The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-09-19
SurrOgate's Office.
before EdWaru =. west, surrogate.
WILL OF MRS. SUSAN n. PARISH

Will OF MICS SUSAN NJ. PARISH.
The will OF Mrs. Susan NJ Parish has been admitted TO
probate She leaves to her brothers and to their wives
and children her household furniture horses and car.
riages plate and ewelry; Mrs Monsoon widow Of the
late Judge Monsoon and to her daughters the only rca
tons of Mr.. Parish for whom he had not provided and
who had not taken part against the tesatrix sum Of
100000 to various faithful servants annu,es and gifts
to the vesty OF Grace church for its free chapel 81
to the Ladies Depository $500; to the Society Cor the
Benefit of the Newsboys 81 000 to the Five Points School
Institution, by Mr.. Poaso, 81 900.
The Will then continues -
tem-l do hereby direct the executors Of my late hs
band Henry Parish to pay over to my brothers. Joseph
Henry Edward Richard and Rufus X. Deancld the sum
or fund Of $500 900 given to me by his will.
Item-Al the rest and residue of my estate give 10
share alike.
She appoints her brothers Joseph and Henry neaheld
aud in they do not act her nephews, Lewis L. and
Edward Delahed, executors.
The instrument is dated March 81 1861.
Mrs Parish the widow of Henry Parish a well
known merchant, who died on the I'd Of March, 1855,
having an estate estimated at about 81 800 900 His
brothers Daniel and james Parish and his sisters
Ann Parish and Mrs. A. VI. Sherman
By his will made in 1912, he left his wife 1881 900 OF
an estate valued at GOO The remainder of his estate
he disposed Of IA egaces, leaving $50 600 his two
brothers resduary legaees. In 1919 he attacked
by paralysis by which, in the words of the Surrogate
'he was not permanently deprived Of tesamentary
pacity." Immediately after this attack he made a Co
dic by which he gave his wife property bearing about
the proportion the value OF his estate az this time
as that which he had previously given her by his will
in 1912 BY second codci he increased his wres portion
to $3.50 600 out Of an estate then valued at 81 900 0CO
and left $50 900 in charity. By this disposition his bro
Tiers would have received asrosiduary gatees 1928 49,
being about four times much the esator eaueathcd
10 them by his WILL BY third codicil he made his wife
residuary egatee. These three codics contested
by his brothers the ground of undue influence and in
capacity. The Surrogate after taking testimony for two
years, admitted the will and the first codic to probate
and rejected the two last codics The Supreme Court
affirmed this decision IN 1885, and from this judgment the
widow and executor appealed to tho Court of Appeals
where the case s si pending Under the will the widow
would receive 500 000 and Now Orleans property
now unavailable besides household appurtenances BY
the first codci she takes the family in Union
square and store in Wall street. in lieu Of the mansion
IN Barclay street and house in Chambers given
her by the will and sold after its execution II the con.
testans succeed in defeating the three codcs, they will
receive as residuay legatees the accumulation OF tho
whole property well the house built by Mr. Parish
for his Wife amounting to about 1857 800 instead of
$50 900 The public charities in the second codic will
ala he