Case of Johnson's Appeal from the Decree of the Orphans' Court of Philadelphia County
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
John Keen the elder died in the month of Jlpril or May,- 1808, having made his last will and testament, which was proved on the 23d of May, 1808, and by which he devised the residue of his personal estate in the following manner: viz.
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John Keen the elder died in the month of Jlpril or May,- 1808, having made his last will and testament, which was proved on the 23d of May, 1808, and by which he devised the residue of his personal estate in the following manner: viz. “And whereas I have already given six hundred pounds lawful money to my son Jacob Keen, and three hundred pounds of like money to my son Samuel Keen, towards their advancement in life, I order and direct my executors, that taking these sums into the account, with the residue of the money arising from my personal • estate, the same shall be equally divided, and…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Duncan, J.
John Keen the elder bequeathed the residue of his personal estate in the following words, “ I give to my son, Jacob Keen, one half thereof, to be paid to him one year after my decease. and the other half I order my executors to put to interest on good security, and one half of the interest therefrom I give tq be applied to the support and education of the children qf my son Samuel, until they respectively arrive to fourteen years of age, and the interest arising afterwards, I give to the said children of my said son Samuel, in equal parts, or…
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