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Pat Stafford, Gittens Wills, 1729-1860 (, Dec 2008).
Page 7, Joseph Gittens
Joseph 1761 RB6/30/269 of St. Philip, Item. To my beloved wife Hannah Gittens during her natural life in full lieu of dower…any part of my estate whatsoever…my plantation… with all and every the buildings standing and being erected thereon and all the Negro slaves…withal and every increase of the female Negro slaves…quick and dead stock and plantation utensils…which said Negro slaves was given and bequeathed to me by my father-in-law Nathaniel Gittens…by the name of my Thickett Estate And after the decease of my aforesaid wife…the aforesaid plantation…to my loving daughter Hannah Eastmond, wife of Doct. Samuel Eastmond and her heirs for ever. Item. …to my aforesaid daughter Hannah Eastmond the sum of one thousand pounds current moneyto be paid her at two equal payments…. Item. …to my loving grandsonJoseph Wood Gittens when he attains the age of twenty one years thesum of fifteen hundred pounds current money, but if he departs thislife before…without issue lawfully begat…the said sum to sink in myestate… Item. …to my loving son Benjamin Gittens and his heirsforever he paying all my just debts funeral debts and legacies all therest residue of my estate both real and personal ..do nominate my said son Benjamin Gittens whole and sole Executor Sealed 23 February 1761.Witnesses: Jos Wood, John Archer, John Amey. Proved at Pilgrim 15 May1761 before Charles Pinfold. |
