The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-06-16
He REMEMBERED
THE POOR OF HIS
NATIVE HOLLAND
Jas. de Fremery Left
Large Estate.
WILL FILED FOR PROBATE
REQUESTS FOR FIFTY FRIENDS
AND RELATIVES.
The Geographic Will Was Written at
Brooklyn, N. Y, in 1897, and
Names James Leon de
Fremery Executor.
WILL FILED FOR PROBATE
REQUESTS FOR FIFTY FRIENDS
AND RELATIVES.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call.
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90S Broadway, June 10.
The Geographic will of the late James
de Fremery, knight of the order Of the
Netherland Lion and ex-Consul of the
Netherlands, who died at Coolidge,
Kansas, on May Is last, while journeying
to New York was filed for probate to-
day by his son, James Leon de Fremery,
who petitions for letters of administra-
ton, he being named in the will as exec
utor.
The instrument was written at the city
of Brooklyn, N. Y, and is dated Septem-
Der II, 1897, when the testator was aged
Il years 1t consists of ten pages in the
perfection of penmanship. There is not
an erasure or interlineation, and by it's
terms the large estate, valued at from
5000 900 to 100000, Is disposed of among
some fifty devisees. The only heirs at
law surviving the testator, however, are
the son. James Leon de Fremery, aged 40.
residing in New York City, and daugh-
ter, Adele Virginie Won Loben Sells, Of
this city. Testators wife died several
years ago.
Under the will a $4,000 promissory note
made by the executor is Cancelled, and the
executor is empowered to sell, without
asking permission of any court, any and
all real property of the estate on Poplar,
Twenty first and Washington streets.
To the daughter is beQueathed testa-
tors Dutch Bible, in tortoise shell and
golden clasps" which his forefather,
JacobuS Scheltus, gave to his bride in
1929. To the son, who is also president of
the American Lucol Company, is be-
queathed the genealogies of the family
and the family medals. A collection of an
cient gold and silver coins of Japan is
bequeathed to the son-in-law, p. j. Van
Loben Sells, Consul of the Netherlands
daughter-in-law, Wilhemina H. de Frem-
cry, fifty shares in the capital stock Of
the San Francisco Savings Union; also
two shares of the same stock to each of
Hendrix n, Annette, Herman and Helen
Mary de Fremery. Mary A. and Ellen o.
de Fremery. sisters-in-law, are also re-
membersd TO the society called
sche letter Kunde," at Leyden, the
sum of $500 is given, and $500 to each of
the following persons: Miss Emma Her
kenrath of Leyden; Captain S. f. Van
and c. M. Van den Berg of s'GraVenhage;
Mrs. Pompseja de Fremery of Gromn-
gen; also to the burgomaster of s'Graven-
zande for the Grooten Armen lthe poor !;
to the Christian National School at
S GravenZande, and to Mrs. Josephine NJ.
Klyn de Jongh Of Amsterdam. To Aaltje
Anna Vellekoop of Ouwendyk, Holland,
$40 to Teunis Koenen Sr. of Ouwendyk,
S20 to a brother, William c. B. de Frem-
cry of this city 5000; to B. g. Charles e1 Gu
year they have been employed with the
firm of James de Fremery & Co.; to Mrs.
Maria Virginia Meyer of Germany, 5000;
Virginia Ryan of Oakland, 800; to Mark
Ryan, the stable or barn near the De
Fremery Grove on Adeline street; to the
Ladies Relief Society of Oakland, $500;
Mrs. Caroline Revalk 800; the Van Lo-
ben Sells OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Diederich,
Maurits Carel, James Florent, Virgine
Therese, Justus Jan-and James de Frem-
cry and Leon Florent de Fremery, each
$1,000; Adolph Edward and Virginie Elinor
de Fremery, $4,000 each.
To James L. de Fremery and Adele ".
queathed, to be placed on deposit, the
dividends to be distributed as follows:
One-third TO Mrs. Nellie Mel of Santa
Cruz one-third to a cousin, Margaretha
Amelia Sprecher Van Bernegg of Swift
erland one-sixth to Mrs. Willie BestOr
of Washington, D. c., and the remaining
one-sixth to Mrs. Elizabeth B. Reed Of
original deposits to remain the property
of testators two children or their repre-
sentatives To "Ryksarchief," the histor-
zeal archives. of Holland at The Hague,
many rare historical works are be-
queathed.
The residue Of the estate goes to tesla
tors son and daughter.
w. c. B. de Fremery. the surviving
partner is allowed ten months in which
to liquidate the affairs of the firm of
James de Fremery 81 Co.
In the event of the death of the son,
James Leon de Fremery, Adele V Van
Loben Sells is named as executriX, and in
Wilhelmina H. de Fremery are to act
jointly. Finally, in the event of their
death. testator's brother, w. G. B. de
Fremery, will be executor.