Mary Leggett

     Mary was born on Friday, 14 January 1803 in West Farms, Westchester County, New York. The date may have been 13 Uanuary 1803. Mary married Thomas W. Pearsall on 14 April 1824 in Westchester, Westchester County, New York. She made her will 6 June 1878 at the City, County & State of New York.

IN THE NAME OF GOD, AMEN: I, Mary L. Pearsall, widow of Thomas W. Pearsall deceased, of the City, County and State of New York, do make, publish and declare this to be my last Will and Testament, hereb
y revoking all former wills by me made.
First: I give and bequeathe to Charlotte T. Pearsall, the oldest daughter of my son Thomas W. Pearsall my silver tea set, consisting of two tea pots, one cream pitcher one sugar bowl and one slop bowl; to Mary L. Pearsall, the youngest daughter of my said son my other tea set consisting of one coffee pot, two tea pots, one sugar bowl, one cream pitcher and one pot and milk pitcher, and to my grandchild Thomas Pearsall Thorne the two silver pitchers which were given to me some years ago by my brother-in-law Robert Pearsall.
Second: I give and bequeathe to Miss Anne E. Murray who now lives with me and has proved such a faithful companion, the sum of Five hundred dollars.
Third: I give and bequeathe Two hundred and fifty dollars to each of my nine following named nieces, Esther F. Tucker, Catherine Leggett, Sarah F. Leggett, Mary L. Parsons, Rebecca L. Willets, Margaret Hoffman, Eliza F. Thorne, Anna Schell and Louisa Graham.
Fourth: I give and devise all my real estate, lands, tenements and hereditaments wheresoever the same may be situated, to Samuel Thorne in trust to sell the same and from the proceeds of such sale (1) to pay to Pauline Spofford Pearsall, wife of my son Thomas W. Pearsall for her sole and separate use, the sum of Thirty thousand dollars, $30,000. with interest from the time of my decease. 2. To pay out of the remainder of such proceeds to my son Thomas W. Pearsall and my son-in-law Edwin Thorne in equal shares, the sum of Twenty-eight thousand dollars being the amount heretofore and on the sixteenth day of May, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-seven, received by me from my said son and my deceased daughter Charlotte P. Thorne, then the wife of said Edwin Thorne, together with the interest on the said sum from that date. 3. To pay the remainder of such proceeds to my grandchildren me surviving in equal shares, the names of my said grandchildren being now as follows:
Charlotte Thorne Pearsall, Paul Spofford Pearsall, Thomas W. Pearsall, Jr. and Mary L. Pearsall, (being the children of my said son Thomas W. Pearsall) Thomas Pearsall Thorne, Chester Thorne and Oakleigh Thorne (being the children of my deceased daughter Charlotte P. Thorne) and Harold W. Pearsall, who is the only surviving child of my deceased son Robert W. Pearsall.
Fifth: I give and bequeathe all my stock in the International and Great Northern Railroad Company to John W. Sterling in Trust 1. to receive the income thereof and at any time or times in his discretion to sell the said stock and to receive the proceeds of such sale and invest and re-invest the same in such securities as he may deem fit whether the same are such as are permitted for investment, by trustees under the law of this State or not and also to receive the income of such investments and reinvestments. 2. To apply all moneys so received by him whether principal or income in the first place to the re-payment to my said son Thomas W. Pearsall, my said son-in-law Edwin Thorne, at such times and in such instalments as my said trustee shall think fit but in equal shares of the said sum of Twenty-eight thousand dollars paid to me by my said son and deceased daughter as aforesaid (deducting therefrom whatever may have been paid on account thereof out of the proceeds of my real estate hereinbefore devised) together with interest on the said sum from the sixteenth day of May eighteen hundred and sixty-seven. 3. To apply the remainder of such moneys to the use of my grand children me surviving at such times and in such instalments as my said trustee may think fit but in equal shares.
(4) To dispose all the remainder of the fund in his hands whether principal or income among all my grandchildren me surviving in equal shares. Upon the death of Paul Spofford Pearsall and Thomas W. Pearsall, Junior (the said persons being two minor children of my said son Thomas W. Pearsall) or upon the request of both my executors at the arrival at majority of either of the two said minor children or in the discretion of my said trustee at any earlier period said Trust then to cease and wholly determine.
Sixth: I direct that in case of the death of any of my grandchildren before the final distribution of the fund provided by the fifth article of this will, the share of such deceased grand children in the principal and income of such fund be paid to or applied to the use of such other of my grand children as shall survive such deceased grand children.
Seventh: I divide all the rest, residue and remainder of my personal estate into as many parts as I shall leave grandchildren me surviving and give and bequeathe one share to each of such grand children.
Eighth: I hereby appoint my son Thomas W. Pearsall and my son-in-law Edwin Thorne, executors of this Will.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this sixth day of June, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-eight.
Mary L. Pearsall. [L. S.]
Signed, sealed, published and declared by Mary L. Pearsall the above named testatrix, as and for her last Will and testament in the presence of us and each of us who at her request and in her presence and in the presence of each other have hereto subscribed our names as witnesses.
Chas. G. Thompson, 25 La Feyette Place.
Gardiner Thompson, 25 La Feyette Place, N. Y. City.

Mary departed this life on Saturday, 20 July 1878 in the City, County & State of New York. Mary was buried at the Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, Westchester County, New York, in the Thomas W. Pearsall plot. Her will was probated on 16 November 1878.