Individual Details
Isaac Van Meteren
(Bef 1692 - Aft Feb 1754)
An application dated May 22, 1739 was made by Isaac Van Meter to the Philadelphia Presbytery on behalf of himself and others to organize a Presbyterian church in Pilesgrove, Salem Co., New Jersey. When the church was organized on April 30, 1741, 49 members signed including Isaac, his wife Hannah, son Henry and daughter Sarah.
Isaac had a family of eight children, some of which emigrated with their parents to the Valley of the South Branch of the Potomac prior to 1745.
Isaac's grant of land obtained in 1730 (the same time as his brother Jan) was for a 10,000 acre tract lying near "The Trough" on the Opequon River. All of these lands were in what was then known as Orange Co., later became Berkeley Co and was near the present town of Martinsburg, West Virginia. Fort Pleasant was built on the land owned by Isaac.
In 1757 both Isaac and his second wife were killed and scalped by the Indians outside Fort Pleasant.
Married 1st, it is supposed, Catalina, widow of Molenaer Hendrickse, 2nd c 1725, Annetje Wyncoop
Events
| Birth | Bef 1692 | Ulster, New York, British America | |||
| Baptism | Abt 1692 | Ulster, New York, British America |  | ||
| Marriage | Abt 1725 | New Jersey Colony, Somerset Co. - Annetje "Hannah" Wyncoop |  | | |
| Will | 15 Feb 1754 | Frederick, Virginia, British America | | | |
| Death | Aft Feb 1754 | Frederick, Virginia, British America | |||
| Marriage | New Jersey Colony - Catalina | | |
Families
| Spouse | Catalina ( - ) |
| Spouse | Annetje "Hannah" Wyncoop (1698 - ) |
| Child | Henry Van Meter (1725 - 1754) |
| Child | Jacob Van Metre (1725 - ) |
| Child | Colonel Garret Van Meter (1732 - 1788) |
| Child | Sarah Van Metre (1725 - ) |
| Child | Catherine Van Metre (1725 - ) |
| Child | Rebecca Van Metre (1725 - ) |
| Child | Helita Van Metre (1725 - ) |
| 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 | Hendrix "Henry" Van Meteren (1695 - 1752) |
Notes
Marriage
Or - Salem County, New Jersey, about 1717, that Isaac Van Meter married Annetje Wynkoop, daughter of Gerritt and Helena Wynkoop of Moreland Township, Pennsylvania. (Butler)Will
Isaac's will states he was "of the South Branch of Potowmach in the country of Frederick, Virginia" when it was made. It was presented in court in Hampshire Co., Virginia December 14, 1757 by his sons Henry and Garret. The will provides for his "dear wife Hannah, as long as she shall live," and mentions children: Henry, Jacob, Garret, Sarah (the wife of John Richman), Catherine Van Metre, Rebecca Hite ( the wife of Abraham Hite) and Helita Van Metre. The lands in New Jersey are to remain under their current leases until their expiration when they are to be sold at public venue to the highest bidder; devises lands in Virginia, slaves and money. The children are to have the privilege of selling their land, but must first offer it to their siblings so that they may keep it amongst them.Marriage
She was the widow of Molenaer HendrickseEndnotes
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. 14.
2. 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.
3. Steven Butler, "Van Meter Family," Webpage
4. Anonymous, Biographical, genealogical and descriptive history of the First Congressional District of New Jersey (New York: Lewis Publishing Co., 1900, 1368 pgs. ), p. 36.
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. A. H. VanMeter, "A glance at the Van Meter family in the United States of America," West Virginia historical magazine quarterly, Volume 2 (April 1902) (http://books.google.com : accessed 7 December 2009).
7. 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.