Haskins v. Spiller

. Judge Nicholas

delivered the Opinion of the Court.

In March, 1797, William Spiller, a citizen of Virginia, made his will, whereby he devised to each of his four then children, a tract of land, by name ; gives to his wife, in the event of her marrying again, a tract of three hundred acres in Kentucky, some furniture, and one fifth part of his stock ; and lends her, during life, certain slaves ; but in case she did not marry, it was his desire, that his estate should be kept together, for the support of her and all his children, until they successively attained twenty one years, or married, “…