bequest

A Catholic church in central Massachusetts recently received a $1.5 million bequest from a generous parishioner who has passed away.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026

Johns Hopkins opened in 1876 and, funded by a $3.5 million bequest, was America’s first research university.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Since you wouldn’t have to worry about running out of money in old age, you might travel the world, buy a sports car, or gift an early bequest to heirs.

From Barron's ● May 21, 2026

Their care was funded by great commercial wealth—among the most compelling characters here is the man whose bequest first financed the Innocenti: Francesco Datini, a preposterously wealthy, libidinous and melancholy-prone merchant.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 23, 2025

In April of 1857, Mrs. Fox wrote to Robert Kane asking about the bequest for Maggie; he didn’t respond.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

Take, for example, the question of her literal will, which, after a few small bequests to friends and institutions to which she had been connected, left most of her substantial estate to a medical charity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

Gold bars, rings and necklaces can be handed down to the next generation as wedding gifts or inheritance bequests.

From Barron's ● Jan. 30, 2026

It’s also likely that the Reiners included charitable bequests in their estate plans.

From Salon ● Dec. 25, 2025

You can delineate these bequests in a will or in a trust, but either way, the designated administrator becomes responsible for distributing the items and can be held accountable if things go missing.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 21, 2025

The Border Minstrelsy furnished five stanzas, giving the story, without the bequests.

From English and Scottish Ballads, Volume II (of 8) by Various