Jacques Mete' Descendants

Listed alphabetically below are the names of members of the METTY family who have been members of the armed forces of their country. This list is from the records I currently have in my possession and certainly is not all inclusive. If you have knowledge of someone with the surname METTY who is a descendant of Jacques Mete' and would like to have their name added to the list, please e-mail me their name, branch of service and dates of service if known and I will add them to this list. Alexis Metty, Michigan Calvary, entered 13 Dec 1862 and discharged 9 Jun 1865 Andrew Metty, Michigan Calvary, entered 2 Feb 1863 and discharged 17 Jul 1865 Anthony Metty, Territorial Militia, appointed ensigh 18 Dec 1824 Bernard Leroy Metty, U. S. Army, WWII Cleo Francis Metty, U. S. Coast Guard, entered 23 Sep 1958 and retired 30 Mar 1981 Cyril Metty, Michigan Infantry, entered 20 Feb 1865 and discharged 16 Sep 1865 Dennis Dale Metty, U. S. Navy Earl Gilbert Metty, U. S. Army, entered 19 Oct 1942 Ear...

This document can be found on the Bureau of Land Management website should you be interested in viewing or printing it. It is certificate #662 dated 24 July 1811 and begins: James Madison, President of the United States of America, to All to Whom These Presents Shall Come, Greeting: Know ye, that Felix Mette' ........ Note the spelling of our ancestors surname. The original french spelling had only one letter "t", but did have the accent mark on the final "e". This was 1811 and in the next few years, that final letter "e" would be changed to "y". But in the transition, there was a period of time during which the name was spelled Mettez. The land description places the property bordering on the River Rouge. Would it not be interesting to trace the ownership of this land and determine for what period of time it remained in the family and perhaps to what use it is being put to in our modern day!