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John Vanmeter (1818 - aft. 1877)

John Vanmeter
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Died after after age 59 [location unknown]
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Biography

John was born around 1818 probably in Pittsgrove in Salem County, New Jersey, the son of James Vanmeter and Sarah Elwell.

John probably was the man who married Margaret McHany (McElheny) at Salem County in 1839.[1] Child:

  • Theodore F. Van Meter b. ca. 1844

John was named in his father's 1857 will.[2]

Research Notes

Disambiguation

John has been conflated with another John VanMeter. Both were born within about 8 years of each other, and both married Margarets and lived in Salem County, New Jersey. Strangely, the other John had a daughter Mary around 1832 who married Samuel Simpkins in 1858, while this John had a 14-year-old Mary Simpkins living in his household in the 1860 census. This Mary would be far younger than the daughter of the other John, and furthermore Samuel Simpkins and his wife Mary appear in another census household. So seems to be just a coincidence of names.

Census Error

John's father James appears in the 1850 census at Upper Pittsgrove with a man John Vanmeter aged 27 years. Thinking this is John son of James leads to a lot of confusion, since the John who married Margaret McHaney in 1839 appears at Pittsgrove with Margaret and son Theodore.

The census entry appears to be an error. James had a younger son Joseph who was known to have married right around 1850 and lived several decades longer, but he does not seem to appear elsewhere in the census. The age 27 years would be about right for Joseph. This profile assumes the 1850 census taker mis-recorded Joseph's name as John.

Land Records

  • 14 May 1859 -- John Van Meter Jr. and his wife Margaret S. Van Meter of Upper Pittsgrove sold land that John had purchased of his father James Van Meter, who bought the same at public sale of the executors of Joel Van Meter, deceased.[3]

Censuses

  • 1850 US census -- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6M5-LJS : 3 March 2020), John Vanmeter, Pile's Grove, Salem, New Jersey, United States; citing family 140, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

Sources

  1. "New Jersey, County Marriages, 1682-1956," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VW5V-596 : 20 May 2019), John Vanmeter and Margaret Mchany, 30 Nov 1839; citing Salem, New Jersey, New Jersey State Archives, Trenton; FHL microfilm 441,467.
  2. "New Jersey Probate Records, 1678-1980," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L933-4CDK?cc=2018330&wc=MQTM-J29%3A338010701%2C338247801 : 21 May 2014), Salem > Wills 1848-1871 vol E-F > image 332 of 783; county courthouses, New Jersey.
  3. Salem County, New Jersey, Deeds vol. 24 pages 72-3




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