John “The Indian Trader” Van Meter

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John “The Indian Trader” Van Meter

Birth
Kingston, Ulster County, New York, USA
Death
13 Aug 1745 (aged 61)
Winchester, Winchester City, Virginia, USA
Burial
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Jan or John - listed as Jan or John on Raylene Pooler's family records.

On her records it looks like he was the father of Jacob Van Metre that I have listed as Van Meter.

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Find A Grave contributor Linda Newhouse

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The Dutch naming customs are that the first son is named after his paternal grandfather who was Jan Joosten.

He was named Jan, but later adopted the English spelling "John." In Dutch Jan is pronounced like John.

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Find A Grave contributor familyfinder has made a suggestion
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Below is a link to the will of John Van Metre
https://archive.org/details/genealogyofdukes02smyt

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Find A Grave contributor Kathleen Werkhoven

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Niet zo. While the "a" in Jan is pronounced like the "o" in John, i.e. a short "a" sound, the "J" is pronounced like the 'y" in yes or you in Dutch. Tim Werkhoven

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Suggested edit: In his book 'All Of The Above' Volume II, copyright 2008, Richard Baldwin Cook, says that John was born in Kingston, New York and was baptized in the Old Dutch Church in Ulster, NY on Oct 14, 1683. Moved to Somerset County, NJ, where he had eleven children by two wives. Later moved to Maryland and Virginia. John VanMeter was buried in a family cemetery on his farm near Martinsburg, WV (23 miles from Winchester, VA).
Contributor: Alan Wetzel (47743679)
Jan or John - listed as Jan or John on Raylene Pooler's family records.

On her records it looks like he was the father of Jacob Van Metre that I have listed as Van Meter.

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Find A Grave contributor Linda Newhouse

Their suggestion:
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The Dutch naming customs are that the first son is named after his paternal grandfather who was Jan Joosten.

He was named Jan, but later adopted the English spelling "John." In Dutch Jan is pronounced like John.

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Find A Grave contributor familyfinder has made a suggestion
Their suggestion:
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Below is a link to the will of John Van Metre
https://archive.org/details/genealogyofdukes02smyt

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Find A Grave contributor Kathleen Werkhoven

Their suggestion:
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Niet zo. While the "a" in Jan is pronounced like the "o" in John, i.e. a short "a" sound, the "J" is pronounced like the 'y" in yes or you in Dutch. Tim Werkhoven

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Suggested edit: In his book 'All Of The Above' Volume II, copyright 2008, Richard Baldwin Cook, says that John was born in Kingston, New York and was baptized in the Old Dutch Church in Ulster, NY on Oct 14, 1683. Moved to Somerset County, NJ, where he had eleven children by two wives. Later moved to Maryland and Virginia. John VanMeter was buried in a family cemetery on his farm near Martinsburg, WV (23 miles from Winchester, VA).
Contributor: Alan Wetzel (47743679)

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