Individual Details

Johannes Van Meteren Jr.

(Abt 1730 - Abt 1818)

Johannes was named in his grandfathers deed of gift of 1744

Events

BirthAbt 1730West of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Prince George's, Maryland, British America
DeathAbt 1818
MarriageJosina Taylor

Families

SpouseJosina Taylor ( - 1790)
FatherJohannes Van Meteren (1708 - 1732)
MotherRebecca Pauleson ( - )
SiblingJoanne Van Meteren (1732 - 1801)

Notes

Birth

Tradition says that he was the first white child born west of the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Endnotes

1. Unknown. A Story of a Van Matre Family. (Eleven pages copied by Shirley Lillie, found at the Genealogical Dept., Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.).

2. A. H. VanMeter, "A glance at the Van Meter family in the United States of America," West Virginia historical magazine quarterly, Volume 2 (April 1902) (http://books.google.com : accessed 7 December 2009).

3. A. H. VanMeter, "A glance at the Van Meter family in the United States of America," West Virginia historical magazine quarterly, Volume 2 (April 1902) (http://books.google.com : accessed 7 December 2009), 38.