Kindred

Relations by blood. Nature has divided the kindred of every one into three principal classes: (1) His children, and their descendants. (2) His father, mother, and other ascendants. (3) His collateral relations; which include, in cousins, and other relations of either sex, who have not descended from a brother or sister of the deceased. All kindred, then, are descendants, ascendants, or collaterals. A husband or wife of the deceased, thereforejis not his or her kindred. 14 Ves. 372. See Wood. Inst. BO; Ayliflfe, Par. 325; Dane, Abr.; 2 BI. Conun. 616, note; Poth. des Success, c 1, art. 3. It has been held to include an adopted ch Ud (4 S. W. 683), but not an illegitimate child (88 Me. 153).

Relations by blood. 2 Jarm. Wills 643; Wetter v. Walker, 62 Ga. 144, quoting 2 Wms. Ex. 815. It is in some cases, however, used to include relations in law, as children by adoption in a statute; Power v. Hafley, 85 Ky. 671, 4 S. W. 683; but not a grandson adopted as a son, so as to make kindred include the adopting parent; Delano V. Bruerton, 148 Mass. 619, 20 N. E. 308, 2 L. R. A. 698. It was held that as the word kindred in the statute of descents means lawful kindred, that term did not include the mother of a bastard, wlien the right accrued prior to the act enabling illegitimate children to inherit; Hughes v. Decker, 38 Me. 153. See Humphries v. Davis, 100 Ind. 280, 60 Am. Rep. 788; Wunderle v. Wunderle, 144 111. 40, 33 N. E. 195, 19 L. R. A. 84. See Bastabd; Descent and Distribution. The kindred of every one are divided into three principal classes. 1. His children, and their descendants. 2. His father, mother, and other ascendants. 3. His ’ collateral relations; which Include, in the first place, his brothers and sisters, and their descendants; and, secondly, his uncles, cousins, and other relations of either sex, who have not descended from a brother or sister of the decea.sed. All kindred, then, are descendants, ascendants, or collaterals. A husband or wife of the deceased, therefore, is not his or her kindred; 14 Vesl 372. See Wood. Inst. 50; Aylift’e, Parerg. 425; Dane, Abr.; Toullier, Ex. 382, 2 Sharsw. Bla. Com. 516, n.; Pothier, Dea Successions, c. 1, art. 3.

Relatives by blood. “Kindred of the whole blood, preferred to kindred of the half blood,” 4 Kent, Comm. 404, notes,

relations by blood. Nature has divided kindred of every one into three principal classes. 1. His children and their descendants; 2, his father, mother and other ascendants; 3, his collateral relations, which include, in the first place, his brothers and sisters and their descendants; and, secondly, his uncles, cousins and other relations of either sex, who have not descended from a brother or sister of the deceased. All kindred then are descendants, ascendants or collaterals. A husband or wife of the deceased, therefore, is not his or her kindred. 14 Ves. 372; vide Wood’s Inst. 50; Ayl. Parerg. 325; Dane’s Ab. h.t.; Toll. Ex. 382, 3; 2 Chit. Bl. Com. 516, n. 59.