Neal v. Charlton

In 1850, Jonathan Charlton, of Washington County, died, leaving a will by which he devised one-third of his property, real and personal, to his wife, Mary Charlton, and all the rest and residue of his estate, real and personal, to he equally divided between his son Otho Charlton, his daughters Mary Anne Charlton, Eliza Jane Charlton and Malinda Charlton. He appointed William Corby his executor, who qualified as such and returned an inventory of the estate. Afterwards he returned a list of sales, passed an account, and in April, 1853, made distribution of the balance which that account showed…