The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-06-17
A LARGE ESTATE.
WILL OF THE LATE FRANKLIN
STEARNSADNITTED TO PROBiT'E.
\ Long Document-His Property Nalued
al 5000, ,OOO-Thc Disposition of It-G"n-
crai W.ckham Trustee for the Minor
Heirs Franklin Steafns. jr Executor.

CoCrt of Henrico yesterday morning,
Judge T.. c. Minor presiding.
The will is a very long one, sufficient
TO make more than three columns in the
TINES. 1t is divided into a number of
clauses, the substance Of each being here
given. The will opens as follows:
|, Franklin Slerns, of the county OF
Henrco, it, the State OF Virginia, do
make this my last will and testament.
/ This clause provides for the pay
ment OF his Just debts and funeral ex-
penses.
IL. This section reads 81 will and di
rect that the sum Of II POO annually be
paid my son, Zenas Barnum Stearns, each
and every year during his natural life
time, and hereby charge this annuity on
the land and building known rs Goddin
Hall. corner OF Bank and Eleventh
streets"
III. Releases Zenas Barnum Stcarns
from the payment OF all sums OF money
standing against him on his father 5
books.
". Secures the annuity 10 Zenas Bar
nun Stearns in case an amount sufficient
is not realized from the Goddin Hall
property.
V. This clause states tina, the heirs OF
his son, H. " Stcarns, are omitted, they
having been presented by deed of gilt
with the farm IN Orange county, Va,
known as Hall farm This farm contains
& .000 acres. and is valued At 100000.
VI. This clause gives Mrs. Fanny n.
Chalk Sl20 annually during her lifetime.
VII This clause gives Fanny Towns
hend an annuity Of $50 during her HE
time
VIII To Franklin S;earns, Jr., The
library at East Lawn
TX. To Caroline Virginia ilalsey'
Irene Louisa Halsey Franklin Siearns
lIalscy, aud samuel Beach iaisey, infant
children of his deceased daughter, irene
Louisa S,earns Halsey, all the furniture,
plate, vehicles carriages. horses, elc3 al
East Lawn
y. To General Williams q. Wickham
trustee Tor the benefit of the grand
children mentioned in section IN, the
iron block Of four tenemenls opposite the
Posiofice; The tenement on Main, near
the corner Of Twelfth; the Mansion
House and land. fourteen acres, known
as East Lawn in Henrico county;
Goddin Hall. corner Bank and Elev-
enth streets lthe latter subject TO the
annuity mentioned il second sec
tom These infants are 10 be sup
ported, and the income not used for mat
purpose is TO be invested III bonds Tor
their benefit the principal and interest
accruing 10 be turned over 20 them when
they become Of age. If one infant dies
without issue. mis- or her share is 20 he
proportionately divided among ;he
others
NJ This section provides that where
each of the children )t Irene Louisa
Stearns Hasey shall attain The age OF p
YEAR. the i7us ee. Williams G.. WlchEam,
is 70 pay over 20 said heir his or her pio.
portion of the ne, income Ot tine property.
il being the express vii and purpose
that none of The children named shall
have any greater or larger estate in the
the corpus of the trust subject than a
life state of such child.
XII. and XIII. Provides wha. shall be
done with the property OF one child
should he or sre die without descendants
XIV. and XV These sections provide
that the estate is 10 he kept intact by the
trustee, General Wickham, until tie death
OF the last of the four grandchildren
named in Section IX. Then the property
held in trus. for them is 10 be divided
among their descendants. II all four
grandchildren have descendants, then the
property is TO be divided into four equal
paris: if only three have descendants,
then only into three parts etc. If on the
4. 81. To- g Ia q l.
dren named there be 20 them no descend
ans, then the property IS 10 go IN fee
simple 10 Franklin Stearns, Jr., and his
heirs. as residuary legaIees.
XVI. This directs that the four nian,
children shall liyeat East Lawn" free OF
rent until they attain tweniy-one years Of
age
XVII. All the res, and residue OF The
estate, both real and personal, wherever
situated or located, is given 10 franklin
Stearns. Jr., in absolute fee simple.
XVIII. This section nominates Frank
lin Stearns. Jr, OF the county Of Cul-
peper, executor without security.
The will is dated November lst, 1886,
and witnessed by Henry c. Cannon and
b. NJ. Quarles.
Accompanying the Will are two codl-
ellis The first, dated January ., 1888, ap-
points Henry g. Cannon of Richmond
co executor with Franklin Stearns, Jr.,
and is witnessed by c. Winston and Il.
NJ. Quarles.
The second codicil recites that in the
second clause of the will an annuity of
ST 200 had been provided for Zenas Bar
rum Stearns, the same 20 be charged to
the income from the Goddin Hall prop
erty, and that in the tenth clause devised
the said Goddin Hall to General VIII
liams c. Wickham in trust for the
benefit of Zenas Barnum Stearns.
II is further devised that this in
come shall not be subject 20 any
debt now owed by Zenas Barnum
Stearns nor any which ne may hereafter
owe; nor shall the annuity be mortgaged
or anticipated. in which event the annu-
ity is to end, and General Wickham is
invested with discretion as TO how much
of 1900 per year he will use for the
support of Zenas Barnum Stearns This
codicil is dated January 2jth, 1888, wit
messed by c. Winston and John I.