Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-07-07
mrs DARLING'S WILL
ADMITTED PROBATE
As Previously Announced She Be.
quoted Most Of Her Estate
TO Grand Children.
PROPERTY 70 Be HELD IN TRUST
PROPERTY 10 Be HELD IN TRUSS
Captain f w Darling, Her son, Gives
Bond in tho sum Of 100000 to DUAL,
lfy as Exeeutor-Instrument, which
Was Drawn May 80, 1905, Carefully
Prepared.

In the Circuit Court yesterday the
last will OF Mrs. Mary Annie Darling.
relict of Mr.. James g. Darling, was
admitted to probate. Her son, Captain
Frank w. Darling, qualified as the
executor, giving his personal bonds in
the sum OF 100000.
An announced in the Daily Press
about six months ago, Mrs. Darling,
after bequeathlng to Captain Darling
the Herbert. creek site, to Mrs James
q M. Cumming the house In King street
aud lot In Hope street, and to ] s /.
Darling, Jr., the Cedar Point property,
directed that her entire estate shall
be held In trust for the benefit of her
grandchildren
Captain Darling Is directed to invest
ench OF her grandchildren his or hcr
share when such child attains the age
OF 25 years.
The VIII.
The will in full follows:
II. Mary Annie Darling, of Elizabeth
City county, Virginia, do make this my
last will. hereby revolving any other
will or Wills heretofore made by me.
First devise to my son. Frank
w Darling In fee slmnle. that certain
tract or lot of land fronting on Her.
bert's creek In Elizabeth City county,
Virginia. adjoining the lands OF III. s.
Thompson on the East and running
west about $50 feet to Shields street.
Second devise to my daughter,
Grace Darling Cumming wife of Jas,
M. Cumming, the house and lot on King
street In the town OF Hampton. Viz
ginia. which was formerly occupied
by me as Residences; I also devise
to my said daughter. Grace the vacant
lot fronting on Hope street about 70
feet and bounding on the east by the
lots OF Mrs. Howard and Mrs. Smith.
All OF the said lots OF land to he held
by my said daughter, Grace, For her
life as a home for herself and children.
At the death OF my said daughter,
Grace, devise the said lots of land to
the heirs-at-law of my said daughter,
Grace
"Third--I devise to my grandson,
James Sands Darling. In fee simple.
the lot of land owned by me, located
on Herberts creek upon which my son,
Frank w. Darling has recently erect.
ed dwelling; also devise to my
grand son, James Sands Darling, the
point OF land now owned by me To-
Gated on Hampton creek. which lot is
commonly called Cedar Point. But
should my said grandson. James Sands
Darling. DIE wituout fssuesor the. des.
cendant Of such issue. I devise, in that
event, the said lot called Cedar Point
to my granddaughter. Grace Darling
Cumming. In fee simple. Should 1t
become neCassary tn divide thase fuo
lots, upon the happening of contin-
gency above provided for, then I de.
sire the line between tho two lots to
be run as follows: Begin Mt a point
on Herbert's creek half way between
the foot of the granOlithic walk as It
Is at present located and the clump
OF old cedar trees now standing near
the board walk and running thence
In a westwardly direction in a straight
line to the northern side OF the circu.
lar driveway on the north side of the
said residence erected by Franz w.
Darling, and thence continuing to