General Notes

1652 Meppelen


His will was dated 13 June 1706 and he died at Salem County, New Jersey.

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"His [Jan Joosten's] only recorded son, Joost Jans, said in his marriage record to be 'j.m. of Metern, born in Gelderland, resid. in Mormur (Marbletown) married, December 12, 1682, Sara Du Bois, of New Paltz (KgM: No. 56). They became the ancestors of many well-known poeple, including the celebrated Van Matre brothers who were pioneers of the Shanandoah Valley of Virginia."

The banns of their marriage were read 18 Nov 1682.

"on December 12, 1682, she [Sara Du Bois] married, at New Paltz, Joost Jansen Van Meteren, who was then living with his parents at Marbletown. The couple had at least four children, two girls and two boys, the oldest of whom, Jan, was baptised on October 14, 1683, and the youngest, Hendrick, on September 1, 1695. It is quite probable that there was another son, Isaac Van Meteren, who, on June 9, 1719, qualified as administrator of the estate of Hendrick Mulliner of Salem County, N.J., and whose bondsmen were John and Henry Van Metere."

"His son Joost, who, on May 27, 1697, had surveyed for him 'a tract of stoney woodland, lying within the bounds of Marbletown, in Ulster County' "

"Issue of Joost Jan and Sara (du Bois) Van Metren: Jan. b. 1683; Rebekka, b. 1686; and Lysbeth, b. 1689. . . In the record of the baptism of Joost Jan's children, his name, as one of the parents, is written as: Joost Jans, Joosten J. Van Meteren, and Jooste Jansen; while that of his wife: Sara du Bois - remains unchanged."

"Jan Joosten and his wife Macyken Hendrickse, were sponsors to Joost Jan's first child: Jan, along with Jacob du Bois, the next older brother of Joost Jan's wife Sara. . . After the birth of Lysbeth in 1689, Joost Jans' name seems to have dropped from the record; it reappears again along with his wife Sara's at the baptism of Rebecca (Van Meteren) Elten's child Zara, 6th Febr., 1715, when they were sponsors. . . It is possible that this Joost Jans came to be known later as John Van Meter, of Berkeley county, Va., the Indian trader who first trod the Valley of Virginia with the Delaware Indians between 1724-1730; and who, according to various writers, as well as by tradition, was credited with being so well pleased with that country, that upon his return to New York in 1725, 'he settled his boys there.' "

"It was in 1714 that John and Isaac Van Metre, Jacob and Sarah du Bois (the sister of Jacob du Bois and probably the wife of John Van Metre,) came to Salem, N.J, from Ulster County, N.Y., and took possession of 1600 acres of land located on Alloway's Creek, which they had purchased of Daniel Coxe of Burlington, N.J., agent of the West Jersey Proprietors. In 1716, John and Isaac Van Meter, and Sara du Bois sold their portion of the above tract (i.e. 1200 acres) to Jacob du Bois, who remaining settled at Pilesgrove. . . John Van Meter and Sara du Bois, after the sale of the above land disappear from our view as far as New Jersey is concerned; they probably returned to New York - temporarily at least, and went out with one of the family groups migrating to other parts."

"Joost Jans Van Meteren's (born 1660) died 1700-05 the eldest son of Jan Joosten Van Meteren) early life, aside from his adventures, while yet a small boy, with the Indians in 1663, has not been revealed, but may be assumed to have been pretty much the same as that of other youths, until the time of his engagement to marry was published in the banns of the Reformed Dutch Church at Kingston, on the 18th of November, 1682, and which was followed by his marriage announcement in this wise: 'Jooste, Jans, J.M. of Meteren, born in Gelderland, residing in Mormer (Marbletown) and Sara du Bois, J.D. of Kingston, residing in the Nieuw-Pals (New Paltz) married in the Pals, 12 December, 1682.' "

"Joost Janse of Meteren (John Van Metre of New York) son of Jan Joosten V. and Macyken H., was b. cir. 1656, Gelderland, Holland. After coming to America with his parents, he lived in Ulster Co., N.Y. (Mormur r Marlboro) and Salem Co., N.J. on Raritan R. He m. 12 Dec. 1682 Sara du Bois, who was batpised 14 Sept. 1664, dau. of Louis du Bois and Catherine Blanchan."

"The absence of disappearance of John Van Metre after 1706 is rather mysterious. Records of this period show that John Van Metre of Salem Co., N.J. was commissioned to be coroner of Salem Co., N.J. 17 Mar. 1713 and reappointed 21 Jan. 1715; and his name appears in a list of transfers, including the selling off, by John Van Metre of his title and interest in Salem lands in advance of going to Maryland, where he appears 25 Mar. 1730 in Prince George's Co., Md. When a child he had been captured by Indians and knew their ways. For these reasons, Smyth identified the Indian trader, Joost Janse of Meteren as John Van Metre of New York. It is believed that he was with the Cayugas in 1725 and also accompanied the Delaware Indians to the Southern hunting grounds to trade or war with the Catawbas in the Carolinas in 1732. They passed up the Southern branch of the Potomac; here he cast longing eyes beyond the river, and is thought to have reocmmended to his sons, John and Isaac, their migrating to the valley of Virginia. Ample and various accounts of these trips have been given by a number of writers of border history. he died cir. 1732"  [Confused Jooste Jansen with his son Jan Jansen?]

All of the above quotes with sources are from:  
Barbara Fleming 
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