Lemmetye Staats Van Neste (1750-1816) · New Jersey Slavery Records

Research Tips: This white person has 4 related events in the database, listed at the bottom of this page.
Identifier: NJS-PER-02976
Given Name: Lemmetye
Family Name: Van Neste
Alternate Name: Staats; Lemetje; Lemmettie; Lammetje
Birth Date: December 25, 1750
Death Date: February 27, 1816
Sex: Female
Biographical Description: Lemmetye Staats Van Neste was an enslaver who resided in Hillsborough, Somerset County, New Jersey, in the early 19th century. She was the wife of George Van Nester (1747-1806), and after 1806, his widow.
Keywords: white person; enslaver
Places: Hillsborough
Enslaver of: Bett {Betty}; Dinah (b. 1811); Jack (b. 1809); Mary (b. 1815); Pompey (b. 1813)
Parent of: Sarah G. Van Neste Schenck (1780-1860)
Related Person: John J. Schenck (1776-1862)
References: This person is represented on the following page(s):
Find a Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8170468/lammetje-vanneste
Record Contributor: Daniel Dias; Saketh Mandayam
Linked Events: Additional Participant in:

1809-04-10 Birth: Jack (Role: Enslaver)

1811-01-12 Birth: Dinah (Role: Enslaver)

1813-04-11 Birth: Pompey (Role: Enslaver)

1815-06-12 Birth: Mary (Role: Enslaver)