Jonathan Joshua PITT

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Text: In the name of God Amen I Joshua Pitts being of Sound and Disposeing mind and memorey but weake of body and Calling to mind the uncertainty of life and being desirous to dispose of all Such Worldly Estate as it hath Pleased God to bless me with do make and ordain this my Last Will in the manner following that is to Say. It is my will and desir that my Beloving Wife Matilda Pitts Shall have the hold of my Estate real and Personally for the Purpose of Schooling and Closing of my Children during her life or widerhood at her marriage or death I wish the hole of my Estate to be sold and Eauatibley devied between my beloved wife Matilda Pitts and my three Children Delton, Pinckney and the younger one not named.My Will is that my Exetors have the power to dispose of this Place and a negrow Gearl Cold bett and a negrow woman named Jin for the purpose of getting another place for my family and two plow boys If there should be Soy much money left from the Sale of my Land and negrows aboved named as I think this Place not helthy, and a Place of less value would do them and the tittle of the Place that they may So Perchu and the Negrows to be considred as apart of my Estate.And lastly I do Constitute and Appoint my beloving uncle Abraham Waldrope and my beloving Brother Caleb Pitts my Executors of this my Last Wil and testament hereby revoking all other and former Wills and testaments by me heretoford Made In testimoney Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this fourth February Annodiminy 1825. Signed Sealed and Delivered in the presents of us James Williams, Joshua Pitts (SEAL), Henderson Pitts, Mary Andrews. Recorded in Will Book "I" Pages 261 & 262