Estate of Broderick

This is a petition by Ann Wilson and Ellen Lynch for revocation of the probate of the will of deceased. The petition was filed April 29, 1871.

The petitioners allege that they are daughters of the only sister of deceased’s father; that at the time of the death of deceased, said Ellen was a married woman and a resident of Sydney, New South Wales, at which place she resided until about June, 1870, and that for about ten months prior to filing said petition she was a resident of this city, and was then a widow; that at the death of said deceased said Ann was a married woman residing in the colony of Queensland, Australia, where she has ever since resided, and never was in this State, and that her husband died June 4, 1870. Both petitioners were foreign born. The petitioners allege the pretended will of deceased to be a forgery; that neither of them ever heard of the death of deceased until about February, 1868, and never heard of the forgery nor of the probate proceedings until within three years next before the filing of the petition, to wit, about May, 1869.

.The following facts appear of record:

Deceased died September 16, 1859; October 16,1860, the will was admitted to…