The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-10-27
MILLION AND A
HALF INVOL WE'D
VIII Of Mrs. Philip Livingston
Gives Bulk Of Property to
Her Husband
OTHER WILLS ARE PROBATED

Among the wills recently admitted
to probate by Surrogate David Young
are those of Mrs. Philip Livingston,
Albert l. Runyon, Edmund 9. Pruden
and Thomas f. Whalen.
Mrs. Philip Livingston at the time
of her death on September 18th, 1908,
was a resident of Bar Harbor, Maine,
but was a former resident Of Morris
town and owned considerable property
here. Her estate is estimated to be
worth million and half dollars.
Mrs. Livingston by the terms OF her
will left her aunt, Juliet Nc Eyers
Birckhead the store property on
Charles street, Baltimore. To her
uncle, Henry Lennox Birckhead, is be-
queathed $1,000 Newbold Morris, a
nephew is left $1,000; Eya v. @. Nor
ris, a neice, diamond sunburst Helen
v. G. de Peyster, a niece, a pearl neck
lace f. Ashton de Peyster, a nephew,
$1,000. To her neice, Frances G. de
Peyster, Mrs. Livingston bequeathed
her pearl earrings; to her neice, Au-
gusta M. de Peyster, is left pearl and
diamond ring to Ella M. de Peyster is
left Mrs. Livingston's mothers en-
gagement ring. To her sister-1n-law,
Eleanor g. Morris, is bequeathed by
Mrs. Livingston two crescents, one of
pearls and diamonds and one Of sap
phireS and diamonds.
The residue of her estates Mrs Liv-
) ingston left to her husband, Philip
Livingston, who is made the executor.
If Mr.. Livingston had not survived
his wife the real estate was to have
been divided two thirds to Mrs. Liv-,
ingston's brother, Augustus Newbold
Morris, and one third to her sister, Au-
gusta Morris de Peyster. One-half of
her personal estate was to have gone
to her brother, A. Newbold Morris,
One-fourth to her sister, Augusta Nor
ris de Peyster, and one-fourth was to
have been divided into seven shares,
one of which was to go to the Child
ren's Aid society, of New York one to
the s. p. G. A., of New York one to
the Society for Improving the Condi-
tion of the Poor, of New York; one to
the Ladies' Tuesday Morning BeneVo-
lent Sewing socieJy, of St. Barthole-
news church, Of New York one share
to ST. Peters church, of Morristown,
to be used for charitable purposes, and
one share to her cousin, Alexia Bowden.
The will was probated in New York
county on October 9th, 1908.
Albert Lathrop Runyon bequeathed
to the members Of his family shares of
stock in the Tonapah Mining company
as follows TO his wife, Rachel S.
Runyon, 700 shares; to his son, Will
liam S. Runyon, 200; to his son, George
AG. Ruuyon, 200; to his son, Fred f.
Runyon. 200; to his daughter, Harriet
@. Synder, 200; to his neice,
Harriet e. Martin, forty-two. His
cousin, Madeline Q. Dalrymple, is left
ten shares his nephew, Charles V. A.
Runyon. twelve shares nephew, Hen
ry w. Runyon,, twelve shares; neice,
Evelyn M. Werts, twelve shares neice,
Harriet Werts, twelve shares.
The residue Of his property Mr.. Run
yon bequeathed to his wife, who, with
his son, George G.. Runyon, are the
executors.
Edmund @. Pruden, late of Morris
township, leaves all his property to his
wife, Fannie G. Pruden.. His daugh-
ter, Miss Nora Pruden, is named as
executrix.
All the real and personal property of
Thomas #. Whalen, the late proprietor
OF the Mansion house, is left to his
wife, Dorothea Whalen, who is named
with Thomas HI. Meskill as executors.
johnson Brown, late of Hanover
township, beQueathed all his property
with the exception of the homestead
1 at Parsippany to his wife, Agnes
Brown. The homestead is bequeathed
to his son, Henry M. Brown.