Thrale history
Hester Lynch SALUSBURY
1741 - 1821 (80 years)
Thrale v. Hester Maria Thrale, 28 April 1789.
A dispute about recipient of income from Henry Thrale's estate at Crowmarsh Battle between Hester Lynch Thrale née Salusbury and her daughter Hester Maria (Queeney) Thrale. Thrale v. Hester Maria Thrale (1789), 1 Ves. Jun. 215. Court of Chancery.
The estate of Crowmarsh Battle had by the terms of the Thrales’ marriage settlement been set aside for an annual payment to Mrs. Thrale of £200 during Mr. Thrale's life, and £400 after his death. However, Henry Thrale's will made a conflicting legacy to his daughter Hester Maria.
This became the cause of an acrimonious Court battle between Hester and her eldest child. The case was argued by some of the most eminent lawyers of the day, including William Blackstone and Samuel Johnson. The case was ultimately decided by Lord Chancellor Thurlow, who ruled in Mrs. Thrale's favour and established the legal precedent that a valid Will cannot override an earlier legally valid, marriage settlement or contract. Following this ruling, they agreed to waive the rent arrears and set the future rental to be paid by Queeney to her mother at £400 per annum until 1795 and £450 a year afterwards.
The case also had a significant impact on her daughter Hester Maria Thrale as it led to a rift between her and her mother that lasted for many years.
This became the cause of an acrimonious Court battle between Hester and her eldest child. The case was argued by some of the most eminent lawyers of the day, including William Blackstone and Samuel Johnson. The case was ultimately decided by Lord Chancellor Thurlow, who ruled in Mrs. Thrale's favour and established the legal precedent that a valid Will cannot override an earlier legally valid, marriage settlement or contract. Following this ruling, they agreed to waive the rent arrears and set the future rental to be paid by Queeney to her mother at £400 per annum until 1795 and £450 a year afterwards.
The case also had a significant impact on her daughter Hester Maria Thrale as it led to a rift between her and her mother that lasted for many years.
| Owner of original | 28 Apr 1789 |
| Longitude | 10 |
| Linked to | Crowmarsh Battle Farm, Oxfordshire, England; Hester Lynch SALUSBURY (Note); Hester Maria THRALE (Note) |