Style Of Wills Not The Same
studying the history of one's forebears is as
a hobby as one can have-a useless one, perhaps, but
nonetheless!
first of my ancestors of whom I have any record was one
(William) Witt, born in France in 1675. He was among
Huguenot refugees who came to America in 1699,
in Manakintowne, Va.
married after he came to America and reared a
By reading his will and using one's instuition, it is
to know a number of things about the man and his
Y. Read on:
[the name of God, Amen. I, WILLIM WITT, of the parish
' Anne and County of Albermarle, being in perfect health
memory, appoint this, my last will and testament
I anner and form as followeth, vis., First, I commit my
t into the hands of the Almighty God that first gave it.
[ly, my body to the earth, to be buried in a decent and
manner. In premise, I give a bequeath unto my beloved
Witt, a grey mare, a great Bible, one pewter
ne plate and half my wearing clothes. I give to my
Sarah Canidy, one feather bed and furniture, and all
and corn on my plantation for the use of her and her
ensuing year. Likewise, 1 lend to my daughter my
Tom, 'till time her husband, John Canidy, comes in and
her and her children as a husband ought to do. In
John Canidy should not return, the said Negro to
in her possession during her natural life, and after to be
among my children, except my son, Benjamin Witt,
and Agnes Key. Item, 1 give and bequeath to my
Agnes Key, my Negro fellow, Ned. All the rest of my
furniture, cattle, horses, hogs, etc., I desire it
equally divided among my children except Benjamin
Canidy and Agnes Key. I do appoint my son, John
and Peter Chastaine executor of this, my last will and
revoking all former wills by me made. As witness
have hereunto set my hand and seal this 2Sth day of
1754.-
will was witnessed by Harry Hopkins (which makes one
he were a forerunner of another Harry Hopkins!J-and
larnet. The old man described his health as being
but that might have been debatable since he died
six weeks later. Also, he seems to have been conviced that
was not faraway, judging by some of the language in
that as it may, I would say the style and language of wills
Bdergone some changes since 17541
my direct line came Charles, who had three sons in the
ionary War. To Charles' son, Joseph, he willed his
in Halifax County, Va., together with his stock and
"to my son and his male heir lawfully begotten of his
forever.' '
Same Joseph received a grant of land in Tennessee for his
and later moved there. Joseph is mentioned in the
(Tenn.) History. Some of the family established
around which a town grew up called by the same
at!d is still there, There is land near Witt's Foundry to this
of Joseph's daughters married Major Charles Robertson
grandson of John Sevier of historical fame, and son of
Sevier and Keziah Robertson Sevier, the latter
an ancestor of the Robertson Ranch people of Baylor
Texas.
son, Silas, was a missionary Baptist minister who
Susannah Randolph of the Virginia Randolphs, said to
of Pocahontas and John Rolfe.
years after Silas and Susannah married, they moved
to Alabama and on to Texas where he died and was
in the old Perry Cemetery near Moody in 1881.
Susannah's son, James Randolph Witt (named for
grandfather), married Delilah Harkrider, said to be
Their son, and my great-grandfather, another
(and another Baptist minister), married a woman with
the longest name I ever heard, Melinda Emmeline
and Emma's daughter, Ella Alberta, was married to
Franklin Erasmus Jones, in 1889 in Parker
Tex. They moved with his family to Crosby County in
"here my mother, Belle Jones Sessions, was born.
of the Jones family married into the Witt family, so that
and irrevocably tied together. Thus
a Kappa Chapter
regional meet
Kappa Chapter .members of Delta Kappa Gamma
the regional meeting of Delta Kappa Gamma Society,
at Booker Saturday 13th in the Booker School
theme of the meeting was "Our Past is Prologue to Our
Plan for Action."
Frances Lowrence of El Paso, Alpha State President, was
speaker. She is assistant professor in the school of
at the University of Texas in El Paso. Her subject was
Our Challenge."
Laney of Amarillo, a teacher in the Amarillo
presided at the morning session.
Pidenta of the six participating chapters met with Mrs.
and Mrs. Laney at breakfast in the home economics
tat 7:30 a.m. They were Willie Mae Mangold of Pampa,
Kimmins of Phillips, Edna Smith of Childress, Mildred
of Dumas, Exie Vantine of Pampa and Wilma Clark of
Mary Sue Waters Longan of Denver, Colorado was also
for this regional meeting. She is the state president of
Gamma Society of Colorado.
Kappa Chapter composed of teachers from
Collingsworth, Donley and Hall Counties presented a
accomplishments of Delta Kappa Gamma, which
to emulate, equal and surpass.
Kappa Chapter won the award for traveling the
attend the meeting. Those attending from Donley
Were Inez Blakenship, Hazel Brandon, Zola Donald, Ivy
Ikle, Edgar Mae Mongole, Mable Mongole and Naomi
a very outstanding day that was enjoyed by all who
regional meeting will be held in October, 1974, in
Texas.
Kappa's next meeting will be November 10th at 10:00
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! !9!2! 00!ook Club m!e!s Tuesday
• . . . al) J : Th b m . S. Jak Clifford gave the program. It was a book review on
the book entitled Two from Galilee, by Marjorie Holmes. The
I book was a story of Mary and Joseph.
f]a f" 0 Members present were Mines. Ritter, Clinton, Clifford,
the Witts and Joneses have marched steadily westward until Decorations carried out the theme of Halloween. Thornberry, Frank White Jr., Bill Weatherly, K. K. Butler, Fred
Chamberlain Jr., C. E. Bairfield, Richard Delaney, Ethelyn
their offspring are scattered from one end of the country to the Gradv, Weldon Rives, and Miss Inez Blankenship.
(.[her. There are some of whom one can be justly proud, but Mrs. Joe Ritter presided at the business meeting. Minutes -
others (although I know of none who could be called were read by Mrs. Beryl Clinton, and the club read the club Guests were Misses Mabel and Edgar Mae Mongole, and
"notorious") are just plainly too ornery to want to claim. But I collect. Federated Club dues and other matters of business were Mrs. Lloyd Risley.
suspect most of us have kin in that category[ then discussed.
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