Bicknell v. Hawley

This is a bill in equity for the construction of the will of George Merritt, deceased. The facts are as follows:

George Merritt, a resident of the State of New Jersey, executed his original will on October 3d 1871, a codicil thereto on December 29th, 1871, and then died in Rome, Italy, on December 23d 1873, leaving a widow, Jane E. Merritt, who died on October 2d 1890, one son, Nehemiah Merritt, who died without issue on November 12th, 1922, and five daughters, one of whom, Isabella Merritt Hawley, was then married and had then living four children, viz., two daughters, Wilhelmina, Jeannie…