New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-02-26
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
DIR. BRANDRETH'S WILL.

Provision FOR his WIDOW, SEVEN DAUGHTERS
AND SIX sONs-PLANs FOR CONTINUATION OF
THE BUSINESS. =.
Tho will % the late Dr. benjamin Brandreth. OF
Sing Sing was filed in the office of Surrogate CONN,
Westchester County. at White Plains yesterday.
when il was decided TO prove II on the 18TH day OF
March. The will was executed on the 2Sth day of
NAV. 1870 and has two codcils affixed. The first
Of these codicils was executed May 81 1879. and
the second June 8. 1870. George A. Brandreth'
Francis Brandreth and bis old friend, jeremiah Ba-
ker are appointed executors of the will.
The second clause of the will beqneaths to his
widow. Virginia Graham Brandreth. the homestead,
all the household furniture. sllveTware pictures,
horses and carriages aud stock excepting pair OF
sorIel horses and the wagon which are daily USED
for business purposesl; also all his library Except
ing medical works.. Third-To his seven daughters
Helen Bacon, Beatrice Symonds, Catharne Greene,
Ann McApin.. Florence, +. Gertrude ana lSaDelia
Brandrcth he leaves the Brandreth h0nS, aI br"ar-
wav and Cgual-st. valued at TlOO,OOO. Fonrtn-lO
has son Charles }mndTeth he bequeaths mortgage
for s. 900 held upon ms residence at Slhg o'ne' 70
gcther with the property around II winch Is icnced
in for garden purposes. Fitth-lO lis son rIanclS
Brandreth he gives the house now occupied 10y Num-
with FIVE acres of ground near the family h0meseau
toyether with It's surroundings. SXth-TO Mary
DodsOn of Ebshelf. Derbyshire, England, ana
Sarah Post. Of New-Ferry. Brkenhead, Chesniie
England, each, he leaves 40 sterling per annnm
10 be paid IN quarterly instruments OF tlO sterHhg
duriug their lives. Seyeuth--Ihe residue OF his es-
tate his various Trademarks, etc, he leaves to nus
six sons George A., Charles Francis, Henry D."
William and Ralph Except that Francis is to nave
no interest IN the residue of the real esatel all SUB
ject to the condition that they shall pay TO the
widow out of the epts from rents, piOhts oil the
residue of the real estate, and from the business
$50. 900 per anuum. in equal monthly payments Oh
81 900 for the term of her natural lie.
The first codicl TO the will provides that after the
death of the testarOr his children shall form cor
poraton undor the laws of the State. for the purpose
of carving on the business, with working capital
of 800 600, the stock OF such corporation TO CON
sist of so shares. To his widow he gives shares;
10 George A.. 10 shares; Charles, .; Frames, IL;
William, .; Henry D. .; and Ralph :. In case OF
the death of the widow he directs that her shares
be divided among the daughters as follows: Ieat-
rice SymOnds l. Catharine Greene l, Florence l. H.
Gertrude 1. and Isabella 3. ,
IIv the second codcil he directs that Charles shall
receive $4,000 in addition to the mortgage for
SIS OOO TO be paid TO him within three years after
the death of the testatoT. with interest at per
cent He sets forth plan for his wife and children
TO enter the business corporation aud the conditions
thereof aud in case his widow or children shall de-
cline enter such corporation ana receive stock III
proportion to their share III his requests lie reVokeS
the requests made and directs that hey receive and
be paid of his estate So 600 for each hty second
part of the estate so devised