Montgomery v. Noyes

Collard, Judge.

—Amelia Harrell, wife of Josiah T. Harrell, was the surviving wife of Isaac Batterson, deceased, and administratrix of his estate. She was entitled to one-half of his headright league and labor certificate. The certificate was located on and covered nearly all the James S. Holman survey of one-third of a league. Moseley Baker, assignee of Holman, in settlement of the controversy of priority of the two locations, executed deeds to each of the children of Batterson for *208several parts of the Holman survey, and also about the same date, May the 12tt, 1845, executed a deed to Josiah…