History of Virginia A bit of early History of Virginia, where our early generations of the Van Metre Family acquired Land Grants and settled. Covering the time before

History of Maryland In 1498 the first European explorers sailed along the Eastern Shore, off present-day Worcester County. In 1524 Giovanni da Verrazzano, sailing under the French flag,

John Van Metre aKA Jan Joosten Van Meteren John Van Metre, also spelled Van Meter, was born Jan Joosten Van Meteren, son of Joost Janse Van Meteren.  John

New Jersey History & the Migration of our Van Metre family This post is about the early New Jersey History and the three counties our Van Meter /

Joost Janse Van Meteren Joost Janse, son of Jan Joosten Van Meteren (1) and Macyke Hendricks. Born:             About Feb 1660 in the Tielerwaard,

John Van Metre the Indian Trader In this post we will be discussing who John Van Metre the Indian Trader actually was. There are three theories we’ll discuss

New Paltz, New York History The following is just a short history of New Paltz, New York, the village our DuBois ancestors, along with other French Huegonot refugees,

Louis DuBois Louis DuBois, (sometimes called Louis deWall, or the Walloon) was born at Wicres, near Lille, Artois, France [Walloon Flanders, Spanish Netherlands] on October 27, 1626. I’ve

Mattheus Blanchan Family Mattheus Blanchan and Madelaine Brissen Joire are the oldest immigrant ancestors in the van Matre line I am following. They are the great grandparents of Joost

The Esopus Wars There were two “Esopus Wars” between the Lenape Indians also called the Esopus Tribe and the New Netherland colonists between 1659 and 1663.  The first