Harris v. Smith

Plaintiff was a step-daughter of John S. Smith, deceased. On November113, 1806, when plaintiff was about nine years of age, her mother married Mr. Smith, then a widower, and went to live with him. Bach of the parties had separate estates. The wife owned 80 acres of land and personal property where she had lived before her marriage to Mr. Smith, and hek husband owned 80 acres where he lived, and some considerable personal property, and another 40 acres of land. At the time of the marriage the husband had five sons and three daughters, all of whom lived at home, more or leBS, after the…