The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-13
BY WILLIAM ASTOR'S WILL
JOHN JACOB GETS NEARLY ALL THE
ESTATE; MRS DRAFT0N NOTHING.

| ES1A1E; MRS DRAFTON NOIHAH"
The Daughters Portioa OF osS0s0oo n.
vided AmonE Her Four Children-Prs.
Visions for Other Daughters aaa Crane.
| dnughters-only $50. 900 = Year AaasA
TO Mrs.. A.tor's Income. with the Use q
tho Two Houses Tax Free-sSo. Ooe -
the Asior Library, the Largest ofths Few
Public Bequcsts-In Other Respects The
Usual Astor Policy 10 Foiiowed-TAs wau
| IL Ten Years Old-One Codicii was MaAs
Early This Year william Astor buried.
Lord. Day 4 Lord. counsel for tho executors
OF William Astor's will. have furnished TIE
Sun with an abstract Of the contents OF the
will as they are modified by six codicils Mr..
Aston died on April 25. at Paris. Tho will itself
is dnted JAM II. 1882. The dates OF the ood-
| icls arc not given In tho abstract These are
| notable things about the will:
| Making John Jacob Astor. the only son.
residuary legatee. 1t leaves to him. absolutely.
all tho property held In trust for his father
under the will Of William u. Aston. the grand
father: which was ono-half Of William d
Astor's residuary estate
1t leaves to tho executors as trustees for
John Jacob. with power to John Jacob 10
dispose OF the same by WILL the residuary
individual estate OF tho tcstator. which 10 for
the most part tho accumulated surplus In.
come for seventeen years OF the estate de-
rived from William D. Aston This should be
rs much. or nearly as much, as William Aston
received from his father for life In 1873.
The provision for daughters is the income Of
$850OOO each for lie. in addition to the pro-
| visions already made under marriage settle
ments and other trusts. In tho case OF Mrs.
James Coleman Drayton the 1000. instead
NJ f,, bor for iro forl fo horf
children share and share alike. with re-
mainder to their childron: and no provision
| whatever appears to have been made for Mrs.
| Drayton. There Is nothing In the summary to
show whether or not this is on account OF pre-
| vious settlements
John Jacob Aston. who was born July 10
| 1886. and Is therefore nearly 20 years old.
| comes at once into the income Of his fathers
| individual residuary estate. and into the abso-
| Lutte ownership OF one-half the estate derived
| under his grandfather's will from his father.
| On July -. 1895. he will become absolute
| owner Of the other half OF this aforementioned
| estate.
On that date. It appears. John Jacob Astor
| will be as rich man. or nearly as rich man.
| as his grandfather William B.. was: for vii.
| liam received for life half Of William B. es.
tate mot one-flfth. as has been erroneously
| reported and passes the residue OF that on to
his son. together with the accumulations OF
seventeen years. William B. Astor's estate
was vsriously estimated at the time Of his
death at from $4,000. 900 to $12O.OOO.OOO.
The will will probably be offered for probate
to-day. This Is the abstract furnished Of the
will and codicils:
LIST. Testator disposes BY this will Of all the
real and personal property which he held in his
own right at his decease. He also dlsposes OF
Ris fathers Will and al other Props preper 491 he
was hy any instrument entitled to dispose Of
NIL Al the rssSdussy ssa and
viii. was given one-half to his brother. the
ats, John 5ncob Astor fSr ne ana the other
Els ss Sss % u $ss VII 3s sa:
I'd. Testator gives to his widow. CAROLINE
hs5 y s So snd tie
SsS eS s sn sa & pls5dss 20 #:
taxes and assessments on the said property In
which Mrs Asto5 holds life estate
sSoSo6 9i9SSaiy Which i e Be- paid pysi
tees, from, his personal estate the sum Of
Mary Van Af Rss's srauddSashtep q tho tss
s e vSH s? r ssnh Of vs the
Vision. TTf These are children q NJ AstoSs sjd-
Alien and who is dead, "
9Th Testatof gives to his executors as trus.
Roe es sS Sarns her,
This is in addition to provisions Tor hor made
under marriage settlement and other trusts.
asG s hs ill., sHS t t. Sss
issue as directed by her will
line l. Wilson. testator's daughter. wife OF
the use Of house and stable. ~ Fifth avenue,
I Sy ,s Wth rsmanderto issue US directed
tn Tsstat9r sI IKE to his EXECUTORS ecu to hoa
e. sams e rs to 'Ae eaIns
prayton. during her natural life. remainder 70
ss Same Henry Goa% s each Of as
Brsysoa ~ thsss fhil t%S N Of The ,estssoSs
9th. Testator gives the following legacies;
TO Hs s%s oi Ssn A:sa
10 trinity GSarei. New Yor. for charitable ' o
r. a; n;P;fs S";s and
TO New YORK CITY Missionary aud Tract society 369o0
TO yaness Armstrony ...........,,. ,.,,.,,.. soM0
Is fSs%s: Ii Il SS$$
Testator directs that tho fund provided for
the use OF his daughters shal be one-hal{ per:
sonalty and one-haf from his improved real
estate.
10th. Testator gives to his executors as trus:
tees all tho residue of his individual real and
personal estate. 10 hold for the life Of his son
John Jacob Aston during his lie. and to apply
the income to his use. with power to his son
to dispose Of the remainder by will among tes-
tator's issue.
This clause docs not embrace the property
held for tehtntors use under tho will OF his
father. William Is. Asor.
nth. All tho property. real and personal. held
IN trust for testator under tho will OF hi, father
ibcing moiety Of the resdunry estate men:
toned In the will OF Mr.. William h Asior); and
all other property testator has the right to
dispose, OF under the provisions OF any instru-
as trustees and to apply the income to the use
OF his son. John Jacob Astor. when said son
him house. stable, and LOT. $50 Fifth ave-
nue. subject to the lie estate Of Mrs. Astor,
of 100000. When he arrives at the age Of o5
years trustees are to convoy to him one half Of
ha rnp Ind In Ia nj ola nd nd xvhAn