CUMBERLAND COUNTY, NC - WILLS - Richard Treadaway, Jr. - 1774

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                   WILL of RICHARD TREADWAY, JR

In the name of God Amen:
I, Richard Treadaway, 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 Treadaway, 
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 Treadaway on Shilling 
Sterling.  Item - I give and bequeath to my daughter Hannah Treadaway 
one Shilling Sterling.  Item - I give and bequeath my son Moses 
Treadaway one Shilling Sterling.  Item - I give and bequeath all the rest 
of my personable estate be equally divided between my son Daniel 
Treadaway and my two daughters, Sarah Treadaway and Dedimiah 
Treadaway.  Item - And the other two thirds of my land and plantation: 
I give and bequeath to my son Daniel Treadaway, his Heirs, Executors, 
Administrators or Assigns after my demise, and I do hereby Constitute 
and Appoint my wife, Elizabeth Treadaway 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 R Treadaway
Robert Smith +                                            mark
William  Bathea +
Joseph Gist +