Estate of McDermott

Bridget McDermott died on the thirtieth day of December, 1902, in San Mateo, San Mateo County, California. Her heirs at law were brothers, sisters, nephews, and nieces. Search for a will was made for a couple of months after her death, and, none having been found, her brother, James Maguire, was in March, 1903, appointed administrator of her estaté and qualified as such. Afterwards, on March 28, 1903, her niece, Mary Anne Burns, presented to the court and asked to have probated what purported to be a will of the deceased dated November 24, 1902, to which were attached the names of C. Michener…