"In the Name of God Amen, I Henry Light of Leb. Twp, in the
Co. of Dauphin & in the State of Pennsylvania, Yeoman, make
& ordain this my Last will and testament in the following
manner to wit First I give & devise to my Son Joseph Light & his
Heirs & Assigns my Plantation & Piece of Land situate in Leb.
Twp. near the Town of Lebanon whereon I at present live
containing about 150 A. for which he shall pay the sum of 2000L
Gold or Silver Money in the following manner viz. the sum of
700L thereof shall remain in the land as long as my wife Barbara
lives & he shall pay her the interest thereof Yearly & the
remainder he shall pay in Gales of 58L yearly & after the death of
his Mother he shall also pay the said 700L. Further I give &
devise unto my Son Jacob Light & his Heirs & Assigns my House
& Lot together with the Beer Brewery in the Town of Lebanon
wherein he at present lives & has in possession for the sum of
400L. 300L of the money which he owes me shall remain so long
my said wife lives & he shall pay her the yearly interest thereof.
Whatever I have bequeathed unto my said Wife shall be in lieu
of her Third in my Estate. And it is my Will & I do hereby order
that after my Debts are paid all my whole Estate shall be divided
amongst all my Children in equal shares whatever each has
already received shall be deducted from his share that they may
all inherit equally out of my estate. The money which is payable
after the death of my Wife shall likewise be divided amongst my
children in equal shares. And I do hereby nominate & appoint
my Sons Henry Light & Jacob Light, Executors of my Last Will &
Testament. And I do hereby revoke all the Wills & Testaments
by me heretofore made & ratify this & no other as my Last Will &
Testament. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my Hand
& Seal the 7th day of April One thousand eight hundred & three.
Signed Sealed Published and
Declared by the said Henry Henry Light LS
Light as his Last Will and
Testament in our Presence
Jacob Embich
John Shnee
(Translated from the original in the German language)