There are published records showing that immigrant John Light arrived September 5, 1738, among 252 imported Palatines, on the ship "Winter Galley" from Rotterdam with four children, however, according to Ogle Co., IL records I found, he arrived August 30, 1737. Published records state he was born in 1682 in either Switzerland or Germany. He owned a tract of land on Quitapahilla on December 29, 1738 in Lebanon Twp., Lancaster Co., PA. The land is described in the deed as containing 274 acres. Apparently he died without a will and his children inherited his property equally. According to a deed the children sold their portions to brother Jacob. Somehow the land comes into the hands of Henry, brother of Jacob, since the land is conveyed to the children of Henry by their father's will dated April 7, 1803 and completed on May 18, 1807. These two transactions establish the children of John (Johannes) along with their spouses names, as well as the children of Henry and their spouses.
Records found in Ogle Co., IL:
John O. Light, my 2nd great grandfather's Ogle Co., IL obituary from 1901 states that the first known ancestor of the Light family, John Peter Light, a native of Germany, came to this country in 1737, locating in Lancaster Co., PA.
The "Ogle Co., IL Biographical History Book" published in 1878 states John Light's great grandfather, John Peter Light came from Germany to Lebanon Co., PA arriving August 30, 1737.
The "Portrait and Biographical Album of Ogle Co., IL" published in 1886 has a biography of Henry S. Light, son of John Light who came to Ogle Co. in 1837. It states "the first known ancestor of the Light family to locate in the United States was John Peter Light, a native of Germany, who came to this country in 1737, locating in Lancaster Co., PA"
The Leaf River, Ogle Co., IL 100th Anniversary Book published in 1982 states that "John Peter Light, native of Germany and the first known ancestor of the Light family in America, came to Lancaster (Lebanon) Co., PA on August 30, 1737".
Direct Descendants of John Peter (Licht/Lichty) Light to Roger Cramer:
1 John Peter (Licht/Lichty) LIGHT b: 1682 in possibly born in Switzerland
d: November 19, 1759 in Lebanon Co., PA/Lancaster Co. at the time (also
have date of March 5, 1754) Burial: Salem UB Church Cemetery, Lebanon Co.,
PA Age at death: 77 est. Immigration: 1737 or 1738
.. +Maria (Greider) KREIDER? b: 1692 d: November 12, 1758 in Lebanon/Lancaster
Co., PA Age at death: 66 est. Father: John (Greider) Kreider
.... 2 Henry LIGHT b: March 7, 1738 d: January 7, 1806 in PA Burial: Ebenezer
Greenwood Cemetery, Lebanon Co., PA Age at death: 67
........ +Barbara LANDIS b: March 19, 1738 d: April 16, 1813 Age at death:
75 Father: Felix Landis Mother: Catherine Loban
........... 3 Henry LIGHT, Jr. b: November 21, 1760 in Lebanon Co., PA (may
be 12/4/1760) d: October 3, 1830 in PA Burial: On the farm they lived on
it Swatara Twp., Lebanon Co., PA Age at death: 69
............... +Magdalena W. FUNK b: July 6, 1764 in Lebanon Co., PA (may
be 8/6/1761) d: April 10, 1841 in Lebanon Co., PA (may be 3/10/1841) Age
at death: 76 Father: Martin Funk Mother: Judith Wenger
.................. 4 Martin LIGHT b: March 21, 1788 in Lebanon Co., PA d:
January 16, 1862 in Lebanon Co., PA Burial: U. Z. Jonestown Brethren-in-Christ
Cemetery, Lebanon Co., PA Age at death: 73
...................... +Barbara OBERHOLTZER b: December 1, 1794 in Lancaster
Co., PA d: October 27, 1849 in Lebanon Co., PA Burial: U. Z. Jonestown Brethren-in-Christ
Cemetery, Lebanon Co., PA Age at death: 54 Father: Christian Oberholtzer
Mother: Christiana Funk
........................ 5 John O. LIGHT b: July 17, 1812 in Bethel Twp.,
Dauphin Co., PA (later a part of Lebanon Co., PA) d: April 18, 1901 in Leaf
River, Ogle Co., IL Burial: Lightsville Cemetery near Leaf River, Ogle Co.,
IL Age at death: 88
............................ +Catherine SCHUCKER b: November 3, 1824 in
Schuylkill, Co., PA (came to Ogle Co., IL in 1842 with her parents) m: March
12, 1845 d: May 4, 1907 in Lightsville, Ogle Co., IL Burial: Lightsville
Cemetery near Leaf River, Ogle Co., IL Age at death: 82 Father: Michael
Schucker
............................... 6 Mary A. LIGHT b: June 15, 1860 in Stephenson
Co., IL d: December 21, 1941 in Leaf River, Ogle Co., IL Burial: North Grove
Christian Church Cemetery, Leaf River Twp., Ogle Co., IL Age at death: 81
................................... +Riley A. MOTTER b: June 2, 1854 in
West Grove, Lincoln Twp., Ogle Co., IL m: November 20, 1879 in Ogle Co.,
IL d: August 1, 1918 in Leaf River, Ogle Co., IL Burial: North Grove Christian
Church Cemetery, Leaf River Twp., Ogle Co., IL Age at death: 64 Father:
Abraham Motter Mother: Elizabeth Schmeltzer
...................................... 7 Addie Mae MOTTER b: May 3, 1880
in Ogle Co., IL d: December 11, 1969 in Mt. Morris, Ogle Co., IL Burial:
North Grove Christian Church Cemetery, Leaf River Twp., Ogle Co., IL Age
at death: 89
.......................................... +William Alfred SCHELLING b:
February 27, 1864 in Leaf River, Ogle Co., IL m: June 24, 1909 d: November
11, 1940 in Leaf River, Ogle Co., IL Burial: North Grove Christian Church
Cemetery, Leaf River Twp., Ogle Co., IL Age at death: 76 Father: Henry Schelling
Mother: Susan Amanda Henan
............................................ 8 Elva Florence SCHELLING b:
January 5, 1912 in Leaf River, Ogle Co., IL d: September 20, 1990 in Rockford,
Winnebago Co., IL Burial: Willwood Cemetery, Rockford, Winnebago Co., IL
Age at death: 78
................................................ +Ralph Walter CRAMER b:
April 20, 1909 in Egan, Leaf River Twp., Ogle Co., IL m: June 13, 1936 in
Rockford, Winnebago Co., IL d: February 2, 1987 in Rockford, Winnebago Co.,
IL Burial: Willwood Cemetery, Rockford, Winnebago Co., IL Age at death:
77 Father: Louis Clarence Kramer Mother: Jennie Cady Hoverland
................................................... 9 Roger Ralph CRAMER
b: in Warmolts Clinic, Oregon, Ogle Co., IL
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