McDaniel v. . King

James McDaniel, senior, died in 1854, leaving a last will and testament, which was duly established, by which he devised and bequeathed to his numerous sons severally sundry tracts of land and much personal property, consisting off slaves, live stock, farming implements, &e.

Both the plaintiff and the defendants claimed to derive title to the land, the subject of this action, under the seventh paragraph of this will, the material parts of which provide as follows:

“Item 7th. I give and bequeath unto my son James McDaniel certain pieces or .parcels of land, beginning at the month of the ditch at…