3 N.C. 130
Superior Court of North Carolina
Decided July 5, 1800
Superior Court of North Carolina · decided 1800-07-05
JC’JECTMENT. Osborn Jeffries devised as follows: “/ give to David Jeffries, his male heirs and assigns forever ; and for want of such, to the male heirs of Simon Jeffries, the lands in questionThere was a devise in the same will to Simon. — , David, at the date of this will, had daughters but no sod, and died without ever having had a son. insisted that David took nothing, and that his male heirs were intended to take as purchasers ; and that he dving without having had male…
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¶1 David Jeffries surely was not intended to be disinherited by this will — Another part of the will takes notice that part of the lands in question, lying on Roanoke river, was devised to him by the clause in question. If he took at all, he took an estate entail male, which by the operation of the act of 1784, ch. 22, is converted into a fee, and descended on his death to his daughters ; or went as his will directed.
¶2 Verdict and judgment for the defendant, who acted for the daughters.