3 Va. 507
Decided June 23, 1790
Court of Appeals of Virginia · decided 1790-06-23
Elizabeth Pinchback, widow, purchased a slave named Sarah, and made her last will in writing, dated in 1750, in the words following, to wit: “And as touching such wordly goods or other estate wherewith it hath pleased the Lord to endow me within this life, I do give and dispose of in manner and form following, Imprimis, I do hereby give and bequeath to my loving son John Pinchback, all my tract or parcel of land in Goochland county, being *five hundred acres, and known by…
Decided 1790-06-23
¶1gave no opinion on the first or second point; but rather inclined to consider the reversion in the slave Sarah, with her increase, as passing by the residuary clause of the will of Elizabeth Pinchback.
¶2In the third point, the Court was unanimous, that the sale from Anne Pinchback to Sarah Crump was valid; and, therefore, the decree of the Chancellor was reversed, and the bill of the appellees dismissed with costs.