My connections are Harness/Hoerner,Deffenbaugh;Hornback,Alkire,Leasonby,Patton.R ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2000 6 24 AM Subject: Re: Hardy Co. researcher?? > In a message dated 06/05/2000 9:09:50 AM Central Daylight Time, > [email protected] writes: > > << Dear Barbara, > I am interested in the info on Elizabeth Harness and Van Meter. > Thanks Betty Kimble >> > Betty (and Roland), This is a 2-column article on the Jan J. Vanmeter Family. > I could type it all if you need but I will put all the pertinent info in this > e-mail. Let me know if you want it all. There isn't much on HARNESS but maybe > this will help trace another way. Good Luck. Barbara > > JAN J. VANMETER FAMILY-pg 238-238-Hardy County Family History to 1990 > > 1. Jan Joosten VANMETERN, his wife & children, arrived in America (NY) fall > 1662. > 2. Joost Jansen VANMETER, born ca 1660 in Holland, son of Jan, was also > known as "John the Indian Trader". > Married: Sarah du Bois in 1682, New Paltz, Ulster Co, NY > Four children born in Kingston (frm baptism records): John, Rebecca, > Lysbeth, Henry > There are 4 other children but no record of their baptisms: Isaac, > Rachel, Abraham, Jacob > John, his family, and his parents moved to New Jersey ca 1695 but John spent > time traveling with friendly Indians. Around 1725 he travelled with them into > Virginia and the South Branch Valley. He returned home and encouraged his > sons to go there. Four of his sons moved to Virginia in 1744: > Abraham and John to Berkeley County - Jacob to the > Oldtown-Cresaptown, MD area - Isaac to Old Fields. On June 17, 1730, brothers > Isaac & John got land grants of 10,000 acres each from VA Gov. > 3. Isaac VanMeter, son of Joost/John, born ca 1692 in Ulster Co NY > Married Annetjie Wynkoop in Mooreland Manor PA in 1717. They moved to > Old Fields with their children: Henry, Garret, Mary, Rebecca. (Isaac built > log fort-Fort Pleasant- but was killed and scalped near his fort in 1757. > 4.Garret VanMeter (1732-1788), born in Salem Co, NJ, son of Isaac, > Rev War Colonel > Married Ann Markee Sibley in Hardy Co in 1757-inherited Fort > Pleasant. > Children were: Isaac, Jacob, Ann > 5. Jacob VanMeter (1764-1829), son of Garret, inherited Fort > Pleasant homestead, War of 1812, Colonel commanding 14th Regiment Virginia > State Militia. > Married Tabitha Inskeep (1765-1851) in 1791 > Children: Isaac, Abraham, Garret, Hannah, Ann, Rebecca, Susan, > Sallie > 6. Garret VanMeter (1806-1865), born near Fort Pleasant (Old > Fields) & inherited it. After his death, the homestead was sold, his wife & > most of his family moved to Piatt County, near Mansfield, IL. Nearly all > these sons served in Southern Army. > Married Elizabeth Inskeep VanMeter Cunningham in 1832 > Children: Solomon (m. Ann J. Parsons-more info-pg.43), > Jacob, William C., Rebecca, Isaac, Tabitha, Charles W. , Sallie, Garret > 7. William C. VanMeter (1838-1916) born & raised Old > Fields, moved with family to IL after fathers death. When the war began, he > returned to enlistand was in Co E, 25th Regiment of Virginia Infantry. He was > in 27 battles, wounded several times and taken prisoner at Sharpsburg. > Married Margaret Chambers (1842-1909) in 1868. They spent > 12 yrs in IL, then returned to WV ca 1801, living 1 mile east of Petersburg > toward Moorefield, raising & selling purebred cattle. > Children: > 1. Nora VanMeter, married Howard Cunningham (moved to IL) > 2. Kenny Chambers VanMeter, married Elizabeth HARNESS. The > y stayed and continued his fathers farming tradition. > 3. Virginia VanMeter, married Seymour Fisher (more info) > 4. Vernon VanMeter, married Harry HARNESS and lived in > Hardy County. > 5. William C. VanMeter, Jr., married Carrie Grove and > lived in Petersburg, where he was a dentist. > By the way, It states that Solomons(s/o Garrett & Elizabeth) three younger > brothers, William, Charles & Isaac, were first cousins of Capt. Jesse McNeill > and were all Confederate soldiers. The info on Solomon came from a story by > Mr. VanMeter, found in old family bible which is the property today of Evelyn > Parsons, Hardy Co, WV. > >