New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-24
WILL OF JOHN C. STEVENS.


Monday last and are now record in the Office Of
the Surrogate Of the County Of Hudson New-Jersy:
In the name Of God. Amen. l. JOHs {. SrEyISs Of
| South Amboy, New-JeIsey, at present al HobOken,
New-Jersey being of sound mind and memory and in
sideration Of the uncertainty Of life, 90 therefore
make ordap, publish and declare this TO be M las.
will ard te'tsment; that is 20 say:
AsIcLr IL Ia sei ihe :. q ny debts AID funeral eI
Ill desire and direct nv to divide TIE real
S X Sstd NJ is % y s'' On: 'a iisisi s
briek cotse ard the other u. mansion hou, The former or
G3'sf s ~ The t ee eiy,d a. o a. VA s % Page q
Amboy NewJersey being part 4 the property which now
, ~ H. sbtsr,v fpee tberce r5as The fsnss y
pasture lot about norh-essWsry stone set in tbs
ground ,bout lss feet thence about BY
north to point d1; three feet from the norhea.;
the gspery thence about northwest by north
yellow pine the formed y two non fences
vhch in part ncose what va. eornhed IN 1857 thence
sboEt northwest g west and along one OF f .nes' ABOUT
mentioned fesce wt.twsrdy to the fence the westerly
lie Of NY property a. South Amboy tlelce along said liz
$ T. and along the $ OF .ouihcry fence OF line q ad
property point in said Asmen1led line OF fence, which
ery line the chetenry fence and continued the line ofthe
said ,ouiheTy fence would strike and thence from said last
mentioned point straight line TO the place Of beginnings
which d cottage lot together with what furniture AMI house
wise ard bequesth to sisters He.er and SoPhi. Stew
to have and to hold the sane fox ., az! d.
waste joint tenants, AID not ,enant' in common
desh Of such survivor 70 my nephew Francis Conoyer n.
hr and assigns in fee The other part Of my res property al
thereto beoHg sy. 5cyie and beqaeah to nv sister
JUsns Couov wife Of Thomas A. Conoyer to hold to her
d.Po.s Of the remainder in fee BY aPpoa'm! By VII or oher
al fee But do hereby request that said sister
w T6s Vii !. careful ca s % eee that the s'
whom she appoints said remainder in fee viii not sell dispose
of thereof without frat giving the refusal q purchase
to the Camden and Amboy Railroad and TranspoFts
Arr r. give and devise to my brother Edwin A. seven'
ell that LOT parcel land the hill At Hobokn being my
nedaieiy attached thereto a; Hoboken NewJeey and
ery the residence Of father which de.gnAied in an agree
brother Edwin and myself dated on OF abGu: April 49, li
@G have 10 and S hold the aid lot to him his heirs and
Art v give and bequesh to my said brother Edwin A.
Stevens, all interest o. share in the plate
fore in and belonging TO the yacht Maria including a cups
Piece Of silver with the inscription Wave" upon which
pSs Ye and 1 SeG 1s to % % shmG s
To my cousin julia Stockton. 1000; TO my sister Julisnna
GGe h @ IN the ho3e At south
ba Of Cow cS,% s P2 sw i S SToTd %
70 brother naw John $ Livingston for hi. during h.,
excepting the portraits ofmember' my own family which
give to brother Edwin Stevens To my bro,helinl,w
Thoma, Conoyer all the farming and sasen u,en,i and
tools. hoI" cattle mules .sr,l.se' wa'gn, hane
Of the farm and place being on my place at South Amsoy in
cudpg wines and liquors, at the time Of my death TO
pef.on,-vi. Luke stansbe Thomas P CLARK, Goo1e Ron
ton Mr. Ann Wilson my P.'S,nt hoa.sseeper He9 6
T,dsic my present waiter Sarah Boice Mary Malone
.mpo,-s5Oe To M Henry Laish $500 to purchase some
token in memory Of her friend my lste Tie 70 the S S
VII All the residue and remainder Of the property
whether real P.ronsl mixed Of which .ha die seized
possessed entitled TO- give devise and beguesth as 3oE.
on. URf feS oh 4 h part to coye. my late VIE
ter The mentioned equal half pant of said rs.d
H, 4. oT devise and '''''''A among my own
fee simple $4,000 property to that amount in trust never
an, aim and nya the prodeed. at their discretion
apply the rest, income and profits thereof equally share
and share alike the and benefit Of the children OF my DE-
sister Harriet sapd. who hall be living at my death
and the issue Of such as shall be deed such issue to AXE only
the share that m parent would take II living during tue minor
y ronmssse Of each rcipectyey and to pay over trans
and convey each II said children his or her attaining
the Of trentyne years OF marrying one equal snare oil
Pro,dsd al the said children of my sister Harriet
who ha survive and he married or have attained the sss
To ii, or her ,pctire share at my ath % be transferred
when the Of my property shall be rransd FOR division and
transfer But in the OF either of ,aid children OF my said
sister Harriet shall die wLou, issue him or her survivor. and
before @ %' tor hi: .yR R give ' bds ssf and
sisters equally share and share alike in fee simple
F.ns ccnovs devise and bs1aeh house sHa lo a.
Sec The remaining portion Of aid fit ,e sa 9n
pas said ten equal parts give devse and bue,th
my said sister Juiana ConOveI to her her heirs and assign
The other Of said ten EQUAL parts siys devise and m;
my s0,s b s ss Of ny I soh1 v
death aud the living ssue Of such as NAV not survive
assign. In fc And the remainder of said aforementioned two
part. give devise and bo4Heah said brother James A.
Sec One other Of s,is ten equal parts give devise and
hcquesh my sister Hester Steven' her heirs and assigns IN
Sec One other Of said ten cons. part. give d.vi,e and
beques my sister, Sophia C. Stevens her heirs and
tenth par, f.. Sfy., ,.d Sf9ssss
c " c. and the survivors aud survivor OF them TO
them their heirs and assigns. in fee simple. upon the f
swos ttp :. WI to Bad 'n Or ' sa. budas an
Episcopal b 6a y e Rs " sSh Smsy h; jsa
and TO endow and maintain and keep such church and
Church Of the United States Hereby giving
10 said and the survivor, and survivor OF them l end
~ I.d bY mav hoo, and spnt BY their
appointment in writing under their hands and seals OF OF tne
opinion be, 'part each object endow%
also The name scheme and Plan Of ea1 % n e.
donations such other trustees or BODY
proyison. Is nv said sisters trustees ,cins :e H.
only providing that the church endo~meh' sha
Piled Tor benefit Of but Protestant Episcopal ShuIea
| ct South Anboy.
AIT Will The other equal half part Of sid re.idn,y
give fye 1RS T a. ene a. s Of
james Duane Livingston, deceased, devise and oequeath
O property valued at that amount to her, her heirs and
To Cambridge Livns.ton ,On John Liyinrton devise
h ief psa d ..h p The eande Of sid last
half part of d % Bo ..s Ge 20 be se,S q
Maria Bbby aceea'ed daughter Of Thomas LIVINGSTON
np 10 each If the oSs children Of said Thoms. Ly.
iueon Wser, Albert, Oscar MNSaietta, Athea and
lie dead such take What parent would take W
=: device and be.sh IF said sixteen parts To Chss
via. tecresh one Of said sixteen part. fee. To John $
Livingston and III. children devise and beqneaE TIE remain;
s: d:aslter ssI.i MI, g.oPs5y valued :. $1,000 $1,000
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