From <i>The Pettit Correspondent</i>, Volume 4, Number 1, page 158<p>

<h2>The Will of Henry Pettit of Gilmer County, Georgia - 1858</h2>

Submitted by Mrs. Morris Pettit<br>
(Rt. 5, Box 39, Elijay, GA 30540)<p>

<i>EDITOR'S NOTE: This Henry Pettit is person #12 found in the article "Some
Descendants of Joshua Pettit of New Jersey and South Carolina" (TPC, October
1989, pp. 87-90).  William D. [Decatur] Pettit, son of this Henry, was a
great grandfather of Morris Pettit, the submitter's husband.  William's
widow married Capt. James F. Harris.</i><p>

State of Georgia	)<br>
Gilmer County		)<br>

          In the name of God Amen I Henry Pettit of Said State and County
being of advanced age and knowing that I must shortly depart this life deem
it right and proper both as respects my family and myself that I should make
a disposition of the property with which a kind providence has blessed me do
therefore with this my last will and testament hereby revoking all others
heretofore made by me.<p>

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<dt>1st Item I desire and direct that my Body be Buried in a Decent plain manner
as I have hereforeto Buried my children my soul I assign to god who gave it
as I hope for Eternal Salvation through the Atonement of Jesus Christ

<dt>2nd Item I desire and direct that all my just debts be paid without delay by
my Executors hereinafter appointed.

<dt>3rd Item I give bequeath and devise to my beloved wife Anne one Feather Bed
and furniture my old family Bible one cow and calf that she may select which
she may dispose of at her death in any way she thinks proper

<dt>4th Iterm I also will and bequeath to my beloved wife Anne the use and full
controll of one comfortable room of my Dwelling House which soon must have a
good fire place for her comfort

<dt>5th Item I will and bequeath to my son Elijah P Pettit all that portion of
land marked No one in a plat made by Stephen Griffith C.S.2 of Gilmer County
which is hereunto attached dated February 12th 1858 said portion of land
having hereforeto been deeded to him by me Except a small portion at the
North west corner of said Boundary

<dt>6th Item I will and bequeath to my son Joshua C Pettit all that portion of
land marked No 3 in said survey as shown in said surveyors plat and I
further will and bequeath to him one Bay Colt and one cow and calf and one
Rifle gunn and money to Purchase him a saddle when he is of age the money to
be raised by the sale of such property as will not be otherwise dispersed of
the money to be paid over to him for said purposes by my Executors

<dt>8th Item I will and bequeath to my son John F Pettit all potion of land
marked No 4 which is in two separate pieces as shown by said pat and also
one cow and calf and one shot gunn my Black mule or a choice Horse be ast[?]
as he may choice and one yoke of Oxen and both my wagons and all my Farming
tools all of which I will to my son John F Pettit as above stated on the
condition that he comfortably support my beloved wife Anne during her
Widowhood And should he foil[?] or refuse to do so as directed in this my
last will and testament my Executors are hereby authorized to have all the
above property (except the land and cow) and applied to the use and benefit
of my beloved wife Anne Pettit

<dt>9th Item I will and bequeath to my beloved Daughter Anne all that potion of
land marked No 5 in said plat it being in two separate pieces as shown by
said plat and also one cow and calf and one feather Bed and furniture and
fourteen dollars in money

<dt>10th Item I will and bequeath to my Daughter Barbary Miller all the portion
of land marked No 6 in said plat as attached

<dt>11th Item I will and bequeath to my son George W Pettit all that potion of
land marked No 7 in said plat above mentioned

<dt>12th Item I will and bequeath to my Beloved Daughter Sarah Craine all that
portion of land marked No 8 in said plat which is attached to this will and
[-----]ving the right of way on each side and through the [lane up the
branch(?)] also Fourteen dollars in money

<dt>13th Item I will and bequeath to my grandson Henry Pettit Son of William D
Pettit Deceased the sum of Five Dollars

<dt>14th Item I will and Bequeath to my Daughter Misourie Ellison one note on
Adolphus E Ellison for Seventy Dollars dated January 27, 1854 due two years
after date with interest from date and one other note on Adolphus E Ellison
for Seventy five Dollars dated January 24th 1855 due two years after date
with interest from date and also the sum of Fifty five Dollars in money

<dt>15th Item I will and bequeath to my son John F and Joshua C each one
feather Bed and furniture in addition to the amount hereforeto stated

<dt>16th Item I will and bequeath my books to be equally divided among my son
Elijah P Pettit George W John F and Joshua C Pettit

<dt>17th Item The residue of my property both real and personal wherever and
whatever it may be shall be sold by my Executors and Equally divided among
my children (not including my grand son Henry Pettit) named in the 13th
item

<dt>18th Item I hereby constitute and appoint Elijah P Pettit Lewis D Elling and
Stephen Griffith my Executors of this my last will and testament this 19th
February 1858

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	Signed sealed                      Henry Pettit  [seal]<p>

	declared and Published by Henry Pettitt as his last will and
testament in the presence of us the subscribers who subscribed our names
hereto in the presents of said testators at his special[?] Instance and
request of each other this February 19, 1858<p>

						Barnet Wilson<br>
						Jackson Ayres <br>
						James Chadick<p>

	If it should happen that I should depart this life after preparation
is made to cultivate either or[?] my[?] of the within willed pieces of land
the occupant will be allowed to hold on till his crop has matured and have
time to take care of it I also reserve the Priviledge for any or all my
children that see proper to bury their dead at the grave yard where I buried
my two sons that died here<p>

        Henry Pettit<br>

	Recorded June 15, 1858   R R Hunt - Ord<p>

<p>

Georgia			)<br>
Gilmer County		)<br>

	Before me Robert R Hunt Ordinary for said County
it being in open Court June Term 1858 personally came Barnet Wilson Jackson
Ayres and James Chadwicke subscribing witnesses to the last will and
testament of Henry Pettitt who being duly sworn deposeth and saith an oath
that they saw the said Henry Pettitt sign seal publish and declare the said
instrument of his last will and testament voluntarily and purely[?] without
compulsion and that they sighend said will as witnesses in the presence of
said Henry Pettit and in the presence of each other sworn to and subscribed
this 7th day of June 1858<p>


R R Hunt	)	Barnet Wilson<br>
Ordinary	)	Jackson Ayres	James Chadwicke<p>

<p>

Gilmer County Court of Ordinary<p>

Georgia			)<br>
Gilmer County		)<br>

	We Elijay P Pettit Lewis C Ellington and Stephen Griffith do solemly
swear that this writing contains the last will and testament of Henry
Pettitt decease[d] so far as we know or believe and that will [we?] will
truly execute the same the same [phrase repeated] by paying the debts and
the legacies contained in the said will as [---] as his goods and chattles
will there unto extend and the law charge us and that we will make a true
and perfect inventory of all such goods and chattles according to said will
so help us God<p>

June the 7, 1858	)<br>
	R R Hunt	)<br>
	Ordinary	)<p>

Elijah P Pettitt )<br>
Lewis D Ellington) Exutors<br>
Stephen Griffith )<p>