In re the Estate of Townsend

Davie, S.

William A. Townsend, a resident of the town of Olean, died May 22, 1911, leaving him surviving no widow or descendants. His heirs at law and next of kin are two brothers, Zachariah and Stanley, and one nephew, Henry, the son of a deceased brother. He died possessed of real estate of the value of $11,000 and personal property, $13,000. He left a will bearing date July 6, 1906, and a codicil thereto dated May 16, 1911. By the terms of his. original will he made provision for the erection of a monument at his grave at an expense of $500, gave $300 to an adopted daughter, and devised and…