The evening star and Newark advertiser., 1907-07-31
BENEFICIARlES
OF HALSEY
ESTATE
More Than $SOe,O9O Divid-
ed Among Relatives in
Different Generations.

Distribution of the large estate OF
Miss Cornelia B, Halsey, who died
about three years ago and left property
valued at about 100000, has been com.
pleted and the list of distributes was
filed in the Surrogate's office today by
James G. Mcdonald, as administrator
of the estate
The estate, in accordance With the
courts decree, has been ndivlded among
the sisters, cousins and aunts, and the
list of beneficiaries under that decree
is made public for the first time.
After the debts of the estate were
paid the net amount to be distributed
was sS01, ,171.45 The distribution was
ordered when Alfred f. Skinner was
Judge of the Orphans Court, and he
was sustained by the prerogatlve court.
The administrator was named because
Miss Halsey left no will
To the following first cousins have
been distributed $25,S44.24 each:
Silas C. Halsey, Daniel Halsey. Cor
nelia v. Halsey, Julia Coe estate, Mary
T. Baldwin, Elizabeth II. Carleton and
William B. Baldwin.
The descendants of Sarah Briant Marsh,
known as cousins No. /, fall heir to the
following amounts:
Mary A. Miller estate, Sarah J. Miller,
ELI N. Marsh, Anna II, Timms and
Georgia II. Bull. ss692.oS; Edward G.
Marsh. Marietta Jobs and Sadie Miller,
81, ,s46O2, and Bryant Roy Marsh and Ed
gar Roy Marsh. $92S01.
The descendants of Isaac Halsey Briant,
known as cousins No 2, receive amounts
as follows:
Sarah f. Holloway, s12,92212; Florence
B. Wolfer, Edwin #. Briant, Laura b.
Mncown, Lillian B. Conklyn and Silas II.
Briant, S1,07s& each. and Irene +. Briant,
6,46i.06.
The shares of the descendants OF Eliza
beth Briant Woodruff, cousins No. 3, are
as follows
Mary A. Tucker, Anna E. Halsey, John
b. woodruff and Sarah r. Boice. 50, ,692 .03
each; Letitla ii. Mcdowell, James II.
Woodruff and George T. Woodruff, 81. 230.6S
each; Cora Cadmus, Curtius Woodruff,
Lottie Burke, Mary A. Collyer and Bessie
Hawkins. s73Sf EACH and Edith L.
Towers and estate John 7. Woodruff, ST.,
S46.02 each.
Sarah H. Davis, as descendants of Mary
A. Briant Cory, cousin No. 4, gets SIS, ,S4424
and Samuel Briant's descendants these
amounts: Caroline and Mary a. Higginson,
SS,6i474 each and Clarence II. Briant and
Sarah NJ. Limekiller S,D7.$ each.
Other distributes, descendants of other
cousins, are;
a22.12 each; Aibina c. Andrus and Emma
L. Compton, Ss514.74 eaeh; Albert E. Hig-
ginson and Harry G. Higginson A,30l.3s;
Sarah s. Clark and estate Of Harriet Hal
sey. $12, ,92212 EACH Anna Durand, Daniel
Halsey, Elijah S. Wade and Phebe II.
Fprrow Si2 92212 each.
The thirteen distributes as descendants
of Sarah Meeker Clerk, cousin No. IL, and
their shares are as follows
Samuel NJ Clark. Ay3ss Clark, Eliza NJ
Hunter, Phebe A., Ciiit.-. and Emily A.
Clark, $3,699,o3 each; Walter, g, Gilmore,
81, ,230.6S each; John ID. Magic, Barnes r.
Magic and Sallle NJ. Leary, S92301 each;
George W. Magic and Mary l. Magic,
Sarah Smith Halsey Utter's descend
ants get shares as follows;
Thomas N. and John N Utter and Anna
Utter and Annie L. Mason. s2.5s443 each;
Harry. Addie l.. and ella d. Utter. ST.
james II. Halsey's descendants. Anna,
Durand and Daniel Halsey. get $l2.922.l2
eoch.
Besides those already named there are
eleven more cousins whose descendants
have received their share from Miss Hal
sey They are Eliza X. Holden, Mary Day
ton Halsey, George A. Halsey Martha A.
b. Meeler, Edward A. Baldwin, Henrietta
3. Oakley. Sarah F. Magic Sarah J. De
Hart, Alexander +. Cobb, Archibald P.
Cobb aud Wickliff f. Baldwin.
The amounts range from S4,30.3 20 to $l2,-
922I2 representing respective shares ac-
cording TO the degree Of kinship. The last
named eight cousins are descendants on
the mothers side of the house.
The Magies named as distributes are
related to Chancellor Magic.
Tho distribution s the last step in one
of the most puzzlng that ever became
before the Orphans Court, because Of the
difaculty Of establishing kinship and fix-
ing the claims Of che great array OF sis
ters and cousins ard aunts.