Descendants of Jan Roelofsen Elten
of New Amsterdam

Generation #2

Cornelius (Jan Roelofsen) Elten

Cornelius Elten was christened 12/29/1681 in Ulster Co NY. On 9/3/1704 in Kingston, Ulster Co NY, Cornelius married Rebecca Van Meterin ch. 4/26/1686 Kingston, Ulster Co NY. The couple is last found in Kingston in 1715 when daughter Zara was baptised.

Sometime after 1715, Cornelis migrated to the Delaware Valley. The question is. "Did they migrate south down the Old Mine Road to Bucks Co PA, of did they migrate by sea down and around Cape May NJ to the Jersey side on the Delaware River? But, this new locale would only be a sojourn. Whichever route, the next destination was the Shenandoah and the Maryland frontier.

In the Fall of 1731, Jost Hite led an expedition of sixteen families down what would become known as the as the Great Wagon Road to the Shenandoah. Included in the party was John Van Meter, Rebecca's brother. Were Cornelis and Rebecca members of the Elten family and part of the original settlers?

Reportedly, Cornelius and Rebecca migrated in the company of John Van Meter to Frederick Co MD where Cornelius and Rebecca lived out the remainder of their lives. [Elten Migration Map]

Cornelius died in 1745 in Frederick Co MD.

• Christened 12/29/1681 Ulster Co NY

• 1664 New Amsterdam ceded to by the Dutch Republic to England

• Married 9/3/1704 Kingston, Ulster Co NY to Rebecca Van Meterin ch. 4/26/1686 Kingston, Ulster Co NY

• Migrated after 1715 to the Delaware Valley

• Migrated Fall 1731 to Prince Georges (now Frederick) Co MD

• Died 1745 Prince Georges (now Frederick) Co MD

• 1748 Frederick Co split from Prince Georges Co MD

• 4/26/1751 Frederick Co MD Probate

    Children

    1. Jacominte Eltinje

• Born 7/27/11712 Ulster Co NY
• Married c. 1735 in Frederick Co MD to John Thompson b. 1696 Charles County MD
• Died before 3/1756 Washington Co MD

    1. Sarah Eltinje

• Born 2/6/1714 Ulster Co NY

• Married 1737 in Frederick Co MD to John Hite b.1714 Philadelphia Co PA

• Died 1792 Monocacy, Frederick Co MD

    2. Eleanor Eltinje

• Born 4/29/1724 Ulster Co NY

• Married 4/12/1745 in Frederick Co MD to Isaac Hite b. 5/12/1721 Philadelphia Co PA

• Died 11/18/1792 Shenandoah Co VA

• Buried Long Meadow Cemetery, Shenandoah Co VA