Will of Robert Fitts, County of Worcester, Sutton, Will Book 4, pg. 462, Province of 
Massachusetts Bay.  Transcribed from SAMPUBCO copy by Meredith A. Smith 1 May 
2006.

	In the Name of God Amen this second day of July in the year of our Lord Christ 
one Thousand seven hundred and Fifty Four I Robert Fitts of Sutton in the County of 
Worcester and Province of the Massachusetts Bay in new England.  Husbandman 
being very Sick and weake in Body but of perfect mind & memory Thanks be given to 
God therefore calling unto mind the mortality of my Body and Knowing that it is 
appointed for all men once to dy do make and ordain this my Last Will & Testament 
That is to say principally and first of all I give and Recommend my Soul unto the Hand 
of God that gave it and for my Body I Recommend it to the Earth to be buried in a 
Christian Like and decent manner at the Discretion of my Executors nothing Doubting 
but at the General Resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty Power of 
God and as Touching such worldly Estate as it hath pleased God to bless me with in 
this Life I Give devise and dispose of the same in the following form and manner.
	Imprimie it is my will and I do order Jonathan Fitts of Sutton in the County of 
Worcester and Province above and yeoman of my Loving & Trusty Brother whom I 
constitute appoint and ordain my only and sole Executor of this my Last Will and 
Testament to make sale of all my Lands and Buildings and all my other Estate both real 
and personal whatsoever That I am (___?___) and possessed of Excepting my 
household Furniture I dispose as hereafter contained & I order my said Executor to 
collect & receive all my just dues and I order my said Executor to pay and Satisfie all my 
just debts and funeral charges out of my Estate and after my Debts and funeral charges 
be paid and satisfied I order my said Executor to Let out all the Money Remaining of my 
Estate on Lawfull Interest so to pay said money and Interest as of that order herein and 
after Contained.
	Item:  I give and bequeath unto Keziah my Dearly beloved wife all my Household 
Stuff and Furniture of all sorts which is for Household use and Jerone (?) and the Pillion 
for her to Ride on to her & her Heirs forever and I give to my said wife one Third part of 
the Interest of the money that shall be due on the money my Estate shall sell for after 
my debts shall be paid of all sorts, to be paid to her yearly by my said Executor so long 
as she remains my widow.
	Item:  I give to my son Robert Fitts sum Fourteen pounds Lawfull money to be 
paid by my Executor when he comes to the age of Twenty one years.
	Item:  I Give unto my son Samuel Fitts Fourteen pounds Lawfull money to be 
paid by my Executor when he comes to the age of Twenty one years.
	Item:  I Give unto my son John Fitts fourteen pounds Lawfull money to be paid by 
my Executor when my said son is Twenty one years of age.
	Item:  I Give unto my daughter Keziah Fitts Five pounds Lawfull money out of my 
Estate paid by Executor when she is Twenty one years of age.
	Item:  I Give unto my daughter Hannah Fitts Five pounds Lawfull money when 
she is Twenty one years out of my Estate to be paid by my Executor.
	Item:  I Give unto my daughter Margaret Fitts Five pounds of Lawfull money out 
of my Estate to be paid by Executor when she comes to the age of Twenty one years.
	Item:  I Give unto my daughter Ruth Fitts Five pounds Lawfull money to be paid 
out of my Estate by my Executor when she is Twenty one years of age.
	Item:  I Give unto my daughter Lucy Fitts Five pounds Lawfull money to be paid 
out of my Estate by my Executor when she is Twenty one years old.
	Item:  I Give unto my daughter Phebe Fitts Five pounds Lawfull money to be paid 
out of my Estate by my Executor when she comes to the age of Twenty one but if any of 
my daughters abovesaid should marry before they are Twenty one year old, Then that 
Daughter shall have their portion at their marriage paid by my Executor the same him 
abovesaid.
	And if any of my Children should not live while they are of age to receive their 
Portion then their part shall be Divided among the Rest of the Children Each son to 
have as much as Two Daughters when they are all of age and all & every part of my 
Estate that shall be Left and Remaining after all my Children have had their Proportion 
out of my Estate That is willed to them and my Widow had all paid her that is given in 
the Will aforesaid then the said remaining Estate to be divided among all my Children 
and their Heirs – Each son to have as much as Two Daughters as above said.
	And I do hereby utterly disallow, revoke & disannul all and every other former 
Testament Wills Legaceys and Executor by me Willed and bequeathed  Ratifying and 
Confirming this and no others to be my Last Will and Testament – In Witness whereof I 
the said Robert Fitts have hereunto set my Hand and seal the Day and year above 
written.
		Robert Fitts (ss)	

Signed Sealed Published pronounced and declared by the said Robert Fitts as his Last 
Will and Testament in the Presence of us the subscribers  John Fry   Daniel Dike   Isaac 
Easty

Furthermore I the said Robert Fitts in addition to this will above do ordain my abovesaid 
Brother Jona Fits my said Executor to be Guardian and Trusty to bind out and order and 
dispose of all my Children while under age together with my loving wife Keziah Fitts 
whom I appoint and ordain to take care of all my children abovesaid and bind out as 
they the said Jona Fitts and Keziah Fitts shall think proper and I further order that all my 
children under the age of seven years shall be maintained out of my Estate before any 
division be made among any children that is they shall be maintained out of the interest 
of my estate while they are each seven years old and no longer then bound out as said 
Guardian may think proper.  In Witness whereof I have set my hand and seal the day of 
year above written.
Robert Fitts (seal)
In the presence of us the above Subscribers}
John Frey         Daniel Dike        Isaac Easty}
Worcesters to the Hon. Joseph Wilder Esq.  Judge of Probate
I accept of what is given me in this will in full of right or dower in said decd estate & pray 
the will may be proved & approved,
Attn John Chandler ___________	Keziah Fitts widow of decd 
	x (her mark)	


This will was proved, approved and allowed 9 September 1754