: [njgf] Washington, Van Meter, et al Date: 04/20/2000 9:55:18 PM Eastern Daylight Time From: mjudd4@tampabay.rr.com (Mike Judd) Reply-to: njgf@egroups.com To: njgf@egroups.com < <>Here is an add for property that Isaac VM placed about that same time as well. February 2, 1743 The Pennsylvania Gazette<BR> ITEM #5649 To be SOLD by the Subscriber hereof, A TRACT of Land, containing 400 Acres of Land and Marsh, in Salem County, joining on Delaware River, being about seven Miles from Salem: As also 400 Acres of Land scituate in said County, near AllowayCreek, about 100 Acres cleared Land, 100 Apple trees, very good Fruit, good Wheat Land, and good Meadow Ground, well watered and timbred for Fencing. The first mentioned Tract exceeding convenient for Stock. Treat with the Subscriber for Terms of Sale. Isaac Van Meter. NOTICE is hereby given by the Subscriber hereof, that an Account of Purchase of a certain Tract of Land, scituate on the South Branch of Potomack, bought from James Ross, the Subscriber hereof having given Obligation for the Sum of Twenty Eight Pounds payable in May next: These are to desire that an Assignment of said Obligation may not be taken by any Person, unless they will stand a Suit of Law for the same, he the said Ross not being able to make any Title for said Land. Isaac Van Meter > Enjoy the award-winning journalism of The New York Times with <BR> convenient home delivery. And for a limited time, get 50% off for the<BR> first 8 weeks by subscribing. Pay by credit card and receive an <BR> additional 4 weeks at this low introductory rate.<BR> http://click.egroups.com/1/3102/6/_/20709/_/956282031/<BR> -recedence: bulk List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:njgf-unsubscribe@egroups.com><BR> Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2000 21:52:39 -0400 Reply-To: njgf@egroups.com Subject: Re: [njgf] Washington, Van Meter, et al >Subj: <B> Re: [njgf] Washington, Van Meter Date: 04/20/2000 9:34:55 PM Eastern Daylight Time From: mjudd4@tampabay.rr.com (Mike Judd) Reply-to: njgf@egroups.com To: njgf@egroups.com < A M.R. Harris submitted this "correction," but I hadn't yet verified it. Thanks to your detective work, Mike, I now know I need to find other evidence for Van Meter's migration to VA. You have successfully blown this idea out of the water.<BR> <BR> Van Meter did go to VA, but there is nothing here to show it.' <BR> Indeed there is no question about Van Meters going to VA (now WV). Here is a copy of the land grant for John (Jan Jansen) VM (1683-1745). There was a like one for his brother Isaac. I think it is debatable which Henry VM was down there. There is so much written in error about these folks that has been faithfully passed along...WHICH Van Meter are you specifically asking about? "At a council held at the capital the 17th day of June, 1730. Present -- The Governor, Robert Carter, James Blair, William Byrd, John Robinson, John Carter, Rd. Fitzwilliam, John Grymes, Wm. Dandridge, John Curtis, --Esquires. Several petitions this day offered to the Board for leave to take up land on the River Sherando on the Northwest side of the Great Mountains, Robert Carter, Esq, Agent for the Propietors of the Northern Neck moved that it might be entered that he on behalf of the sd Proprietors claimed the land on the sd River Sherando as belonging to the sd Proprietors & within the limits of their Grants it belonged sole to the Proprietors to grant the sd lands wch moven at his request is entered and then the Board proceded to the hearing of the sd Petitions. On reading at this Board the Petition of John Van Metre setting forth that he is desirous to take up a Tract of land in this Colony on the West side of the Great Mountains for the settlement of himself and eleven children & also that divers of his Relations and friends living in the Government of New York are also desirous to move with their families & effects and Settle in the same place if a Sufficient Quantity of land may be assigned to them for that purpose and praying that ten thousand acres of the land lying the forks of the Sherando River including the places called by the name of Cedar Litch & Stoney Lick and running up between the branches of the said river to complete that quantity & twenty thousand acres not already taken up by Robert Carter & Mann Page, Esqrs., or any other,--lying in the fork between the sd River Sherando and the River Cohongaluta and extending thence to Opekon and up the South Branch thereof may be assigned for the Habitation of himself his family and friends. The Governor, with the advice of his Council is pleased to give leave to the sd John Van Metre to take up the sd first mentioned tract of ten thousand acres for the Set'lem't of himself and his family, and that as soon as the Petitioner shall bring on the last mentioned Tract twenty families to Inhabit on that this Board is satisfied so many are to remove thither leave be & it is hereby granted him for surveying the last mentioned Tract of twenty thousand acres within the limits above described in so many several dividens as the pet'r & his sd partners shall think fit. And it is further ordered that no person is permitted to enter for or take up any part of the afsd Lands in the meantime provided the sd Van Metre & his family & the twenty other families of his Relations and friends do settle thereon within the space of two years according to his proposal." The Northern Neck territory is briefly described in one of the papers in Lord Fairfax's office in Winchester, Va. "The boundaries of the patent beginning at the Chesapeake Bay, lies between the Potomac and the Rappahannock Rivers, crossing the Blue Ridge, or, rather passing through the gap at Harpers Ferry, then with the Cohongaluta (Potomac) to its source in the Alleghanies, then by a straight line crosses the great Northern Mountain and Blue Ridge to the headwaters of the Rappahannock, wherever that may be." [Cartmell] above from The Origin & Descent of an American Van Metre Family Collated from Civil, Church, Military and Family Records Samuel Gordon Smyth, compiler "For Private Circulation" Oct. 20, 1923 p. 32. Citation to MSS. Journal of the Council of Va., 1721-1734, p. 364. & p. 33 citing Cartmell's "History of Frederick Co., VA," p. 29. Mike Enjoy the award-winning journalism of The New York Times with convenient home delivery. And for a limited time, get 50% off for the first 8 weeks by subscribing. 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Hermon, Thanks so much for this message re: Van Meters to South Branch. Is this from a list or individual? If list, I'd like to join as I'm as interested in the history as the genealogy. Probably more interested!! Sara Patton ----- Original Message ----- From: "HERMON B FAGLEY" <hermfagley@juno.com> To: <WVHAMPSH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2000 11:19 PM Subject: [WVHAMPSH-L] Van Meters sw NJ > N Va + WV > : [njgf] Washington, Van Meter, et al > Date: 04/20/2000 9:55:18 PM Eastern Daylight Time > From: mjudd4@tampabay.rr.com (Mike Judd) > Reply-to: njgf@egroups.com > To: njgf@egroups.com > < > <>Here is an add for property that Isaac VM placed about that same time > as > well. > > February 2, 1743 The Pennsylvania Gazette<BR> > ITEM #5649 > To be SOLD by the Subscriber hereof, A TRACT of Land, > containing 400 Acres of Land and Marsh, in Salem County, > joining on Delaware River, being about seven Miles from Salem: > As also 400 Acres of Land scituate in said County, near > AllowayCreek, about 100 Acres cleared Land, 100 Apple > trees, very good Fruit, good Wheat Land, and good Meadow > Ground, well watered and timbred for Fencing. The first > mentioned Tract exceeding convenient for Stock. Treat with the > Subscriber for Terms of Sale. Isaac Van Meter. NOTICE is > hereby given by the Subscriber hereof, that an Account of > Purchase of a certain Tract of Land, scituate on the South > Branch of Potomack, bought from James Ross, the Subscriber > hereof having given Obligation for the Sum of Twenty Eight > Pounds payable in May next: These are to desire that an > Assignment of said Obligation may not be taken by any Person, > unless they will stand a Suit of Law for the same, he the said > Ross not being able to make any Title for said Land. Isaac Van Meter > > > Enjoy the award-winning journalism of The New York Times with <BR> > convenient home delivery. And for a limited time, get 50% off for > the<BR> > first 8 weeks by subscribing. Pay by credit card and receive an <BR> > additional 4 weeks at this low introductory rate.<BR> > http://click.egroups.com/1/3102/6/_/20709/_/956282031/<BR> > -recedence: bulk > List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:njgf-unsubscribe@egroups.com><BR> > Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2000 21:52:39 -0400 > Reply-To: njgf@egroups.com > Subject: Re: [njgf] Washington, Van Meter, et al > >Subj: <B> Re: [njgf] Washington, Van Meter > Date: 04/20/2000 9:34:55 PM Eastern Daylight Time > From: mjudd4@tampabay.rr.com (Mike Judd) > Reply-to: njgf@egroups.com > To: njgf@egroups.com > < > A M.R. Harris submitted this "correction," but I hadn't yet verified it. > Thanks to your detective work, Mike, I now know I need to find other > evidence for Van Meter's migration to VA. You have successfully blown > this idea out of the water.<BR> > <BR> > Van Meter did go to VA, but there is nothing here to show it.' > <BR> > Indeed there is no question about Van Meters going to VA (now WV). Here > is > a copy of the land grant for John (Jan Jansen) VM (1683-1745). There was > a > like one for his brother Isaac. I think it is debatable which Henry VM > was > down there. There is so much written in error about these folks that has > been faithfully passed along...WHICH Van Meter are you specifically > asking > about? > "At a council held at the capital the 17th day of June, 1730. Present -- > The Governor, Robert Carter, James Blair, William Byrd, John Robinson, > John > Carter, Rd. Fitzwilliam, John Grymes, Wm. Dandridge, John > Curtis, --Esquires. Several petitions this day offered to the Board for > leave to take up land on the River Sherando on the Northwest side of the > Great Mountains, Robert Carter, Esq, Agent for the Propietors of the > Northern Neck moved that it might be entered that he on behalf of the sd > Proprietors claimed the land on the sd River Sherando as belonging to the > sd > Proprietors & within the limits of their Grants it belonged sole to the > Proprietors to grant the sd lands wch moven at his request is entered and > then the Board proceded to the hearing of the sd Petitions. On reading > at > this Board the Petition of John Van Metre setting forth that he is > desirous > to take up a Tract of land in this Colony on the West side of the Great > Mountains for the settlement of himself and eleven children & also that > divers of his Relations and friends living in the Government of New York > are > also desirous to move with their families & effects and Settle in the > same > place if a Sufficient Quantity of land may be assigned to them for that > purpose and praying that ten thousand acres of the land lying the forks > of > the Sherando River including the places called by the name of Cedar Litch > & > Stoney Lick and running up between the branches of the said river to > complete that quantity & twenty thousand acres not already taken up by > Robert Carter & Mann Page, Esqrs., or any other,--lying in the fork > between > the sd River Sherando and the River Cohongaluta and extending thence to > Opekon and up the South Branch thereof may be assigned for the Habitation > of > himself his family and friends. The Governor, with the advice of his > Council is pleased to give leave to the sd John Van Metre to take up the > sd > first mentioned tract of ten thousand acres for the Set'lem't of himself > and > his family, and that as soon as the Petitioner shall bring on the last > mentioned Tract twenty families to Inhabit on that this Board is > satisfied > so many are to remove thither leave be & it is hereby granted him for > surveying the last mentioned Tract of twenty thousand acres within the > limits above described in so many several dividens as the pet'r & his sd > partners shall think fit. And it is further ordered that no person is > permitted to enter for or take up any part of the afsd Lands in the > meantime > provided the sd Van Metre & his family & the twenty other families of his > Relations and friends do settle thereon within the space of two years > according to his proposal." > The Northern Neck territory is briefly described in one of the papers in > Lord Fairfax's office in Winchester, Va. "The boundaries of the patent > beginning at the Chesapeake Bay, lies between the Potomac and the > Rappahannock Rivers, crossing the Blue Ridge, or, rather passing through > the > gap at Harpers Ferry, then with the Cohongaluta (Potomac) to its source > in > the Alleghanies, then by a straight line crosses the great Northern > Mountain > and Blue Ridge to the headwaters of the Rappahannock, wherever that may > be." > [Cartmell] > above from The Origin & Descent of an American Van Metre Family Collated > from Civil, Church, Military and Family Records Samuel Gordon Smyth, > compiler "For Private Circulation" Oct. 20, 1923 p. 32. Citation to > MSS. > Journal of the Council of Va., 1721-1734, p. 364. & p. 33 citing > Cartmell's "History of Frederick Co., VA," p. 29. > Mike > Enjoy the award-winning journalism of The New York Times with > convenient home delivery. And for a limited time, get 50% off for the > first 8 weeks by subscribing. 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Any records on the families that came to Hampshore, or old Frederick, with th VanMeters? Thanks...Mike Foreman HERMON B FAGLEY wrote: > : [njgf] Washington, Van Meter, et al > Date: 04/20/2000 9:55:18 PM Eastern Daylight Time > From: mjudd4@tampabay.rr.com (Mike Judd) > Reply-to: njgf@egroups.com > To: njgf@egroups.com > < > <>Here is an add for property that Isaac VM placed about that same time > as > well. > > February 2, 1743 The Pennsylvania Gazette<BR> > ITEM #5649 > To be SOLD by the Subscriber hereof, A TRACT of Land, > containing 400 Acres of Land and Marsh, in Salem County, > joining on Delaware River, being about seven Miles from Salem: > As also 400 Acres of Land scituate in said County, near > AllowayCreek, about 100 Acres cleared Land, 100 Apple > trees, very good Fruit, good Wheat Land, and good Meadow > Ground, well watered and timbred for Fencing. The first > mentioned Tract exceeding convenient for Stock. Treat with the > Subscriber for Terms of Sale. Isaac Van Meter. NOTICE is > hereby given by the Subscriber hereof, that an Account of > Purchase of a certain Tract of Land, scituate on the South > Branch of Potomack, bought from James Ross, the Subscriber > hereof having given Obligation for the Sum of Twenty Eight > Pounds payable in May next: These are to desire that an > Assignment of said Obligation may not be taken by any Person, > unless they will stand a Suit of Law for the same, he the said > Ross not being able to make any Title for said Land. Isaac Van Meter > > > Enjoy the award-winning journalism of The New York Times with <BR> > convenient home delivery. And for a limited time, get 50% off for > the<BR> > first 8 weeks by subscribing. Pay by credit card and receive an <BR> > additional 4 weeks at this low introductory rate.<BR> > http://click.egroups.com/1/3102/6/_/20709/_/956282031/<BR> > -recedence: bulk > List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:njgf-unsubscribe@egroups.com><BR> > Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2000 21:52:39 -0400 > Reply-To: njgf@egroups.com > Subject: Re: [njgf] Washington, Van Meter, et al > >Subj: <B> Re: [njgf] Washington, Van Meter > Date: 04/20/2000 9:34:55 PM Eastern Daylight Time > From: mjudd4@tampabay.rr.com (Mike Judd) > Reply-to: njgf@egroups.com > To: njgf@egroups.com > < > A M.R. Harris submitted this "correction," but I hadn't yet verified it. > Thanks to your detective work, Mike, I now know I need to find other > evidence for Van Meter's migration to VA. You have successfully blown > this idea out of the water.<BR> > <BR> > Van Meter did go to VA, but there is nothing here to show it.' > <BR> > Indeed there is no question about Van Meters going to VA (now WV). Here > is > a copy of the land grant for John (Jan Jansen) VM (1683-1745). There was > a > like one for his brother Isaac. I think it is debatable which Henry VM > was > down there. There is so much written in error about these folks that has > been faithfully passed along...WHICH Van Meter are you specifically > asking > about? > "At a council held at the capital the 17th day of June, 1730. Present -- > The Governor, Robert Carter, James Blair, William Byrd, John Robinson, > John > Carter, Rd. Fitzwilliam, John Grymes, Wm. Dandridge, John > Curtis, --Esquires. Several petitions this day offered to the Board for > leave to take up land on the River Sherando on the Northwest side of the > Great Mountains, Robert Carter, Esq, Agent for the Propietors of the > Northern Neck moved that it might be entered that he on behalf of the sd > Proprietors claimed the land on the sd River Sherando as belonging to the > sd > Proprietors & within the limits of their Grants it belonged sole to the > Proprietors to grant the sd lands wch moven at his request is entered and > then the Board proceded to the hearing of the sd Petitions. On reading > at > this Board the Petition of John Van Metre setting forth that he is > desirous > to take up a Tract of land in this Colony on the West side of the Great > Mountains for the settlement of himself and eleven children & also that > divers of his Relations and friends living in the Government of New York > are > also desirous to move with their families & effects and Settle in the > same > place if a Sufficient Quantity of land may be assigned to them for that > purpose and praying that ten thousand acres of the land lying the forks > of > the Sherando River including the places called by the name of Cedar Litch > & > Stoney Lick and running up between the branches of the said river to > complete that quantity & twenty thousand acres not already taken up by > Robert Carter & Mann Page, Esqrs., or any other,--lying in the fork > between > the sd River Sherando and the River Cohongaluta and extending thence to > Opekon and up the South Branch thereof may be assigned for the Habitation > of > himself his family and friends. The Governor, with the advice of his > Council is pleased to give leave to the sd John Van Metre to take up the > sd > first mentioned tract of ten thousand acres for the Set'lem't of himself > and > his family, and that as soon as the Petitioner shall bring on the last > mentioned Tract twenty families to Inhabit on that this Board is > satisfied > so many are to remove thither leave be & it is hereby granted him for > surveying the last mentioned Tract of twenty thousand acres within the > limits above described in so many several dividens as the pet'r & his sd > partners shall think fit. And it is further ordered that no person is > permitted to enter for or take up any part of the afsd Lands in the > meantime > provided the sd Van Metre & his family & the twenty other families of his > Relations and friends do settle thereon within the space of two years > according to his proposal." > The Northern Neck territory is briefly described in one of the papers in > Lord Fairfax's office in Winchester, Va. "The boundaries of the patent > beginning at the Chesapeake Bay, lies between the Potomac and the > Rappahannock Rivers, crossing the Blue Ridge, or, rather passing through > the > gap at Harpers Ferry, then with the Cohongaluta (Potomac) to its source > in > the Alleghanies, then by a straight line crosses the great Northern > Mountain > and Blue Ridge to the headwaters of the Rappahannock, wherever that may > be." > [Cartmell] > above from The Origin & Descent of an American Van Metre Family Collated > from Civil, Church, Military and Family Records Samuel Gordon Smyth, > compiler "For Private Circulation" Oct. 20, 1923 p. 32. Citation to > MSS. > Journal of the Council of Va., 1721-1734, p. 364. & p. 33 citing > Cartmell's "History of Frederick Co., VA," p. 29. > Mike > Enjoy the award-winning journalism of The New York Times with > convenient home delivery. And for a limited time, get 50% off for the > first 8 weeks by subscribing. Pay by credit card and receive an > additional 4 weeks at this low introductory rate. > http://click.egroups.com/1/3102/6/_/20709/_/956280844/<BR> > - > ________________________________________________________________ > YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! > Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! > Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.