Thomas Tredway of Maryland Treadway Wills
Daniel Tredway Will
09 Mar 1803
Wills Vol. C, CR 32 868
Donated by Jared Treadway
Harford Co., Maryland
In the name of God, Amen, I Daniel Tredway of Harford County in the State of Maryland being in good health and perfect sound mind and memory thanks be given to Almighty God, therefore but calling to mind the uncertainty of this state of life do for the better setling of my worldly Estate and constitute and appoint this present writing my last will ant testament and dispose of my temporal goods in manner and for following:
Item: I give and bequeath unto my two sons Crispen and John Tredway all that tract of land call’d Hounslow Heath that I now posses to them and their heirs forever. Also I give and bequeath to my son Crispen one bay horse called Ball and I also give and bequeath to my son John Tredway one sorrel horse called Jack. Also I give and bequeath to my two sons Crispen and John Tredway my waggon and harness thereunto belonging and no more to them and their heirs for ever.
Item: I give and bequeath unto my daughter Sarah Tredway all that part of a tract of land whereon I now live call’d Tredways Hope also three acres and two perches it being a part of a tract of land call’d Meades Delight begining and running according to the conveyance thereof and if it should be the case that she should die without lawfull heirs or issue then the same land above mention’d for to be equally divided between my surving children. Also I give unto my daughter Sarah Tredway one breeding sow and no more to her and her heirs for ever.
Item: I give and bequeath unto my son Thomas Tredway all my wearing aparel and one dollar and no more.
Item: I give and bequeath unto my son Daniel Tredway one dollar and no more to him and his heirs for ever.
Item: I give and bequeath to my daughter Ann Hughes five pounds and no more to her and her heirs for ever.
My will and mind is that after my just debts and legacies are paid then the remainder part of my Estate shall be equally divided amongst my four children that is to say Edward Tredway, Hannah Meads, Susanna Riston and Elizabeth Miles. Lastly I appoint my son Crispen Tredway and my daughter Sarah Tredway my whole and sole Executor of this my last will and testament in witness hereof I have set my hand and affixed my seal this Ninth day of March One Thousand Eighteen Hundred and Three.
Daniel Tredway {Seal}
Signed Sealed and acknowledged by Daniel Tredway to be his last Will and Testament and by his request we assigned as evidences:
Andrew Turner
John Gleam
James Madden, Jr.
Harford County Sct. the 26th day of Jun 1810 then came Crispen Tredway the Executor herein named who produced this instrument of writning and made oath on the holy evangels of almighty God that it is the true and whole last Will and Testament of Daniel Tredway late of Harford County deceased that came to his possession or knowlege and that he found the same in a trunk amongst the papers of the said dec’d.
Certified by Abraham Jarrett HWHCY