Abner PITT
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Internet IGI, Mar 2007, Mar 2007
some documents show North Carolina/Granville County North Carolina Mentioned in the will of her father, James, dated 25 May 1798.
NAME: aka Penelope or Penny
RESEARCH NOTE: Text of Will in NOTES 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
Pleasant Hill Cemetery Estate Papers filed Monroe County, Mississippi #1205.
He married Mary Waldrop Abt 1780 at Newberry, South Carolina . Mary Waldrop was born at of Granville, North Carolina Abt 1761 daughter of James Waldrop and Mary Sarah Henderson .
They were the parents of 8
children:
Pinkney Pitt
born Abt 1784.
Jonathan Joshua Pitt
born Abt 1786.
Richard Henderson Pitt
born Abt 1788.
Jane Pitt
born Abt 1792.
Caleb Pitt
born Abt 1794.
Sarah Pitt
born Abt 1796.
Dalton Pitt
born Abt 1800.
Mary Pitt
born 10 Jun 1801.
Abner Pitt died Apr 1821 at Newberry, South Carolina .
Mary Waldrop died 5 Aug 1819 at Newberry, South Carolina .