Evening star., 1909-05-28
INHERIT WHEN FORTY
Rogers Children Then to Get
Half of Their Bequests.
MAY WILL AWAY BALANCE
Trust Funds for Benefit of Widow,
Offspring and Relatives.
FAIR HAVEN IS GIVEN 100000
Son Receives Outright Real Estate
in Home Town-Personal Prop
erty Distributed.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, May 2S-The will of
Henry H. Rogers the Standard Oil mil
lionaire. who died last week. was filed In
the probate court in the city this morn
ing.
| James NJ Beck, who filed the will, gave
out the following abstract:
"The will of Henry H. Rogers gives to
his wife the use. during her life. of the
testator's New York city residence. and
all the household goods and furniture
used therein. together with the testator's
stable and all of his automobiles. horses
and carriages. 1t also created trust of
not less than $2,5OO,OO0, nor more than
So. 100000 to provide an annuity of $780,
ono for Mrs. Rogers. Upon her death
the property of which she has the use
and her trust funds become part Of the
residuary estate of the testator.
Fair Haven Residence to Son.
"The residence and real estate of the
testator at Fair Haven. Mass. are given
to the testator's son, Henry H. Rogers,
jr.
Various trusts, ranging from $4,000 to
$4,000. and aggregating s55O,ooo. are
created for the benefit OF the testator's 8
collateral relatives The income from
these trusts is paid to the various bene-
ficiaries during their lives and upon their
death the principal of the trusts reverts
to the testator's residuary estate.
"A bequest Of 100000 is given to the
town Of Fair Haven. as a permanent fund.
the income from which Is to be applied to
the use of the primary and grammar
schools of the town.
Residuary Estate Into Four Trusts
AFTER providing for these beauests the
residuary estate Of the testator is divided
into four trusts. one for the benefit Of
tain the age Of forty years. they are each
to receive one-half the principal of the
trust created for their benefit
1.-THE other half is. to be held in trust
during their lives; but the children are
each given the power to dispose OF the
principal of their trust by their last will
and testament, and I'm default OF such
disposition, the principal OF the trust
goes to their heirs-at-law.
"The executors OF the will are the tes
tator's son, Henry H. Rogers. jr.; John
w. Stering Of New York. Walter p Win
sor Of Fair Haven. Mass. and the Farm
ers' Loan and Trust Company of New
York.
No estimate of the value OF the estate
was given in the will. beyond the Gus
ton1ary phrase more than 10000 per-
sonal, and more than $4,000 real"
Wall street estimates Of the value of
the estate range from $50.OO0O 600 to $780,
600 600.
Relatives Who Are Remembered.
Mr.. Rogers bequests to collateral rela-
tives are in the form OF trust funds be-
queathed to his trustees. the income to
be paid the beneficiaries during their
lives and at their death the principal to
revert to the residuary estate.
The following beneficiaries receive the
income from the sums named: Rufus A.
Rogers, the testator's brother, $2OOOOO;
Maud Rogers. wife Of Rufus A. Rogers.
800. 600; Marion Rogers, daughter Of
Rufus A. Rogers, $4,000: Rowland Rog-
ers. son Of Rufus A. Rogers, $J0.O00 Sa
$4,000: Julia Tuck. cousin of testator,
$4,000: Agnes i. Gardner, cousin, $3O,-
600: Jane N. Nye. New Bedford. cousin.
10000: Jennie Nye. daughter of Jane N:
Nye. $4,000; Mary Nye' daughter OF
The four children Of Mr.. Rogers. who
share equally in his residuary estate. are
named in the will as follows: Anne Engle
BENJAMIN. Clara Leland Broughton. Maj
Rogers Coe and Henry Huttleston Rogers
1t is provided in the will that the cost
of any litigation that may be instituted in
regard to the bequests shall be deducted
from the beuuest of the litigant. Mr.
Rogers works of art, bric-a-brac, books
plate etc, are left to his widow. To his
son he willed his jewelry and personal
effects.
Mr.. Rogers gives his trustees full au-
thority to retain any of his property in
the same form of investment as that in
which it came to them at his death, or in
their discretion to dispose Of all or any
part of such property, whether real or
personal. They are permitted to reinvest
the proceeds in real estate, government
or state bonds. in bonds secured by real
estate mortgages or in standard stocks or
bonds OF railroads In the United States
or Canada.
The will was dated May Z 1907