File Number 3401 Coshocton County Ohio Probate Records
 

In the name of the benevolent Father of All: I, Thomas Hardesty of the 
County of Coshocton and state of Ohio do make and publish this  my last 
will and testament.

Item 1st
It is my will that all my just depts and funeral expenses be fully 
paid.

Item 2nd
It is my will that my daughter Ruth O'Connell and her husband Michael 
O'Connell and my son Elisha Hardesty have possession and use free or 
rent of my homestead farm of about one hundred and sixty-thre acres 
with the buildings thereon situate in Washington Township, Coshocton 
County, Ohio, for the period of one year from and after my death; 
one-half to Elisha and one-half to Ruth and her husband.

Item 3rd.
It is my will and I direct that my executor hereinafter named sell all 
the personal property owned by me at my death at public sale within a 
reasonable time after my death.

Item 4th
It is my will and I direct my said executor after the expiration of one 
year after my decease to sell my said homestead frarm in said 
Washington Township, at private of public sale; said executor before 
selling the same to have said farm appraised by three judicious 
disinterested free-holders of the county oforesaid to be selected by 
the probate judge of said county. Said farm shall not be sold at 
private sale for less than the appraised value thereof, or at public 
sale for less than two-thirds of said appraised value after advertising 
the same for thirty days in a newspaper of general circulation in said 
Coshocton County; said farm to be sold either at public or private sale 
upon the following terms: one-third cash on day of sale, one-third in 
one year and one-third in two years., deferred payments to be secured 
by mortgage on the premises.

And I authorize and empower my said executor to execute and deliver to 
the purchaser of said farm a deed in fee simple for the same.

Item 5th
It is my will and I direct my executor, out of the proceeds of the sale 
of said personal property and real estate aforesaid and within six 
months after the sale of said real estate, to pay the following 
legacies, to-wit: to my son Jeremiah Hardesty, ten dollars; to 
Jeremiah Harper, Penelope Guinther and Emery Harper, children of my 
daughter Julia Ann Harper, deceaed, each one hundred dollars; to 
Madison Hardesty son of Abner Hardesty, deceased, two hundred dollars; 
to George Washington Hardesty, son of Abner Hardesty, deceased, one 
hundred dollars; to Absolom Hardesty a son of said Julia Ann Harper, 
two hundred dollars.

Item 6th
I give and devise all the balance of the proceeds of said personal and 
real estate and all other property real or personal of which I die 
possessed to my children Elisha Hardesty, Ruth O'Connell, William 
Hardesty, Keziah McCoy and Mary Collins, to be equally divided among 
them share and share alike.

Item 7th
I do hereby nominate and appoint Lemuel Kinsey, executor of this my 
last will and testament, authorizing and empowering him to compromise, 
adjust release and discharge in such manner as he may deem proper, the 
debts and claims due me.  I do hereby revoke all former wills by me 
made. In the testimony hereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal, 
this 15th day of June, A. D. 1883.

Thomas (his mark) Hardesty

Signed and acknowledged by said Thomas Hardesty as his last will and 
testament in our presence, and signed by us in his presence.
R. M. Voorhes
Charles B. Hunt

             Codicil

I Thomas Hardesty of the county of Coshocton and State of Ohio, do make 
and publish this my codicil to my last will and testament dated June 
15th 1883 and witnessed by R. M. Voorhes and C. B. Hunt.

Item 1st
As my daughter Ruth O'Connell had died since the making and publishing
of said last will and testament it is my will the Item 2nd of said last 
will be modified in this, to-wit: that in the place of the names of my 
said daughter Ruth and her husband Michael O'Connell, there be 
substituted the name of my daughter Mary Collins, so that my said 
daughter Mary Collins my have and enjoy all the property and privileges 
granted and given in said Item 1nd. to my said daughter Ruth and her 
said husband, and that said Michael O'Connell shall have and enjoy none 
of said privileges.

Item 2nd
I desire and it is my will that Item 6th in said last will be modified 
and changed so as to read as follows, to-wit: Item 6th
I give and devise all the balance of the proceeds of said personal and 
real estate and all other property real or personal of which I die 
possessed to my children, Elisha Hardesty, William Hardesty, Keziah 
McCoy, and Mary Collins to be equally divided among them share and 
share alike.  In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal 
this 1st day of June, A. D. 1885.

Thomas (his mark) Hardesty

Signed and acknowledged by said Thomas Hardesty, as his codicil to his 
last will and testament in our presence and signed by us in his 
presence and at his request.
R. M. Voorhes
Charles B. Hunt

Entered into the journal November 1 1893
Admited to probate November 8, 1893 
by Wm R. Gault, Probate Judge

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           Account of Final Disrtribution

Mathias Slaughter Administrator of the Estate of THomas Hardesty 
deceased. Filed November 25th 1896.

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Heirs and Leagatees listed:
Edward Hardesty (NOTE: this is Elisha Edmond Hardesty)
Kezrah McCoy
Mary Collins, assignees
Heirs of Wm Hardesty dec'd who died Nov 27/92 being nine children to-wit:
David Hardesty 
Stanley Hardesty
William Hardesty
G. W. Hardesty
James S. Hardesty
Nora Sherrod
Mattie Carpenter
Dora Howard
Frances M. Sherrod
 

NOTE: While Thomas Hardesty had 13 children, and raised 5 
grandchildren, only those know to be living were named in his will. 
Apparently news of the decease of his son William in Texas either never 
reached him, or reached him after he was to enfeabled to make any 
additional changes.  He was aged 103 at his death on October 21, 1893.