Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-05-11
SON GETS THE
AST0R FORTUNE
Widow Receives NswYOrk House
and 100000.
100000 FOR DAUGHTER
Mrs. Ava Willing Astor. His First
Wife, Was Not Mentioned - Other
Hequests.


The will of John Jacob Aston. dis.
posing of an estate valued roughly at
$lcO,000.O00. was summarized In New
York by Lewis Cass Ledyard, the law
yer who drew II.
Mr.. Aston. following the example OF
his father and grandfather. did not
split up his estate. He left II almost
intact to his son, William Vincent
Aston. who Is not yet twenty-one years
of age. Not much more than SS.O00.-
600 can In any even, be diverted from
the main Aston line. Mrs Ava Willing
As.or. his first wife. was not men
toned
The bulk of the will concerned the
restrictions which will bind his exc
cutors and the trustees of the Astor
estate. James Roosevelt, Douglass
Robinson. Nicholas Biddle and Vim
cent Aston. who begins to serve as
soon ms he comes of age six months
hence.
The precise value Of the estate was
not mentioned. A man who has been
familiar with Mr.. Astor's affairs said
the value lies probably between $50.
100000 and $i25.000.000.
To his son William Vincent Aston he
leaves outright all the lands personal
property at Rhinebeck: the house and
grounds at Newport. with all personal
property therein; all the pectures and
statuarv left 10 him for life by his
fathers will: all his jewelry. wearing
apparel. personal effects, yachts and
boats
To his widow. Madeline Force As.
tor, the town house and stables at the
corner of Fifth avenue and Sixty-fifth
street. together with the printed books.
paintings. pictures. engravings. stat.
uary and all household effects. useful
and ornamental: also n trust fund OF
$5,000.000. of which she Is 10 receive
the income. The house and stables.
contents and income from the trust
fund are to be hers during her life
and as long as she remains his widow.
Upon her death or remarriage all this
property is bequeathed TO the tesla.
tors son. William Vincent Aston.
The will in addition to this leaves
the widow an outright legacy of $780,
900. payable Immediately upon the
testators death.
These provisions for his widow. ac-
cording 10 .hs will. are made In lieu
OF dover and all other claims upon
his estate. and until a trust fund OF
$5.000.000 Is set up the executors are
directed 10 pay TO her an income at
the rate of 100000 year
A trust OF s5.0O0.000 is created for
the benefit of his daughter. Ava Alice
Muriel Aston. and so much OF the in
come rs the trustees shall determine
to be proper is TO be applied to her
maintenance and education during her
minority. Upon attaining the age OF
twenty-one years she is 10 receive this
fund with its accumulations absolute
~. In case of her death and In de-
fault of 4 will by her the fund rever;s
to William Vincent Aston.
A trust fund OF 100000 Is created
for the benefit of each child who shall
survive the tcstator other than his
son. William Vincent Aston. and his
daughter. Juriel. to be held In trus'
for such child until attaining the age
of twenty-one years.
Among other requests are the fol
lowing: To St. Pauls school. at Con
cord. n. H., 100000: 20 his brother
in-law James Roosevelt. $21.000
10 his friend. Douglas Robinson.
s20.00O: TO his friend. Nicholas Bid.
die, $4,000: to his secretary, William
A. Dobbyn. $4,000; to his steward.
Thomas iiadc. sio.0o0; to Herber' a.
Pinkham. the superintendent of his
country place at Rhinebeck. $4,000.
All the rest. residue and remainder
OF his estate and OF all property ovei
which he had any power OF testamen
tary disposition is given outright to
his son. william Vincent Aston.