In re the Probate of the Last Will & Testament of White
New York Surrogate's Court
1Opinion of the Court
Kennedy, S.
—The testator was a resident of the town of Nelson, in this county, and died on the 22d of October, 1886, aged eighty-eight years. He had been twice married, and, at the time'of his death, left surviving him his widow, Charlotte White, Alida White, a daughter by his second wife, and a son, S. D. White, the contestant, a son by his first wife. His property consisted of a farm in Nelson worth about four thousand dollars and a few thousand dollars of personal property. By his last will made July 20, 1885, he gave to his son $150, the use of one-half his estate to his widow during her…
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- Jones v. HughesNew York Supreme Court · 1883