First Generation
1. Thomas Treadway Sr.1 was born circa 1700
in possibly Maryland.1 He died in Aug 1782 at the age of
82 in Harford Co., Maryland, United States.1
Thomas Treadway was born about 1700 in Maryland. [Based on a 1774 deposition.] Baltimore
County Families, 1659-1759, states that he was born 6 March 1711 to Richard
and Jane [Parker] Treadway. (Research notes on the Descendants of Thomas
Treadway page suggest that this was another Thomas Treadway.) According to
one story of Thomas' family, his father Crispen and grandfather John left
Rutland, England for Maryland in 1700. John died on the voyage. Crispen settled
at the head of the Bush River, west of Bynum, in Baltimore [later Harford]
County. Another story has Thomas as a nephew of the aforementioned Richard. (Of
note: The name Richard does not appear in Thomas' family, but Crispen does.)
He arrived in Baltimore County about 1718 and boarded at the home of Antil Deaver. Thomas went to work for John Webster in 1719. Treadway was named in the will of Peter Glover on 8 February 1822.
Thomas married Mary Ann Glover, daughter of the aforementioned Peter Glover, about 1822/3. By her, he had three sons and a daughter. Following Mary's death in 1734, he married Mary Bull and fathered three more sons. Treadway went on to marry two more times, to Elizabeth McComas [1743], by whom he had two sons, and Mary Gittings [1759].
Thoas was granted a license to operate a "publick house or ordinary" in November of 1743. The ordinary license was renewed in 1744 and 1745. He also owned a plantation and raised tobacco.
The following exerpts are from "Gentleman's Progress-The Intinerarium of Alexander Hamilton, 1744," University of Pittsburg Press, 1948
"Dr. Alexander Hamilton was a Physician from Scotland who emigrated to Annapolis c 1741. Dr. Hamilton took a tour of the colonies, and wrote of his experiences. The following is what he wrote in regards to Thomas Tredway:
[pp. 6-8] I put up at one Tradaway’s about 10 miles from Joppa. The road here is pritty hilly, stonny, and full of small gravell. I observed some stone which I thought looked like limestone.
Just as I dismounted at Tradaway’s I found a drunken club dismissing. Most of them had got upon their horses and were seated in an oblique situation, deviating much from a perpendicular to the horizontal plane, a posture quite necessary for keeping the center of gravity within its propper base for the support of the superstructure; hence we deduce the true physicall reason why our heads overloaded with liquor become too ponderous for our heels. Their discourse was as oblique as their position; the only thing intelligible in it was oaths and God dammes; the rest was an inarticulate sound like Rableais’ frozen words a thawing, interlaced with hickupings and belchings. I was uneasy until they were gone, and my landlord [Thomas Treadway], seeing me stare, made that trite apology – that indeed he did not care to have such disorderly fellows come about his house; he was always noted far and near for keeping a quiet house and entertaining gentlemen or such like, but these were country people, his neighbors, and it was not prudent to disoblige them upon slight occasions. ‘Alas, sir!’ added he, ‘we that entertain travellers much strive to oblige every body, for it is our dayly bread.’ While he spoke thus, our Bacchanalians, finding no more rum in play, rid off helter skelter as if the devil had possessed them, every man sitting his horse in a see-saw manner like a bunch of rags tyed upon the saddle.
I found nothing particular or worth noticing in my landlord’s character or conversation, only as to his bodily make. He was a fat pursy man and had large bubbies like a woman. I supped upon fry’d chickens and bacon, and after supper the conversation turned to politicks, news, and the dreaded French war; but it was so lumpish and heavy that it disposed me mightily to sleep. This learned company consisted of the landlord, his overseer and miller, and another greasy thumb’d fellow who, as I understood, professed physick and particularly surgery. In the drawing of teeth, he practiced upon the house maid, a dirty piece of lumber, who made such screaming and squalling as made me imagine there was murder going forwards in the house. However, the artist got the tooth out att last with a great clumsy pair of black-smith’s forceps’ and indeed it seemed to require such an instrument, for when he showed it to us, it resembled a horsenail more than a tooth.
The miller, I found, professed musick and would have tuned his crowd to us, but unfortunately the two middle strings betwixt the bass and treble were broke. This man told us that he could play by the book. After having had my fill of this elegant company, I went to bed at 10 o’clock.
Friday June 1st The sun rose in a clear horizon, and the air in these highlands was, for two hours in the morning, very cool and refreshing. I breakfasted upon some dirty chocolate, but the best that the house could afford, and took horse about half an hour after six in the morning.
[ pg. 198]: On his journey home- I dined att my old friend Tradaway's, whom I found very much indisposed with fevers. He told me it had been a very unhealthy time and a hot summer. I should have known the time had been unhealthy without his telling me so by only observing the washed countenances of the people standing att their doors and looking out att their windows, for they looked like so many staring ghosts. In short I was sensible I had got into Maryland, for every house was an infirmary, according to an ancient custome."
On 10 June 1757, William and Elizabeth Smith coveyed to Thomas Treadway, inn keeper, over 1600 acres called Turkey Hills and Srawberry Hills. On 4 May 1759, Thomas and Elizabeth Treadway sold 40 acres at White Oak Bottom and 70 acres at Strawberry Hills to John Goodwin. Thomas and Mary Treadway conveyed 50 acres of Turkey Hills and Strawberry Hills to Joseph Stiles on 25 April 1769. Treadway also purchased a tract of land called "Come By Chance" that year for £600.
Thomas eventually retired to Long Green Valley in Baltimore County.
Treadway made his will in Harford County on 22 May 1782. Half of his estate went to son, Daniel, who was named administrator. The other half went to grandsons Thomas, George, James, Daniel and Crispin Cunningham. The will went to probate 13 August 1782. The inventory of the estate was taken on 2 September and settled 12 November.
He arrived in Baltimore County about 1718 and boarded at the home of Antil Deaver. Thomas went to work for John Webster in 1719. Treadway was named in the will of Peter Glover on 8 February 1822.
Thomas married Mary Ann Glover, daughter of the aforementioned Peter Glover, about 1822/3. By her, he had three sons and a daughter. Following Mary's death in 1734, he married Mary Bull and fathered three more sons. Treadway went on to marry two more times, to Elizabeth McComas [1743], by whom he had two sons, and Mary Gittings [1759].
Thoas was granted a license to operate a "publick house or ordinary" in November of 1743. The ordinary license was renewed in 1744 and 1745. He also owned a plantation and raised tobacco.
The following exerpts are from "Gentleman's Progress-The Intinerarium of Alexander Hamilton, 1744," University of Pittsburg Press, 1948
"Dr. Alexander Hamilton was a Physician from Scotland who emigrated to Annapolis c 1741. Dr. Hamilton took a tour of the colonies, and wrote of his experiences. The following is what he wrote in regards to Thomas Tredway:
[pp. 6-8] I put up at one Tradaway’s about 10 miles from Joppa. The road here is pritty hilly, stonny, and full of small gravell. I observed some stone which I thought looked like limestone.
Just as I dismounted at Tradaway’s I found a drunken club dismissing. Most of them had got upon their horses and were seated in an oblique situation, deviating much from a perpendicular to the horizontal plane, a posture quite necessary for keeping the center of gravity within its propper base for the support of the superstructure; hence we deduce the true physicall reason why our heads overloaded with liquor become too ponderous for our heels. Their discourse was as oblique as their position; the only thing intelligible in it was oaths and God dammes; the rest was an inarticulate sound like Rableais’ frozen words a thawing, interlaced with hickupings and belchings. I was uneasy until they were gone, and my landlord [Thomas Treadway], seeing me stare, made that trite apology – that indeed he did not care to have such disorderly fellows come about his house; he was always noted far and near for keeping a quiet house and entertaining gentlemen or such like, but these were country people, his neighbors, and it was not prudent to disoblige them upon slight occasions. ‘Alas, sir!’ added he, ‘we that entertain travellers much strive to oblige every body, for it is our dayly bread.’ While he spoke thus, our Bacchanalians, finding no more rum in play, rid off helter skelter as if the devil had possessed them, every man sitting his horse in a see-saw manner like a bunch of rags tyed upon the saddle.
I found nothing particular or worth noticing in my landlord’s character or conversation, only as to his bodily make. He was a fat pursy man and had large bubbies like a woman. I supped upon fry’d chickens and bacon, and after supper the conversation turned to politicks, news, and the dreaded French war; but it was so lumpish and heavy that it disposed me mightily to sleep. This learned company consisted of the landlord, his overseer and miller, and another greasy thumb’d fellow who, as I understood, professed physick and particularly surgery. In the drawing of teeth, he practiced upon the house maid, a dirty piece of lumber, who made such screaming and squalling as made me imagine there was murder going forwards in the house. However, the artist got the tooth out att last with a great clumsy pair of black-smith’s forceps’ and indeed it seemed to require such an instrument, for when he showed it to us, it resembled a horsenail more than a tooth.
The miller, I found, professed musick and would have tuned his crowd to us, but unfortunately the two middle strings betwixt the bass and treble were broke. This man told us that he could play by the book. After having had my fill of this elegant company, I went to bed at 10 o’clock.
Friday June 1st The sun rose in a clear horizon, and the air in these highlands was, for two hours in the morning, very cool and refreshing. I breakfasted upon some dirty chocolate, but the best that the house could afford, and took horse about half an hour after six in the morning.
[ pg. 198]: On his journey home- I dined att my old friend Tradaway's, whom I found very much indisposed with fevers. He told me it had been a very unhealthy time and a hot summer. I should have known the time had been unhealthy without his telling me so by only observing the washed countenances of the people standing att their doors and looking out att their windows, for they looked like so many staring ghosts. In short I was sensible I had got into Maryland, for every house was an infirmary, according to an ancient custome."
On 10 June 1757, William and Elizabeth Smith coveyed to Thomas Treadway, inn keeper, over 1600 acres called Turkey Hills and Srawberry Hills. On 4 May 1759, Thomas and Elizabeth Treadway sold 40 acres at White Oak Bottom and 70 acres at Strawberry Hills to John Goodwin. Thomas and Mary Treadway conveyed 50 acres of Turkey Hills and Strawberry Hills to Joseph Stiles on 25 April 1769. Treadway also purchased a tract of land called "Come By Chance" that year for £600.
Thomas eventually retired to Long Green Valley in Baltimore County.
Treadway made his will in Harford County on 22 May 1782. Half of his estate went to son, Daniel, who was named administrator. The other half went to grandsons Thomas, George, James, Daniel and Crispin Cunningham. The will went to probate 13 August 1782. The inventory of the estate was taken on 2 September and settled 12 November.
Thomas Treadway Sr. and Mary Ann
Glover were married circa 1724 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, British America.1 Mary Ann Glover was born circa 1703–1706 in probably Maryland. Estimate
based on birth of first child. She died in 1734 at the age of 31 in
Baltimore Co., Maryland, British America.1
Mary Ann's last child was born in January of 1734 and Thomas remarried in
December. It is entirely possible that she died from complications due to
childbirth.
Thomas Treadway and Mary Ann Glover had the following
children:
2 i. Daniel Treadway, born 22 Nov 1724,
Baltimore Co., Maryland, British America;
married Sarah Norris, 2 Aug 1744, Spesutiae Church, Upper Node Forest,
Baltimore, Maryland, British America; died
25 May 1810, Harford Co., Maryland, United States.
3 ii. Mary Treadway, born 8 Nov 1726, Baltimore Co., Maryland, British America; married Clotworthy/Clothworthy
Cunningham, ca 1746, Baltimore Co., Maryland, British America; died aft Oct 1780, Harford Co.,
Maryland, United States.
4 iv. John Treadway Jr., born 25 Jan 1734,
Baltimore Co., Maryland, British America; married Mrs. Elizabeth
Osburn, 3 Mar 1761, Baltimore Co., Maryland, British America;
married Sarah Griffin, 12 Jan 1764, Baltimore Co., Maryland, British America; died
24 Dec 1767, Baltimore Co., Maryland, British America.
Thomas Treadway Sr. and Mary
Bull/Ball were married on 27 Dec 1734 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, British
America.1 Mary Bull/Ball was born on 13 Jan 1707/8 in probably
Maryland.1
She died circa 1741–1743 at the age of 33 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, British
America.1
Thomas Treadway and Mary Bull/Ball had the following
children:
ii. William
Treadway1 was born on 23 Oct 1738 in
Baltimore Co., Maryland, British America.1
William went to Pittsylvania Co., Virginia with half-brothers, Aaron and Moses
[1769-1773]. He also resided in Washington Co., Virginia [1780-83]. He was in
Buncombe Co., North Carolina by 1784 and Robertson Co., Tennessee by 1808.
William was credited with sevice to the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.
William was credited with sevice to the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.
Thomas Treadway Sr. and Elizabeth
McComas were married circa 1744 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, British America.1 Elizabeth
McComas was born on 4 Nov 1718 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, British America.1
She died circa 1759–1760 at the age of 41 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, British
America.1
Thomas Treadway and Elizabeth McComas had the following
children:
5 i. Aaron Treadway, born 2 Nov 1744,
Baltimore Co., Maryland, British America;
married Eleanor Bounds; died 1805, Christian Co., Kentucky, United States.
6 ii. Moses Treadway, born 22 Feb 1746,
Baltimore Co., Maryland, British America;
married Sarah Hopkins; died 27 Nov 1805, Priprince George Co., Virginia, United
States.
Thomas Treadway Sr. and Mary Lee
were married on 26 Jan 1761 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, British America.1 Mary
Lee1 died in May 1779 in Harford Co.,
Maryland, United States.1 Mary Lee married
(1) James Lynch, (2) Thomas Gittings and (3) Thomas Treadway. She was the
daughter of James Lee and Margaret Kidde Wilson.
Although the Descendants of Thomas Treadway gives Mary's death as 11 December 1782, her will, found on the same site, suggests otherwise. The will was made in 1779 and contested by her son, James on 31 May of that year. James Gittings questioned as to whether or not his mother was in control of her senses at the time she made her will. Thomas Lucas appeared before the Harford Orphan's Court on that same date and stated that he believed Mary was of "sound mind" when she made her will in his presence.
Mary's death, therefore, probably took place in May of 1779.
Although the Descendants of Thomas Treadway gives Mary's death as 11 December 1782, her will, found on the same site, suggests otherwise. The will was made in 1779 and contested by her son, James on 31 May of that year. James Gittings questioned as to whether or not his mother was in control of her senses at the time she made her will. Thomas Lucas appeared before the Harford Orphan's Court on that same date and stated that he believed Mary was of "sound mind" when she made her will in his presence.
Mary's death, therefore, probably took place in May of 1779.
Second Generation
2. Daniel
Treadway1 (Thomas-1) was born on 22 Nov 1724
in Baltimore Co., Maryland, British America.1
He died on 25 May 1810 at the age of 85 in Harford Co., Maryland, United
States.1
Daniel Treadway and Sarah Norris
were married on 2 Aug 1744 in Spesutiae Church, Upper Node Forest, Baltimore,
Maryland, British America.1 Sarah
Norris was born on 15 Dec 1727 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, British America.1
3. Mary Treadway
(Thomas-1) was born on 8 Nov 1726 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, British America. She died after Oct 1780 at the age
of 53 in Harford Co., Maryland, United States.
Mary Treadway and
Clotworthy/Clothworthy Cunningham were married circa 1746 in Baltimore Co.,
Maryland, British America.2 Clotworthy/Clothworthy Cunningham2–3 was born circa 1720 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, British
America.2 He died on 29 Aug 1780 at the
age of 60 in Harford Co., Maryland, United States.2
Clotworthy Cunningham was probably born about 1720 in Baltimore County,
Maryland. He married Mary Treadway about 1746. The couple had five sons,
Thomas, George, James, Daniel and Crispen. [All named in the will of Thomas
Treadway, their grandfather, in 1783.] The Bevans/Grill Family tree at
Ancestry.com lists a sixth son, William. If the couple had a son, William, he
died before Thomas Treadway made his will.
14 April 1752: A survey was filed for a 19 acre tract called "Clotworthy's Harbor" in the name of Clotworthy Cunningham in Baltimore Co., Maryland. [Baltimore Co. Circuit Court, Land Survey, Subdivisions and Condominium Plats, MSA S1213, Certificates Unpatented, Maryland State Archives]
1774: Clotworthy was taxed in Gunpowder Lower Hundred, Harford Co.
1776: Cunningham taxed in Gunpowder Lower Hundred.
1778: Clotworthy Cunningham taxed in Harford Lower Hundred and Gunpowder Lower Hundred.
29 August 1780: Clotworthy Cunningham died instestate in Harford Co.
18 October 1780: An inventory of Clotworty Cunningham's estate in Harford Co. was made. Samuel Webster and Thomas Hall, creditors; Richard Ruff and John Bull, appraisers; James Cunningham and Daniel Cunningham, next of kin. [Harford Co., Maryland Inventories, GB pp. 87-88, MSA acc #CM 570-1 WK 832-833-1]
27 October 1780: Thomas and George Cunningham were named as the administrators of their father's estate. [Administration of C. Cunningham Estate, Harford Co. Administration Book, Liber J G B 1:205, 1774-1820, WK 839-1/CM 546-1]
Note: The "Ashley Family Tree," among others posted on Ancestry.com, suggests that the Cunningham family had its origins in Dysart, Fife, Scotland. Dysart is now a suburb of Kirkaldy and a conservation area.
14 April 1752: A survey was filed for a 19 acre tract called "Clotworthy's Harbor" in the name of Clotworthy Cunningham in Baltimore Co., Maryland. [Baltimore Co. Circuit Court, Land Survey, Subdivisions and Condominium Plats, MSA S1213, Certificates Unpatented, Maryland State Archives]
1774: Clotworthy was taxed in Gunpowder Lower Hundred, Harford Co.
1776: Cunningham taxed in Gunpowder Lower Hundred.
1778: Clotworthy Cunningham taxed in Harford Lower Hundred and Gunpowder Lower Hundred.
29 August 1780: Clotworthy Cunningham died instestate in Harford Co.
18 October 1780: An inventory of Clotworty Cunningham's estate in Harford Co. was made. Samuel Webster and Thomas Hall, creditors; Richard Ruff and John Bull, appraisers; James Cunningham and Daniel Cunningham, next of kin. [Harford Co., Maryland Inventories, GB pp. 87-88, MSA acc #CM 570-1 WK 832-833-1]
27 October 1780: Thomas and George Cunningham were named as the administrators of their father's estate. [Administration of C. Cunningham Estate, Harford Co. Administration Book, Liber J G B 1:205, 1774-1820, WK 839-1/CM 546-1]
Note: The "Ashley Family Tree," among others posted on Ancestry.com, suggests that the Cunningham family had its origins in Dysart, Fife, Scotland. Dysart is now a suburb of Kirkaldy and a conservation area.
Clotworthy/Clothworthy Cunningham and Mary Treadway had
the following children:
7 i. James Cunningham, born ca 1752, Baltimore Co., Maryland, British America; married Pathiah \ Bethiah
Standiford, 1 Aug 1773, St. Johns Parish, Baltimore, Baltimore Co., Maryland; died Jun 1799, St. Thomas, Virgin
Islands.
ii. Thomas
Cunningham4 was born circa 1755
in Baltimore Co., Maryland, British America.5
A Thomas Cunningham was taxed in the Bush River Upper Hundred in 1774. He was
over 18 and taxed in the Eden Hundred in 1778. There was a Thomas Cunningham
taxed in the Gunpowder Hundred and another in the Bush River Lower Hundred in
1783.
8 iii. George C. Cunningham, born ca 1757,
Baltimore Co., Maryland, British America;
married Sarah Carroll, 4 Aug 1779, Baltimore Co., Maryland, United States.
9 iv. Chrispin/Crispin
Cunningham Sr., born 26 Nov 1761, Baltimore Co., Maryland, British America;
married Elizabeth Horner, 31 Dec 1789, Harford Co., Maryland, United States; died 4 May 1837, Harford
Co., Maryland, United States.
10 v. Daniel Cunningham, born 4 Feb 1763,
Baltimore Co., Maryland, British America; married Ann Amos, 16 Oct
1797, Harford Co., Maryland, United States; died 1801, Harford Co.,
Maryland, United States.
4. John
Treadway Jr. (Thomas-1) was born on 25 Jan 1734 in Baltimore Co., Maryland,
British America.1
He died on 24 Dec 1767 at the age of 33 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, British
America.1
John Treadway Jr. and Mrs.
Elizabeth Osburn were married on 3 Mar 1761 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, British
America.1 Mrs. Elizabeth
Osburn was born (date unknown).
John Treadway Jr. and Sarah
Griffin were married on 12 Jan 1764 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, British
America.1 Sarah
Griffin died on 20 Jan 1766 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, British America.1
5. Aaron
Treadway1 (Thomas-1) was born on 2 Nov 1744
in Baltimore Co., Maryland, British America.1
He died in 1805 at the age of 61 in Christian Co., Kentucky, United States.1 Aaron left Maryland for Virginia with
brother Martin and half-brother William. He settled in the Big Ivy River
country in North Carolina about 1794. He eventually settled in Kentucky.
6. Moses
Treadway1 (Thomas-1) was born on 22 Feb 1746
in Baltimore Co., Maryland, British America.1
He died on 27 Nov 1805 at the age of 59 in Priprince George Co., Virginia,
United States.1 Moses also went to
Virginia with Aaron and William. He operated a tavern in Manchester before
moving on to Powhatan and Prince Edward Counties.
Sources:
1. Randy
Treadway, "Descendants of Thomas Treadway," database, Tripod, The
Treadway Web (http://members.tripod.com/~Randy_T/treadweb.html: accessed 7
February 2015), Thomas Treadway bio.
2. "Ancestry Family Trees", database,
Ancestry.com, Ancestry Public Trees (http://trees.ancestry.com :
accessed 9 February 2015), "Bevans/Grill," James Cunningham;
submitted unknown by Robert Grill, [contact
information for private use].
3. Les Lindley, "Cunningham Family," database,
Legacy 7.5, History of Raupuk, Campbell, and Associated Families
(http://woodlin.net/raupuk/42.htm: accessed 7 February 2015), Clotworthy
Cunningham; citing variety of Harford Co., MD sources.
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