Jan Van Tyele, b: 1360 - Meteren, Holland

^{1607 Jamestown 1st permanent settlement}
^{1620 Pilgrims to America on Mayflower}
^{1638 Printing press reaches America}
^{1664 English capture/rename New York}
^{1681 La Salle explores Louisiana}

^{1534 Cartier claims New France}
^{1540 Spanish arrive in California}
^{1540 Coronado travels through Midwest}
^{1565 First colony St. Augustine}
^{1584 - 1588 Roanoke Island Colony}

^{1492 Columbus discovers West Indies}
^{1507 The term America first used}
^{1513 Ponce de Leon discovers Florida}
^{1519 - 1538 Cortes conquers Mexico}




	^{Jan Van Tyele}^{b.1360 Meteren, Holland d.}

^{Jonkheer Van Cuijk Van Meteren}^b.1390 d.

^{Ermhard Van Cuijk Van Meteren}^b.1407 d.			^{Willen Van Cuijck}^{b.1264 Grave, Netherlands d.1303}

		^{Wennemar Heer Van Hoogstraten}^{b.1302 Betuwe, Netherlands d.1379}	^{Sofia Van Van Gymnich}^{b.1270 d.1301}

	^{Elisabeth Jonkvrouw Van Cuijck}^{b.1365 Cuijck Mano, Netherlands d.1407}

		^{Elisabeth Woutersdr Smeets}^b.1325 d.