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Henry THRALE 1781 will

life to and for her own separate private and particular use and benefit and not to be subject to the debts control or engagements of any husband she may have and from and after her decease upon trust to assign transfer and pay the said sum of five thousand pounds or the funds or securities wherein the same shall be invested and the interest and dividends thereof unto and amongst all and every the child and children of my said daughter Cecilia Margaret if more than one equally share and share alike but one then to such only child the share and shares of such of them as shall be a son or sons to be assigned transferred to be paid and become a vested interest or interests in him or them at his or their age or respective ages of twenty-one years and of such of them as shall be a daughter or daughters at her or their age of respective ages of twenty-one years or day or days of marriage which shall first happen and in case my said daughter Cecilia Margaret shall not have any child or children or having such all of them shall die before his her or their shares shall become payable then my will is and I do direct that the said last mentioned share of five thousand pounds or the funds and securities wherein the same shall be invested shall sink into and become part of the residue of my estate and effects and go therewith as hereinafter directed And as to the sum of five thousand pounds the remainder of the said sum of twenty five thousand pounds Trust money or the funds or securities whereon or wherein the same shall be invested upon trust to pay to or permit my daughter Henrietta Sophia from and after she shall attain her age of twenty one years or marry with the consent of her mother to receive the interest dividends and profits thereof during her life to and for her own separate private and particular use and benefit and not to be subject to the debts control or engagements of any husband she may have and from and after her death then upon trust to assign transfer and pay the said five thousand pounds or the funds and securities wherein the same shall be invested and the interest and dividends thereof unto and among all and every the child and children of my said daughter Henrietta Sophia if more than one equally share and share alike and if but one of them to such only child the share and shares of such of them being a son or sons to be assigned transferred and paid to and become a vested interest or interests in him or them at his or their age or respective ages of twenty-one years and of such of them as being a daughter or daughters at her or their age of respective age of twenty one years or respective day or days of marriage which shall first happen and in case my said daughter Henrietta Sophia shall not have any child or children or having such all of them shall die before his her or their shares shall become payable then my will is and I do direct that the said last mentioned sum of five thousand pounds or the funds and securities wherein the same shall be invested shall sink into and become part of the residue of my estate and effects and go therewith as hereinafter directed And in case I shall have any other daughter or daughters

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