Individual Details
Eleanor Van Meter
(17 Oct 1742 - Aft 1811)
May not be Jacob's daughter. In the Haw study, this child is referred to in the will of John Van Meter, Jacob's father: "To my son, Jacob Van Meter, and to his heirs lawfully begotten or supposed to be gotten from the time that his wife's first child was born, not being his, one piece or tract of land, being part of the tract whereon I now dwell containing 233 acres, etc."
Eleanor was married to Mr. Kline and remained in Pennsylvania when her father left for Kentucky with the rest of the family.
Eleanor was married to Mr. Kline and remained in Pennsylvania when her father left for Kentucky with the rest of the family.
Events
| Birth | 17 Oct 1742 | New Jersey Colony |  | ||
| Death | Aft 1811 | Greene, Pennsylvania, United States | |
Families
| Spouse | Jacob Cline / Clyne ( - 1802) |
| Father | Jacob Jansen "Valley Creek Jake" Van Meter Sr. (1723 - 1798) |
| Mother | Letitia "Letty" Strode (1725 - 1799) |
| Sibling | Abraham Van Meter (1744 - 1781) |
| Sibling | Rebecca Van Meter (1746 - 1821) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Van Meter (1752 - 1848) |
| Sibling | Susanna "Susan" Van Meter (1750 - 1798) |
| Sibling | Rachel Van Meter (1754 - 1841) |
| Sibling | Mary M. "Polly" Van Meter (1757 - 1832) |
| Sibling | Isaac Van Meter (1759 - 1840) |
| Sibling | Margaret Van Meter (1759 - 1843) |
| Sibling | Jacob "of Otter Creek" Van Meter Jr. (1762 - 1850) |
| Sibling | John Van Meter (1764 - 1806) |
| Sibling | Alcinda "Alsey, Aisley" Van Meter (1766 - 1828) |
| Sibling | William Van Meter (1766 - 1808) |
Endnotes
1. Wood, Melba, Loper-Keller-VanMeter and allied lines : Rhoads, Keele, Searles, Haynes, and many other pioneer settlers of Macoupin County, Illinois (Godfrey, Ill.: Illinois Society, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1969, 57 pgs. ), has b. 10- -1742.
2. Unknown. A Story of a Van Matre Family. (Eleven pages copied by Shirley Lillie,
3. Ross, John Harlow "Pete"., Email on the family of Etersa (Van Meter) Ross with anecdotes on Van Meter ancestry. (