The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-09-01
Mr.. Grinnell's Will.

Mr.. Grinnelps Will.
The will OF the late Cornelius Grnnell has
been admitted to probate in the Surrogate's once
OF this city. The entire property, valued at over
$4,000, is disposed OF as follows, the will being
dated June /, 1866
1. Cornelius Grinnell, devise and bequeath all my
real and personal estate of which | shall die seized
or possessed or entitled to- whether In possession
reverslOn or remainder, and Of whatever kind and
wherever situate, 10 my executors ana trustees
hereinafter named, or such OF them shall qualify,
and the survivors or survivor OF them and the
cessor of such survivor or survivors upon trust,
nevertheless to receive the rents, issues and profits
OF my real estate and to invest my personal estate
and the proceeds OF any real estate which may be sold
by them under the power OF sale hereinafter given
in real estate or In the public stocks OF the United
States or In good State or other Stocks or in such
deem BEST and to the dividends. interest and
income OF said personal estate and, upon the fur
ther trust, TO apply the rents issues and profits OF
my real estate, and the dividends interest and in
come OF my personal estate to the use Of my mother
sarnr N. arnnell, during her natural life; and pom
the lafsncr trust upon the death OF my said mother,
for my brothers, Robert M. Grinnell, William NJ.
Grinnell and Henry Walton Grinnel, and nv sister,
sylvia Rowland GrinnelL should ali then be living
TO divide all my said real estate and personal estate
income OF each share therefor, and apply the same
to the use OF my above named brothers and
sisters respectively, living at the death Of my
ton OF two-seventh parts to my sister Sarah Mn
turn Watts OF two-seventh parts to my sister Sylvia
brother Robert NJ. Grinnell OF one.seventh part to
my said brother William Mnturn Grinnell.
and and ons AsN part to my said brother
death OF either OF my above named brothers
and sisters during the lifetime Of my said mother,
leaving no lawful descendants or descendant sur
vivinR my said mother or If my said brother Robert
NJ. shall die during the life Of my said mother, ieav-
Ing descendants or descendant, then upon the
further trust upon the death Of my said mother to
divide all my said real and personal estate into as
many equal parts or shares as may be necessary to
make two shares for each surviving sister and one
share for each surviving brother, and to receive
the rents, issues profits and income OF each share,
and apply the same to inc use OF my said brothers
mother during his or her natural life.
And direct that on the death OF each of my above
cared Is to the share shares such brother or sister
shall seize; and thereupon give, devise and be.
queatn tne sad shares excepting the share OF the
one SO dying, to be divided equally between them. II
more than one, on his. her or their own right abso
lutey and II no such issue, then his or her above
named surviving brothers or brother excepting the
said Robert M. Grinnell) and sisters equally to be
divided between them share and share alike. Upon
the death OF said Robert NJ. Grinneli whether he
shall leave lawful issue surviving him or not, give
devise and bequeath share-the income have be-
queathed to him during the life OF the surviving
BROTHER brothers and sisters sister, equally to be
divided between them. share and share alike. In
case Of "a, Inc . death Of any OF my SAID brothers
my life or during the life OF my said
mother leaving any lawful descendants or descend
ant Rve devise and bequeath the share OF the in
come to which such brother excepting the SAID
Robert M. GrinnelD or sister so dying would be en-
titled 10 II living at the time OF the death OF my said
mother, to the descendants or descendant OF such
brother or sister excepting the said Robert NJ or
sisters respectively, to be equally divided, If more
than one, share and share alike.
The foregoing provisions, with limitation as to
the share OF the income or my brother william that
at any time his habits should be such that in the
opinion or my executors and trustees II to be
best that he should not receive the whole income OF
one share, my said executors and trustees and their
survivors hereby authorized to withhold any part
Of 1t from him and to apply to his so much OF the
discreet and proper for his good and no more;
and any balance OF such income which
my executors and trustees shall not apply
foregoing provisions would be entitled to the
principal he to have Just died. This is Intended
TO be wholly discretionary with my executors and
trustees, and 10 be exercised or not, as they shall
think III, ana not TO be deemed Imperative nor to
confer any intent except Dy the execution OF the
same, my object being TO enable said executors and
trusees TO act fairly, according oh the habits of life
and conduct OF my said brother may Justify
authorize my executors and trustees or such OF
them as shall qualify, to sell either by private or
public sale and convey over any part OF my real
estate to which shall die SEIZED at such times and
In such manner and upon such terms for cash or |
credit as they may deem advisable, and to execute |
good ana sufficient deeds therefor and invest the
proceeds OF such sales for the purposes trust to
this my WILL |
direct that my real estate shall be converted In
equity INTO personal estate from the time OF my |
death. also direct that the shares Of my brothers
and sisters be held In trust for them respectively
and be kept separately invested. direct that the
shares or portions OF the income Of any share or |
portion by this my WILL given to the use OF either OF
my sisters, be TO their sole and separate use free
rom the control DEBT or Entertainments OF any pre-
hereby appoint my father, Henry Grinnell; my |
brother-ln-iaw, Ridley Watts, and my friend, Henry
j. Russell, my executors and trustees to this VIII.