Thanks Hermon, will do! Still looking for the Sees, Yoakums, and Vanderpooles so these would fit!! Sara ----- Original Message ----- From: "HERMON B FAGLEY" <hermfagley@juno.com> To: <WVHAMPSH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, April 21, 2000 7:25 PM Subject: Re: [WVHAMPSH-L] Van Meters sw NJ > N Va + WV > Sarah,somebody posted it to njgf@egroups.com which ispretty broad for > your interests. > NJSALEM-L@rootsweb.com has the Van Meter's Pitt's Grove Presbyterian-now > called > Woodstown,Salem Co. I'd go join a DUBOIS-L@rootsweb.com, or an > NYULSTER-L@ rootsweb.com > or PABERKS-L@rootsweb.com or NJSUSSEX-L@rootsweb.com if I were you. Then > we can swap > anything interesting. > > On Fri, 21 Apr 2000 01:16:47 -0400 "Sara Patton" <sarap@widomaker.com> > writes: > > 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. 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