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James William Gittens

Male Abt 1787 - 1835  (48 years)

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  • Name James William Gittens  [1, 2, 3] 
    Birth Abt 1787  Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Baptism 28 Oct 1787  Saint Philip, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    Will 15 Jan 1835  Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • Wrote and signed his last will and testament on, Last Will and Testament
      James William Gittens wrote and signed his last will and testament (Archive record RB4 vol. 67 page 257) on January 15th 1835. After giving praises to God for his life and for what material possessions he had been able to accumulate, he declared:
      "I, James William Gittens, shoemaker of St. Philip, in perfect health of mind, body and memory"… then he went on to give instructions as to how his possessions should be disposed of. He wrote…
      "Firstly, I give to my beloved wife Anna Maria, after paying my debts and funeral expenses, her living at my place called Pilgrim Lodge while she remain single for her life and, at her death to be kept by my sons Frederick Edward and William James, who I name as my sole executors".
      "Secondly I leave my shoe buckles and my knee buckles to be divided between my sons, my watch to my son Joshua Daniel. My Bay Place to be kept as my master The Hon. Joshua Gittens left by deed as an asylum for my children not to be liable to any debt that any of them may contract but to be kept as a bay house for my family so long as any of them exist".
      "Thirdly and lastly, if it pleases God that I should leave any money I give and bequeath to my sister's children five pounds to buy mourning---(rings?).
      My place called "Pilgrim Lodge" to be kept by my sons Frederick Edward and William James of St. John after the death of their mother as a residence for any of their sisters destitute of a home"
      The Will was witnessed by John William Gay and Mary F. Gittens who subsequently presented the document to James Dak Hollinside, on 29th June 1836 for the assent and signature the Governor General of the island.
    Death 7 Mar 1835  Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I4967  Gittens Clusters
    Last Modified 14 Apr 2017 

    Family Anna Maria Gittens,   b. Abt 1787 
    Marriage 10 Feb 1831  Saint Philip, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Children 
     1. Frederick Edward Gittens,   b. Abt 1806, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1877, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)
     2. William James Gittens,   b. Abt 1810, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Joshua Daniel Gittens,   b. Abt 1811, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Anna Bella Gittens,   b. Abt 1811, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F1433  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 19 Sep 2013 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 1787 - Barbados Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBaptism - 28 Oct 1787 - Saint Philip, Barbados Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 10 Feb 1831 - Saint Philip, Barbados Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsWill - 15 Jan 1835 - Barbados Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 7 Mar 1835 - Barbados Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S64] "Caribbean, Marriages, 1591-1905. Index," database, Citing collections of the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah. Contains only some localities and time periods. Consult individual records for additional citation information., FamilySearch  , accessed 25 Nov 2012); This is a batch update of data scraped using OutWit Hub.

    2. [S231] Gittens, Victor E., Slavery to Freedom - a Family History, accessed 8 Jan 2013), Story of James William Gittens.

    3. [S2337] Sanders, Joanne MsRae, English Settlers in Barbados . CD-ROM database, (Name: Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co. Inc, n.d.;).

    4. [S2338] Gittens, Victor E.MyHeritage, My Heritage., (http://www.myheritage.com/site-172270221/james-william-gittens : October 12, 2012).

    5. [S2339] Gittens, Victor E.MyHeritage, My Heritage., (http://www.myheritage.com/site-172270221/james-william-gittens : October 12, 2012).