Catharine Mollenauer

From http://www.watermelon-kid.com/family/bios/vanmeter1.htm

"... the first of our Dutch ancestors to come to America were the family of Jan Joosten (pronounced Yahn Yosten) Van Meteren, a native of the town of Thierlewoodt, in the province of Gelderland, which lies about fifty miles slightly southeast of Amsterdam. With Jan Joost Van Meteren came his wife, Macyke (whose maiden name was Hendricksen or Hendrygksen), and their five children, who ranged in age from two to fifteen. The oldest, apparently, was Geertje, who may have been Jan Joost's daughter by a previous marriage. The youngest was a son, Gysbert. Another boy, Jooste Jans, seems to have been only a year older than his little brother. The other two children were girls named Cathrin and Lysbeth. ...."

From http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=79887699

"Jan Joosten Van Meteren arrived at New Amsterdam with his family on the ship "Vos" (Fox) on April 12, 1662. He brought with him his wife Maycke Hendricks and five children, three of them by Maycke's first husband Willem Krorn (Gysbert, Lysbet and Geertje ages 15, 12 and 9) and two of his own, Joost Jansen age 6 and Catherine age 2 1/2."

From http://www.watermelon-kid.com/family/bios/vanmeter1.htm

"The first will of Jans Jooste Van Meteren, dated December 16, 1681, named his wife Macyke as his primary heir, with their property, following her decease, to go to their children. Jooste Jans, being the eldest son, was to have the largest share of his parent's estate, including three-fourths of the land at Marbletown, New York. Gysbert would have the remaining one-quarter. Daughter Geertje was to have the property at Wassamker's land. The children of Lysbeth, who was already dead by this time, were to receive gifts of money. For some unknown reason, daughter Cathrin is not mentioned at all. Ms. Rogers speculates it was because she was married and had already "received her portion and so disappears from consideration in the distribution of his property."

From http://www.skeeterkitefly.com/finelineage_V4.htm

" All but one of the Catherine webgens agree she married Hendrick Mollenauer—or some variation on that name—and was the mother of Margaret Mollenauer, who would be the second wife of Jan Joosten's grandson John Van Metre and mother of most of his children."