The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-11-02
MRS.i.T.STEWART'S WILL.
SHE PROVIDES HANDSOMELY
FOR HER KINSFOLK
And Their Children and Leaves a
Large Sum 10 the Diocese Of
New York.

OF Mrs. C0rnelia M. Stewart, widow of
the late millionaire dry goods mef-
chant, was fled for probate today by
ex Judge Horace Russell, Mr.. Henry
HiltOn's fsther.in-law. Citst ons were
immediately issued 10 the heirs aud
next Of kin, made returhable Novsm-
Der 18th.
In the instrument Mrp. Stewart be-
qusaths 500 900 per year during life to
her brother, Charles f. Olinch; to
each OF her sisters, Anns, Emma and
julia, she leaves an atty Of $4,000
a year TO her niece, Sarah N. Smith,
che leaves $250,000; to Cornelis S.
Butler she leaves $500 600; to each OF
her children, Lawrence and Charles
S Butler, $4,000; to Kate A. Smith,
5000, 0C0; TO each OF the remaining
children OF Sarah N. Smith, namely,
Louisa, Ella, Bessie and James, $780,
600; to each Of the children OF her de-
ceased sister Louise, formerly the
wife of Charles Il. Butler, namely,
Roealie, Helen, Virginis, Lillian, Max
well and Prescott, $4,000 All the
rest of the estate, real and p~ersonal,
she b~equeaths to Charles ]. Clinch,
% Of Paris, and Henry Hilton, Of
this city.
None Of the legaCies are to be paya-
BILE until three years from the foal
probate OF the will, nor any OF the an
nuities until six months after such
probate.
The executors 10 the will are Charles
j. Clinch and Henry Hilton and the
Witnesses to the instrument Henry e..
Davies, James Henry Work aud Ed
ward b. Hilton.
The will is dated July 8, 1877, In a
codicil TO the will she rsvokes the be-.
quest to Henry Hilton of one.half Of
her residusry estate and instead be-
queaths TO him one-half OF the residue
Of her property and estate 10 trust, to
collect, receive, hold, manage, cOntiol,
sell and apply the same to the follow
ing purposes: To complete the Stew.
art Memorial Church now in course of
erection by her at Garden City, L. L.,
and to supply it with all that is neces
sary 10 make it a free church and q
cathedral for the Protestant Episcopal
Church OF the diocese OF Long
Is'end, N. Y. To endow II wi h such
money az will maintain it forever with
provisions for the Bishop Of the do
cese and his assistants; to construct
two buildings 10 be used as schools
and Summaries OF learning, TO be at
tached TO euoh cathedral, and to endow
them with such money as will sustain
them forever, and to erect such other
buildings as the cathedral and semi
narles and schools may require. All
these buildings arc to be erected on
Mrs. Stewards land there, known ss
Hampstead Plains, L. l. These build
ings when completed are to be con-
veyed tn the use forever Of the Prot
estsnt Episcopal Church OF the Die
cese Of Long Island, or to the corpora
ton known as the Cathedral OF the
Incarnation and the Diocese OF Long
Island. All the one-half Of her resid-
uary estate 80 devised is to be applied
for the above purposes. II any heir
becomes a party to any proceeding to
an interference with the will, the pro.
vision in the will 10 his or her favor 10
be cancelled. The codicil of the will
Is dated May q, 1878.
BY another codicil Mira. Stewart
authorizes Mr. Henry Hilton in re.
gard TO the share and portion of her
properly devised and bequeathed Ia
him in trust to lease and dispose of il
from lime to time as he shall deem
expedient; all such acts TO be vale
and as efiectual as if made by the les.
tatlik, and al expenses to be allowed
him without further proof than that
they were actually male Judge Hill.
ton is empowered to divide any sUr'
plus among the legal heirs. He it
empowered to appoint or substitute a
trustee II trustees to act in his place
for any desired period, and at will to
revoke such appointment, and by will
10 appoint his successor, provided,
however, that the said trust shall not
continue longer than the lives Of Kate
A. and James @. Smith, named in the
will. BY another codiCil, dated May
81, 1883, MIRA, Stewart bsqueaths tC
sarah N. Smith and her heirs one
equal part Of the share of the estatt
granted to her nephew, Charles j
Oliuch. She gives $4,000 to be
distributed by the executors amonl
her household servants living with
her at the time of her death. TIL,
last oo1icil is dated November 80, 1885
After stating that the cathedral anC
st. Paul's School at Garden City has
been completed aud endowed revokef
all former clauses to the will and Codi
ellis thereto, except that she trustee il
empowered at his discretion 10 builC
and endow a seminary Of learning foI
women as described in previous cod
ellis snd to erect such other institu
tons and buildings connected with
the cathedral as will be necessary
Absolute title 10 the property is Vestet
in the legatee to convey and trsnsfe
the property la accordance with thC
provisions of the will and codicils.