FROM THE COLLECTION OF FREDERICK LEE EDWARDS, ABSTRACTED BY MARTHA MEWBORN MARBLE ABSTRACT OF WILL of NANCY HARDEE In the name of God, Amen, I, NANCY HARDEE, of the State of North Carolina Lenoir County being low in heath but of sound memory.. do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament in the manner following: First of all I commend my Soul in the hands of the Almighty God who gae it and my Boddy to this earth to be buried in a decent Christian like manner at the descrissian of my Excrs nothing doubting but that at the general reserrection I shall receive the same again through the Mighty power of God and as touching such worldly estate as has pleased almighty God to bestow upon me I give and bequeath the same in the following manner viz 1st I leave in the hands of my son in law JOHN L. HILL one thousand dollars and my lands in Contentnea…. it being the lands I bought of LEMUEL WESTBROOK and wife in Trust for the benefit of my son ABRAM HARDEE….and I appoint said HILL my Trustee to keep said money…..and rent out said land anualy and the rest of said money and rent to paid out to my son ABRAM HARDEE yearly and in case my son ABRAMS wants should require more than this the land I order that said Trustee shall pay over such of the principle money as he may think proper and no more, 2nd I give and bequeath to my son JAMES HARDEE two thousand dollar to him and his heirs forever. 3rd I give and bequeath to my Grand Son LEMUEL HARDEE son of JOHN HARDEE, dec, fifty cents to him and his heirs forever. 4th I give and bequeath to my Grand Daughter MARY E. ???? CROOM one bed and furniture to her and her heirs forever 5th I give and bequeath to my Grand Daughter ELIZABETH J.???? HILL one bed and furniture to her and her heirs forever 6th and Lastly my will and desire is that all my property of every description that I have not given or disposed off be equally divided between my two daughters MARY HILL and NANCY CROOM and it also my will and desire that all the money that I have left in Trust for the use of my son ABRAM after his death if any together with the land left in Trust after said ABRAMS death be equally divided between my two daughters MARY HILL and NANCY CROOM to them and their forever and I do hereby appoint and nominate my two sons in laws JN. L. HILL and J. R. ????? CROOM my execs to this my last Will and Testament…. Set my hand and seal the 4th Sept 1843 . WIT JAMES A. HODGES RICHARD HODGES No indication of when probated ************************************************************************ File contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Martha Marble USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. Return to the NCGenWeb Archives Table of Contents http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm#NC **************************************************************************