Erica and Alex
In this story there too much maybe's.
And there too much oh the have the same patronymic, then they are maybe family.
So what i said earlier you have to have some original documents or church books where you can find some evidence who belongs to who.
Now i have searched 1 church book from Meppel births and baptism 1826 1757, looked special for Jooste Jansen Van Meteren, b. abt. 1659, Meppellen, Province of Drenth, Holland. From page 114 to page 1117 we have the year 1659 nothing to found what looks like Jooste Jan or Jan joosten.
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-994V-HV3Y?mode=g&i...
Thes e are the original church books from the Netherlands.
The first appaerence of a van Meteren in Drenthe is around 1800.
Deceased : Maria van Meteren; geboren op: 02-06-1806 te Lopik; beroep: arbeidster, overleden op 31-07-1826 te Veenhuizen (Norg), dochter van Henderikus van Meteren en Nelia Kruisheer .
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