The New York herald., 1876-01-01
THE ASTOR ESTATE.

ADMITTED TO PROBATE YEsTERDAY-THE BE-
QUESTS MADE.
The will OF the late William B. Astor, a full digest Of
which was exclusively published IN the HERALD on the
7th of last month, admitted TO probate yesterday
by Surrogate Huchings The document is quite volu
minous making ffty-one pages OF close printed mat
ter The original will bears the date Of the 18th day
Of June 1856 and is twenty-five printed pages in ex-
tent, the witnesses being Daniel Lord, No "a West
Seventeenth street. and Henry Day, No Al West
Nineteenth street There nine codi-
ellis to the instrument The first was made
on the 25th Of April 1862 the second the 22d of
December Of the same year; the third the 2ls Of
November 1863 which revokcs that made in December,
the fourth is dated on the Both OF January 1865 the
fifth on the 2Sth Of December 1866 the sixth the lst
of February 1865 the seventh the 10th Of December
of the year; the eighth on the 2sth Of May 1862
and the ninth on the ID of June, 1871. By
ORIGINAL WILL
the deceased bcqreatned to his "dear wife Margaret
who died some years ago. all his household furniture
and effects in his city and country dwell-
ing houses, carriages harness. horses, paintings
plate; his house in Lafayette place. where the
family then resided 1850; his country seat and farm
"Rokeby in Duchess county, at Lower Red Hook
the farming stock, fixtures, &c. By this will he or
dcred his executors to apart s4OO 600 his WIFE
or part Of each the selection be made by her. gave
his wife full power dispose of the house and lands
IN Lafayette place and "Rokeby." To his daughter
Aida wife of John Carey, Jr in addition TO $200, 600
riycn to her as marriage settlement, out of fund OF
$500 600 by the deceaseds father for the benefit Of
his ho dcceaseds) children he devised s2sl 900 add
tonal from his individual property. To his daughter
Laura wife of Franklin Dcano in addition to her
r,co Settlement OF 5000 600 be set ASIDE out Of his
shorb In in
dwelling house and lot occupied by her on the west
side Of Madison avenue, between Thirty fourth and
Thirtynf streets and the stable lot on Thirty fourth
street; the income during her me oil S4ooOOO TO be
held in by the executors for her benefit the
tal of such trust funds and the remainder in the real
in which she has life interest to go to her issue
at death absolutely four houses and lots on the
easterly side OF Fifth avenue between Thirty third and
Thirty fourth streets and improved real estate to the
value of $40 900 DC selected from the csduary real
estate Of the late John Jacob Astor and onethrd Of
sum OF $4,000
In the original will he bequeathed to his son Henry
$3.50 Of the resduary estate OF his father John
jacob SlO0 600 of stock the dcccdent then held
in his possession and the further sum of 500 900 out
Of his individual estate But in the ninth codicil
made fifteen years aiterward, his Henry having
formed matrimonial connection under peculiar cir
cumstances" TO use the language OF the will 'and in
such rank OF ic that the large property derived by
HIM under deeds executed by my father will be more
than adequate for all useful purposes" all these be-
quests revoked, and instead of S5oOOO out OF the
rcsiduary estate OF his grandfather, Henry
is given only 10000 the remaining amount
Of the original bequest (Sl20 00o being devised 10 Aida
carey Laura Delano the tesators daughtersl and his
granddaughter Margaret A. Chanler twho died few
DAYS ago, each being given $4,000 The 500 600 wa
ter stock previously bequeathed 10 Henry is by this
codc divided into TIVE sums OF $50 600 and bequeathed
to Aida Carey and Laura Delano In revoking the
100000 previously given Henry ont Of his own indi-
Margaret A. Chanler, and the remaining $5OO0 IN
equal shares TO her and his two daughters Aida and
Laura In the original will occurs the following cxhi-
bition OF
pATERSAL soflCirupE
ain reference 10 all the said gifts and appointments
20 my daughter and TO my son Henry declare that
the inequalities between the property appropriated TO
them and that TO my John and William
are not owing any difference in my Affection respect
esteem and regard or them, but nasmnch as they all
receive very ample fortunes have intended TO relieve
them from the and exposures which larger for
tune would carry with i'll"
In the first codcil he increases the original bcques
to his wife Of $500 600 to $4,000 In the second he
adds 500 600 TO this amount and 100000 TO the
500 600 devised IN his will 10 Mrs. Chanler
$50 900 TO the s2Sl,000 originally devised 70
his daughter Aida and $50 600 to the $4,000
previously bequcathed, and gives $500 TO Phihp
Kissam Augustus +. SAiteriec, William W. Bruce and
Thomas NJ. Beare, provided they should be in his om-
poy at his decease In the third codcl he bedueaths
10 his wife an annuity OF $4,000, to commence from
his decease Ii viii be borne in mind that Mrs Astor
died before the testaor In this codicil he provided
that she did die before hm his house IN Lafayette
place and the land gwen TO her IN his viii, together
with the furniture Sc and the income OF onethrd oi
the 5000 900 devised TO her. be gives TO Mrs Aida
Carey for her natural lie. The income OF another
third OF tins amount he gives 10 Mrs Laura Delano;
his country seat and lands ('Rokeby"), furniture,
stock 30 and the income OF another
third of the 100000 he bequeaths TO Mrs.
- ~ d.,rbter Aida Mrs John Careyl niece OF land
at the nortnwesterly OF Madison avenue and
Thrtyfourh street 81 feet on the avenue and 30 feet
| on the north side Of Thirtyiourth street. land on
Thrty-fourth street % feet IA width on Thlrty-iourth
street and 20 feet deep to Laura, wife OF Franklin H.
| Delano land the westerly side OF Madison avenue,
81 from the corner Of Thirty street along
Madison avenue 81 feet aud 95 feet westerly lot on
the north side OF Thirty fourth street 20 feet westerly
on the north side OF Thirty fourth street. In the sixth
coc IN addition the gifts and dovises made TO his
granddaughter Mrs Chanicr, he her twc lots on
the westerly side OF Madison avenue between Thirty
fourth aud Thrty-dh streets and dspOses Of several
| valuable paintings and pieces OF statuary among
his and daughters aud 70 his grand
| daughter In the seventh codion no de
| vises TO Mrs. Carey three houses anc
lots on Fifth avenue near rhrtythrd street; TO Mrs
Dclano four houses and lots on the some avenue be
t~ccn Thirty third and Thirty fourth streets, 10 Mrs
Chaner three houses and lots on the avenue; TO BIT
Chanler, in case his wife died before MN the sehoo
and asylum for poor children near ked HOOK ana th
lands on which % bu, also eighty-t acres OF lan'
In Red Hook and TO her husband forty SIX acres, ais
In Red Hook In The eighth codic he declares The BAL
ancc remaining unpaid Of Ocqucst Of $3.50 600 mad
$4,000 1tS S'' '''
Ia addition to the original ocQuest he adds IN TN
codlc 500 600 payable 10 three equal successive an
nul Instruments the first nsialmcnt 70 De Rald on,
ycr after h death He directs that this sum OF 500 o
be invested and kent by the trustees OF the iorarl
| a capital or permanent fund, we lncohe 70 DC AZ
piled 70 the purchase OF books and the maintenance
The library with liberty spend s2a OOO for books only
The vast residusry Of BIS father IN which the dc
| cedenl had only life interest," be leaves 20 his I'VE
sons John Jacob and William AstOr and his own resid
uary estate TO bis executors 70 be held IN trust 10
| John Jacob and william aud tncr issue The onil
! benevolent bcquesls made By the will arc $40, 600 4
the American Bible Society, s. 900 20 the Society 70
tho Relief OF Respectable Aged lndigcnt FEMALES So 90
10 the institution for the Bind $1,000 10 the New Iorl
Iyingin Asylum. s. oOO 10 the Ladies Depository an'
! siO O0O 70 the Exempt Frcmcn's Benevolent Fund o
the Volunteer Fire Department Tho executors and trus
| tees under the will are James Gallstn, John Jacol
Astor and William Astor bis sons Franklin a. Dolano