Hunter v. Stoneburner

John and William Stoneburner, of Bond county, in this State, owned, as tenants in common, 870 acres of land. They lived on the same and cultivated a portion of it. In the month of August, 1848, John died, leaving appellee, then nine years old, as his only heir. He had previously made a will, by which his brother William was appointed executor. The will was probated, and William took upon himself the burthen of settling the affairs of the estate.

Amongst other provisions the will contained this: “ I do hereby devise and bequeath to my son, Samuel G. Stoneburner, all my real estate and personal…