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Sarah Dubois

Female 1664 -


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Sarah Dubois was born in Kingston, Ulster County, NY; was christened on 14 Sep 1664 in Kingston, Ulster County, NY; died in Salem County?, NJ.

    Notes:

    "AMERICAN VAN METRE FAMILY" Smyth (Allen County Public Library, Fort
    Wayne, IN) "Sarah du Bois, Jan's wife, who still retained her maiden
    family patronymic, established a home in Salem prior to 1709..." (Ear
    Mark Book, Salem County N.J.)
    "HISTORY OF SHEPHERD AND RELATED FAMILIES", by Frank Shepherd (1858-?)
    Pub. 1943 (Indiana State Library) p. 4,5,6. "On June 7 1663 the
    Indians raided the village of Hurley and carried away captive the
    wives and children of the settlers into the fastnesses of Catskil
    Mountains where they were held for three months. Owing to the rugged
    character of these strongholds covered with dense forest the capture
    of these savages and rescue of the women and children was a difficult
    matter. The wife of Louis du Bois and his three children with the
    family fo Jan Joosten Van Meter ...were among the captives. Capt.
    Martin Kreiger, and old Dutch soldier and familiar figure in the Dutch
    settlements along the Delaware River in the early days organized a
    rescue expedition with the help of Louis du Bois and punish the
    Indians. After three months of ineffectual hunting they finally
    rounded up the savages and returned the women and children to their
    homes. Prof. Obenchain of Ogden College, Bowling Green KY sponsers a
    thrilling story in this connection: 'About ten weeks after the raid
    the Indians decide to celebrate their skill in eluding capture by
    burning one of the captives alive. For their victim they selected
    Catherine du Bois. A large pile of logs was gathered and binding
    Catherine placed her on the pile with her little daughter, Sara, on
    her lap were about to apply the torch when she realized that death was
    just at hand, began to sing an old Huguenot hymn she had learned in
    childhood in Flanders. The Indians withheld the torch to listen. When
    she finished they demanded another, and so she sang on. Her voice
    carrying down thru the forest gorges reached the ears of Krieger's
    soldiers who rescued the captive women and children and gave the
    Indians a terrible beating. Seven years later the Indians again went
    on the warpath and Louis du Bois served in th Colonial force against
    them.'"

    Sarah married John (Joost Jan) Van Meter, II on 12 Dec 1682 in New Paltz, Ulster County, NY. John (son of Jan Joosten Van Meter, I and Macyken Hendricksen) was born in 1652 in Gelderland, Holland; died on 13 Jan 1706 in NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. John (Jan) Van Meter, III  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 Oct 1684; died in 1745 in Winchester.
    2. 3. Rebekka Van Meter  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Apr 1686; was christened on 26 Apr 1686 in Kingston, Ulster County, NY; died in 1755.
    3. 4. Lysbeth Van Meter  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 Mar 1689; was christened on 3 Mar 1689 in Kingston, Ulster County, NY.
    4. 5. Isaac Van Meter  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1692.
    5. 6. Hendrix Van Meter  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 Sep 1695; was christened on 1 Sep 1695 in New York; died in Dec 1759 in Salem, Salem County, NJ.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  John (Jan) Van Meter, III Descendancy chart to this point (1.Sarah1) was born on 14 Oct 1684; died in 1745 in Winchester.

    Notes:

    "HISTORY OF SHEPHERD AND RELATED FAMILIES" by Frank Shepherd
    (1858-?) pub 1943 (Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN) "John
    III was an enterprising fellow who, in this Twentieth century would
    have been called a money maker, a colonizer. He was a shrewd Indian
    trader and thoroughly knew their ways. He continued to add acre to
    acre until he had a vast landed estate at his death in 1745 consisting
    of 3750 acres and much other property."

    John married Margaret before 1719. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 7. Maudline Van Meter  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 8. Rebecca Van Meter  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1711 in Somerset County, NJ; died in 1770 in VA.
    3. 9. Isaac Van Meter  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1713; died on 3 Sep 1745 in Frederick, County, VA.
    4. 10. Rachael Van Meter  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1719; died in 1744.
    5. 11. Abraham Van Meter  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1721; died in 1783 in Martinsburg, Berkeley, WV.
    6. 12. Jacob Van Meter  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1723; died on 16 Nov 1798 in Hardin County, KY; was buried in Elizabethtown, Hardin County, KY.

    John married Sarah Bodine about 1705. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Rebekka Van Meter Descendancy chart to this point (1.Sarah1) was born on 26 Apr 1686; was christened on 26 Apr 1686 in Kingston, Ulster County, NY; died in 1755.

    Rebekka married Cornelius Elting on 3 Sep 1704 in Kingston, Ulster County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 4.  Lysbeth Van Meter Descendancy chart to this point (1.Sarah1) was born on 3 Mar 1689; was christened on 3 Mar 1689 in Kingston, Ulster County, NY.

    Notes:

    Died:
    Y
    Y
    Y
    Y


  4. 5.  Isaac Van Meter Descendancy chart to this point (1.Sarah1) was born about 1692.

    Notes:

    Died:
    Y
    Y
    Y
    Y


  5. 6.  Hendrix Van Meter Descendancy chart to this point (1.Sarah1) was born on 1 Sep 1695; was christened on 1 Sep 1695 in New York; died in Dec 1759 in Salem, Salem County, NJ.

    Hendrix married Rebecca Dubois on 7 Mar 1741 in Ulster County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Family/Spouse: Mary La Fettre. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 3

  1. 7.  Maudline Van Meter Descendancy chart to this point (2.John2, 1.Sarah1)

  2. 8.  Rebecca Van Meter Descendancy chart to this point (2.John2, 1.Sarah1) was born in 1711 in Somerset County, NJ; died in 1770 in VA.

    Rebecca married Solomon Hedges in 1735 in Frederick, MD. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 9.  Isaac Van Meter Descendancy chart to this point (2.John2, 1.Sarah1) was born in 1713; died on 3 Sep 1745 in Frederick, County, VA.

    Family/Spouse: Alice Scholl. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Isaac married Elsje Scholl in 1736 in Raritan Church, , Somerville, Somerset County, NJ. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Isaac married Alice School in 1739 in Somerset County, NJ. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 10.  Rachael Van Meter Descendancy chart to this point (2.John2, 1.Sarah1) was born in 1719; died in 1744.

    Rachael married John Lessige in 1736 in Somerset County, NJ. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Family/Spouse: John Leforge. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 11.  Abraham Van Meter Descendancy chart to this point (2.John2, 1.Sarah1) was born in 1721; died in 1783 in Martinsburg, Berkeley, WV.

    Abraham married Ruth Hedges in 1742 in VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Abraham married (2) Martha Roberts in 1762 in Nr. Martinsburg, Berkeley, WV. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Family/Spouse: Martha Roberts Wheeler. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 12.  Jacob Van Meter Descendancy chart to this point (2.John2, 1.Sarah1) was born in 1723; died on 16 Nov 1798 in Hardin County, KY; was buried in Elizabethtown, Hardin County, KY.

    Jacob married Letitia Stroude (Strode) on 30 Aug 1741 in Frederick, County, VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



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