Wills of personal
estate,
held to be
good, |
Three testamentary schedules, one without
date, the second written in witness, but there
was no witness, the third concluded abruptly,
yet, being written by the testator, they were
declared to be his will.--So, where a woman
sent for a person to make her will, and gave
him instructions, and writ it accordingly,
and being read, she approved thereof, and died
before any other execution.--So, where a
will of real and personal estate was prepared to
be executed, tho' there were several blanks in
it, and the testator died before execution, yet
held good as to the personal estate.--So, the
testator intending to make his will, pulled a paper
out of his pocket, writ down some things
with ink, some with a pencil, and tho' it had
no conclusion, but appeared to be a draught, or
sketch, which he intended afterwards to finish,
for it was not signed, but had at the end a calculation
of his effects, an account of his tea table,
and an order to pay a dividend of stocks,
yet held good, as to the personal estate--So
where the testator gave instructions to make his
will of real and personal estate, and when it |