Would this have been unusual?

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Originally Posted by Kit

Another way the men controlled the wife was to let her have use of the property for the term of her life or until she remarried and then it passed to the next in line to inherit. Or you could look at it as though the husband made sure that the next in line could not evict the wife, leaving her destitute, when her husband died.

Thats more or less what Edward did. He left all his 'money & estates' to
his 'well beloved wife' but 'all that she enjoyed' would go to his daughters if she
remarried.
And yes, Phoenix - Hannah Jr. (my 7xg/grandmother) was the natural
of daughter of Edward & Hannah.