Jan Joosten, his wife Maeyken Hendricksen, and their five children arrived in the ship "Fox" at New Netherland on 12 April 1662.  He came from Thielerwardt, a fortified town in Gelderland, Holland, and his wife from Meppelen, Province of Drenth, where they were married and where their children were born.  The family settled at Wiltwyck (now New York) and on 7 June 1663, Maeyken and two children including Joost Jansen were carried off into captivity by some Indians for three months.  The prisoners were eventually rescued by a party including Louis DuBois, although Joost Jansen learned some Indian ways.
     Jan purchased land in 1671 in Marbletown and in 1673 was elected as one of four magistrates of Hurley and Marbletown.  In 1682, he was named Justice of Peace for Esopus.  He purchased additional lands from 1689 to 1706 in the Province of East Jersey.

Descendants:  Son Joost Jansen Van Meteren (1656-1706) married Sarah DuBois (1662-1726). Their granddaughter Eleanor Eltinge married Isaac Hite, Sr., father of Isaac Hite, Jr. of Belle Grove, Virginia.

Reference:

Heidgerd, William. 1968. The American Descendants of Chretien Du Bois of Wicres, France.  Part One.  Du Bois Family Association.  Huguenot Historical Society, New Paltz, N. Y. 106 pp.