The Sun.
London, England, 1862-05-17 00:00:00

WILLS AND BEQUESTS.

Tho will of the Hon. Lady Robert Kerr, of
Hampton Court Palace, also of the city of Math,
and of Edinburgh, was proved in London by her
daughter, Miss Lucy Maria Kerr, the sole execu-
trix and principal legatee. Lady Robert Kerr, who
married, in 1806, Major-General Lord Robert Kerr,
son of the Marquis of Lothian, by whom she had a
family of eight children, was left a widow in 1843,
Her ladyship's will, which was executed in 1859,
whilst residing at Bath, is very brief, and disposes
of her property amongst her sons and daughters,
leaving to each specific bequests. There is one of a
of" a chest of
Canada, and else-
where, of
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Walter Raleigh Kerr, Esq. The
remainderer son,
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her entire property in England,
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executrix, for her own use absolteu
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her servants. This distin-
Edinburgh, at the age of
seventy-six.

The will of Admiral Thomas Dick was proved in
the London Court by the two executors therein
appointed—viz., James Martyn and Chas. Augustus
Smith,
Esqrs., both of Greenwich, at which place
the Admiral executed his will so far back as 1849.
This veteran officer, who attained to the great ago
of eighty-six, died in February last at Dawlish,
Devon. He commenced his career in the navy at
the early age of between sixteen and seventeen,
and has served in his country for a very lengthened
period, having seen a great deal of arduous
naval service—was a sharer in the memorable
action of Camperdown under Admiral Duncan,
when the Dutch Admiral De Winter sur-
rendered himself a prisoner to him. For
this victory, and for other subsequent naval
actions, Admiral Dick received an honorary badge
of distinction with clasps. The testator has bY
will, which is exceedingly brief, disposed of his
other
property, both real and personal, equally
his five daughters and their issue. There nois
bequest mentioned in the will.
linore, K.C.H.,
The will of Gen. Sir George W
allithe 23 tilt., was
who died at Charlton, Kent,
the the 15th of the
proved in the London Cocuhra
land Whit-
same month by his son, The Rev. Fredk.
BraddleY w ood, Devon, also an
Sandyss Wall, of
ounced. The personalty
more, Esq., the acting
ren
executor nominated,
16,000. This general officer, who at-
tainedsworn under X
chal ago of 87, distinguished him-
the patriarchal
self in his military career, and received the honour
ro ev e
ir
sn oar of
c 0 d ol.if:
ofse knighthood. He held the
exccuLor.
appointment
there
CommandanthGe
of Royal Engineers,
Woolwich.
and was for-
corps
is of moderate dimensions, bears
corps
v'er'y
date
aft
will,Ci Colonel
I nLBe Lieutenant eiu
;t e nbaunt t
lei executed in
April, 1860. The General
appears to have
made provision for the whole of his family,
and has charged his
estates in the county of Glou-
cester with annuities •
amounting to upwards of X6OO
per annum, including one of two hundred guineas
a year to his daughter-in-law, the widow of his
deceased son George St. Vincent, and has further
charged his estates with a sum exceeding
X 13,000
to meet the trusts of settlements and otherwise
for
younger for
,
younger children. His estate at Notting ill and
Y
d;s w
all other estates, leasehold and cop ell as
hfoluc'estershire,
the family estates and freeholds ia____.ii itmere,
are devised to his son, Charles S. Nv
whom he appoints residuary e
, gtee
property, subject to t charges.--From of the entire
he taboo Esq.,
legatee
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