Hello Donna, Hardy County was formed in 1786 from Hampshire County, VA. Hampshire Co. was formed in 1754 frin Augusta and Frederick Counties. I don't know if you will be in the Charleston area or can find these elsewhere. Here are some books at the WV Archives Library, which you might find helpful: 1) HAMPSHIRE & HARDY COUNTIES, (W) VA ABSTRACTS, compiled by Larry G. Shuck, published by Closson Press. It has Hampshire Co. Wills (1780-1794) & Deeds (1757-1786), and Hardy Co. Wills (1786-1824) and Deeds (1786-1800). It did not have an abstract of the Hardy Co. Will (in 1824) that I was looking for, so it might not have all of them. 2) HARDY CO. WILLS. It is part of a many volume set (blue books) and is not indexed or alphabetized, but you might find something in it. Takes some time to look through, and I don't know how complete it is. 3) Ross Johnston's WV ESTATE SETTLEMENTS gives some information along the lines you are looking for. However, I think it only gives the basics, not the abstract or whole document, just where to . They have some things on microfilm, too. The site for WV State Archives is: <http://www.wvlc.wvnet.edu/history/wvsamenu.html> It lists the County Court Records on microfilm for each county. Happy searchin' Peg