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If the will devise a part of both real and personal property, she must

renounce the whole, or be otherwise barred of her right to both

real and personal estate — 1798, ch. 101, sub ch. 13, sec. 3, .

407

If the will devise only a part of the real or of the personal estate, it

shall debar her of only the real or personal estate, as the case may

require, provided that if (he devise of either, or of both, shall be

expressly in lieu of her legal share, of one or both, she shall ac-

cordingly be barred, unless she renounce as aforesaid — 1798, ch.

101, sub ch. 13, sec. 4, ........

407

But if in effect nothing shall pass by such devise, she shall not be

barred whether she renounces or not — 1798, ch. 101, sub ch. 13,

sec. 5, ...........

407

Widows shall be responsible for waste— 1798, ch. 101, sub ch. 13,

sec. 6, ...........

407

Female foreigners marrying citizens and residing in the United States,

shall be entitled to dower — 1813, ch. 100, .....

2621

Widow consenting to a sale of real estate, the court may award her

compensation for her dower — 1816, ch. 154, sec. 10,

646

Proceedings to be had in case she refuses to assent — 1816, ch. 154,

sec. 11, ........

640

Widow entitled to dower in equitable estate — 1818, ch. 193,

701

WILLS.

Of real estate, how made— 1798, ch. 101, sub ch. 1, .

370

Persons making will to be of sound mind — 1798, ch. 101, sub ch. 2, .

371

Testamentary capacity — 1798, ch. 101, sub ch. 3, ....

371

To be of twenty-one, if males, if females, eighteen — 1798, ch. 101,

sub ch. 3, ...........

371

Manner of making and attesting such wills — 1798, ch. 101, sub ch. 4,

371

Mode of revocation — 1798, ch. 101, sub ch. 4, .

371

Wills may he opened and read in the presence of relations — 1798, ch.

101, sub ch. 2, ..........

37J

Penalty for not delivering it to the register — 1799, ch. 101, sub ch. 2,

371

Copies may be used in evidence — 1798, ch. 101, sub ch. 4, sec. 4,

372

In what county proved — 1798, ch. 101, sub ch. 4, sec. 5, .

372

Register may take probate in the recess of the court — 1798, ch. 101,

sub ch. 4, sec. 5, .........

372

Admitted to probat forthwith in the cases there provided for — 1798,

ch. 101, sub ch. 4, sec. 7, ........

372

Notice in other cases to be given to relations — 1798, ch. 101, sub

ch. 4, sec. 8, ..........

373

If a caveat is entered, no letters to be granted — 1798, ch. 101, sub ch. 4,

sec. 9, ...........

373

Will rejected, not to be received in another county — 1798, ch. 101,

sub ch. 4, sec. 10, .........

373

Appeal provided — 1798, ch. 101, sub ch. 4, sec. 11, .

373

If no caveat, all the witnesses not to attend — 1798, ch. 101, sub ch. 4,

sec. 12, ...........

373

Will may be re-heard on petition—1793, ch. 101, sub ch. 4, sec. 13, .

374