The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-05-24
JUDGE STITES' WILL
His Executors Ask Vice Chan :
eellor Pitney for a C~onstrue-
ton Of It's Contents.

The will of the famous Common Law
Judge, Richard Wayne Sites of Morris
county, was brought into the Court of
Chancery before Vice Chancellor Pitney
this morning by Ex-Governor George T..
Werts, representing Courtlandt and
Richard Wayne Parker, of Newark, ex-
ecutors and trustees, who seek to have
the construction pronounced by the court.
Mr.. Courtlandt Parker married Judge
Sites daughter.
The distinguished Judge died in Morris
town on July 2, 1877, leaving behind a for
tune estimated between seventy to one
hundred thousand dollars. In his will he
bequeathed to his daughter, Mrs. F. B.
Seeley, who has not received from me
as much as my other daughter and son,
I give one thousand dollars and to Zach
of my grandchildren who bear my name,
Richard Wayne Parker Elizabeth Seeley
Parker, Richard Wayne Sites and Rich
ard Wayne Seeley, I give one hundred
dollars as a token of regard"
To his son-in-law, Mr.. Courtlandt
Parker, and his grandson, Congressman
r. Wayne Parker, of Essex county he
gave as trustees and executors all his real
and personal property to hold in trust,
and it is on this part of the win that more
1 "a . = ny LII II oSlCCo- Ak WI uo
which Messrs. Parker think need con-
struction are as follows
First that they" meaning the execu-
| tors and trustees, shall hold the lot and
dwelling house on Elm street, Norris
town, for the sole use, occupation or in
come Of my fsithful and devoted wife,
ture, plot, carriages, etc, free OF all
charge. as rent for and during the time
of her natural life.
also, 1 give and devise to my said wife,
E. c. Sites during her said life, the sum
OF one thousand eight hundred dollars
tees when and in such sums as She may
desire; my son and wife to pay taxes
and Insurance to amount of seven thou
my son, elects to purchase said house.
"Upon the death Of my said wife | give
speculation. the said dwelling house and
q portion of said lot on which the said
dwelling house stands for eight thousand
IF my son, r. NJ. Sites, shall elect to
purchase said lot and dwelling on Elm
in my trustees, Courtlandt Parker and r.
W. Parker. and the survivor of them. in
SIZES sanas fS Gur fhe h Denf life. Of and n gft s9n; ae Ii w u
lis lawful heirs, Richard Sites and Mont
gomery Sites. My son. R. M. Sites,
my wife to pay his two sisters, Mrs.
Parker and Mrs. Seeley, their third part
Of said eight thousand dollars with law
\ Il lIlCISSl III Sdlu ueDt. 10 HeID TO
meet this debt I advise my executors
and trustees to lay aside out of my sons
portion at least two or three hundred
dollars annually as a sinking fund.
IF necessary, my executors and trus-
tees are authorized to pay to the trustees
of Mrs. E. W. Parker and Mrs. f. B..
Seeley the two-third part of the said
debt:-fve thousand three hundred and
thirty-three dollars out of the share held
by said trustees for him and his children.
IF my son shall die without lawful
heirs. or if after his death his two sons,
Richard and Montgomery, shall die be-
fore the age Of twenty-one years. then
sisters and their heirs. If my daughter,
Mrs. F.; B. Seeley, Shall ever require a
home, then my son Richard and his trus-
IeeS Shau allow her TO occupy a, part of
said house, free of charge, so long as
she remains a widow"
Ine remainder OF his will further dis
posing OF his real and personal property
is az stralght; 50 the trustees think.
WINS b haze d leath 3 81 19age suites, ms
On Marcn l, loso. Iollowed on the eleventh
" .ne sans mo1tn and the same year by
nst sou laicIdiu ", ollteS. his WIDOW
him + qhe 1a}fser a. he,ns y suites s survive
Har r Ine late JUDGES daughter,
raauces p. Seeiey, died IN January, 1883,
in1fnn $500 WI aleus, Ehzaoeth worth
The iatterT fsyay IN S AL y Mayne seeley,
ueeo ohvsye al ner interest in her es-
harsaI 9 a npd i ~ upon certaln trusts for
t terse If aua ner ISSUE; Tree from the con
who is also caIIed cr mesSoR5an fapaslan,
an infant da LEXIS oee,ey. ihey have
Tphs Hi ~ one year oio;
aSesth W Aae tpd Parker GEeror Wife sho of d snaf ali5t
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