and it could not be changed these they called
nuncupative testaments ; but the danger of trusting the will of the dead to the memory of
Kaynak: Legal history of willsSections 18 through 20 provide rules for
nuncupative (oral) wills during the last illness of a testator. to prove a
nuncupative will unless
Kaynak: Statute of FraudsA minority of jurisdictions even recognize the validity of
nuncupative will s (oral wills), particularly for military personnel or
Kaynak: Will (law)His
nuncupative will is attested by a curate of St Martin's. Family: His wife, Ursula, and several of his children also lost their lives by
Kaynak: John Fryer (physician)He left a
nuncupative will , dated 14 April 1632, by which he bequeathed to the library of Sion College all his mathematical books,
Kaynak: Nathaniel TorporleyHe left me a small legacy in a
nuncupative will, as a token of his kindness for me, and he left me once more to the wide world; for the
Kaynak: Thomas DenhamThis last will had been a
nuncupative one and Lady Mildmay ultimately won an equal share of the inheritance. Her husband later quarrelled
Kaynak: Grace Mildmay