ADDISON v. BOWIE.—2 BLAND. 589
devise the same to iny son Walter Baruek Bowie and my daughter
Kitty, their heirs and assigns forever, in the following proportions,
that is to say, to my daughter Kitty Bowie I give and devise three
hundred and fifty acres of my dwelling plantation, to be laid off in
convenient and proper form at the corner o fmy plantation next
adjoining the lands of my brother Walter and Gabriel Duvall, to
* her, her heirs and assigns forever. And I give and devise to
my said daughter, her heirs and assigns forever, one-half 621
the lands which I own, and which were purchased of Robert Waters
and —— Clark."
"I give and devise to my son Walter B. Bowie, his heirs and
assigns forever, all the residue of the lands devised as aforesaid
by Baruck Duckett, except ten acres purchased of Henry L. Hall,
and all the residue of my dwelling plantation, except the three
hundred and fifty acres aforesaid; the same to be bounded by a
line drawn from the corner of Dr. Magill's land to Young's north-
west corner, running nearly as the fence now stands, which is to be
the dividing fence, subject, however, to the restrictions and condi-
tions hereinafter expressed."
" I give and devise to my daughter, Eliza D. Bowie, her heirs
and assigns forever, all the land purchased of Mr. Coatee, called
Rauelagh."
"I give and devise to my son William D. Bowie, his heirs and
assigns forever, ten acres of land purchased of Henry L. Hall."
"It is my desire and wil! that my wife and daughters and her
son shall have a home at my mausion house until my son Walter
shall arrive to the age of twenty-one years, peaceably to be en-
joyed by them without the interruption or molestation of my son
Walter; and if he should make claim, and disturb them in their
enjoyment of said home, then it is my will, and I do hereby declare
void and of no effect, the devise to him hereinbefore made. And
it is further my will, that all the property be kept together and
worked by the family slaves until my sou Walter shall arrive to
full age, for the support of the family; the whole of the net profits
after payment of my debts, to be equally divided between my chil-
dren Eliza, Walter, Kitty and Richard."
If a testator, by his will, appropriates an amply sufficient portion
of his real estate, in a proper and accessible manner, for the pay-
ment of his debts, such an appropriation is valid, and his creditors
must take it as given, and cannot have any other part of the realty
sold and applied for their satisfaction. 3 W. & M. ch. 14; Hughes
v. Doulben, 2 Bro. V. C. 614; S. C. 2 Cox, 170. With regard to the
personalty, it is so generally and absolutely subject to the pay-
ment of debts, that a testator can, in no way, remove any portion
of it out of the reach of his creditors. But then, as regards lega-
tees, a part of the realty: or, as in this instance, the profits of
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