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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