WILL: Jonathan Hardman, 1822, Bullitt Co., KY

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Submitted by: Anne livings1@aol.com
Date: 13 Dec 2000
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Bullitt County KY Will Book A p. 444
I JONATHAN HARDMAN of Bullitt County and State of Kentucky being weak in Body but of 
Sound mind and memory do make this my last will and testament that is to say in the 
first place I will and devise my Soul to god, my body to the Earth from where it Came.

Secondly that my funeral charges shall be paid also all my just debts paid.

Thirdly I will and Bequeath unto my beloved wife MARY during her natural life my 
mansion house with all the Land Adjoining the house that I have now in possession & 
formerly bought by me of GIDEON BRISTOW Except two hundred Acres lying on the South 
Side of said tract tat I have sold or bargained for my two Sons by JOSEPH and JNO 
HARDMAN for the consideration of five dollars an acre in trade Each to have one 
hundred acres (as Soon as they obtain a deed for said Land) they must Execute their 
bonds to my beloved wife MARY for the amount of the Same in Such a manner as will 
entitle her and the Executors to pay to any of my children that  what may hereafter 
come of age which share of it as in their judgement he or she or any of them may be 
Entitled to further that if my son JOSEPH or JNO HARDMAN Should pay GIDEON BRISTOW any 
money or trade in order to discharge a bond which s’d JOSEPH or JNO. shall be Entitled 
to thirty three and 1/3 per Cent for so doing, I also bequeath to my son JACOB 
Sufficient clothing and a comfortable maintenance from my Estate to be paid or allowed 
to him by my Executors During his natural life and to live if he thinks proper with 
any of my children.

Should any of my Children now of the age of twenty one go and learn any Mechanical 
trade in that case he will only be Entitled to one fourth the share of my other 
Children Except JACOB who is as heretofore Inserted only entitled to his maintenance 
During his natural life after the Decease of my beloved wife MARY HARDMAN. I  Divise 
that my Executors hereafter named do Sell to the highest Bidder all my Personal 
property that she may die possessed of and the proceeds of the Same & with that of the 
Land to her Equally  Divided among my beloved children viz: ELIZABETH HOSTETTLER , 
JOSEPH HARDMAN, JNO HARDMAN, THOS HARDMAN, WM HARDMAN, SALLY HARDMAN, SQUIRE HARDMAN, 
JNO. HARDMAN be Entitled to credit of ____ (blotted) dollars which is to be dis _____ 
he is  the land he purchased of me.  I Constitute and appoint SAMUEL BROWN, JOHN CLARK 
and JOSEPH HARDMAN my Executors and my beloved wife MARY HARDMAN my Executrix of this 
my Last will and testament.  Given under my hand and Seal this Eighth day of June 
1822.

(signed) 
JONATHAN HARDMAN

Witnessed by JAS. CLARK and CHRISTOPHER (X) ASHBAUGH

Recorded 2 Sep 1822 Bullitt Co. KY Court

Elizabeth HARDMAN m. Christian HOSTETLER 29 August 1806 in Shelby Co. KY -