Thy will be done.

Joseph Clingman Trantham bequeathed large sums of cash and land to his children Elizabeth, Belinda, Minerva, Joshua, James, Thomas, David, Riley and Margaret. Proved in 1850, the will stipulated that the older children were to receive 50 acres of “mountain land” each. Upon their mother’s death, the younger children were to split the land set aside for her.

Middle child “Jepthey” didn’t fare so well. To him, Papa Joseph bequeathed only “the young horse he took away with him”.

Thou shalt not steal thy father’s favorite horse!

Kenfolk: Tranthams
Relation: 1st cousin, 7x removed
Common ancestor: Joseph Clingman Trantham was the son of Jeptha Trantham, half-brother to my ancestor Martin Trantham of Tennessee