13. In Rhode Island, it is provided that the surplus of any chattels or personal estate of a de ceased person, not bequeathed, after the payment of his just debts, funeral charges, and expenses of settling his estate, shall be distributed by order of the court of probate which shall have granted admi nistration, in manner following :—first, one-half part thereof to the widow of the deceased forever, if the intestate died without issue ; second, one third part thereof to the widow of the deceased forever, if the intestate died leaving issue: third, the residue shall be distributed amongst the heirs of the intestate, in the same manner as real estates desoend and pans by this chapter, but without having any respect to the blood of the person from whom such personal estate came or descended. R. I. Rev. Stat. (1857) 372.
14. In Tennessee, it is provided that the per sonal estate as to which any person dies intestate, after the payment of the debts and charges, shall be distributed as follows. To the widow and chil
drcn, or the descendants of children representing them, equally, the widow taking a child's share. To the widow altogether, if there are no children nor the descendants of Children. To the children or their descendants in equal parts, if there is no widow, tho descendants taking in equal parts the share of their deceased parent. If no children, to the father. If no father, to the mother, and brothers and sisters, or the children of such brothers and sis ters representing thin), equally, the mother taking an equal share with each brother and sister. if no brothers and sisters or their children, exclusively to the mother; if no mother, exclusively to the brothers and sisters, or their children representing them. If no mother, brother or sister, or their children, to every of the next of kin of the intes tate who are in equal degree, equally. There is no representation among collaterala after brothers/ and sisters' children. Tenn. Rev. Stat. (1858) 478.