The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-11
WEALTH FOR MANY HEIRS.
DISTRIBUTION OF THE ESTATE OF
ISAIAH Y. HILLIIMSON

Ten Years Having Elapsed since He Died,
$4,000, 900 Goes to Thirty-seven Grand
Nephews and Grand-Nieces Parents
Jared Well, Too-Will Forty Years Old.
TRENTON. N. j.. Sept 1o.-The final settle
ment OF the estate OF Isaiah V. Williamson.
who died in Bucks County, Pa. about ten
| years ago. Ia now being made. and about
St. 100000 will be distritu ted among his
thirty-seven grand ne phews and grand -nieees.
the majority OF whom live in and about Tren-
ton. Within few weeks a large part OF the
money has been paid over. and the remainder
will be forthcoming as soon as the property
can be converted into cash. Each OF the grand
nephews and grand nieces will receive some-
thing over S150.O00. The money that 10 now
being distributed Is In addition to about
$4,000. 900 paid out during the past ten years
to Mr. Williamson's nephews and nieoes. the
parents Of the benenciares under the present
partition.
Isaiah Williamson had nineteen nephews
and nieces, and the $3.000.000 which they
have received represents $5O.00 left each OF
them by his will with the earnings Of the estate
during the past ten years. The nephews and
nieces received the earnings OF the estate as
the heirs OF their fathers and mothers. Mr..
Williamson's brothers and sisters.
The nineteen nephews and nieces are all
DIR. James d. Tantum oil this city and Mrs. Sarah
Wharton Of Philadelphia. The seventeen are
Wallace Buchanan. Charles Buchanan. Mrs.
Frank W. Muschert Mrs. Owen Moon. Sr.. and
Hutchinson Moon. all OF Trenton Mrs. Charles
Parsons and Mrs. Headley Harper of Norris
vile; Mrs Georgiana Watson and Mrs. William
B Parry of Langhorns; Edward Williamson OF
Bucks county; Harry and Frank Williamson OF
Lancaster. Pa. and the four daughters OF
Mahlon Williamson. one Of Isaiahs brothers.
These four daughters live in Philadelphia.
or the thirty-seven grand-nephews and
grand nieces who are now coming in for the
final distribution OF the estate eight are the
children Of Charles Buchanan. so that family
alone. with what has been paid to the father.
will receive over 81 .250.OOO Mrs. Parsons has
seven children. There are four minor
children in the Harper family. and Mrs
Watson has three children. all OF them
small Wallace Buchanan has two IONS.
The other grandnephews and grandnieces
in Trenton are Miss Margaret Tantum. A.
Grocer Reeves. Owen Moon. Jr.. and William
Muschert. The remaining grandnephews and
Grandneces are the two children OF Harry
Williamson Of Lancaster. the two children OF
Mrs. Wharton OF Philadelphia and three chill
dren OF the two married daughters OF Mahlon
williamson.
The will under which the Williamson estate
is being divided was made thirty years before
his death. long before he had accumulated tho
great wealth that he left 1t is said that it was
his intention after he had grown rich to endow
the Williamson Manual Training School near
Media, Pa to which he gave m oney during his
life, so that it would rival Girard College in
Philadelphia. The story 10 that he had a will
drawn leaving the school an endowment fund
of 5000. 900. but that he died without signing
it. At any rate. the only will to be found was
the one already mentioned. In that will Will
hanson. who was a bachelor, left certain
sum to each OF his brothers and sisters and
next left his Hephews and nieces each $780,
600. He directed that the residue OF his
estate should be invested for ten years
after his death and then be distributed
to all his Erandnephews and grand
nieees who should then be living. A question
arose as to who was entitled to the income OF
tho money during the ten years. the nephews
and u eces. or their children. The courts were
appealed to in a friendly suit and decision
was rendered that the interest should be con-
sidersd AZ not having been disposed Of 10y the
will and therefore. should go to the next OF IN.
the same as il no will had been made. Under
this decision the nephews and nieces. as heirs
OF Mr.. Williamson's brothers and sisters. have
been receiving annually the interest on the es-
tate The ten years during which the will pro-
vided that the residue Of the estate should be
invested before being distributed expirad on