Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-07-23
Or. SUNDERLAND'S WILL
THE DOCUMENT IN HIS OWN HAND
WRITING FILED FOR PROBATE.
His Daughter Made Sole Beneficiary
and Observation-Disclosures Made
Of Kin and Friends.

The will Of the Rev. DR.. Byron Sunder-
land. late pastor Of the First Presbyterian
Church. was filed for probate today. 1t
bears date Of October 20, 1885, and names
his daughter, Rosalie Sunderland Day. as
sole beneficiary and executrix. The will
is written in DIR. Sunderlands own hand
writing and begins thus:
Item: And first give sincere and hum
BILE thanks to God, my heavenly Father, to
Christ, my only and all sufficient Savior,
and to the Holy Ghost. my sacrificer and
comforter. for all the blessings bestowed
on me and mine through all the years of
my mortal life
DR.. Sunderland enumerated his then liv-
ing relatives as follows:
MY beloved daughter, Rosalie Sunder-
land Day. Her husband. Orrin Day; their
children. Dorothea, Sherwood Sunderland
and Rosa1ie.
THE children Of my son, Erskine Mason
Sunderland who died May %, 1891, to wit:
Erskine Mason, Constance s. Parnen and
David Oliver, the said Constance being
widow with one child. Abbie Constance.
Among my near kin now living are the
two sons of my deceased brother, David H.
Sunderland viz: Byron. my nameSake, ana
D. Eugene, both of Freeport, ILL.,. and also
a first cousin, whose maiden name was
Harriet T. Turner, now the widow of VIII
liam NJ. Gait
Dr. Sunderland continues: Among the
friends of my life 1 must also record the
name Of the Hon. James l.. Norris and his
dear family endeared to me and mine oy
the tenderest ties of friendship.
AT this time so far as can estimate II,
my estate consists Of the following items:
The house and lot of my present resi-
dence, 32S street northwest; 100 acres OF
land in Webster county. state OF Missouri;
stocks and bonds and other papers or creu-
it-all of which are open to Inspection
aggregating in their present probable value
the sum of about $1,000. and the personal
property in nv house aforesaid, consisting
of furniture library and many souvenirs.
and insurance on the same for about the
aggregate sum of $1,000. So far as l know,
there Is no Indebtedness or incumbrance
on any of the aforesaid estate.
After the payment Of all my just debts
1 give to my dear daughter, Resale Sun
derland Day, all my estate, real and per-
sonal, to have and to hold in her own right
and to dispose of as she may determine,
and it is my wish that my said daughter
shall be the sole executrix of this my last
will, subject to no bonds.
ut is my will and wish that my said
daughter should, out OF my estate, at such
times as may be found practicable. trans
NIT some suitable token OF my affection to
each of my following named relations and
friends, should they be living:
''The children of Erskine Mason Sunder-
land, the children Of Orrin and Rosalte 8.
Day, my two nephews, Byron and DIR. D.
E. Sunderland of Freeport ILL.,: my cousin.
Mrs Harriet T. Gait, and my very dear
friend of many years, Hon. James l.. Nor
ris.
at Is my will and wish that the people
and congregation of the First Presbyterian
Church of Washington, d. c., whose kind
ness to me through all vicisstudes has
been so constant. shall be remembered in
some substantial manner, should this be
warranted by the future proceeds of my
estate"
Should DR.. Sunderland's daughter die it
is willed that his estate shall go to Mr..
Orrin Day of Catskill, n. Y, son-in-iaw Of
the testator. DR.. Sunderland states that
he desires his remains to be laid beside
those Of his wife and children in the ceme-
terry at Catskill n. Y, and that there
shall be no unseemly ostentatiOn or parade
marking the ceremonies.
Messrs. Frank Hume. George w. Rea
and Harvey s. w. De Graw are signed to
the will as witnesses. and the document
was filed for probate by Mr.. Norris.