King v. Berry
New Jersey Court of Chancery
The bill, filed on the 29th day of November, A. D. 1831, states, that William Berry, late of Paterson, in the county of Essex, and state of New-Jersey, being seized and possessed of considerable real and personal estate, made and published his last will and testament, bearing date on the 7lh day of January, A. D. 1826, and executed in due form of law, to the purport and effect following, that is to say: “ Be it remembered, that I, William Berry, of Paterson, in the county of…
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The bill, filed on the 29th day of November, A. D. 1831, states, that William Berry, late of Paterson, in the county of Essex, and state of New-Jersey, being seized and possessed of considerable real and personal estate, made and published his last will and testament, bearing date on the 7lh day of January, A. D. 1826, and executed in due form of law, to the purport and effect following, that is to say: “ Be it remembered, that I, William Berry, of Paterson, in the county of Essex, and state of New-Jersey, do make and publish this my last will and testament, in manner and form following, that…
1Opinion of the Court
The Chancellor.
William Berry, late of Paterson, Essex county, died in 1826, leaving a considerable real and personal estate, and leaving a last will and testament, of which he had constituted the defendants executors. They proved the will, and possessed themselves of the real and personal estate, to the amount of several thousand dollars. By the will, the testator gave to Robert Fields one hundred dollars. He then gave all his estate to his brothers, Daniel and John Berry; his late wife’s brothers, William, John and James Sumpter; his nephew, Jonathan Berry, son of James Berry, deceased; John…
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