Person:Jacob Van Meter (5)
Jacob Van Meter
b.1745 Frederick County, Virginia
d.22 Oct 1806 Berkeley County, West Virginia
Parents and Siblings
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m. 1742
  1. Joseph Van Meter1743 - 1799
  2. Jacob Van Meter1745 - 1806
  3. Rebecca Van Meter1746 - 1804
  4. Isaac Van Meter, of South Branch, Potomac River, VA1747 - 1807
  5. Mary Van MeterAbt 1750 - 1802
  6. Abraham Van Meter1751 - 1834
  7. John Van Meter1752 - 1802
  8. Ruth Van MetreAbt 1753 - 1815
Spouse and Children
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m. Abt 1765
  1. Abraham Van Metre1769 -
  2. Joseph Van MetreAbt 1771 -
  3. Magdalena Van MetreAbt 1772 -
  4. Isabella Van Metre1774 - 1853
  5. Isaac Van Metre1776 - 1828
  6. Jacob Van Metre1777 -
  7. Elizabeth Van MetreBef 1779 -
  8. Mary 'Polly' Van Metre1779 - 1850
  9. Nancy Ann Van Metre1781 -
  10. Ruth Van Metre1782 - Bef 1809
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Facts and Events
Name Jacob Van Meter
Alt Name Jacob Van Metre, of South Branch, Potomac River, VA
Gender Male
Birth? 1745 Frederick County, Virginia
Marriage Abt 1765 to Isabella Evans
Residence? South Branch, Potomac River, Viginia, United States
Death? 22 Oct 1806 Berkeley County, West Virginia
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Acquisition of Land in Frederick County, VA

Acquisition of Land from Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants 1742-1775, Vol. 2:

  • O-45: Jacob Vanmeter of Frederick County, 97 acres in Barrens between Opeckon & Vanmeter's Marsh in said County. Surv. Thomas Rutherford. Adj. Stephen West, John Lemon, Alexander Lemons. 1 June 1767. [Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1742-1775, Vol. 2, pg. 190].
  • O-46: Jacob Vanmeter of Frederick County, 13 acres on Vanmeter's Marsh in said County. Surv. Thomas Rutherford. Adj. William West, Stephen Rawlings. 2 June 1767. [Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1742-1775, Vol. 2, pg. 190].
  • O-206: Jacob Vanmeter of Frederick County, 193 acres on Mill Creek in said Co. Surv. Thomas Rutherford. Adj. James Crabtree, the Gravelly Ridge, Isaac Eaton, Peter McKain, Robert Cunningham, George Follis. 3 Nov. 1768. [Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1742-1775, Vol. 2, pg. 199].
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Records of Jacob Van Meter in Augusta County, VA

From Chalkley’s Augusta County Records:

  • Vol. 2 - Simpson vs. Marshall--From Hardy Co--Bill filed 6th August, 1800. Involves title to lands in South Branch Manor belonging to Fairfax. Following are the tenants in the Manor, 15th August, 1793, viz: J. & P. Brenk, 261 acres; J. Lawrence, 124 acres; P. Lynch, 205 acres; W. Heath, 207 acres; I. Higgins, 848 acres; Isaac & Jacob van Meter, 933 acres; Jno. Fisher, 125 acres; James Parsons, 501 acres; G. Harness, Senr., 160 acres; Christian Snider, 190 acres; W. Renick, 718 acres; I. Cunningham, 521 acres; A. Neff, 549 acres; A. Inskep, 510 acres; M. Lear, 216 acres; I. Buzzard, 111 acres; D. Tevebough, 171 acres; T. Parsons, 541 acres; Jacob Fisher, 116 2-3 acres; E. Williams, 228 acres; R. Darling, 241 acres; Conrad Moore, 63 acres; G. Reed, 135 acres; E. Bogirt, 134 acres; A. Fisher, 162 acres; I. McNeel, 653 acres; D. McNeal, 1,617 acres; G. Reneck, 122 acres; T. McCarty, 252 acres; James Obanner, 17 1-2 acres; I. Nevell, 708 acres; I. Bishop, Jr., 135 acres; A. Seymour, 224 acres; D. Wellson (Welton), 579 acres; I. Welton, 86 acres; G. Harness, 25 acres; F. Sellars, 95 acres; Jno. & D. Welton, 200 acres; D. McNeel, 2,593 acres; I. Simpson, 157 acres; T. Peyton, 249 acres; Sickman Owens, 8 acres; Rudolph Shobe, 302 acres; Conrad Carr, 94 acres; C. Hoofman, 230 acres; G. Kellar, 127 acres; M. Harness, 207 acres; I. Renick, 215 acres; M. Hutton, 268 acres, H. Waldock, 192 acres; Jesse Welton, 394 acres; I. Robinson, 397 acres; P. P. Yoakam, 265 acres; I. Yoakam, 119 acres; P. Horse, 50 acres; R. Seymour, 144 acres; P. Higgins, 319 acres; Job. Wilton, 1,002 acres; A. Clark, 121 acres; Jacob Peterson, 150 acres; A. Shobe, 163 acres; R. Porter, 123 acres; M. & R. Hyer, 154 acres; I. Hagbar, 140 acres; I. Pancake, 199 acres; H. Carr, 89 acres; M. Carr, 89 acres; I. Kemble, 142 acres; A. White, 100 acres; Christopher Strader, 214 acres; Jacob Van Meter, 379 acres; G. Sea, 81 acres; A. Simpson, 217 acres; James Shephard, 90 acres; Jno. Parsons, 160 acres. Above tenants have agreed to purchase their respective acres. Copy of the deed by Denny Martin Fairfax to John Marshall conveying South Branch Manor--recorded in Gen. Ct. 17th June, 1797.
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