20781608https://dlas.uncg.edu/petitions/petition/20781608KentuckyWoodfordCounty2481816Circuit1161819Appellatedenied; appealed; affirmed3010Kentucky Division of Libraries and Archives, Frankfort, KentuckyThe plaintiffs, William and Elizabeth Meredith, assert that Elizabeth's stepfather and guardian, Thomas Nichols, willfully defrauded them of her rightful portion of her father's estate when she came of age. The petitioners state that according to the laws of Maryland, where her father died, Elizabeth should have been given a two-thirds portion, which included twelve slaves, instead of the one-third share she received. They ask that Nichols be compelled to deliver up her just share of her father's estate.Widow's dowerWestward migrationAssessed Value (enslaved)Heirs dispute