Berks County PA Archives Wills.....LEWENGUT, Jacob December 2, 1749
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  Source: Berks County Courthouse
  Written: December 2, 1749
  
  Will of Jacob Lewengut 1749 Tulpehocken Township Berks County Pennsylvania
  
  In the name of God Amen After I Jacob Lewengut of Tulpehockin in Lancaster
  County yeoman took to heart that all men are mortal, and the hour of death
  uncertain, I thought it good to ordain my house having yet my good health and
  understanding and memory as follows first I will make when the immortal Spirit
  has left my Mortal Body, I may be decently and in a Christian manner Buried,
  Secondly I will that all my lawfull debts shall be Honestly paid, thirdly I give
  and bequeath to my only son Jacob Lewengut all my Estate, Moveable and Immovable
  otherwise Called real Estate for ever as his unretractable inheritance with that
  promise that he give my dear wife Margred  possession in my house (house room)
  during her life that is one house room one half of the Kitchen and Cellar, and
  shall give unto her a Sixth part of all that grows on the plantation be it the
  fields or garden as to what belongs to Hay first and second Crop, he shall in
  lieu thereof Keep for her a Horse a Cow a Calf and two Sheeps as well as his
  own, and provide fire wood for her, as much as she wants, and if for any reason
  at all she could not live with him, he shall build her a Convenient litle house,
  for her to live in, on any spot on my land where she pleases, and he shall give
  her every thing that I bequeath to her as above said further my son Jacob
  Lewengut shall pay unto my daugher Anna Margreda fehler, her heirs or assigns
  ten pound, pensilvania money in lieu of all her pretension or demand, on my
  Estate moveable or immoveable further my said son shall pay to my daughter Anna
  Barbara her heirs or assigns five pound pensilvania money in Lieu of all her
  pretension on my Estate moveable or Im moveable Item I ordain and name my said
  son Jacob Lewengut Executor of this my last will and Testament I annul all
  former wills and Testaments by me heretofore made, be they in writing or verbal
  and ordain this present only to be my last will and testament for the
  Confirmation whereof I set my hand and Seal thereto done the second day of
  December Anno one thousand seven hundred and forty nine.  		
  								his
  							Jacob	I	Lewengut
  								Mark
  Signed sealed published and pronunced by the said
  Jacob Lewengut as his last will and testament in the
  presence of us Conrad Weiser Wm Parson Jacob Rith
  
  The foregoing is truly translated from the German
  original by me	Conrad Weiser
  … literaly translated 
  
  This translation is apparently in Conrad Weiser’s handwriting.  
  
  
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