Leichtenberger of Allegheny County

Leichtenbergers of Pittsburgh

Allegheny County Court Records
Wills/Orphans' Court Division
City-County Building
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

According to CD #32 from the LDS Family History Resource File, George's will was proven February 15, 1814.
· His second wife, Margaret, was to have the property until she dies.
· His son, John George Leichtenberger (Lighthill), to have the property with house and 100 acres on Saw Mill run.
· His daughter, Catherine Leichtenberger, to have the back lot (at the time she was unmarried and living with her brother John George Lichtenberger).
· His daughter, Margaret Leichtenberger, and her husband John Donnally to have one lot above the home place on the river.
· His daughter, Elizabeth Leichtenberger Glancy, to have $60.
· His son, Thomas Leichtenberger, to have $100.
Note: the two children from his first marriage did not inherit any property. CD #32 from the LDS Family History Resource File suggests that this wife may have been Native American or part Native American.

George Lighthill Will folder contained misfiled affidavits regarding the Will of his father, George Leichtenberger

On February 11, 1814 James Robinson (sp?) Esq and Robert Stewart swore to Samuel Jones, Registrar, that the will was in fact the last will of George Leichtenberger.

On March 10, 1814, James Dunnary (sp?) swore that he was the one that prepared the will of George Leichtenberger.

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