Individual Details
Zeletie LA METRE
(21 Jul 1706 - Aft 10 Feb 1777)
Was she a twin?
Occasionally, one comes across a claim that her name was "Tebina" Zeletie La Metre but I've found no records to support that claim. Riker [1] writes this:
"Cornelius (11), (son of Jan), had issue:
45. Tebina, baptized July 21, 1706.
46. Zeletie, baptized August 4, 1706 ..."
Because it was the Dutch custom to baptize children within the first month or so, it would seem clear that Tebina and Zeletie were twins. One could explain the early baptism of Tebina on the grounds that she was sickly and not expected to survive. The absence of further records supports her early death.
However, an examination of the Kingston Church baptism records [2] do not reveal a baptism of Tebina, although another child was baptized that day. My tentative conclusion is that Riker wrote "baptized" when he should have written "born," leading me to conclude that both girls were born on 21 July and the only survivor, Zeletie, was baptized on August 4.
Biography
Zeletie La Metre (better known as Celetje or Seeletjen Delameeter) was born 21 July 1706 in Kingston, Ulster County, Province of New York, to Cornelis La Metre and Margariet van Steenberge. She was baptized in the Reformed Dutch Church there on 4 August 1706. [3] [4] [5]
She married Mattheus Van Keuren in the same church on 26 Jan 1728/9 after publishing intentions on 5 January. [6]
About 1740, Mattheus inherited from his father, land on the other side of the Hudson River, in the Poughkeepsie Precinct of Dutchess County, Province of New York. There he built a home, a mill, and a forge.
Zeletie and Mattheus had seven children, with the first six born in Kingston and the last in Poughkeepsie:
Tjerk, bapt. 11 Jan 1729/30
Cornelius, bapt. 23 July 1732
Abraham, 20 Feb 1736/7
Margriet, 22 Apr 1739
Benjamin, 8 Nov 1741
Matheus, 30 Oct 1743
Marytje, after 1745
Zeletie was still living on 28 Nov 1760, when she was mentioned in her father's will, [7] and on 10 Feb 1777, when she was mentioned in her husband's will. [8]
Sources
1. James Riker, Revised History of Harlem (City of New York.): Its origin and early annals prefaced by home scenes in the fatherlands; or notices of its founders before emigration. Also sketches of numerous families and the recovered history of the land-titles. With illustrations and maps, Revised from the author's notes and enlarged by Henry Pennington Toler and edited by Sterling Potter, genealogist (New York: New Harlem Publishing Company, 1904), images 526 of p. 498; online page images, MyHeritage.com (https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-90100-97234527/revised-history-of-harlem-ny?s=273564081 : viewed 27 January 2019).
2. Roswell Randall Hoes, compiler, Baptismal and Marriage Registers of the Old Dutch Church of Kingston, Ulster County, New York (formerly named Wiltwyck, or often familiarly called Esopus or 'Sopus), for One Hundred and Fifty Years from their commencement in 1660 (New York: De Vinne Press, 1891), p. 77, no. 1565, Zeletie, child of Cornelis La Metre and Margariet van Steenberge; digital images of pages, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/baptismalmarriag00king : viewed 8 January 2019). Witnesses/sponsors were: Cornelis Vernoy and Annetie Vernoy.
3. D. G. Van Curen, Descendants of Mathijs Jansen van Ceulen, RTF file on CD accompanying book, "Van Keulen/Van Keuren, Van Kuren/Van Curen," (Baltimore : Gateway Press, 1998), entry 116; supplied by Van Curen, [address for private use], Boise, ID 83709, 1998 [presumably]. This is an extensive descendancy with informal citations to sources and brief proof arguments. The CD is informally labelled, so it is uncertain if the materials on the CD were provided by the author.
4. Riker, op. cit.
5. Hoes, op. cit.
6. Hoes, p. 556, no. 670.
7. William Smith Pelletreau, Abstracts of Wills on File in the Surrogate's Office, City of New York, Volume XIII, September 3, 1784-June 12, 1786 with Letters of Administration, January 11-December 30, 1785, Collections of the New-York Historical Society for the Year 1904 (New York: NYHS, 1905), images 114-5 of pp. 95-6; online page images, MyHeritage.com (https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-90100-44926451/abstracts-of-wills-on-file-in-the-surrogates-office-city?s=273564081 : downloaded 27 January 2019).
8. Van Curen, entry 116; citing p. 282, NY Wills.
Events
| Birth | 21 Jul 1706 | Kingston, Ulster, New York, British America |  | ||
| Baptism | 4 Aug 1706 | Kingston, Ulster, New York, British America | | ||
| Marriage Bann | 5 Jan 1728/29 | Reformed Dutch Church, Kingston, Ulster, New York, British America - Mattheus VAN KEUREN | | ||
| Marriage | 26 Jan 1728/29 | Reformed Dutch Church, Kingston, Ulster, New York, British America - Mattheus VAN KEUREN | | ||
| Residence (family) | Abt 1735 | a house, forge and mill on land on the north side of Spackenkill Run - Dutchess, New York, British America - Mattheus VAN KEUREN |  | | |
| Miscellaneous | 28 Nov 1760 | was mentioned in father's will | | ||
| Death | Aft 10 Feb 1777 | | |||
| Alt name | Seletje VAN KEUREN | | | ||
| Alt name | Seeletjen DELAMEETER | ||||
| Alt name | Selitje DELAMEETER | | |||
| -WikiTree | La_Metre-6 |
Families
| Spouse | Mattheus VAN KEUREN (1706 - 1781) |
| Child | Tjerk VAN KEUREN (1729 - 1802) |
| Child | Cornelius VAN KEUREN (1732 - 1777) |
| Child | Abraham VAN KEUREN (1736 - 1814) |
| Child | Margriet VAN KEUREN (1739 - 1777) |
| Child | Benjamin VAN KEUREN (1741 - 1810) |
| Child | Matheus VAN KEUREN (1743 - 1784) |
| Child | Marytje VAN KEUREN (1745 - 1781) |
| Father | Cornelis DELAMEETER (1683 - 1760) |
| Mother | Margriet VAN STEENBERGH ( - 1760) |
| Sibling | Tebina DELAMEETER (1706 - 1707) |
| Sibling | Anna Catharine DELAMEETER (1708 - 1709) |
| Sibling | Anna Catrina DELAMEETER (1709 - ) |
| Sibling | Mary Salmi DELAMEETER (1711 - ) |
| Sibling | Abraham DELAMEETER (1713 - 1714) |
| Sibling | Johannes DELAMEETER (1715 - ) |
| Sibling | Abraham DELAMEETER (1718 - ) |
| Sibling | Cornelius DELAMEETER (1719 - ) |
| Sibling | Thomas DELAMEETER (1722 - ) |
| Sibling | Benjamin DELAMEETER (1725 - ) |
| Father | Cornelis DELAMEETER (1683 - 1760) |
| Mother | Margriet VAN STEENBERGH ( - 1760) |
| Sibling | Cornelius DELAMEETER (1719 - ) |
| Sibling | Johannes DELAMEETER (1715 - ) |
| Sibling | Thomas DELAMEETER (1722 - ) |
| Sibling | Mary Salmi DELAMEETER (1711 - ) |
| Sibling | Tebina DELAMEETER (1706 - 1707) |
| Sibling | Anna Catharine DELAMEETER (1708 - 1709) |
| Sibling | Abraham DELAMEETER (1713 - 1714) |
| Sibling | Benjamin DELAMEETER (1725 - ) |
| Sibling | Abraham DELAMEETER (1718 - ) |
| Sibling | Anna Catrina DELAMEETER (1709 - ) |
| Mother | Margriet VAN STEENBERGH ( - 1760) |
| Sibling | Cornelius DELAMEETER (1719 - ) |
| Sibling | Johannes DELAMEETER (1715 - ) |
| Sibling | Thomas DELAMEETER (1722 - ) |
| Sibling | Mary Salmi DELAMEETER (1711 - ) |
| Sibling | Tebina DELAMEETER (1706 - 1707) |
| Sibling | Anna Catharine DELAMEETER (1708 - 1709) |
| Sibling | Abraham DELAMEETER (1713 - 1714) |
| Sibling | Benjamin DELAMEETER (1725 - ) |
| Sibling | Abraham DELAMEETER (1718 - ) |
| Sibling | Anna Catrina DELAMEETER (1709 - ) |
Notes
Residence (family)
Quoted from cited book:"Near Matthew's home was a small shipping village that came to be known as Van Keurens New York. From there, big ships could dock and load/unload for the Poughkeepsie area. A ferry was also located there, linking Dutchess and Ulster Counties. The Village was also destroyed by the British in 1777."
Death
Mentioned in husband's will.Alt name
This name is in her husband's will.Endnotes
1. D. G. Van Curen, Descendants of Mathijs Jansen van Ceulen, RTF file on CD accompanying book, "Van Keulen/Van Keuren, Van Kuren/Van Curen," (Baltimore : Gateway Press, 1998), entry 116; supplied by D. G. Van Curen, , Boise, ID 83709, 1998 [presumably]. This is an extensive descendancy with informal citations to sources and brief proof arguments. The CD is informally labelled.
2. D. G. Van Curen, Descendants of Mathijs Jansen van Ceulen, RTF file on CD accompanying book, "Van Keulen/Van Keuren, Van Kuren/Van Curen," (Baltimore : Gateway Press, 1998), entry 116, citing Kingston DRC christening; supplied by D. G. Van Curen, , Boise, ID 83709, 1998 [presumably]. This is an extensive descendancy with informal citations to sources and brief proof arguments. The CD is informally labelled.
3. Roswell Randall Hoes, compiler, Baptismal and Marriage Registers of the Old Dutch Church of Kingston, Ulster County, New York (formerly named Wiltwyck, or often familiarly called Esopus or 'Sopus), for One Hundred and Fifty Years from their commencement in 1660||Baptismal and Marriage Registers of the Old Dutch Church of Kingston (New York: De Vinne Press, 1891), p. 77, no. 1565, Zeletie, child of Cornelis La Metre and Margariet van Steenberge; digital images of pages, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/baptismalmarriag00king : viewed 8 January 2019). Witnesses/sponsors were: Cornelis Vernoy and Annetie Vernoy.
4. James Riker, Revised History of Harlem (City of New York.): Its origin and early annals prefaced by home scenes in the fatherlands; or notices of its founders before emigration. Also sketches of numerous families and the recovered history of the land-titles. With illustrations and maps, Revised from the author's notes and enlarged by Henry Pennington Toler and edited by Sterling Potter, genealogist (New York: New Harlem Publishing Company, 1904), images 526 of p. 498; online page images, MyHeritage.com (https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-90100-97234527/revised-history-of-harlem-ny?s=273564081 : viewed 27 January 2019).
5. Roswell Randall Hoes, compiler, Baptismal and Marriage Registers of the Old Dutch Church of Kingston, Ulster County, New York (formerly named Wiltwyck, or often familiarly called Esopus or 'Sopus), for One Hundred and Fifty Years from their commencement in 1660||Baptismal and Marriage Registers of the Old Dutch Church of Kingston (New York: De Vinne Press, 1891), p. 556, no. 670, Matheus van Keuren and Seeletjen de Lameeter, both born and residing in Kingston, banns registered 5 Jan. ; digital images of pages, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/baptismalmarriag00king : viewed 8 January 2019).
6. D. G. Van Curen, Descendants of Mathijs Jansen van Ceulen, RTF file on CD accompanying book, "Van Keulen/Van Keuren, Van Kuren/Van Curen," (Baltimore : Gateway Press, 1998), entry 116; supplied by D. G. Van Curen, , Boise, ID 83709, 1998 [presumably]. This is an extensive descendancy with informal citations to sources and brief proof arguments. The CD is informally labelled.
7. Roswell Randall Hoes, compiler, Baptismal and Marriage Registers of the Old Dutch Church of Kingston, Ulster County, New York (formerly named Wiltwyck, or often familiarly called Esopus or 'Sopus), for One Hundred and Fifty Years from their commencement in 1660||Baptismal and Marriage Registers of the Old Dutch Church of Kingston (New York: De Vinne Press, 1891), p. 556, no. 670, Matheus van Keuren and Seeletjen de Lameeter, both born and residing in Kingston, banns registered 5 Jan. ; digital images of pages, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/baptismalmarriag00king : viewed 8 January 2019).
8. D. G. Van Curen, Descendants of Mathijs Jansen van Ceulen, RTF file on CD accompanying book, "Van Keulen/Van Keuren, Van Kuren/Van Curen," (Baltimore : Gateway Press, 1998), entry 116; supplied by D. G. Van Curen, , Boise, ID 83709, 1998 [presumably]. This is an extensive descendancy with informal citations to sources and brief proof arguments. The CD is informally labelled.
9. William Smith Pelletreau, Abstracts of Wills on File in the Surrogate's Office, City of New York, Volume XIII, September 3, 1784-June 12, 1786 with Letters of Administration, January 11-December 30, 1785, Collections of the New-York Historical Society for the Year 1904 (New York: NYHS, 1905), images 114-5 of pp. 95-6; online page images, MyHeritage.com (https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-90100-44926451/abstracts-of-wills-on-file-in-the-surrogates-office-city?s=273564081 : downloaded 27 January 2019).
10. D. G. Van Curen, Descendants of Mathijs Jansen van Ceulen, RTF file on CD accompanying book, "Van Keulen/Van Keuren, Van Kuren/Van Curen," (Baltimore : Gateway Press, 1998), entry 116; supplied by D. G. Van Curen, , Boise, ID 83709, 1998 [presumably]. This is an extensive descendancy with informal citations to sources and brief proof arguments. The CD is informally labelled.
11. William Smith Pelletreau, Abstracts of Wills on File in the Surrogate's Office, City of New York, Volume XIII, September 3, 1784-June 12, 1786 with Letters of Administration, January 11-December 30, 1785, Collections of the New-York Historical Society for the Year 1904 (New York: NYHS, 1905), images 114-5 of pp. 95-6; online page images, MyHeritage.com (https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-90100-44926451/abstracts-of-wills-on-file-in-the-surrogates-office-city?s=273564081 : downloaded 27 January 2019).