Miller v. Pennington

Alexander Miller and Rusaw Miller, the appellants, and their mother, Betsy Pennington, widow of Anthony Pennington, deceased, filed their bill in this case in the circuit court of Wayne county against the appellees, who were children and grandchildren of said Anthony Pennington, praying for the assignment of dower and homestead to said Betsy Pennington in the lands of which Anthony Pennington died seized, and for partition of said lands among appellants and appellees as heirs-at-law. The adult defendants answered, admitting the death of Anthony Pennington; that he was seized of the lands…