 | Massachusetts, William Charles White - Law - 1811 - 174 pages
...bequests of any lands or tenements shall be in writing, and signed by the party so devising the same, or by some person in his presence, and by his express direction, and shall be attested and subscribed in the presence of the said devisor, by three or more credible witnesses,... | |
 | Rhode Island - Session laws - 1822 - 592 pages
...lands, tenements or hereditaments, shall be in writing, and signed by the party so devising the same, or by some person in his presence, and by his express direction, and shall be attested and subscribed in the presence of the devisor by three or more credible witnesses,... | |
 | Maine - 1822 - 802 pages
...personal estate shall be m writing and signed ci. by the party so devising or bequeathing the same, or by some person in his presence, and by his express direction, and shall be attested and subscribed in the presence of the testator, by three credible witnesses, or the... | |
 | Daniel Appleton White - Probate courts - 1822 - 180 pages
...and of sane mind, has power to dispose of his real estate by will, made in writing, signed by him, or by some person in his presence, and by his express direction; and also attested and subscribed by three or more credible witnesses. Creditors are competent subscribing... | |
 | Samuel Hazard - Pennsylvania - 1832 - 446 pages
...ofthedeath of such tenant for life, or other person, be disposed of by will in like manner. Section VI. Every will shall be in writing, and, unless the person...the extremity of his last sickness, shall be signed 07 him at the end thereof, or by some person in his presence, and by his express direction; and in... | |
 | New Jersey. Court of Chancery - Law reports, digests, etc - 1903 - 930 pages
...94; Rohrer v. Stehman, 1 Waits 463; Frew \. Clarke, SO Pa. St. 170, 178. The act requires only that "every will shall be in writing, and, unless the person...signed by him at the end thereof or by some person in bis presence and by his eipress direction, and in all eases shall be proved by the oaths or affirmations... | |
 | Pennsylvania. Laws, statutes, etc - Law - 1833 - 582 pages
...and unless wjlla to b(J the person making the same shall be prevented by the extre- written and mity of his last sickness, shall be signed by him at- the end proved on thereof, or by some person in his presence, and by his express °«'h. &c. direction, and... | |
 | Pennsylvania. Supreme Court, Frederick Watts - Law reports, digests, etc - 1841 - 536 pages
...that it be signed by the testator, or by some person in his presence, and by his express direction, unless the person making the same shall be prevented by the extremity of his last sickness; and if it be otherwise signed, no subsequent ratification of it by the testator will give it validity.... | |
 | Wisconsin - Law - 1839 - 476 pages
...any lands or tenements shall be bow execut- jn wrjting, and signed by the party so devising the same, or by some person in his presence and by his express direction, and shall be attested and subscribed in the presence of the said devisor by three or more credible witnesses,... | |
 | Michigan - Law - 1839 - 396 pages
...nor to change or in any way to effect the same, unless it be in writing and signed by the testator, or by some person in his presence, and by his express direction, and attested and subscribed in the presence of the testator by three or more competent witnesses, (if made... | |
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... signed by the testator, or by some person in his presence, and by his express direction, and attested and subscribed in the presence of the testator by two or more competent witnesses... 
