Richard Treadway of Maryland     Treadway Wills

Richard Treadaway
30 Oct 1774
Donated by Randy Tredway

Cumberland Co., North Carolina

     In the name of God Amen: I, Richard Tradaway, of North Carolina and County of Cumberland, being sound in body and of perfect mind and memory, thanks be to God for the same, but calling to mind the mortality of my body, that it is appointed for all me once to die, I do make, constitute, and ordain this my last Will and Testament. As for my soul, I commend it to God that gave it, as for my body, I leave it to the dust from where it came to be buried in a Christian like and descent manner asking only that all my just debts and funeral expenses be fully paid and satisfied, and as for my worldly estate I give and bequeath in manner and form following

Item – I give and bequeath to my well beloved wife Elizabeth Tradaway, my dwelling house with one third of my plantation and orchard, likewise my bed and one cow and calf, one mare and two ewes and one iron pot, one pewter dish and six pewter plates during her life, and at her demise the land and orchard to belong to my son Daniel Treadaway.

Item – I give and bequeath to my son Richard Tradaway on Shilling Sterling.

Item – I give and bequeath to my son John Tradaway one Shilling Sterling.

Item – I give and bequeath to my daughter Hannah Tradaway one Shilling Sterling.

Item – I give and bequeath my son Moses Tradaway one Shilling Sterling.

Item – I give and bequeath all the rest of my personable estate be equally divided between my son Daniel Tradaway and my two daughters, Sarah Tradaway and Dedimiah Treadaway.

Item – And the other two thirds of my land and plantation I give and bequeath to my son Daniel Tradaway, his Heirs, Executors, Administrators or Assigns after my demise.

And I do hereby Constitute and Appoint my wife, Elizabeth Tradaway and my son Daniel Treadaway my Executors of this my last Will and Testament. In witness wherof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 30th day of October 1774.

Signed sealed and published his In the presence of:

Richard (his “R” mark) Tradaway

Robert Smith
William Bathea
Joseph Gist