Edens v. . Williams
Supreme Court of North Carolina
From Bertie. Robert Edens and Sarah bis wife, and Elizabeth Williams, an infant, by her guardian, filed their bill of complaint in the Court of Equity for Bertie County, against Jehu Nichols, executor of the last will of James Williams, late of Bertie County, and therein charged that the said James Williams, in his last will, which had been duly proved since his death, and of which the defendant had been appointed and had qualified as executor, had bequeathed as follows, to…
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From Bertie. Robert Edens and Sarah bis wife, and Elizabeth Williams, an infant, by her guardian, filed their bill of complaint in the Court of Equity for Bertie County, against Jehu Nichols, executor of the last will of James Williams, late of Bertie County, and therein charged that the said James Williams, in his last will, which had been duly proved since his death, and of which the defendant had been appointed and had qualified as executor, had bequeathed as follows, to wit, “ I give and bequeath unto my bro- “ ther’s two daughters, Sarah and Eliza Williams, one “ negro woman named Esther…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court
Some aid in discovering the intention of the testator may be derived from a consideration of the state of Ms family, and the kind and extent of the property he owned at the time of making Ms will. * His family consisted of his wife only; and it cannot be presumed that he had any other property than that specified in Ms will, wliich consisted only of Ms plantation, household furniture, stock and wearing apparel, together with five slaves. Indeed it is almost certain that this constituted the whole of his estate; because he directs that in the event of Ms not leaving money enough to…
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