The Statute of Wills, 7 Guil.IV. and 1 Vict. 26, A.D. 1837: Together with the Amendments Thereto, Also the Statutes of Wills as Enacted in Each of the New England States and in New York1900 - 59 pages |
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... testator under such will shall exclusively be deemed the testator's representative with respect to such wages , money , or effects . 6. Notwithstanding anything in this or any other act , a will made after the commencement of this act ...
... testator under such will shall exclusively be deemed the testator's representative with respect to such wages , money , or effects . 6. Notwithstanding anything in this or any other act , a will made after the commencement of this act ...
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... testator's own estate and he or she had died without disposing of it by will . ] CUSTODY OF WILLS , AND THEIR PRODUCTION IN COUrt . SECT . 9. A will may be deposited by the testator , or by any per- son for him , in the registry of ...
... testator's own estate and he or she had died without disposing of it by will . ] CUSTODY OF WILLS , AND THEIR PRODUCTION IN COUrt . SECT . 9. A will may be deposited by the testator , or by any per- son for him , in the registry of ...
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... testator , and of the day when and the person by whom it is deposited , and the wrapper may also have indorsed upon it ... testator's death , and shall be retained in the registry until it is so opened ; or , if the jurisdiction of the ...
... testator , and of the day when and the person by whom it is deposited , and the wrapper may also have indorsed upon it ... testator's death , and shall be retained in the registry until it is so opened ; or , if the jurisdiction of the ...
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... testator , after making a will , is disseized of lands devised thereby , such lands shall never- theless pass to the devisee in like manner as they would have descended to the testator's heirs if he had died intestate , and the devisee ...
... testator , after making a will , is disseized of lands devised thereby , such lands shall never- theless pass to the devisee in like manner as they would have descended to the testator's heirs if he had died intestate , and the devisee ...
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... testator's intention regarding that part of his estate which passes by his will . SECT . 28. When property that is given by will is taken from a devisee or legatee for the payment of the debts of the testator , all the other devisees ...
... testator's intention regarding that part of his estate which passes by his will . SECT . 28. When property that is given by will is taken from a devisee or legatee for the payment of the debts of the testator , all the other devisees ...
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Act passed actual military service aforesaid amended appointment attest the Execution bequeathed chapter one hundred child codicil contrary intention corporation curtesy Customary Freehold death descended devise or bequest devise or legacy devisee or legatee devisees and legatees died intestate domicile dower duly estate or interest Estate pur autre executed according executed in manner Executor or Administrator Fee Simple further enacted heirs Intention shall appear intituled An Act JAMES TOWER lands Leasehold Estates letters testamentary majesty majesty's nuncupative otherwise Parliament of Ireland payment of debts person entitled personal estate portion preceding section presence probate court property received prove the Execution proved and allowed provisions pur autre vie real and personal real estate real or personal Reign of King repealed respectively revocation revoked Royal Navy SECT signature Statute of Distribution subscribing witness take effect testament testamentary instrument testator's thereby therein tion trustees unless a contrary VICT Witness to prove writing
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Page 7 - Person so attesting shall be admitted as a Witness to prove the Execution of such Will, or to prove the Validity or Invalidity thereof, notwithstanding such Devise, Legacy, Estate, Interest, Gift, or Appointment mentioned in such Will.
Page 43 - ... shall be construed to include any real estate, or any real estate to which such description shall extend (as the case may be), which he may have power to appoint in any manner he may think proper, and shall operate as an execution of such power, unless a contrary intention shall appear by the will...
Page 9 - Manner a Bequest of the Personal Estate of the Testator, or any Bequest of Personal Property described in a general Manner, shall be construed to include any Personal Estate, or any Personal Estate to which such Description shall extend (as the Case may be), which he may have Power to appoint in any Manner he may think proper, and shall operate as an Execution of such Power, unless a contrary Intention shall appear by the Will.
Page 4 - ... all contingent, executory, or other future interests in any real or personal estate, whether the testator may or may not be ascertained as the person or one of the persons in whom the same respectively may become vested, and whether he may be entitled thereto under the instrument by which the same respectively were created or under any disposition thereof by deed or will; and also to all rights of entry for conditions broken, and other rights of entry...
Page 11 - ... shall not lapse, but shall take effect as if the death of such person had happened immediately after the death of the testator, unless a contrary intention shall appear by the will.
Page 10 - Devise shall be construed to vest in such Trustee the Fee Simple, or other the whole legal Estate which the Testator had Power to dispose of by Will in such Real Estate, and not an Estate determinable when the Purposes of the Trust shall be satisfied . XXXII.
Page 35 - ... or by another will or codicil executed in manner hereinbefore required, or by some writing declaring an intention to revoke the same, and executed in the manner in which a will is hereinbefore required to be executed, or by the burning, tearing, or otherwise destroying the same by the testator, or by some person in his presence and by his direction, with the intention of revoking the same.
Page 2 - Debts, Choses in Action, Rights, Credits, Goods, and all other Property whatsoever which by Law devolves upon, the Executor or Administrator, and to any Share or Interest therein...
Page 3 - ... shall extend to manors, advowsons, messuages, lands, tithes, rents, and hereditaments, whether freehold, customary freehold, tenant right, customary or copyhold, or of any other tenure, and whether corporeal, incorporeal, or personal, and to any undivided share thereof, and to any estate, right, or interest (other than a chattel interest) therein; and the words "personal estate...
Page 6 - That no Will shall be valid unless it shall be in Writing and executed in manner herein-after mentioned ; (that is to say,) it shall be signed at the Foot or End thereof by the Testator, or by some other Person in his Presence and by his Direction...