Antoni Swartwout, the second son of Roeloff Swartwout and Eva Albertse Bradt (widow of Anthony de Hooges) was baptized on 8 January 1662 at the RDC Kingston. He had 4 sponsors. One sponsor was his grandfather Thomas Swartwout. The other 3 sponsors were Aart Martensen Dorn, Tryntje Tyson, and Jacomyntje Slecht. This son Antoni must have died young as another son Antoni was bp 11 May 1664 in Kingston and lived to maturity. Regarding the sponsors of the first Antoni Swartwout... the only thing I could find out about Aart Martensen Dor was that he was a tailor and in 1662 lived in New Amsterdam. He later lived in Kingston. I think the Tryntje Tyson listed as a sponsor was Tryntje Tyson Bos, wife of Cornelis Barentse Slecht. I think the Jacomyntje Slecht listed as a sponsor was their 17 year old daughter. Perhaps I am reading more into baptism sponsorships than I should, but I am trying to figure out why Roeloff Swartwout and his wife would select these three people (Dorn, Trntje Tysons, and her 17 year old daughter as sponsors. I don't see any family relationship to Swartwout. Since the grandfather Swartwout was a sponsor and the grandmother Swartwout was not, I am wondering if this indicates that Thomas Swartwout's wife was dead by the baptism date of Jan 8, 1662? As far as I know, no one has a death date or place for her. Helen Graves