New-York tribune., 1891-02-07
DEATH or MRS. JENNA S. SWORDS.
HER GRANDFATHER OWNED MUCH OF TIE LAND
on WHICH THE CITY IS BUILT.

on WHICH THE CITY IS Built.
Mrs. Jemma strykcr swords the widow of Edward
j. swords, died at her home. no 3C7 LcnoX ave, yes
terday morning. after comparativey short Illness.
She was eghtytwO years Old The funeral VIII take
place d st. Andrews Church, observation-disclosures
twenty scventh-st and Flfthave., at o'clock this
afternoon. The burial will be in Trinity Cemetery
Mrs.. swords was the last Of the thirteen children OF
James stryker, the founder Of strykers Bay. OIL West
Nlnetysyt-st. Her fathers farm extended from the
north River back to the old Bloomingdale road ana
was among the last Of the famous Knickerbocker es-
tates to become merged into the city Of New York
Madison Square and the Fifth Aveuue Hotel are about
the centre Of the orr gnal >tryer estate, owned by
her grandfather. of the first selcctmcn OF the city,
Hers was one of the famous families 0f the keVoiu
tor, and connected with it many interesting
historical incidents. The Peckhams, the Jack
sons the Beldeus. the pepOons. the MldcbeFgers
all associated with the early history OF New-iork'
were her near knsmcn. Garrett Stryker was her
hii brother. and Ann Strykcr was her half sister.
When the latter died she wled to Mrs. swords her
entire estate. valued at more than IL 100000 The
VIII Was contested. and after long iiugau0h brOhel'
ocpHvng Mrs. swords Of ~ 100000 Ii was Charles
otonor who the suit for the contestants, and Tor
years the "Stryker will case" was spoken Of Mrs.
Sw0Vis was Of the heirs to that strip OF Broad
way lying between Fifty third and Fittyocventh stS
for which suit Icgun time ago on the ground
tA the property stlll part Of Tie Suyher estate
lever having been sold or transferred Among The
building, erected on it the Grenobe and Osborne
apartment house,
ON her mothers side Mrs. Swords was related u
the Horns anl oppeTs. Her marriage to +. j. owori'
brought he into the family of Captain Thomas swords
WHO established the first church publishing house in
ti> CITY, and Wa a vc-tIymdn Of Trinity Church
Ia" irI Of r. !. swords viii be remembered a the
puhis.c OF many Episcopal hymn-bOohs, prayer
Ipo"-. ctc, cay IN the century. one of her HcphcwS
f. Henry &. swords, president OF the Real Estate Loan
a-'nt Oi the Chicago burlington and Quincy Railroad
bAc ut hcr three daughters is the wife 0t W. H. BY
general agent of the 4 una Line Commission. one Of
Her tudfaug glitcr, Is Mrs. Douglas S.odnc.
Mt swords lived entirely alone ~ the Beverly
aliii Mru~, dispensing generous hospitality, after
a." good Old knlckerbpcker style. Brought MP IN the
but'h Reformed Church ana married INTO the Eps-
CpI2l. Size loved good Christian, and liked to see
Inn Wrll fed. Her table alWay, supplied witt
tnr Ntc>t Viuc,. N when 81, wa, ConnO-acUr She
va, 900 excellent musician ana stap6h Democrat.
well informed iU polite. For c.ghtyOne years she
never cw -irfuct-. and her vyacity was that Oi q
young Nrl she loved o. drive down thc boulevard
from TRINITY Cemetery - El,omingdac. and point out
the >.tc- of the homestead, Of seventy yedr- ago.
telling humorous an-cdoie- Of the iamiie, that oc-
'n.sl them aud relating much of the 6J,-p OF titt
period.