The very point raised in this case and in re-grrd to the same estate, has heretofore been expressly adjudi*485cated in tliis Court in the case of Bell et al. v. Dozier and wife 1 Dev. 333, decided in 1827, Judge Henderson delivering the opinioh of the Court.
And again in 1854, in the case of Lawrence v. Pitt, 1 Jones 344, another question was made in relation to the title to this same inheritance, the opinion being delivered by Judge Battle.
In both these cases the question arose whether upon the-death of Jesse Barnard, unmarried and without issue or brother or sister of the parental line, leaving half sister of the maternal line, the estate descended upon this half sister of the maternal line, or upon the heirs of Peter Barnard, the nearest collateral relation, who were of the blood of the first purchaser Peter Barnard, and in both cases this Court decided that the nearest collateral relations, who .were of the blood of the first purchaser, were entitled to the inheritance, and not the half sister of Jesse.
In the first case the plaintiffs were the maternal half brothers and sisters of Peter Barnard, and the nearest of bin to Jesse except Lydia his half sister, who was not of the blood of the first purchaser.
In the case of Lawrence v. Pitt, the same question was substantially made and decided in the same way. These two cases must govern this case, and we deem it sufficient to refer to those cases without further discussion.
There is no error.
Per Cubiam. Judgment affirmed.