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From: "Sharon Van Meter" <>
Subject: RE: [MOLEWIS] VanMeter-Briscoe
Date: Tue, 1 Jan 2002 13:38:24 -0600
In-Reply-To: <20020101.093105.-903467.0.johnfeisenberg@juno.com>


Hi John,
Nancy Letitia Van Meter (b. 1796, d. 1873) is the daughter of Jacob (Miller
Jake) Van Metre, nephew of Jacob Van Meter, Sr. and (2) Rebecca Rawlings.
Jacob, "Miller Jake", is the son of Henry Van Metre, b. 1717 and his second
wife, Eve Pyle. Rebecca Rawlings is the daughter of Edward Rawlings (b.
1745) and Rebecca Van Meter (b. 1746). Rebecca Van Meter is the daughter of
Jacob Van Meter, Sr. and Letitia Stroud (or Strode).
Nancy and Joseph Van Metre are buried at Gilead Baptist Church Cemetery in
Glendale, Hardin Co., Ky., which is a lovely, well kept cemetery. Their son
Nathan is buried at Gilead also.

Sharon VanMeter


-----Original Message-----
From: John F Eisenberg [mailto:]
Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2002 10:31 AM
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Subject: [MOLEWIS] VanMeter-Briscoe


Dear Sharon,
> Happy New Year! Mahala Van Meter(b. 11 Aug 1812, d. 19 Dec 1874) is
> the
> daughter of Joseph Van Metre and Nancy Letitia VanMeter (who were
> first half
> cousins) of Hardin Co., KY.

That's what I had for Mahala. Thanks.
Now who were the parents of Nancy Letitia?

> Mahala is the sister of Nathan VanMetre, and aunt of John Bland Van
> Metre,
> who settled in Lewis Co., and he (JBV) is buried in the Ewing
> Cemetery.

John Bland VanMeter & wife Mary Elizabet Schofield are buried in the
Durham Cem.
>
> Mahala married John Henton Briscoe, son of Walter Briscoe and Hester
> Henton.
> Hester Henton's mother was Mary Van Meter, wife of David Henton.
> Mary was
> the daughter of Jacob and Letitia Van Meter. (Is that just a
> little
> confusing?)

This agrees with what I have.
>
> We were in Lewis Co. during the holidays and attempted to locate
> this
> "Briscoe Cemetery."
> According to the "History of Ewing", the cemetery is located on the
> George
> Dieker farm, 1 mi east of Ewing. We didn't have time to pursue it

Yes, it is about 1 mi E of Ewing. A Briscoe descendant, Wayne Killebrew,
took me there about 15 years ago. I believe it was in a field. It is
kinda hazy
in my mind. It was not well kept then but it is very old too.
Wayne is alive but memory is gone.
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