Hi everyone, I hope someone can assist me in making sense of a Dutch will. The will is dated 22 November 1816 and appears to be a deathbed will as he died a few days later. The individual in question is Johannes Cijriacus Ruppel, originally from Ziegenheim in Hesse. He was married to Magdalena Anthonissen who was from the Cape of Good Hope. The main points I am trying to figure out is whether or not the will states that he had children still alive and it also appears if the will may list his parents, but I cannot exactly make out the context. I hope someone will be able to assist. 

Thanks in advance.

I can indeed make sense of this will -- but tell me, where was this done? At the Cape?
It was a mutual testament of Johannes Cyriacus Ruppel, born Siegenheim, and Magdalena Anthonissen 'van desen uithoek geboortig', that is: 'born in this neck of woods'. There were minor children, and the survivor of the couple has to bring them up as Christians until they attain their majority.

The survivor is allowed all rights to the whole of the estate. When he or she remarries, though, two guardians will be chosen. The wife has no near kin she is obliged to take care of; the husband has a mother, Elizabeth Pompagen widow of Paulus Ruppel, and he leaves her the portion conferred upon her by law.

Thank you Petra, you have been of great help. Yes it was done at the Cape. 

for his church membership [here]; "Ziegenheim" is possibly Ziegenhain

I would have expected that, as there were children, the surviving parents of the couple would not have any legal rights in the inheritance... but it seems they did. His mother was to get a 'legitime' (the English term for it). 

Anthonissen, as I am sure you know, is a patronymic. Magdalena's father must have been called Anthony N.N.

Her father shared the same patronymic, he was Johannes Anthonissen or Ontong Anthonissen although he is sometimes given the surname  van Balij in records due to his origin.