Brown's Heirs v. Brown's Devisees

Judge Nicholas

delivered the Opinion of the Court.

John Brown, a bachelor of advanced age, died possessed of a large and valuable estate. By his will, lie manifested a determination of dying intestate as to no part of it, and appeared particularly solicitous that his intentions, as to the mode of its disposition, should not be frustrated.

The principal and nearly sole objects of his bounty seems to have been an illegitimate son called John,Brown, an infant of tender years, who died after the date of the will, but before the testator; an illegitimate daughter, Clarissa EL. Pibe, and her daughter,…