Supreme Court of North Carolina June 5, 1839 (Buffalow v. Buffalow)

The bill stated that the plaintiff's late father was seized in fee of a tract of land containing 50 acres, on which he resided, in Wake County, and was also the owner of four negroes and some other personal estate, such as furniture and stock; that he had never more than a very ordinary understanding, when his habits of life were regular and good, and that in the latter part of his life he became