Individual Details
Joost Janse Van Meteren
(Abt 1656 - Bef Prob 1706)
An interesting romance was that of Jooste Janse Van Meteren and Sara du Bois, who as children were co-captives of the Minnisink Indians, then grew up and were married.
They resided in Mornur Marbletown.
Anecdote (Ross) : New Pfaltz,, New York; Joost Janse, son of Jan Joosten and Macyken Hendrickson, was born probably in Europe, about 1656. He married, at New Pfaltz, NY, 12 Dec 1682, Sarah Dubois, daughter of Louis Dubois, who was baptized 14 Sep 1664. Their children were: Jan (John), baptized 14 Oct 1683, Rebekka, baptized 26 Apr 1686, married Sep 1704 to Cornelis Eling; Lysbeth, baptized 3 Mar 1689; Isaac, born c1692. He removed to New Jersey. Married 1st, it is supposed, Catalina, widow of Molenaer Hendrickse, 2nd c 1725, Annetje Wyncoop; Hendrix, baptized 1 Sep 1695. He removed to New Jersey.
They resided in Mornur Marbletown.
Anecdote (Ross) : New Pfaltz,, New York; Joost Janse, son of Jan Joosten and Macyken Hendrickson, was born probably in Europe, about 1656. He married, at New Pfaltz, NY, 12 Dec 1682, Sarah Dubois, daughter of Louis Dubois, who was baptized 14 Sep 1664. Their children were: Jan (John), baptized 14 Oct 1683, Rebekka, baptized 26 Apr 1686, married Sep 1704 to Cornelis Eling; Lysbeth, baptized 3 Mar 1689; Isaac, born c1692. He removed to New Jersey. Married 1st, it is supposed, Catalina, widow of Molenaer Hendrickse, 2nd c 1725, Annetje Wyncoop; Hendrix, baptized 1 Sep 1695. He removed to New Jersey.
Events
| Birth | Abt 1656 | Holland, Gelderland | |||
| Marriage | 12 Dec 1682 | New Paltz, Ulster, New York, British America - Sara Du Bois |  |  | |
| Death | Bef Prob 1706 | New York or New Jersey, British America | | |
Families
| Spouse | Sara Du Bois (1664 - 1716) |
| Child | Jan "John" Van Meter Jr. (1683 - 1745) |
| Child | Rebekka Van Meteren (1686 - 1755) |
| Child | Lysbeth Van Meteren (1689 - ) |
| Child | Isaac Van Meteren (1692 - 1754) |
| Child | Hendrix "Henry" Van Meteren (1695 - 1752) |
| Father | Jan Joosten Van Meteren (1634 - 1706) |
| Mother | Macyken Hendryjkson (Hendricksen) (1624 - ) |
| Sibling | Gysbert Janse Van Meteren (1660 - ) |
Notes
Marriage
They were married in the Dutch Reformed Church at what is now Kingston, Ulster County, New York. First publication of the banns was Nov 18.Death
He probably died sometime during 1700-1705 in Ulster County, New York or Somerset County, New Jersey.Endnotes
1. Smyth, Samuel Gordon, A genealogy of the Duke-Shepherd-Van Metre family : from civil, military, church, and family records and documents (Lancaster, Pa.: New Era Print Co., 1909, 480 pgs.), p. 14.
2. Pete Ross, compiler, Papers on Van Meter, Holtzclaw, and allied families (Montrose, CO: from Marjorie Olive Tree Rhodes and William W. Henton, Jan 2007).
3. Steven Butler, "Van Meter Family," Webpage