Ancient, Curious, and Famous WillsHarris, Virgil M. (Virgil McClure)
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Ancient, Curious, and Famous Wills
Harris, Virgil M. (Virgil McClure)
Wills
Upon the death of his wife, Louisa Catherine Adams, a division is to be
made of the principal of the personal property thus held by his son and
executor, by which one-half is to be given to his said son Charles
Francis Adams, and of the income arising from the other half of the
same, the sum of $6000 is to be paid to his daughter-in-law, Mary
Catherine Adams, and the remainder of said income and proceeds shall be
paid to his granddaughter, Mary L. Adams, during the natural life of her
mother, and “upon the decease of her mother the whole of said half part
of said property as well as all other personal property held in trust by
said executor for the benefit of said Mary L. Adams” is to be settled
upon said Mary L. Adams by said executor.
He gives to his son, Charles Francis Adams, his estate at Mount
Wollaston in the town of Quincy, with the dwelling-house and barns
thereon situated.
He gives to his son, Charles Francis Adams, and the heirs of his body
all the rest and residue of real estate, including all wood lots, quarry
lands and salt marsh, of which he shall die seized within the limits of
the towns of Quincy, Braintree or Milton: “Provided there be secured to
be paid by said son, the principal sum of $20,000, said sum to be a
capital for the benefit of my granddaughter, Mary L. Adams.”
He gives to his son, Charles Francis Adams, realty situated in Fremont
Street and in Court Street, city of Boston, and county of Suffolk.
He gives and bequeaths to his granddaughter, Mary L. Adams, the estate
in Beach Street, city of Boston, and also the estate of which he stands
possessed under breach of condition of mortgage in Curve Street in
Boston, “should the same become mine, as is probable, by foreclosure, in
regular course of law,” also all right, title and interest he has or may
have in two stores on Eastern Railway Avenue, in said Boston, over and
above amounts for which they are respectively mortgaged, to her and her
heirs and assigns forever.
He gives to his son, Charles Francis Adams, the estate in Weston, in
this commonwealth, bequeathed to him by his friend Ward Nicholas
Boylston, Esq., and the whole of his estate situated in city and county
of Washington, D.C., consisting of house in F. Street, and the land
appertaining, subject to life estate already granted to his wife, also
store and house situated in Pennsylvania Avenue, also estate known under
name of Columbia Mills, also Square numbered 592 and all other lands of
which he may die seized and possessed in the District of Columbia, to
have and to hold to him, his heirs and assigns, in trust, however, for
the benefit of his granddaughter, Mary L. Adams.
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