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Henry THRALE 1781 will

The contingent uses estates and remainders hereinafter limited from being defeated and destroyed but nevertheless to suffer my daughter Sophia to take and receive The rents issues and profits of the said last mentioned premises for and during the term of her natural life and from and immediately after the decease of my said daughter Sophia then to the use of the first son of the body of my said daughter Sophia lawfully to be begotten and to the heirs male of the body of such first son lawfully issuing and for default of such heirs to the use of the second third and all and every other son and sons of the body of my daughter Sophia lawfully begotten severally and successively one after another as they shall be in seniority of age, priority of birth and to the several heirs male of their several bodies lawfully issuing The elder of such son and sons and the heirs male of his body lawfully issuing being always to be preferred and to take before the younger of such son and sons and the heirs male of his body lawfully issuing And for default of such as then to the use of my daughter Cecilia Margaret Thrale and her assigns for and during the term of her natural life and from and after the determination of that estate to the use of the Samuel Johnson John Cator Jeremiah Crutchley and Henry Smith and their heirs during the natural life of my daughter Cecilia Margaret and not to support the contingent uses estates and remainders hereinafter limited from being defeated and destroyed but nevertheless to suffer my daughter Cecilia Margaret to take and receive the rent issues and profits from the said last mentioned premises for and during the term of her natural life and from and immediately after the death of my daughter Cecilia Margaret then to the use of the first son of the body of my said daughter Cecilia Margaret lawfully to be begotten and to the heirs male of the body of such first son lawfully issuing And for default of such heirs to the use of the second third and all and every other son and sons of the body of my said daughter Cecilia Margaret lawfully to be begotten severally and successively one after another as they shall be in seniority of age and priority of birth and to the several heirs male of their several bodies lawfully issuing the elder of such son and sons and the heirs male of his body lawfully issuing being always to be preferred and to take before the younger of such son and sons and the heirs male of his body lawfully issuing And for default of such as then to the use of my daughter Henrietta Sophia Thrale and her assigns during the term of her natural life and from and immediately after the determination of that estate to the use of the said Samuel Johnson John Cator Jeremiah Crutchley and Henry Smith and their heirs during the natural life of my said daughter Henrietta Sophia in trust to preserve the contingent uses estates and remainders hereinafter limited from being defeated and destroyed but nevertheless to suffer my said daughter Henrietta Sophia to take receive the rent issues and profits of the said premises

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