Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-06-17
WILL OF MR.. STEARNS
ADMITTED TO PROBATE YESTERDAY IN
rHg HENRrco COUNTY COURT.
The Eststs Valued at $500, o0o-ksssrs.
henry @ Cannon and Franklin
siearns, Jr the Executors.

mi,ted 70 probate in The Henrlco County
Court Yesterday. The estate Is valued NJ
over $500, 00o, aud the will provides that NO
security shall be required OF the executors,
Messrs. Henry G.. Cannon and Franklin
s,earns, Jr. Mr.. Stearns qualified yesterday
and Dir. Cannon reserved the right to qualify
hereafter. The executors gave bond IN the
SUN OF 100000.
The following is the will In full:
!. Franklin stcarns, Of the county Of Henrico,
IN ihe state OF Virginia, do make this my last
will and testament a. follcws-io Wit:
l. desire mat all my 1ast doDts and funeral
expenses shall be paid as soon alter my decease
as conveniently may be.
II. viii ana direct teui the sum OF 81 200 shall
To paid 20 my son, ZeGas Barnum Stearns, each
ana every year during bis natural life; The said
sum shall be paid 10 him In moathiy OF quarterly
fnstaiments, as no may clcct, and hereby
charge this annuitE on tho land aud building
thereon on the Southeast corner 81 Bank and
Eleventh streets. Ia the city OF Richmond, Va,
known IS "GcdGin hall.N
III. further win and direct that any sum or
sums Of money that may stand charged on my
books OF account against my son, Ionos Barnum
Stearns. shall not be collected from bim or held
a. n claim against hinl.
" II from any cause the annuity in favor OF
ms said son Zenas. charged upon G0ddin Ball,
should not al any time thereafter be realized In
whole or In part from mat source, hereby
charge the said annuity, seeoaaGrtiE, upon the
real estate hereinafter devised by the residuary
clause Of this my last viii and testament, 10 my
son, Trankln Stearns, Jr.
V. The names OF the heirs Of roy son, T. W.
Stearns deceased. are omitted and no provision
made for him or them In this my last will and
testament for the reason that have made ample
provision for him or them by the deed OF gilt TO
the farm IN Orange county, In the State oil Wiz
giniA, known as the "llal farm
Va hereby boqneaih 10 my friend, Mrs Fan
nyN. Chalk an annuity Of $40, 10 be paid 20 her
by my executor each and every year during her
natgral life
VII hereby beausath % my friend, Fanny
Townshend an annuity Of $50, 70 be paid 10 hor
by my executor each and every year during her
natural lfo
VII. ] boquea;h % my son, Franklin Stearns,
Jr. my library al my residence, East Lawn"
N ! beQueath 70 my grandchildren, Caroline
Virginia halscy, Irene Louisa Halsey. Franklin
Siesrns Halsey. aad samuel Beach Halsey. in
FAINT children OF my decreased daughter, irene
Louisa stcarns halsey, all tho furniture, plate.
and other articles Of domestic use. and the We
h!cles carriages, horses, belonging or appertoin-
Ing % my residence, last Lawn" al the time OF
nv dean.
y. devise 70 my friend, General Williams c.
Wickham, The following real estRto-to wit:
First my folr tenement stOrehouses or BLOCK
Of buildings with The land on which they stand,
and the appurteBnnces thereto belonging. stu
aied on tho south side Of Main street between
Tenth AID Eleventh streets, 10 the city Of kich-
moni Va, and nearly opposite the building
used by the United states Government az post
once and custom house; second, my tenement
siorehcuse and tho lard on which Il stands. and
al the appurtenances belonging thereto, stu
Bie1 on TIE south side OF Main street between
1--WE TN aud Thirteenth streets. IN said city OF
Richmond. Va and near the corner OF Twelfth
and Main streets, third. my present mansion
house and The lands attached thereto, about
fourteen acres, more or loss. known az East
Lawn ia the county Of llenricO, near the eastern
limits % the city Of Richmond, w., situated on
the " Uians burg road or avenue; and fourth,
81. ftr.H ina a f.nfdln
land on which 10 stands. and tho aDpurte-
nanccs thereto belonging situated on the south
side Of Bank street at its Intersection with the
east line Of Eleventh street. in tho city Of Rich
mcnd, Va. The devise Of the said GOdc n Hall
building and the land on which IL stands l., how
ever hereby expressly made subject 10 the hD-
nuiiy charged thereon Ia favor OF my son, Lenas
barnum Stoarns, by the second clause Of TINS
my last will and testament: In trust neyerthe<
less That tho said Williams G.. Wckham should
hold the ronl estate hereby devised 70 him for
the following uses and purposes and none other
20 wit: For The use ana benefit OF my four In
FAINT grandchildren, now living with me, Two OF
whom are girls and two of whom ore boys, aud
all OF them The children OF my deceased daugn-
ter. Irene Louisa Stearns Halsey, and for other
uses aud purposes az hereinafter set forth The
names Of NY four grandchildren Aforesaid are
ns follows. 20 vii: Caroline Virginia haisey,
ireno Louisa Halsey. Franklin Stearns Halsey,
and samuel Besch ilalsey.
Ire said trustee shall have full authority and
power 20 rent out and lease the said real estate
from time 10 uiac with restrictions "a to power
OF rouiing or leasing East Lawn hereinafter
mcntioncdl. and 90 mako necessary repairs
thereto. aud shall keep all the buildings thereon
fully insured in some good and solvent insu-
rance companies.
After payment Of taxes, insurance. and Mecca
sary repairs, aud the expenses and COSTS i1d-
dent 70 tho proper execution OF tho trust he
shalt Al the end Of each and every year divide
the net revenues from said real estate into four
equal parts, ono OF which shall be set apart TO
each one OF the said infants. The said trustee
shall then, out Of the not annual revenue Of
each infant, appropriate and expend 20 much
thereof a. in his discretion and judgment may
be necessary and proper for tie annual main
tenAncc, support. AMI education OF such infants.
and shall invest Ia his own name as trustee for
each OF said infants. respectively, 20 much of
the revenue OF each OF said infants a. may re-
main after such appropriation and expenditure
such investment OF income or revenue for
each OF said infants shall be made in gUod
solvent registered state or municipal bonds IL
any STATE or city in the United states Such
rual Investments for each OF said infants, and
the accumulations and pfohts tbcreof-said ac-
cumulati0ns ana profits 10 be reinvested In like
manner-shal become the absolute property OF
the infant entitled thereto 40 soon as he or she.
a. tho case may be, shall attain the iull age OF
twCnty-one years
II any Of sad infants shau die under the age
OF twenty-one years leaving lawful issue, such
issue shall at once be entitled 10 receive and
have absolutely all investments land accumula-
tions and profits thereof previously made for
IL any Of said infants shall die under the age
Of twenty one years, leaving no issue living at
his or her death. then the investments pre-
vously made for such infant land tho accumula-
tons and profits thereof shall pass 70 the
brothers an0 sisters surviving such infant and
70 the issue Of any deceased brother or sister
such issue 10 take per SiirpcS-any ouch surviving
brother OF sister VINO has attained the age Of
twenty-One years and the issue Of any deceased
brother or sister shall take their shares RDso-
luieiy. II at the time Of the death OF any infant
as contemplated In his clause, any surviving
brother or sister OF the deceased infant shall not
have attained the age ~ twenty-0ne years, then
the share coming from the estate Of such a
deceased infant TO SUCH brother or sister sur-
viving and under age snail be held by tho said
trustees for such surviving infant brother or
fister until he or she shah have attained the age
OF twentY-one years. aud shsll In ali respects DC
subject TO the Limitations aud provisions herein
before made applicable 10 the inyestments di-
rected 70 DO made for such infants.
N. When aud az each Of the above named
children OF my deceased daughter, Irene louisa
Halsey, shall atiaiu the age Of twenty-ono Years
his or her proporiionato share thereafter OF tho
net annual revenues Of tha real estate herein
before devised 20 the sald Williams c. Wickham
In trust shall DO paid by said trustee 70 such
child, and annually, or semi-annualiy, or quar-
terry, as he may deem most 1udicious, and shall
be 20 paid Tor aud during the natural life OF such
child. II being my express will and purpose
that no one, or any OF the children hereinDcf0re
named by their names. shall have any greater
larger estate in the corpus Of the trust sub
lect than a lie estate OF such child.
XII IL any OF the shiO four above named chill |
dren shall die before the period hereinafter fixed
aud declared for tie division Of the corpus OF the
trust subject leaving no issue living at his or |
her death, then the whole OF the Trust subject |
shall thereafter be held for the beuelt Of the /
surviving children and tho issue Of any child |
who may have diod leaving children or descend |
ants. And The net annual revenues Of tho trust |
subject shall thereafter De divided into three |
paris. OF which oach surviving child shall be en-
Titled TO one psrL, and the issue Of a deceased |
child 10 take their parents part; aud 40 on, ia
liso manner. II any 1ther others Of said named
children sbai' thereafter die without leaving any
issue living al his or her death, the whole trust
subject shall thereupon anu thereafter be held
Tor the survivor o. survivors Of the sald four
children and the issue OF any deceased child,
such issue 10 take their parents share. And tho
net snpual revenues Of the trust subject shalt
thereafter DO divided equally between the sur
Nivors or the survivor and the issue Of any de-
ceased child. such Issue 10 take per stripes.
Kill Until the period nXed aud declared for !
the division Of the corpus Of ne trust subject !
the children or tho descendants OF any one
or moro 81 the above named four chill
dren who may have died leaving issue
shall be entitled 80 take tho share Of the
their parout or ancestor would have taken II
alive. such psrent or ancestor " be taken as the
common stock or stripes. aud The share OF the
net annual income or revenue which be or she
would have taken II alive " 70 be divided among
such issue according 70 the statute Of deseentsi In
Tore Ia tho State Of Virginia.
AlN. AZ anu upon the death OF the last sur
siyor VI the said four aboye-named chilaren--to
VII. INC baid Caroline Virginia Halsey, Irans !