Early Hardy County Wills

Names found on Lists of Wills and Appraisements for the County

A list of the wills on record for Hardy County in the early years of its history. The county was formed in 1785 and the list extends through the first decade of the 19th Century.

We began with eight wills written from 1783 through 1830, copied from the originals in the Hardy County Courthouse by Leonard Hire. Many Hardy County families are connected to the people who wrote these. The index of the names includes witnesses, neighbors and others mentioned in the wills.

New addition -- August 2007: Will of Christian Croose (Crose) submitted by Henry Hamann.

Do you have a will from Hardy County? Please consider sharing it with others by adding it to this collection. Margaret C. Lew

Hardy County Wills

	BR	Will of Robert Bean
	BT	Will of Thomas Bean
	BD	Will of Daniel M. Buckley
	BM	Will of Mary Burch
	CA	Will of Ann Cahon
	CC	Will of Christian Croose (Crose)
	CJ	Will of James Claypool, Sr.
	CFI	Will of Francis Ignatius Coomes.
	CV	Will of Valentine Cooper
	HAM	Will of Anna Maria Hire
	HL	Will of Leonard Hire
	IC	Will of Conrad Idleman
	LH	Will of Henry Lancisco
	MC	Will of Conrad Moore
	RA	Will of Adam Radabaugh
	SJ	Will of Jacob Shobe
	SM	Will of Martin Shobe
	SR	Will of Rudolph Shobe
	TE	Will of Elizabeth Tharp
	WD	Will of David Wilson
	WC	Will of Christian Wise
	WH	Will of Henry Wilson
	WJ	Will of John Wollard

Names Mentioned in Wills

• Alkire (Algire), Michael SR
• Alkire, Elizabeth Shobe SR
• Alswall, James WD
• Armentrout, Isaac SJ
• Armentrout, Jobe SJ
• Baker, Anthony MC
• Barbe, Peter WJ
• Bargarhauf, William CV
• Barkdale, Jacob CV
• Barkdoll, John SR
• Barkdoll, Jonathan SR
• Barryside, R. SR
• Barsifer, David CA
• Bean, Bennett BR, BT, TE
• Bean, Charles C. BD
• Bean, Elizabeth BR, CFI
• Bean, Ezekiel BD
• Bean, Frederick W. BD
• Bean, George BR
• Bean, George W. BD
• Bean, Hannah E. BD
• Bean, Horatio BT
• Bean, James BR
• Bean, John BR
• Bean, Margaret BR
• Bean, Mary A. L. BD
• Bean, Peter M. BD
• Bean, Richard BT
• Bean, Robert, Jr BR
• Bean, Robert BR, BT
• Bean, Samuel BT
• Bean, Thomas BR, BT
• Bean, William BR
• Bean, William J. BD
• Bean, William W. BD
• Benjamin, Chataranice WJ
• Blizzard, Elenor CA
• Boner, Solomon LH
• Branson, Jonathan WC
• Brogdon, Mary Tharp TE
• Brown, Charles A. BM
• Buckley, Daniel M. BD
• Bufenburgh, Peter LH
• Burch, Betsy Ann BM
• Burch, Covington BM
• Burch, Elizabeth Ann BM
• Burch, Ezekiel BM
• Burch, Lavina BM
• Burch, John, Sr. BT
• Burch, Thomas BD
• Cahon, Ann CA
• Cahoon, Ann CA
• Caleb (slave) BR
• Carr, Conrad LH
• Carshner, Barbara RA
• Chipley, John J. BD
• Claypool, Elizabeth CA
• Claypool, George CJ, WC
• Claypool, Jacob CA
• Claypool, James CA
• Claypool, James, Sr. CJ
• Claypool, James, Jr. CJ
• Claypool, Jesse CJ
• Claypool, John CJ
• Claypool, Joseph CJ
• Claypool, Margaret CA
• Claypool, Tiresah CA
• Claypool, William CJ
• Collins, David RA
• Coomes, Cassa CFI
• Coomes, Charles CFI
• Coomes, Christene CFI
• Coomes, Francis CFI
• Coomes, Francis I. BR, CFI
• Coomes, Henry CFI
• Coomes, James CFI
• Coomes, Joshua CFI
• Coomes, Letty CFI
• Coomes, Nancy CFI
• Coomes, Peter CFI
• Coomes, Pyos CFI
• Coomes, Trecy CFI
• Cooper, Eli CV
• Cooper, John CV
• Cooper, Jonas CV
• Cooper, Samuel CV
• Cooper, Valentine CV HAM
• Cosner, Catherine Idleman IC
• Croose, Adam CC
• Croose, Barbara CC
• Croose, Christian CC
• Croose, Elisabeth CC
• Croose, Katharine CC
• Croose, Mary CC
• Croose, Michael CC
• Cunningham, Robert HAM
• David (slave) BR
• Davidson, James TE
• Davis, Rueben S. BD
• Davis, Thomas BR
• Davis, Henry M. CFI
• Deen, Benjamin WH
• Denton, Jacob CJ
• Denton, John CJ
• Denton, Mary CJ
• Dunbar, John CA
• Evans, Anna Tharp TE
• Evans, Christina BM
• Evans, Emily TE
• Evans, Jemima TE
• Evans, John BM, TE
• Evans, Peter BM
• Evans, Polly BM
• Evans, Rhoda TE
• Evans, William TE
• Fisher (landowner) SR
• Fry, Henry WH
• Gamble, (Clerk) CV
• Gamble, Jos. Carr BT, SR, SJ
• Garrett, Joseph BD
• Gray, James SR
• Greer (lawsuit) SR
• Halterman, Christian CA
• Halterman, Christopher WJ
• Halterman, Elizabeth CA
• Halterman, John WJ
• Harris, John CA
• Harness, Adam CC
• Harness, George CC
• Hawse, John BD
• Henry (slave) SR
• Higher, Christian RA
• Hinkle, Catherine CV
• Hinkle, Jonas CV
• Hire, Anna Maria HAM
• Hire, Jacob HL, SR
• Hire, John HL
• Hire, Leonard HL
• Hire, Lewis HL
• Hire, Mary RA, (d/o Leonard),(w/o Leonard) HL
• Hire, Michael HL
• Hire, Peter RA, HL
• Hire, Rudolph (Ruty, Rudy) HAM, HL
• Homan, John HL
• Homan, Sigmunt LH
• How, Elenor CA
• Howard, John SM
• Hull, Silas BD
• Hutton, Moses IC
• Idleman, Conrad IC
• Idleman, Elizabeth IC
• Idleman, Francis IC
• Idleman, Jacob IC
• Idleman, John IC
• Idleman, Lewis IC
• Jarboe, Drusilla CFI
• Jenny (slave) BR
• Joseph (slave) SR
• Judy, Clory Shobe SR
• Judy, Mary Shobe SR
• Ketterman, Jacob Jr. CV
• Lallyard, William IC
• Lancisco, Flory LH
• Lancisco, Henry LH
• Landers (landowner) SR
• Levi (slave) SR
• Levre, Maria CFI
• Lucy (slave) SR
• Lurey (Leary?), William IC
• Machin, James CC
• Marshall, Benjamin BR
• Marshall, Samuel BD
• Marshall, Thomas HL
• McConkey, Claira CV
• McGill, Thomas CFI
• McNeesy, Jean CJ
• Miller, Anthony CA, WD, WC
• Millar, Jacob WD
• Miller, Jacob CA, WD
• Monroe, James (Gov. VA) IC
• Moore, Conrad MC
• Moore, John MC
• Moore, Margaret MC
• Moore, Marya MC
• Moore, Michael MC
• Moore, Philip MC
• Moore, Susanna MC
• Mowyers, Mary Radabough RA
• Nelly (slave) SR
• Newbanks, Polly BM
• Oats, Lavina BD
• Oats, Robert BD
• Ozborn, Betty CJ
• Paine, [Li---] WJ
• Peck, George HL
• Pepper, Joshea CJ
• Pepper, William CJ
• Powell, Mary Idleman IC
• Power, Valentine HL
• Radabaugh, Adam RA
• Radabough, George RA
• Radabough, Henry RA
• Radabough, Martin RA
• Radabough, Peter RA
• Randolph, Beverly (Gov. VA) IC
• Riggleman, Henry H. BD
• Roberts, Rachel CA
• Rorabouch, Elizabeth Idleman IC
• Ruckman, Samuel C. TE
• Ruckman, Thomas TE
• Rutman, Nancy
• Russell, Andrew IC
• Sarah (slave) BR
• Sehon, John L. WH
• Seymour, Abel MC
• Shaner, Christina WJ
• Shireman, Elizabeth WJ
• Shobe, Daniel HL, SR
• Shobe, Elizabeth SM
• Shobe, Frances SJ
• Shobe, Isaac SR
• Shobe, Jacob SJ
• Shobe, Leonard SM
• Shobe, Magdalene SR
• Shobe, Martin SJ, HL, SM
• Shobe, Rudolph SM, SR
• Shobe, Samuel SR
• Shobe, Solomon SR
• Simon, Abraham RA
• Simon, Christian RA
• Simon, Christian, jr. RA
• Smith, John HAM
• Smith, Mary CJ, WJ
• Snider, A. S. BD
• Snyder, Elizabeth CV
• Snyder, John CV
• Strader, Christopher HL
• Strader, Elizabeth CV
• Starkey, Joseph BT
• Strother, Christopher SR
• Swisher, Junior WH
• Swisher, Nicholas WH
• Symons, Christian MC
• Taylor, Hiram SJ
• Tevebough, Daniel MC
• Tevebough, Jacob CC
• Tharp, Anna TE
• Tharp, Braxton
• Tharp, Elizabeth Ann TE
• Tharp, Elizabeth TE
• Tharp, Isaac TE
• Tharp, John, Jr. TE
• Tharp, Mary TE
• Tharp, Nancy TE
• Tharp, Solomon TE
• Thomas, James CJ
• Thomas, Tomme CJ
• Thorp, John CFI
• Tucker, Annafnan CFI
• Tucker, Erasmus M. BD
• Tucker, Joseph TE
• Tusing, Jacob BD
• VanMeter, David BM
• Viney, Sarah CJ
• Welton, Aaron SR
• Welton, David, Esq. MC
• Welton, Felix SJ
• Welton, Job (John?) SR
• Werni, Jacob HAM
• Wilkerson, George CA
• Wilkin, Godfrey WD
• Wilkin, Jacob WD
• Wilkin, Lydia WC
• Williams, Earl WC
• Williams, Edward (Clerk of Hardy County) BR,CA,CC,CFI,CJ,IC,LH,RA,SR,WJ
• Willie (slave) SR
• Wilson, Abel WD
• Wilson, Anna WH
• Wilson, Barbara WD
• Wilson, Cranmore WH
• Wilson, David CJ, WD, WH
• Wilson, Elizabeth WH
• Wilson, Enoch WD
• Wilson, George WD
• Wilson, Henry WH
• Wilson, Jacob WD
• Wilson, Jesse WD
• Wilson, Job WD
• Wilson, John WD, WH
• Wilson, Isaac WD
• Wilson, Margaret WD, WH
• Wilson, Martha WH
• Wilson, Mary WD
• Wilson, Sarah WD
• Wilson, Solomon WD
• Wilson, Thomas WH
• Wise, Christian WC
• Wise, Frederick WC
• Wise, John HL, WC
• Wollard, Henry WJ
• Wollard, John CA, WJ
• Wollard, Magdalania WJ
• Wollard, Margaret WJ
• Wollard, Susania WJ
• Wood (lawsuit) SR

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