Though slightly dated my plea for some assistance with these folks remains in earnest. Many thanks for any help. Mike Judd -----Original Message----- From: Mike Judd <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Wednesday, March 17, 1999 9:33 PM Subject: Re: [VAFREDER-L] LINDER/VAN METER surnames >Greetings all on this St. Paddys' Day. Though I have plenty of Irish as >well in my tree, the folks I have lost up Old Frederick County way are not. >Simon LINDER with son Lawrence came into Philadelpia in 1733 and settled on >some lands on Opequan Creek (now Berkeley Co). > >DANIEL LINDER is thought to be the son of said Lawence and grandson of >Simon. He and his brother Jacob are believed to have married a pair of VAN >METER sisters REBECCA and Elizabeth around 1770 or thereabouts. Various >'histories' have been advanced tying these girls in with some Van Meters who >lived in Salem County, NJ but this makes no sense and is unsubstantiated by >any data. > >It seems more likely that these girls are the daughters of an Isaac, son of >Abraham VM who had settled in this area of Frederick County as well. > >I am hoping to locate any county records on this Daniel LINDER or his wife >Rebecca VAN METER. By 1775 or so they were in "VA" and then soon around >Hardin Co.,KY where their eleven children were raised. A preliminary look >in Berkeley County has produced no records. >Some records on the LINDERS are as follows: > >From Pre 1790 Census and Tax Lists: Philadelphia PA 1733- Simeon Linder, >Simon Linder >Jr Philadelphia PA 1736 - Michael Linder >Philadelphia PA 1753 - George Anton Linder, Jerek Anthony Linder, Johannes >LInder >Frederick County VA 1758 - Rent Rolls, Fines - Simon Linder >Frederick County VA 1764 - Rent Rolls George Linder, Lawrence Linder, Simon >Linder >Philadephia PA 1768 - Jacob Linder >Berkeley District VA 1772 - Rent Rolls George Linder, Lawrence Linder >Fauquier County VA - 1773 - Grantees Lawrence Linder, Simon Linder >Berkely County VA 1777 - Rent Rolls Lawrence Linder, Simon LInder >My comments - The 1764 Frederick County Rent Rolls would appear to be the >sons of >Simon Linder Sr. Berkely County (now West Virginia) was established from >Frederick >County in 1772. Fauquier County is to the East of those. Record of Virginia >Land Grants >(Sims Index) (I dont have the exact title, but it is in our local library) - >Book 2 page 116 >193 Acres, Opequon, Frederick County, 1768 to Simon Linder My comment - >Simon >LInder Sr died in 1751, so this must be his son, Simon Jr. The 1787 Tax >Lists, also show a Simon Linder in Ohio County VA (now WVA). > >and > >Recorded Mar. 7, 1771 Frederick Co., VA >General Index to Deeds >16 Feb 1750 Linder, Simon from Morgan Bryan Deed, Vol. 2, page 88 >2 Oct 1753 Linder, Simon from Jacob Van Meter al Deed, Vol. 3, page 114 >1 May 1759 Linder, George from Simon Linder Deed, Vol. 5, page 241 >1 May 1759 Linder, Lawrence from Simon Linder Deed, Vol. 5, page 235 >1 May 1759 Linder, Simon to Lawrence Linder Deed, Vol. 5, page 235 > >Berkeley Co, (W)VA >DB1, p. 464, L & R, March 16, 1773, Simon Linder and Mary, his wife, to John >Newland for 45 pounds, VA currency, 100 acres (part of a larger tract that >was a land grant by Lord Fairfax to Simon Linder Oct 17, 1768) bounded by >Simon Linder, Lord Fairfax, Opeckon Creek. > >DB 5, p. 31, (L&R) June 14, 1778 Simon Linder and Mary, his wife, to >Lawrence Linder for 100 pounds, 200 acres part of a larger tract of land >conveyed to Simon Linder by Abraham and Jacob Vanmeter (deeds in Frederick >Co, Va) bounded by Opecon Creek, lines of division of John Vanmeter's land, >Simon Linder, brook that meanders into Opecon Creek. > >DB 5, p. 627 (L&R) April 18, 1781, Simon Linder and Mary, his wife, to >Abraham Vanmeter for 27,000 pounds, 200 acres part of a larger tract granted >to John Vanmeter, to Simon Linder (deeds in Frederick Co., Va) > >Other LINDER transactions > >deed book and page > >I-280 John LInder - Samuel Oldham 1772-73 >I-454 Simon Linder to Benjamin Hock >I-464 Simon Linder to John Newland >5-31 Simon Linder to Lawrence Linder >5-33 Lawrence Linder to Simon Linder >5-383 Jacob Linder to Abraham Vanmeter >5-409 Simon Linder to Michael Bedinger >5-507 Lawrence Linder to Jacob Linder Jr. >5-627 Simon Linder to Abraham Vanmeter >5-742 Jacob Linder to William Green >6-336 Jacob Linder to Henry Sawash >6-441 Lawrence Linder to Jacob Linder >8-35 Jacob Linder to Nicholas Strayer >9-307 Grace Linder to John Hamon Jones >17-207 Joseph Linder >19-173 Nancy Linder to William Rush >19-175 Nancy Linder to Nathan Vanmetre >19-456 Nathaniel Linder to William Rush >21-518 James Linder to William Rush up to 1843 > >Above provided by Don C Wood President of the Berkeley County Historical >Society >c/o Bell Boyd House 126 East Race Street Martinsburg, WVA 25401 > >I do hope this is of some use to anyone on the list and would appreciate any >assistance and direction in my quest. > >Mike Judd > > > > >==== VAFREDER Mailing List ==== >List Problems? 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