Major Pitts
- Born: Abt 1715, VA
- Marriage (1): Jemima Gray about 1740 in Northampton Co., VA
- Died: 05 Apr 1762-11 May 1762, Northampton Co., VA
Major Pitts wrote his will on Apr 5 1762 and it was proven in Northampton Co. on May 11 1762:
- To son Hezekiah all my lands, 1/5th of my crops, negro fellow Tucker after my wife's decease (she is not named here but is below), black horse named Dapple and all my clothes
- To all the rest of my children 15 pounds each before my daughter Margaretta Booth should get any part
- Excepting legacies to Hezekiah, my wife to have entire estate during her widowhood and then be divided by my children Margaretta Booth, Vianna Pitts, Mary Pitts, Major Pitts, Edmund Pitts, and William Pitts
- Son Hezekiah shall be of age to act and do for himself from this date - he and wife Jamima to be executors.
Witnesses: Thomas James, Nathaniel Savage (NoVAW-XXX-R-22:473)
Major married Jemima Gray, daughter of Dingley Gray and Mary Johnson, about 1740 in Northampton Co., VA. (Jemima Gray was born about 1718 in Northampton Co., VA.)
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