New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-29
GEORGE RJPLEY'S WILL.

TIC VIII OF INC T8tC DIT. GcUTgC hTUlVI' TOT
years the literary editor of TIE TlIBUEH, was n,s
United 10 probate i'll the Surrogate once yestcr-
day. he substance OF the will is given od'o Toorco
Ripley. of the City of New York. IN The State Of
New-York, do make, publish and declare ihis lily
las. will and testament that Is to say .;us ord
First-l hereby revoke all my former Wllis anu
codicLs thereto and all testamentary dispositions
by me at any time heretofore made.
Secohd-l order all my just debts and funcrai OK
penses TO be paid.
Thhd-rhe sun of 81 900 being the amount OF
the legacy to my late wife Sophia w. Ripley unueI
the will of her uncle. Edmund I. Dana, give am
bcqueath to Isabella Dana. the widow oil nv Iate
hroher-in-law, Frances Dana NJ. d.. OF Cam1rluge,
Commonwealth OF Massachusettsor in case OF her de-
cease before me, to their daughter Isabella, or II se
should die before me, give and bequcath ,ne rau
sum of 5 900 to Mary Elizabeth Dana. the sister oi
my late wife Sophia. of the City of Boston, Common
wealth of Massachusetts; but IN case Oh aiso heI
death before NINE the SAID sum shall iail into NY
residuarv estate and follow my directions In REGARD
to the same ooo
Fourtt-l give and bcqueath the sum of 81 900
to my niece, Elizabeth W. Allen daughter OF my
sister, Harriet Allen. late of Greenfield and Boston,
in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. -,
IUfh-I direct NV executors to invest, ahn kt,'P
invested the sum of 81 900 in safe securities Weld
ing income, and to pay The net income thereon 10
my niece, Rachel W. Stearns daughter OF my SIS
ter Sarah Stearns, of Springfield, Massachusetts,
during her natural life. and after her death, order
that the said sum revert to. anc tall INTO my fesd
uary estate.
estate both real and personal Of which shall do
possessed or To which shall be entitled at the time
of my deceaSe, wherever situated. give, devise ana
beuIIeath To my wife, Louisa Augusta Ripley, 10
have and to hold the same to her, her heirs and as
signs forever . ., ..
Sercnfk-In the event that my said wife shall die
before me. give, devise and bequeath all the sad
rest residue and remainder of my estate To Carnela
Won Groll, wife Of Captain Max Won Gr9l or Ger
many the daughter OF my sald wife, Louisa Au-
gusta, by a former marriage. and my adopted uaugn
tero have and to hold the same to herher eirs ahd
assigns forever.
Eghth--In the event my said adopted daughter
CarLela Won GrOl, shall also die before me lmy sad
wife, Louisa Augusta, having died before mel,
give devise and beGueath all the sad rest residue
and remainder of my estate 70 the child or children
of my said adopted daughter, CarInela Won Groll
living the time of my DEATH aud to SAID Max Won
Groll, the husband OF my SAID adopted daughter
for the said Max Grol shall be held in trust for
him during his life he TO enjoy the income thereof
and after his death the principal OF this trust fund
shall be paid the issue then living of said Carmela
in equal shares, and II no Issue OF my sad
adopted daughter shall he then living, then sad
share so held in trust as aforesaid shall
be divided among my nephews and nleces iVlne AT
the time of the death of SAID Max Won Grol equally
including gTandnephews ana grandnleces, unless
all nv said nephews and nieces should then
be dead in which case my grandnephews and grand
nleces shall take said principal trust fund equally
per capita, and 50 give and bequeath the same;
but III the event that my said adopted daughter
Carmela, should die before me and there should be
no children of hers living at my death, give, de-
wise and bequeath the whole OF the SAID rest. resi-
due and remainder of my estate to my nepheWs ana
nieces that may be living at the time of my death,
namely, to the children of my brothers Thomas W.
Ripley and Franklin Ripley and Of my sisters Sarah
Stearns, Elizabeth I. Brigham and Harriet Allen IN
equal shares per capita, Il order that the word
children shall not be construed into grandchildren
or issue to have and to hold the same to them and
each of them, their heirs and assigns forever,
Ninth-In the event that my said wife LoHisa
Augusta and also my said adopted daughter Carmela
and all her children, and also her SAID husband
Max Won Groll. should all die before me. then give
devise and bequeath all the rest. residue and re-
mander Of my said estate TO those sad children OF
nv said brothers and sisters that shall be living at
my death share and share alike per capita 1.-THE
word children not TO include grandchildren or issue
Of a remoter degree.1
The remainder Of the will consists of provisions
as 70 the distribution OF property which were only
to take effect in the event of certain contingencies
which have not happened. 49,
Louisa Augusta Ripley, the widow of the testator,
is named as execurrlx, and she qualified as such
Yesterday. The will bears date April 90 1873.
The witnesses Albert g. McDonal d, of Brooklyn,
and Charles w. Sloane, of Fort Washington.