Ninth Generation

490. Henry* HARDING¹³⁰⁶ signed a will on 28 Sep 1779 in , Shenandoah Co., VA.¹⁵¹² 28 Sep 1779-25 Nov 1779 Shenandoah County, Virginia Will Book A 1772-1784,
pp. 233-235, will dated 28 Sept. 1779, proved 25 Nov. 1779. Will of Henry
HARDING of SHENANDOAH COUNTY, VIRGINIA. IN THE NAME OF GOD
AMEN I Henry Harding Snr. Of the County of Shanando in the State of Virginia
being of sound mind and memory and sencibly of the uncertainty of mans life do
make constitute and apoint this my last will and Testament in the manner and form followeth-----------------------------------
Imprimus its my will and desire that all my just debts and funral charges be first paid by my Executors hereafter Menchened.

Item.-----I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife in During her natral life one negro man Toney and one negro girl named Lucey and after her Decease to be equally divided between my three sons George, Henry, Nicholas Harding to them and their heirs and if the above Lucy should have any children she and her children to be divided as above menchened.

Item.-----I give and bequeath unto my son George Hearding two negroes to wit Grace and Daniel to him and his heirs forever.-------------------------------------------------------------- ---------

Item----I give and bequeath unto my son Henery Harding Jr. two negroes Alec Soll to him and his heirs forever.-------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------

Item----I give and bequeath unto my beloved son Nicholas Harding to wit Will and Sett over and above what he has in the acception also tract of land which I now live on which is in the ballance of the tract not yet conveyed of two thousand acres to him his heirs and asines except what should be necessary for my beloved wife to tend in duren her life and after her decease to return to the said Nicholas Harding as before menchened.----------------

Item----I give and bequeath to my Daughter Nanney Combes one negro girl name Ilock to her and her heirs forever----

Item.----It is my will and my desire that my movable estate except what is all ready bequeathed to be equally divided between my beloved wife Wilmoth and my three sons George Henery and Nicholas Harding to them and their heirs forever.-------

Item----I give and bequeath unto my daughter Nanney Combs Three Hundred pounds current money of Virginia one half to be paid in one year after my decease and the other half in twelve months after that to be paid by my three sons George Henery and Nicholas which will be one hundred pounds each to her and her heirs forever.----------------

Item.----I give and bequeath unto my beloved daughter Willmouth Smith three hundred pounds Curent money of Virginia to be paid by my three sons George Henery and Nicholas Hearding each to pay one hundred pounds a peace one half of the above sum to be paid in one year after the first menchened.----------

Item.----It is my will and desire that the first child that the negro girl Lucy which is bequeathed to my wife Willmouth shall be given to my daughter Willmouth Smith thereby nominate and apoint my beloved sons George and Nicholas Harding to be my sold Executors of this my last will and Testament hereby revocking and disannuling all other will or wills by me at any time heretofore by me made.-----

In witness whereof I have said Henery Harding Sr. have here unto set my hand and affixed my seal this twenty eight day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventh nine

Signes sealed and published and declared by the testator Henery Harding Snr to be my last will and Testament in the presants of us who subscribes our names as wittnesses.

Henry (his x mark) Harding Seal
In the presence of the testator.
Edwin Young
Wm (his X mark) Saylors

At a court held for Shanando County the 25th Day of November 1779 the last and testament of Henery Hearding Deceased was proved by the othes of Edwin Young and Wm. Saylors and ordered to be recorded.
Test.--------------------Thomas Mearshall C.S.C.
Shenandoah County Will Book A, 1772-1784. Reel 33 ppg. 2330235 [233-235]
Will of Henry Hearding, probated 24 Nov 1779.
(Extracted from Transcriptions in full from HENRY HARDIN OF CALIFORNIA,
Researched and Compiled By Fredna Tweedt Irvine, Belmont, Massachusetts, 1976,
pp. 23-24, Copy found at SUTRO LIBRARY, San Francisco, by Combs Researcher Sue Elfving who adds: This book is superbly documented. I have tried to extract "exact spellings" and word for word)

491. Wilmoth* GEORGE.¹³⁰⁶Children were:

245

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Nancy* HARDING.