of the late Lord Tucker. Most people believe that the heirs were in Newfoundland, because of the shipwreck off the shrores of Trepassey. To claim the estate, people were obliged to show proof their true lineage that displayed their connection to the Tucker estate. Relatives of the Molloy family approched the arch bishop of Newfoundland, who was investigating the Molloy family lineage, wondering if he could dosciver any information on the topic of the estate. The arch bishop later corresponded with these families all over the world in order to see if they held the marriage certificate of Patrick Molloy and Mary Alice Tucker. Apparently the records were lost due to disorganization or were burned.

In 1965, the story of the Tucker estate was re-advertised in the Halifax and St. John’s newspapers. It might have been possible that Patrick Molloy and Mary Alice Tucker were married on their way over to North America, in this case, it would have been in the Captain’s Log book. This boat, however, was wrecked off the shores of Trepassey and was lost forever.

35 letters have been received about this topic and are now in the hands of David J. Fox, showing the roots of each family in the Tucker heritage.

Still nobody has found the certificate of Mary Alice and Patrick Molloy. If this document is ever discovered, then the money will be released, for the amount of:

78,000,000,000 /3000 = 26,000,000 million for each relative.