Newberry County, South Carolina Genealogy Trails

 Last Will and Testament of Jonathan Pitts
contributed by Randy Butler 

South Carolina, In the Name of God Amen.

I , Jonathan Pitts of the State aforesaid and district of Newberry, being in a reasonable state of health, and of perfect sound and disposing mind and memory thanks be to God for his mercies and calling to mind the certainty of death, I do make and ordain this my last will and testament.

In the first place I commend my soul into the hands of almighty God who gave it me, and my body of flesh to the grave to be decently interred a the discretion of my executor herein after named, and as touching such worldly estate as God in his mercy hath been pleased to blefs me with I do dispose of in the following manner (Vin).

In the first place my will is that the whole of my estate both real and personal be sold at public auction on a credit of one and two years for my real estate and one year for all my personal estate, and the money thence arising together with all moneys that may be due to me be applied so much thereof as may be necessary to the extinguishment of all my just debts and funeral expenses, and my will further is that all the balances of said money be divided into three equal shares, one of which I do give and bequeath to my nephew Wilson Pitts to him and his heirs forever, one of which I do give and bequeath to my niece Mary Pitts to her and her heirs forever and one of which I do give and bequeath to my nephew Griffin Pitts to his and his heirs forever, the money of those under age at my death to be kept at interest by my executor and paid to them as they marry or come of age and I do constitute and appoint my trusty friend and relative Samuel Waldrop to be my lawful executor to see to the prosecuting of this my last will and testament, and I do hereby revoke all wills and legacies by me heretofore made or given.