Davis v. Hoover

On the 11th day of June, 1867, Mary Davis, the appellant here, was the wife of Isaac Vanduyne, late of the county of Madison, in this State, who was, at the time, the owner of certain lots, hereinafter described, in the town of Alexandria, in that county. On that day Vanduyne *424executed and published his last will and testament, the disposing part of which is as follows:

“ Item 1. I give and devise to my beloved wife, Mary Vanduyne, for her natural life, all the rents and profits of the house and lots, and all the appurtenances belonging to the property, where I now live, viz.: lots Nos. 7 and…