hmtl5 Rebecca Van Meter b. 1711 Somerville, Somerset County, New Jersey d. 1790 Brooke County, West Virginia: Hedges Genealogy

Rebecca Van Meter

Female 1711 - 1790  (79 years)

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  • Name Rebecca Van Meter 
    • daughter of John (Jan) Van Meter and Margaret Molenauer [1]
    Birth 1711  Somerville, Somerset County, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Death 1790  Brooke County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Burial burial details unknown Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I5228  Hedges
    Last Modified 3 Mar 2025 

    Family Solomon Hedges,   b. Abt 1710, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Dec 1801, Brooke County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1735  Monocacy, Prince George County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
     1. Silas Hedges,   b. 3 Dec 1736, Frederick County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 May 1811, Wellsburg, Brooke County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
    Family ID F2268  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1711 - Somerville, Somerset County, New Jersey Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Abt 1735 - Monocacy, Prince George County, Maryland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 1790 - Brooke County, West Virginia Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • note on Find a Grave:
      m. Solomon Hedges about 1735 in Old Fort, Pennsylvania.

      Abraham Van Metre, son of John and Margaret Van Metre, b. Somerset Co., N. J., circa 1721; d. in Berkeley Co., Va., circa 1783;

      m. 1st circa 1742, Ruth Hedges, daughter of Joseph and Catharine (Stallkop)

      NOTE: Catharine's name shown on FAG is Catherine Land Hedges Bloomfield

      Hedges, of Prince George's Co., Md., sister of Solomon Hedges, Esq., who m. Rebecca, the sister of Abraham VanMetre. When Ruth Van Metre died, he m. 2d Mrs. Martha Wheeler (nee Roberts).
      [2]

  • Sources 
    1. [S80] Joanne Eustice, Charles Hedges and brother Joseph Hedges, (Privately published, June 2000), Library of Linda Hedges.

    2. [S6] Find a Grave.