GREENE COUNTY, NC - WILLS - Will of Lemuel Hardy, 1844. ====================================================================== 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 ======================================================================== From North Carolina State Archives, Greene County Original Wills abstracted from LDS Family History Center microfilm no. 1571510 by Patty Day LEMUEL HARDY Greene Co. NC 18 Oct 1844 Item 1- daughter: MARTHA ALDRIDGE- property now in her possession Item 2 - grandchildren: the children of daughter SUSANNAH MOYE- "All the property that I have heretofore put into the hands of SUSANNAH MOYE." Item 3- daughter: LYDIA DANIEL- property now in her possession Item 4- daughter: SALLY DAWSON- property now in her possession Item 5- son: PARROTT M. HARDY "land and plantation whereupon he now lives and whatever property that I have heretofore put into his hands." Item 6- daughter: ANN HARDY- property now in her possession Item 7- daughter: UNITY BROOM-property now in her possession, or a Negro girl Item 8- daughter: ELIZABETH GIBBONS- property now in her possession Item 9- daughter: EDITH BARROW- 2 Negro boys, one horse, one bridle, one bed sted(?), furniture, "and other articles to tedious (sic) to mention" Item 10-wife:PATSY- one Negro man, WILLIS, one Negro woman, DOLLY, and their eight children (David, Simon, Wency/Nancy, Caty, Bob,Bright, G__, Shelly) Item 11- "I lend unto my wife PATSY HARDY all the last of my lands and plantations during her natural life or widowhood with this incumbrance (sic). . ." She is to settle LEMUEL, BENJAMIN, and LEVI on a part of the land that he is leaving them when they reach lawful age or marry. Item 12- son: LEMUEL HARDY- parcel of land described in detail in the Will, two Negroes, horse, bridle, saddle, and other items he will need to keep house. Item 13- son: BENJAMIN HARDY- parcel of land described in detail in the Will Item 14- son LEVI S.- parcel of land described in the Will, house on that property, the mill with the provision that "PARROTT, LEMUEL, and BENJAMIN have the privilege of grinding provided they will help keep the mill in good repair" Item 15- the property "lent" to wife, PATSY HARDY "be divided as near- equal between my five youngist (sic) children" when they reach lawful age or marry Item 16- "If either of my three sons LEMUEL, BENJAMIN, or LEVI should die leaving no issue lawfully begotten of their bodys that my youngest son JESSE H. HARDY have the lots of land that I have set apart or given to them. (he then lists the changes he wants made depending on which of the three might die and how he wants the properties redistributed) Signed and sealed by LEMUEL HARDY Snr. Executors: PATSY HARDY and "my trusty friend PARROTT MEWBORN Witnesses: LEMUEL E. HARDY, JESSE HARDY Will proved in Nov Term 1846, Greene Co. NC Pleas and Quarter Sessions proved by the oaths of LEMUEL E. HARDY and JESSE HARDY "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." L. HARDY coppy (sic) of the Last Will and Testament of LEMUEL HARDY Snr. October 17th 1844 Recorded in the Clerks Office of Greene County in Book of Wills Letter B, pages 185,186,187,8,9, by James Williams 1844.