It is my will and desire 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 widowhood at her marriage or death I wish the hole of my estate to be sold and equitably divided between my beloved wife Matilda Pitts and my three children, Delton Pinckney and the younger one not named.

My will is that my executors have the power to dispose of this place and a negro Gearl Cold bett and a negro woman named Jin for the purpose of getting another place for my family and two plow boys if there should be so much money left from the sale of my land and negroes above named as I think this place not healthy, and a place of lefs value would do them and the title of the place that they may so purchase and the negroes to be considered as part of my estate.

And lastly I do constitute and appoint my beloving uncle Abraham Waldrop and my beloving brother Caleb Pitts my executors of this my last will and testament by me heretofore made in testimony whereof I have set my hand and affixed my seal this fourth February and in the year 1825.

Signed, Sealed and delivered in the presence of us
James Williams
Henderson Pitts
Mary Andrews

Joshua Pitts (Seal)

Recorded in Will Book I, pages 261 & 262
Proved February 17, 1825
Recorded March 24, 1826
T.T. Cureton, Ordinary Newberry District
Box No. 64, Pkg. No. 159, Est. No. 1664