New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-14
wM ASTOR'S WILL FILED.
SIX CODICILS TO THE DOCUMENT.
,,xcFs AFFECTING THE DAUGHTERS AND
GRANDDAUGHTER.


GRANDDAUGHTERS.
r,. will of William Astor was filled for probate in
-, Surroeates office yesterday. 1t is All exceedingly
w., document the will proper covering about fifty
,.ss,v written pages. There are six codcils cover
80 all told almost many pages. The pro
,ons OF the will practically told in The Trib
. Yesterday. In the will as it originally drawn
- I Coleman Drayton was TO receive $3.50 600
hitch sum set aside for each OF the daughters OF
,n testator. But the sixth and last codicl of the
An which was executed on November II, 1901 gives
,his sum which originally went to Mrs. DraytOn, TO
s.r children. This cOdic reads follows:
william Aston, Of the city of York do make this
alen TO my will and testament. bearing date the
10Th day Of January, 1892. as follows:
Article /. do hereby revoke the sixth ertce Of
..d will commencing with the 10Th line the 22d
:, the same with the words, "ltem 1. give. devise
and beoueah and ending in the second line of the 2sth
mage Of said will and with the words Ito take by repre-
sentston."
Article H. 1 hereby devise and bcqueath to the said
EXECUTORS acting trustees share Of property, real
and pro1s valued by them at sS300O0 the same to be
set apart from my individual estate not specifically dis
posed this WILL and to be appraised by my executors
whose approval shall be final.
said executors to divide the same in four equal
shares and hold trust for the purposes
and in the manner following
| direct them hold such share a separate
trust estate Of each OF the four children Of my
daughter Charlotte Augusta Drayton, living, named
As follows Caroline Astor Drayton, Henry Coleman
prayton William Astor Drayton, Aida Livingston Dray-
ton-o receive rents issues and profits OF the
and TO pay the net income thereof TO the use Of the
child for whose such share held during his or her
natural life.
direct said for the maintenance oil ea'h
Of said children during his her minority such pro-
PORTION said from the share held for his or her
use they nay think and = accumulate the re-
n.nder child when he she shall arrive at the age
Of twenty.one years
Upon death OF such child. then direct that the
share held Of such child shall be divided among
h or lawful issue. him her surviving such issue
taking per stripes and per capita and in default OF
any such issue then direct the said share lie divided
among the survivors Of said four children and the Issue
Of such as NAV be deceased. such issue ticking per
stripes and not per capita
should any such child die without lawful issue anu
leaving no sister and issue OF deceased
brother or ser upon the death of such chid direct
mat the share her shnii be divided
between daughters. Helen Roosevelt ana 'aiolne
Wilson and the Of such Of them as may tnen De u
cesed such issue taking per stripes and not per CAPITA
and In case neither Of my said ast-naned daushfs VI
,ny issue OF either Of them should then be living u
direct ssid share shal become port OF my resiu""'
estate. - ..
shoud either OF the said children die before me- eav
tho lawful issue then give the share which would have
been held OF such child TO such ISSUE W ''
per stripes and not per capita; should sueh cn,u u
hefore me leaving no lawful issue then direct thaV '
h,,o he divided among the remaining children and the
se NJ such As nav be deceased the snare oi eaV
70 be added to fund TO be held for hs or her use "
IN this article directed and disposed o. In same s'
and such issue, take per stripes and not per ca"~
Tho foregoing provision the children OF my daush'er
Charlotte Augusta Drayton direct shall take the pace
OF the sixth article Of said will nave HAue o
and ample provision for my daughter pesiues 'no " ~
sixth article named. -
Mrs Drayton will continue 10 receive the income
a. eO 600 which was set aside for her By her father
when she was married.
The original will made on January IL 1857
As has already been said the bulk OF William As'or
estate goes to his son. John jacob Asof OF NO. of
Fifth-ave.
The first codicil is dated November .. 1882 and it
was evidently made for the purpose OF making the
terms Of the will morc definite and certain concerning
the reiduary estate. In this codlcl also property at
Rhinebeck Is given TO John Jacob Astor for Die
In the second cOdic the testator reduces beauest
of 81 900. his daughter. Caroline 5. Astor 10
5000 OOO saving that lie has already gwen her bonds
worth 100000.
The third codcil makes small beGuests OF
property and then has clause put in for the purpose
Of preventing contests. This clause reads ms ioAows:
"In case any person to whom any legacy Is given,
or 10 whom any beneficial use Of Interest or income OF
any trust funds is given in my said Will or codicil'
shall oppose the probate Of the same before the
surrogate or any court, shall take legal pro
ceedings OF any hind 10 set aside the win codic. or
shall refuse to accept the provision made for his OF
her benefit l shall revoke all any legncies in favor
Of such person."
The fourth codcil among other things revokes the
beQuest OF the Newport house to the widow absolutely
and gives II to her ony for life. This codic also In
creases the Of S6OO.OOO previously mentioned TO
be given to each daughter bv S2oOOOO making the
amount so to be given $4,000. TO each daughter
In the next codicil number OF charitable beouests,
mentioned in The Tribune yesterday. are made. ana |
the requests to servants also made in this codcil
In the last part Of this codicil the be1uess TO the
testator's grandchildren were increased. This part
reads follows:
whereas. in article " Of my said VIII have directed
that $500 900 should be held IN separate trusts BY nv
executors trustees for the Of each Of my grand
Van Allen.
Now, therefore do direct that eC6 667 shall be added
70 each Of the said trust funds in the fourth article
my said will. named to be taken from my individual |
estate that the fund for Of each OF said three
grandchildren shall he $466,007.
And do direct that all provisions trusts and pow
Of said article " Of my said WILL which apply TO
each OF said funds therein named shall apply 70 each OF
said trust funds respectively now Increased.
] do hereby revoke the appointment OF william W.
Astor Of the under said will
! appoint William Crukshank, OF New-York, ex-
Of last will and testament and as one OF the
trustees therein, and in the ccdlei TO last named
In all Other respects. except herein modified | do
hereby confirm my aid last will and testament and the
four codcils made by bearing date
Nov 2, 1882. Dec s. 1884 March Is, 1886 and June
g. 1888. and all other codcIs / hereby revoke
witness whereof have hereto set my hand and seal
this 9th day Of June. 1890.
THE GIFT TO THE AsTOR LIBRARY
The unexpected gift by William Astor Of $4,000 |
10 the Aston Library excites some interest During
his lifetime Mr.. Aston did not give anything to the