Individual Details
Hendrix "Henry" Van Meteren
(Bef 1 Sep 1695 - Bet May 1752 and Dec 1759)
He seems to have retained his interest and lands in New Jersey, yet he also is associated with Virginia. George Washington, while surveying for Lord Fairfax in 1748, says he went to the South Branch of the Potomac to Henry Van Meter's, near the “Trough”. His will recorded at Trenton, N. J., is dated 2 May 1752; proved 8 December 1759.
Henry Van Meter is said to have married four times. Little is known of Henry Van Meter's children and their descendants, with the exception of the line of Benjamin, a child of the last wife, Mary Le Fevre, daughter of Erasmus Le Fevre, a French Huguenot. (This name was corrupted to Fetters.) Since his children's names come from his will, it is not certain besides the former which mother they belong too.
Events
| Birth | Bef 1 Sep 1695 | Marbletown, Ulster, New York, United States |  | ||
| Baptism | 1 Sep 1695 | Ulster, New York, United States |  | | |
| Marriage | 4 Sep 1727 | Salem, New Jersey, United States - Sarah Elwell | | ||
| Marriage | 1738 | New Jersey Colony - Mary Le Fevre / Le Fettre | | ||
| Will | 2 May 1752 | Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey, United States | | | |
| Death | Bet May 1752 and Dec 1759 | Pittsgrove Township, Salem, New Jersey, United States | |
Families
| Spouse | Sarah Elwell (1695 - 1741) |
| Child | Joseph Van Meter (1728 - 1790) |
| Child | David Van Meter ( - ) |
| Child | John Van Meter ( - ) |
| Child | Jacob Van Meter ( - ) |
| Child | Rebecca Van Meter ( - ) |
| Spouse | Mary Le Fevre / Le Fettre (1700 - ) |
| Child | Fetters Van Meter (1741 - ) |
| Child | Ephraim Van Meter (1742 - 1790) |
| Child | Benjamin Van Meter (1744 - 1826) |
| Child | Elizabeth Van Meter (1748 - ) |
| Father | Joost Janse Van Meteren (1656 - 1706) |
| Mother | Sara Du Bois (1664 - 1716) |
| Sibling | Jan "John" Van Meter Jr. (1683 - 1745) |
| Sibling | Rebekka Van Meteren (1686 - 1755) |
| Sibling | Lysbeth Van Meteren (1689 - ) |
| Sibling | Isaac Van Meteren (1692 - 1754) |
Notes
Baptism
Sponsers: Abram du Boys and Jan HamelWill
Henry's will, recorded May 2, 1752, was proved Dec 8, 1759. It names the following childen: Joseph, David, John, Ephraim, Fetters. Benjamin, Jacob. Elizabeth, and Rebecca. All the land, 2,400 acres, was left to the sons.Endnotes
1. Smyth, Samuel Gordon, A genealogy of the Duke-Shepherd-Van Metre family : from civil, military, church, and family records and documents (Lancaster, Pa.: New Era Print Co., 1909, 480 pgs.), p. 16.
2. Lillie, Shirley., Van Meter genealogy emails and group sheets. (Montezuma, Iowa: Shirley Lillie,
3. Wilson - Swink, Rex Wilson online [http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:3218686&id=I605151689], accessed Aug 2006, Newhouse, Linda. Canadian Van Meters & More.
4. Lillie, Shirley., Van Meter genealogy emails and group sheets. (Montezuma, Iowa: Shirley Lillie,
5. Anna Hunter Van Meter, "A Glance at the Van Meter Family in the United States of America." Salem, New Jersey, March 1902. (Papers held by the Western Kentucky University Library in Bowling Green, transcribed by John H. Ross).
6. Anonymous, Biographical, genealogical and descriptive history of the First Congressional District of New Jersey (New York: Lewis Publishing Co., 1900, 1368 pgs. ), p. 37.
7. Anna Hunter Van Meter, "A Glance at the Van Meter Family in the United States of America." Salem, New Jersey, March 1902. (Papers held by the Western Kentucky University Library in Bowling Green, transcribed by John H. Ross).
8. Lillie, Shirley., Van Meter genealogy emails and group sheets. (Montezuma, Iowa: Shirley Lillie,