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London, England, 1808-09-01 00:00:00

WORCESTER ASSIZES.

L", v. WYKNeIIIMICII 9, 111.14q1Zit.

BARBER er !lit}.
These causes were three 1)00}1 dircted.hy theic49
CitaNcituant out of the Court of Chancery, for. the
purpose of trying who were the next of tin to a Gen-
tleman of the name of Charles Barber, who was.the
son of William Barber, a sadler, in the Strand, where
he and his wife, whose maiden name was Margaret
Mathews, had lived fur many years, and had many
children ; two of whom, George and Charles, went
to setk their fortune in the East-ladies, where George
died. Charles succeeded in his object of making a
fortune, to the amount.; it is said; of £lOO,OOO. In
Correspoided'with his oxi:her, who had be-
comae widows and he inede his wills leaving to her
the bulk.cf his wealth. Bat while he war
sage homewarthis mothlr died: He arrived in.Bng-
land:-:-castae to London in the year 1799.--put up at
Oyborne's Hotel in the Adelphi ; but was suddenly
taken in, and in the course of ten days died, Without
making any other will ; the consequence of which was
that he having survivell hie Mother, to Whom he had
left his property, not knOwing of her death, and not'
making any further disposal of it, t4e Legacy became
what is called a lapsed Legacy, ands -dierefOre, in
Contemplation of Lew/ he died intestates epon which
there were several claimants to hiss property, and:the
.parties went inte'the Court of Clopeery. . Upon the
hearingeof the matter the Lotto Ciameatut, in order
to be informed correctly of facts previous to his pro-
notmcipthis decree, directed these three issues to be
tried in a Court of Law. The. substance of which
was, WhO were among the elaitqants next of kin to
this gentleman, exfrarte tateriq and exitarte materna ;
that Is, on the father or the mother's side ; for as the
whale was personal property, the next of kin on the fe-
male were equal to those of the male Ine,'eqhal de-
gree of consanguinity giving to the parties equal
rights.
The Claimants to this property were, Edward
Wyke, Mary Maddox, widow, Rachael Chauding,
Samuel Morris; Thomas Mathews, Ethiard Maddox,
Thomas Richards, and Samuel TitleY, and they
claimed to be first Cousins of this Gentleman, ex-
liark =dem ; that is, on the Mother's side ;—and
John Berber, Thomas Barber, Ann Moody,lWard
troOdY?Thomas Moody,Ann Jackson, Evan Hughes,
.and William Birch, claimed to be first of Kin ; that
is, fink Cousins of the samq Gentleman exfiarte ta-
tenta ; that is, on the Father's side ;—and Leftwick,
claiming to be first Cousin of removed, on the
Father's side ' • and Thomas Ellington, also claiming
to be next of Kin to the same Gentleman.

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These-Aline issues were very ion', and depended
:On the pedigrees of the parfies, which required the
• testimony Of a vast number. 'of witnesses, as well as
the prodgction of a Vast number of documents, such
as various Registers of Christenings, Mar.
riages, Burials, and Etigraltirigt upon Tomb-stones.
It became, however, at iist eildent, that Margaret
Mathews, of Shrewsbury, 'a serAutt-Ipaid, came up, •
to Landon, and there married William Barber, a
Sadler in the Strand, and that they'hait rpu4. chil-. ,
dren. one of whoin was. Charles Baiter, dose prO-
party was now in question," and those who •clabin un•
der her, persons chiefly of the labouring class; auc- •
ceided in establishing their claims as her next_ of
Kin, and the bad a verdict in their favour; bnftho'se
Who claimed' under the 'Father were ultimately un-
iticcesifld dry.. bitting 'unable to trace satisfactorily
the brigin'a William Barber, the rather of Charles
Barber,- and consequently to shew that they wetoiMs
kitidrect.—Oneiet of witnesses stating that he IRAs
a perion *Zvi came out of Cheshire, or Lancashire,
and 'served tiny to a' at. Liverpool.; and
came theece to j...ontlon ; and one or two endeavoured
4a. identify him by sitting; 'alit when 'a bgt: he
played- at marbles,' arid it was- .ibrhaTked 'that. hi
had lost • a thinnb, which was 7. the case with' the
,xacller in the &find, on *bid* hand did dot
appear that . ir#4, the woman stlrap E,
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wars knatlio hi r.eindon. 114.-aosr,sq;:vif
iiesses,maintaibing tYt'a 'this. Sfion was a
of Shrewsbury, as wclis eviderke,
on eitherriide was not iat-07tctoijiki the Jhry, Ili. the'
last cause, as to liirrjt SO that .i4ori
-04.0 f the whole of Allins..oftpcin. these three issop#,.
.the'retglt was, a ver-slifcito; Claimailts on, the part
9tite motlAr; to irle ode
Of the *We propertY.
Aid the" Certificate the Learned Jut; upon .'the
ported to the Loan.t)i.Orrisrwil.isz--- it it appear.
ea in evidence, and so tlW;titl have Nurid, that Sarah
Leftwlck. was one of th:e of kin, thepart of
thCfattitt to the iaid,Chir` l3aiber deCeased, at the
;zip! of his death, being one Of hip first cousins our
temoriar this is on ttif awe Barbei4
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