Barclay v. Waring

Jackson, Judge.

This case involves very interesting questions. It came before the court below upon a bill filed by Waring as the guardian of Miss Barclay, against Barclay, the defendant, her father. The bill alleged that the mother of Miss Barclay was possessed, in her own right, of certain real estate in Savannah, the gift of Mrs. Marshal, who had adopted her mother, and being about to marry Barclay, her mother executed an ante-nuptial deed, or marriage settlement, whereby the property was conveyed to Gordon and Habersham as trustees, for the sole use of the mother during life, with power to…