Bertie-Lenoir-Wayne County NcArchives Wills.....Hardy, Benjamin April 19, 1819
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Source: Raleigh State Archives, North Carolina
Written: April 19, 1819
Recorded: August 1821

BENJAMIN HARDY WILL

In the name of God Amen:  I Benjamin Hardy of the County of Bertie in the 
State of North Carolina being of sound and disposing mind and memory do this 
nineteenth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred 
and nineteenth make and ordain this my last Will and Testament as follows:

First, I lend unto my beloved wife Eleanor Hardy all my estate real and 
personal (except such as is hereafter mentioned to be sold for the payment 
of my debts and the necessary costs and charges for the settlement of my 
estate, to her my said wife during her natural life, or widowhood, to enable 
her to raise and educate my children at her own and my executor’s 
discretion, and provided my wife should marry then her proportion must be 
laid off to her agreeably to law and the balance to be kept together by my 
executors for the purpose of raising and schooling my children until the 
youngest child arrives of age then to be divided among my children as herein 
after directed and if my wife should die before my youngest child comes of 
lawful age I wish my estate to be kept together as above mentioned.

Secondly, I hereby authorize and empower my executors to sell on such terms 
as they may deem advisable for the benefit of my estate the following 
parcels of land (to wit) one tract bought of Thomas Holley and Sarah Freeman 
containing two hundred twenty one acres joining the lands of Wm. Smith, Jon. 
Smith and others, one other tract of one hundred acres bought of Henry Ray 
joining the land of David Bryan and others, and one undivided half of a 
tract of three hundred and fifty six acres purchased by Thomas Holley and 
myself from Charles Sowell.  I also empower my executors to sell such part 
of my personal property as my wife can best spare to enable them to pay all 
my just debts.

Thirdly, I give and bequeath all the balance of my estate real and personal 
after my wife’s death or widowhood, or the coming of age of my youngest 
child, to be equally divided between all my children that may be then living 
share and share alike to them, their heirs and assigns forever.

Lastly, I hereby nominate and appoint my loving wife, Eleanor Hardy 
Executrix and my friend Josiah Holley and my son Humphrey Hardy Executors to 
this my last Will and Testament, hereby disannulling and revoking all former 
wills by me made ratifying and confirming this and none other to be my last 
Will and Testament.

Signed sealed published and pronounced           B. Hardy (SEAL)
By the said Benjamin Hardy as this Last
Will and Testament in presence of us

Will Sparkman  x
Wm Blanchard
B. Nicholls
Recorded Book G, page 84
August Term 1821


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