Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-09
TO PRESS THEIR CLAIM.
Those Who Hope to Acquire Valuable Pro
erty in New York.

Those Who Hope to Acquire Valuable Prop
erty in New York.
More than score of the eastern heirs to
the famous Edwards estate in New York met in
this city yesterday in the parlor of the National
Hotel for the purpose of discussing the ad-
visibility OF pressing the matter in the courts
and seeking an early settlement of their claim.
The estate in question covers sixty acres in the
city Of New York, including the land on which
Trinity Church stands and a large area in the
vicinity of Broadway and Wall street. The
claim also embraces the entire site on which
Troy, NY, is built The value of the New
York city property alone is roughly estimated
at $500, Zoo. COO.
HISTORY OF THE CLAIM.
About the year 1889 three brothers, Robert
and Hayden Edwards and another whose name
cannot he recalled, emigrated from Wales to
the United States. Hayden settled in Stafford
county, Va, the unknown brother settled in
Connecticut and Robert settled on Manhattan
Island. where he purchased sixty acres of land,
and also the land upon which the city of Troy
now stands Robert leased his property for a
long term CT years, and was afterward killed in
the Revolutionary war. He died bachelor
without Will, his two brothers being his only
heirs.
Elizabeth Edwards Chancellor, the daughter
of Hayden Edwards and sister of Hon. Benja
min Edwards, died about 1910, nearly eighty
years of age, at Forest Hail." Va, the resi-
dence of her Youngest son, Major Sanford
Chancellor. She left four other children;
George resided in Virginia, Penelope and Jane,
who married and moved to Kentucky and
John. the father of Mrs. Margaret Chancellor
Bell OF this city, who removed to Mississippi
and afterward died. leaving seven children;
Jane, afterward Mrs Shelton, now deceased;
Sarah. now Mrs. Billiard: Melville. now de-
ceased; John, now deceased, father of Mr..
John l.. Chancellor; Anna, now Mrs Slater.
Mary; now Mrs. Houghton, who resides at
BRENNAN, Texas and Margaret. These, with
the descendants Of Hon. Ben amin Edwards
and the supposed descendants Of the Connec-
tent brother, are believed 10 be the only legiti-
mate heirs to the Edwards estate of New ork,
which. If the proceedings now instituted are
successful viii place in their hands property
valued at 1900, 00O,00 or more.
CLAIMANTS IN THIS CITY
Among the heirs and claimants to the estate
several reside in this city. They are Mrs. Sarah
Bullard. Mrs. S. NJ. Jones and Vim. B. Hartley
The first person to cali to the attention of the
heirs this claim Miss Penelope Edwards
Crouch of st. Augustine, Tex. That was in
1885, and meeting of about forty heirs was
held in Frankfort Ky, and since that time sew
eral smaller meetings have been held. Re
Gently the heirs have taken more interest in the
claim.
The meeting yesterday was organized by the
election of DIR. G. W. Chancellor of Baltimore
chairman and T. l.. Worsley of Leesburg Sec
rotary. Several committees were appointed
and Messrs Bernard Chancellor. L. II. Ed
wards and Beverly slater. heirs to the estate
and attorneys, were designated to go to New
York and make preliminary search of the
records. Those present expressed their views
about the claim and many suggestions as to
the best way to succeed were made. When the
meeting adjourned it was with the understand
ing that the headquarters of the committee
would be i'll New York.
Among those present were: DR.. C. ". Chan
cellor, Baltimore; ]. Edgar Chancellor Char
lottesville, Va; TX. CHARTERS, Fredericksburg,
Va; Francis A. Edwards, Baltimore; Robert
Guard for Mrs Billiard of this city; Chas. r.
Pollard, Baltimore; w. L. Freeman for wife,
Sussex county. Va; W. W. Baker for c. A.
Baker, Shiloh. Va; Mary A. Warner. A. E.
Caldwell and Sarah E. Richards, Baltimore; F.
+. Stonebrocke for wife, Fredericksburg; G. NJ.
Chancellor, Fredericksburg; s. Carroll Chan
cellor, Leesburg; Z. !. Davis Winston, n. c. :;
NJ. l. Davis, West Virginia; Mrs. Kate A. Lyon,
Baltimore; Mira NJ. /. Swift, West Virginia
Mrs. VI II. NcCoole. Keysersvi,le W Va: Robt
Edwards. Charlotte Hall. Nd: Philip NJ. Hay
den, Baltimore: Thos H Edwards. West Vir-
GINA, NJ. s. Chancellor, jr., fredericksburg
Geo. p. Haw, Virginia; Ii. I. Lewis West Point,
Va; L L. Worsey, Leesburg; Lorman Chan
cellor. Virginia; f. Beverly Slater. Richmond
Geo NJ. Smith. Frederick county, Md; W. ii.
5. Raleigh. Baltimore; Mrs. +. Gordon, Fair
fax, Va; Mrs. Lucy p. Guy, Sandy Hill. n Y:
Alpheus Edwards. Charlottesville, Va; j. T.
Hull, Baltimore. and others.