GREENE COUNTY, NC - COURT RECORDS - Re: Will of Lemuel Hardy, 1844-1885. ====================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non- commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Patty Day http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/1759/patty.html ======================================================================== STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, GREENE COUNTY COURT OF PLEAS AND QUARTER SESSIONS NOVEMBER TERM 1846 There was foregoing paper writing brought into open court and the execution thereof as the last will and testament of Lemuel HARDY dec. duly proven by the oaths of Lemuel E. HARDY and Jesse HARDY the subscribing witnesses thereto. Let the same be recorded according to law. At the same time and place Parrott MEWBORN one of the executors therein named came into court and renounced his right as such and Patsy HARDY the Executrix therein named came into court and qualified as such let letters testaminting issue. signed James WILLIAMS Clerk L. Hardy copy (sic) of the last will and testament of Lemuel Hardy Snr. October 17th 1844 Recorded in the ClerksOffice of Greene County in Book of Wills Letter B , pages 185, 186, 187,8,9 by James Williams 1844 NORTH CAROLINA GREENE COUNTY, SUPERIOR COURT Jesse H. HARDY, Temesia HARDY,Nancy ALDRIDGE, G. M. HARDY, L. H. HARDY, Parrott HARDY, and Patsy HARDY to the Court The petition of the plaintiffs respectfully represents wil the court I. That some time during the year 1846 Lemuel HARDY Sr. late of this county and state aforesaid died judi____ in said county of Greene first having made and published his Last Will and Testament in words and form as follows viz: a copy of which is hereto annexed marked ³A² and made part of this petition. 2. That in November 1846, said Last Will and Testament was duly proved and recorded and the executix Patsey HARDY duly qualified before a court of ____ jurisdiction in Greene County, a copy of all of which is hereto annexed maked ³B: and made part of this edition. 3. That said Patsey Hardy as Executrix took charge of and settled of the estate of her testator Lemuel HARDY Sr. decd¹ upon the terms and considerations (?) as set forthin said Last Will and Testament. 4. That in March 1876 the Court House together with all the records of Greene County was burned including the said Last Will and Testament of Lemuel HARDY Snr. a certified copy of which Will and Testament is here attatched (annexed?) 5. That James WILLIAMS the Clerk of the Court before which said Will and Testament was proved and recorded and whose certification (?) is attatched a ___ copy of said Last Will and Testament is dead. 6. That under said last will and testament Lemuel HARDY, Benj. G. HARDY, Levi S. HARDY and Jesse H. HARDY ___ ___ sale (sole?) to whatever lands of Lemuel HARDY Sr. decd. disc___ (discribed?) under said Last Will and Testament of said Lemuel HARDY Sr. decd. and that Levi S. HARDY died, without leaving an issue of his body and his interest in said lands disc___ to your petitioner Jesse H. HARDY under said last will and testament and that your petitioner Jesse H. Hardy ___ ____ in the year 1860 parcel said(?) of Benj G. Hardy his ___ in said lands ___ and under said Last Will and Testament of Lemuel Hardy Sr. decd. and that ____ HARDY one of the heirs under said Will died intestate during the year 1863 ____having made and publlished a Last Will and Testament and his interest (?) disc____ to his widow Temasia HARDY his children Nancy ALDRIDGE: G.M. HARDY, L.H. HARDY. Parrot HARDY and Patsey HARDY and that this an (sic) all of full age. Where for your petitionors say that said certified copy of said Last Will and Testament with the certifierer ____ attatched as admitted to probate and that the same be ____ in all ____ as the original and for such other ____ orders as the court may deem proper. signed Arthur SPRUILL Atty for Plffs. GREENE COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT Jesse H. HARDY one of the petitioners being duly sworn says that the facts set forth in the above petition an (sic) of his own knowledge and those not of his own knowledge but are information he believes to be true signed Jesse H. HARDY sworn before me this 27th day of June 1885 D.W. Patrick CSC GREENE COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT Jesse H. HARDY to TheCourt Judgment On this 27th day of June 1885 cause before Mr. D.W. PATRICK Clerk of the Superior Court in and for the county of Greene Jesse H. HARDY, G. M HARDY, Parrott HARDY, Exals (?) by thheir Attorney at Law and in fact Arthur SPRUILL and offered for the purpose of being recorded in my said office a paper writing purporting to be a duly certified copy of the last will and Testament of Lemuel HARDY decd. late of this county. And upon the witness (?) it appearing to my satisfaction that said Lemuel HARDY died leaving a Last Will and Testament and that it was duly admitted to Probate in the County Court of said county of Greene at November term 1846 and recorded in the office of said court book of Wills Letters, pages 185,6,7,8,9 and that said paper writing now offered to be recorded is a true and correct copy of said Will andTestament from the records of said Court and that the same is genuine and duly certified by the proper officer of said Court and that the original will was distroyed by the burning of the Court House of said County It is now on ____ of Arthur SPRUILL attor__ ordered that said paper writing as a right (?) ought to be recorded as the Last Will and Testament of Lemuel HARDYs __ and it is further ordered that said paper writing be recorded and filed among the records of this officer as his will. D. W. Patrick Clek of Superior Court