New-York tribune., 1903-01-30
|. S. HEWITTS WILL.
F4NILI CHIEF HEIRS
Surrogate Meets Nrs. He,citt an
HobohleR 10 Probate Document.


Paterson, n. J., Jan. - (SpeciaD-The will of
Ahram > Hewitt was admitted TO probate by
Surrogate Charles NJ King of this county to-
DAY. Owing to the advanced age of Mrs Hewitt
and her feeble condition Surrogate King went
10 Hohoken this morning, and there met the ex-
ecutors at the office of Lewis. Besson & Stevens.
Mrs Hewitt came over from New-York.
Mr.. Hewitt took up his legal residence in this
county about two years ago. and this was the
reason for probating the will here. The will was
proved by o. E. Hawkins and E. F. Bedell, who
had been witnesses TO its execution. The other
witness. A F. Childs. is dead. The Will is as
follows:
I, Abram s. Hewitt. oc the city. county and State
o1 New lork being OF SOUND nd ano aesir0qS lS 10
and 4ecuaTe this my last will and testament revok
First-I give and bequeath unto my wife. Sarah
A Hewitt all my household f.rniiIre: plate
-nent works Of art and other articles Of domestic
Second-I also give and bequeath TO my said wife
ali the real estate which may be vested In me. or
il the Township of West Milford in the county Of
aSSSe' spd a5e OF sa G9Gng a Ibe fand
which ! may adjacent thereto in the counties
4 esy afS s he & abok ds s farm M the rita
This bequest is made in lieu Of her dover and
situated. which may in which may have
Third-T hereby give and bequeath my execu
The New-York and Greenwood Lake Railway Com
sor or nv IN 5h II sha i hfS9 aeree Seen the s9 Of
SloGeao in either good securities belonging 10 my
estate. wholly partly in cash, as may III the
Tenient in trust nevertheless as to the said
invested SO as 70 provide an annqat income OIL OF
"a To my mic Mrs Annie g h White bite now re re
s. OF $500. annually to be paid to her quarterly
during her nat ri lie. 60. - ,-ou-o- ~. o,,,,
ng dsgher & % Of s y S1e MTo fo Be paiS her G
oIsrte-IT dI,-inr rl1, her - natural life
(c) To my grandnephew. Griswold VOORHEES,, the
OF SEQ per annum for his education ;n end Sup SUP
when the said annuity shall cease ,..,
to) To my nephew, Abram Hewitt Southard, an
aFsi sFnfty e OF $500 TO be paid quarterly during his nat
6e5 To Mrs. Sarah Robson. daughter of my
brother. Thomas Hewitt an annuity of $500 to be
paid quarterly for and during her na 'ural life
fund is to be accuuiated for the benefit Of such of
my grandehild.en as may survive me or he dIl boIn
arrive the age Of twentyone the interest on his
Sn the he yo9ns e Sse i anchd S ii IS snail reach "a t the age
u I ea @ s en b The Tbated PTbSPedi az aong 6ne sn
grandchildren then living. share and share alike,
speci6ed shah then be lving an amount suficient
% provide for the payment to such beneficiary or
the said trust fund until the death Of said an
rbIe5 q among nv grsndchiidren as hereinbefore
provided. and # any of my grandchildren prior to
sbere ~ sI1rh r4andcbiI5 shan be paid to such
issue; ana provided further, that if in the 5gdg-
81 the time OF said distribution ii shall be more
hereby created that the share of each beneficiary @
- a-- y f S-coToe nT Of si,ch shah be paid TO
such beneficiary, subject, however 70 the TgnI o.
such beneficiary dispose OF the principal thereol
Fourth-An the 7eesidue and remainder OF my
give devise and bequeath in equal shares to my
81 S96geo g od2en Te nov now living shall die
esaSs leaving g GhqTe 4s m e uT Executors for his
benefit until the youngest child thereon snali nave
Fifth % hereby authorize and empoWer 1ne
Years after de5 tn to keep invested any portion of
my estate III any partnership or the conunuaLon t
al the time of nv death: at the risk Of my estate
loss. loss ''i'S i'-'-e------'S ''''-'
sh s ay to SanS me- Or aPou tn 2 2na eae h9T gsg a out
OF any advances or loans which during my me- ne
SO f e s II 4b eaid inSebte5ness or advances may
remain unpaid the lime Of my death.
SEVENTH dc hereby also authorize and empower
Of nv estate to any Corporation now existing
thereof and ho6 as an investment for the benefit of
my estate stocks ponds Of any such corporations
5inue and increase the investment of any part Of
ne5se9 M es5e al II e 5py time GeTPf[aSOa o g DEAN ID "''h
Eighth-I &c hereby direct if my will shall be
Shall be required Of my executors that, so far as
control, such security De dispensed with ana
that my executors be permitted TO administer my
estate without giving any such security
Ninth hereby authorize and empower my ex-
the survivor survivors of them ana their
successors sell and convey all and any OF my real
estate for cash or upon credit in like manner,
hereby authorize and empower the trustees for the
time being Of any trust hereby created. or any
which may descend 10 them from me, TO sell
gnd convey for cash upon credit any or the real
estate other securities held by them in trust
Tenrfl-Whenever the number Of executors as
trustees Of the trust created hereby, descended
them. by operation Of law by DEATH resignation.
3ncapaciTy. unwiingneSs 10 serve, for any otner
reason. shall be reduced to two or less hereby
authorize and the survivor or survivors 10
appoint succeeding trustees as TO keep the num-
Der three and TO execute such instruments as
shall vest the persons so appointed the remaining
trustees with the trust estate with all the powers
hereby conferred my executors as If they had
been named as such herein.
Eleventh. hereby nominate. constitute and ap
point my said wife. Sarah A Hewitt, and my sons.
Peter Cooper Hewitt, Edward R Hewitt and
Erskine Hewitt and my son-in-law, James 0:
Green, to be The executors Of this my will ana
testament
In witness whereof ] have hereunto set my hand
and seal this 3lst day of December 1896
On DUPLICATED ABRAM s. HEWITT L. 81.
Signed and cealed by the testator and published
declared by him his last will and testament,
IN presence by his request, in his presence and
presence Of each other. have at the same time
hereto subscribed our names as witnesses Edwin
2 BedeIl residing at Montclair y. J.; A. F. Childs
residing at No. 6s West One-hundred- -and-nine-
40. 80 West Eighty-hrst-st, New-York.