Matter of Estate of Hamilton

HABHAB, Judge.

Gertrude Hamilton died leaving a will and ten codicils. This dispute centers around the meaning of certain provisions in her will and codicils that affect the disposition of the “Murray Farm” involved in this controversy. We set forth only those parts of the codicils that are necessary to the decision. She denotes the paragraphs in her will and codicils as “Item” and we will do likewise in this opinion.

*802The decedent, in her 1975 will, for the most part bequeathed the Murray Farm to her nine children in equal shares. She made this bequest along with other property (that included a…