Individual Details

Joseph Van Meter

(Abt 1743 - 1778)

Joseph Van Meter [Sr.]:  born c.1740/43; married Margaret Morgan(said to be his first cousin) and/or Drusilla Morgan; had nine children†††; was active as an appraiser in the newly-created Ohio County VA; either drowned in the Ohio River c.1780/81 (see Notes for details) or lived until 1823

Events

BirthAbt 1743Maryland, British America
Death1778drowned
MarriageMargaret Morgan

Families

SpouseMargaret Morgan (1748 - 1789)
ChildWilliam Van Meter (1768 - 1850)
FatherAbraham Van Meter (1721 - 1783)
MotherRuth Hedges (1722 - 1761)
SiblingJacob Van Meter Sr. (1745 - 1838)
SiblingRebecca Van Meter (1746 - 1804)
SiblingMary Van Meter (1745 - 1802)
SiblingIsaac Van Meter (1747 - )
SiblingAbraham Van Meter Jr. (1751 - 1834)

Endnotes

1. Unknown. A Story of a Van Matre Family. (Eleven pages copied by Shirley Lillie, found at the Genealogical Dept., Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.), p. 8.

2. Unknown. A Story of a Van Matre Family. (Eleven pages copied by Shirley Lillie, found at the Genealogical Dept., Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.), p. 8.

3. Jennings Co. Historical Society, Jennings County, Indiana, 1816-1999 (Turner Publishing Company, 1999), 320; digital images, Google Books, (http://books.google.com : accessed 26 November 2010.

4. Unknown. A Story of a Van Matre Family. (Eleven pages copied by Shirley Lillie, found at the Genealogical Dept., Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.).