McAuley v. . Wilson
Supreme Court of North Carolina
From Mecklenburg. The Plaintiffs McJlnley and Beard, as e< Trustees of the Congregation of Gilead,” filed their bill, in which they averred that William Henderson, in company with several other persons, in the year 1791. erected a Meeting House at the place described by him in his will, hereinafter set forth ; that the land upon which the Church was built, was conveyed to William Henderson and others, in trust for the members of the dissociate Reformed Synod, belonging to…
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From Mecklenburg. The Plaintiffs McJlnley and Beard, as e< Trustees of the Congregation of Gilead,” filed their bill, in which they averred that William Henderson, in company with several other persons, in the year 1791. erected a Meeting House at the place described by him in his will, hereinafter set forth ; that the land upon which the Church was built, was conveyed to William Henderson and others, in trust for the members of the dissociate Reformed Synod, belonging to the Presbyterian Congregation of Gilead. That some time, after the erection of the Meeting House, Henderson and others,…
1Opinion
It would seem that the object of the testator was to reconcile and unite in principle the two sects, one of which was called "The Associate Seceding Party," the other "The Associate Reformed Party." To the first party the testator belonged; the church of Gilead belonged to the latter. The testator directs that his property shall be formed into a fund to pay a preacher of his own religious principles to preach at the church of Gilead. That church have rejected any benefit intended for them by that devise; they will not accept of it. The testator's own party, the Associate Seceding…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Bridges v. . PleasantsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1845
- Holland v. . PeckSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1842
- Faribault v. . TaylorSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1859
- Lemmond v. . PeoplesSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1848