Esopus / Wiltwyck / Kingston, New York This post covers a bit of Kingston, New York early history. Esopus, New Netherlands settlement was the third established by Dutch
Jan Gijsbertse van Meteren Family Jan Gijsbertse van Meteren was Jan Joosten van Meterens cousin. Jan Gijsbertse van Meteren, with a variety of spellings, came to America as
New Netherlands Colony Jan Joost Van Meteren and his family arrived in the “New Amsterdam, New Netherlands” in 1662. They traveled up the Hudson River to Wiltwick (now
The Crom Children Jan Joosten and wife, Macyke Hendricks immigrated to America on the ship “de Vos”. leaving Amsterdam, Netherlands. “D’Vos sailed on 31 August 1662 and arrived
The Netherlands This post is about The Netherlands and includes a map to give you a visual look at where our Van Meteren ancestors are from. I’ve edited
Jacobus van Meteren Family Another van Meteren line is through Sir Jacobus van Meteren of Breda, Netherlands, son of Cornelius. Jacob financed and assisted in the early bible
Jan Joosten Van Metetern Lineage There are a variety of conjectures as to who Jan Joosten parents were and no “evidence” to prove any of them. I will
Jan Joosten Van Meteren See my post “Jan Joosten Van Meteren Lineage” to see theories on who his parents were. Born: Most likely
A Jan Joosten van Meteren Line Introduction This series of posts will include stories, histories, and genealogies of the descendants of Jan Joosten van Meteren and will