William Hardman (1745 - 1824)

Born 1 Oct 1745 in Brunswick County, Colony of Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Zillah (Jackson) Hardman — married 1773 in Colony of Virginia

Descendants

Died 15 May 1824 at age 78 in Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States

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Biography

Will & Death

Last Will and Testament of William Hardman^[1]
Oglethorpe County, Georgia.
22 April 1824.
July Term 1824 (proved).

In the name of God, Amen, I, William HARDMAN of the county of Oglethorpe and the State of Georgia, being in bad health of body, yet of sound mind and memory, thanks be to God for the same, and calling to mind that it is appointed for all men to die, and considering the mortality of my body, do make, constitute and ordain this to be my last will and testament. That is to say, principally and first of all, I give and recommend my soul into the hands of God who gave it and my body, I do recommend it to be buried in a Christian like manner, at the discretion of my executors hereinafter named, nothing doubting but at the general resurrection I shall receive it again by the power of almighty God. And, as touching such worldly goods as it hath pleased God to bless me with in this life, I give, will and dispose of it in the following manner, that is to say - First, all my just debts to be paid.

Item. I give and bequeath all the negroes I am in possession of at this time, or may die possessed of, unto my beloved wife Zelly HARDMAN, and all their increase during her widowhood or her natural life, with the plantation I now live on, with all my stock, household and kitchen furniture, plantation tools, etc., during the same period of time and whenever the said Zelly HARDMAN, my wife, shall feel encumbered with said negroes or any other property of any kind, it is my will that my wife, Zelly HARDMAN, call three disinterested persons to value said property of what kind soever, and at the valuation of said property, to be equally divided among my children, share and share alike. I also will and desire if not sold by me in my lifetime, one tract of land lying in Henry County, Thirteenth District, No. Eighty Six, to be sold by my wife Zelley and the money arising from the sale of said land to be divided among my children equally, share and share alike.

Item. I will and bequeath unto my son, John HARDMAN, all the property I have given in my lifetime, to hold free from any encumbrance, and equal share and share alike of all other property when dividend is made, except the land I now live on, which will be disposed of as hereafter mentioned.

Item. Patsy BARNETT, wife of Benjamin BARNETT, I give and bequeath all the property I have given them in my lifetime, to hold free from any encumbrance, and the land that I now live on at the death of my wife Zelley, the land to be sold and equally divided among my five daughters, viz; Patsy BARNETT, Fanny POOL, Nancy FLOYD, and Betsey BROOKS. Sally HUFF and my son John HARDMAN is to have not part in the division of this piece of land, but in all the other divisions equally.

Item. Fanny POOL, wife of Wm. POOL, I give and bequeath all the property I have given them in my lifetime, free from all encumbrance, said Fanny, wife of said POOL, both of them are to have no more of my estate than is above named, with the negro I gave him a bill of sale for instead of a deed of gift.

Item. I give and bequeath to Betsey BROOKS, wife of Thomas BROOKS, all the property I gave them in my lifetime, free from all encumbrance. I give said BROOKS a negroe girl named MANERVA, which I gave him a bill of sale for, which gives it the appearance of a sale made by me to said T. BROOKS. I gave said negroe and now bequeath said negro to him.

Item. I give and bequeath to Nancy FLOYD, wife of Robert FLOYD, all the property I gave them in my lifetime, free from all encumbrance, except three hundred I gave him as lent, which money he has to pay no interest on, and said Floyd, if he pays the money, then he is to have his share equal. If not pay the money, my wife Zelley, or my executors that will be appointed hereafter, to stop it until they are all equal.

Item. I give and bequeath unto Sally HUFF, wife of Robert HUFF, all the property I gave them in my lifetime, free from any encumbrance.

I do ordain and constitute this to be my last will and testament, revoking all other wills and testaments whatever and I do appoint my wife, Zelley HARDMAN, and Robert HUFF sole executors to this my last will and testament, April 22nd, 1824. We have affixed hereunto hands and seals.

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Signed and sealed in the presence of us;

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James MACOY

David COLLEY

Wm. HARDMAN

Georgia Oglethorpe County -
Persoannly appeared in open court James MACOY, David COLLEY, & William HARDMAN, the witnesses to the within will & after being duly sworn dep___ and say that they saw the within named William HARDMAN, decd. Sign, seal, publish & declare the within instrument of writing to be his last will and testament & at the time of his so doing he was of sound mind and memory to the best of our knowledge & belief so help us God.

Sworn to & subscribed in open Court James MACOY }
at July term 1824. David } Qualified Witness
Mat. RAINEY, C.C.O. Wm. HARDMAN }

Recorded 12th day of July 1824

Research Notes

Vital Statistics

Name
An unsourced middle name John was previously listed.

Sources

1. ↑ Probate Court, Oglethorpe County, Georgia, Estate records, 1790-1962, Estate records 1790-1962 Hardman, Robert S. - Harwell, Mark; database with images, FamilySearch (images 137-149).

See also:

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 13 September 2020), memorial page for William Hardman (1 Oct 1745–15 May 1824), Find a Grave Memorial no. Find A Grave: Memorial #208520501, ; Maintained by Michael Yates (contributor 47753618) Burial Details Unknown.
• Ancestry Family Trees (Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members), source citation for WikiTree profile Hardman-656, created by Lorie Johns through the import of Lee-DeArmond-Cook Family Tree.ged on Feb 26, 2015.
• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed June 29, 2017), "Record of William Hardeman", Ancestor # A051450.