Thomas Tredway of Maryland     Treadway Wills

Artymacy May (Bayless) Treadway
01 Feb 1876
Donated by Claudia Angel

Carter Co., Tennessee

     I Arta M. Treadway do make and publish this as my last will and testament hereby revoking all other wills by me at any time made.

First, I direct that my funeral expenses and all my debts be paid as soon after my death as possible out of any moneys that I may die possessed of or that may first come into the hands of my executors.

Secondly, I will that my land be divided amongst my Several heirs as follows to wit: I will to Daniel B. Treadway or his assigns the one tenth part of my land in value and that the remainder be divided into eight Shares as lots of equal value or as near as practicable that it may be divided in the following manner viz. Beginning at the lower Side next to A. C. Broyles by lines running from the River back to the mountain So that each lot Shall extend across the entire farm and allotted as follows beginning at the lower Side and counting up the River. I will to Wm. M. Treadway, lot No. 1, To Martha L. Cloyd, lot No. 2, To Mary Lutrell, lot No. 3, To Sarah P. Haynes, lot No. 4, To Elizabeth More (sic), lot No. 5, To Nancy C. Crumley, lot No. 6, To Louisa Grayham, lot No. 7, To Daniel B. Treadway, lot No. 8, To Eliza Brown, lot No 9.

It is not my desire that the heirs of John A. Treadway shall have any portion in my land as I consider that I have paid more than the value of their portion of the land as Security for John A. Treadway.

I will to each of the children of Daniel B. Treadway the sum of Six dollars.

In order to secure the payment of all my debts and all of the bequests of this will it is my will that rent of one third be collected off my land till the same is fully satisfied.

And lastly I hereby nominate and appoint Ireneus Keicher my executor and witness whereof I do this will set my hand and seal this 1st day of Feby. 1876

Arty M. Treadway {Seal}

     Signed sealed in our presence and we have subscribed our names thereto in the presence of the testator.

In presence of us

Jno Mabry
Isaac Cates
(probated in 1814)