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1. When any person shall die, possessed of any personal estate, or of any right or interest therein, not lawfully disposed of by his last will, the same shall be applied and distributed as follows: 1. The widow, if any, shall be allowed all her articles of apparel and ornament, and all the wearing арраrel and ornaments of the deceased, the household furniture of the deceased, not exceeding in value two hundred and fifty dollars, and other personal property to be selected by her, not exceeding in value two hundred dollars; and this allowance shall be made as well when the widow receives the provisions made for her in the will of her husband, as when he dies intestate. 2. The widow and children constituting the family of the deceased, shall have such reasonable allowance out of the personal estate, as the probate court shall judge necessary for their maintenance during the progress of the settlement of the estate, according to their circumstances; which, in case of an insolvent estate, shall not be longer than