Pam and All, Don't forget that Roeloff mrd. 2nd Nov 22, 1691, Bergen, NJ, Francyntie Andries, wid of Abraham Lubbertz (8 children), of NY. Perhaps he is buried there? Aside, even the Swartwout Chronicles show no burial place for Roeloff. Cynthia In a message dated 6/2/2007 2:56:10 PM Mountain Daylight Time, pjsears@stratos.net writes: Hi Doug & Barbara, Doug wrote: > Hi Barbara, > Did you see a gravestone for Roeloff SWARTWOUT? > Thanks, > Doug Roeloff Swartwout was a patentee of Hurley, Ulster County, New York, and it is highly unlikely that he was buried at Fishkill, Dutchess, New York, located on the opposite side of Hudson's River. Roeloff Swartwout died before 14 May 1715, the date his will was presented for probate [see Anjou, Gustave, Ulster County, N.Y. probate records in the office of the surrogate, and in the county clerk's office at Kingston, N.Y. New York: G. Anjou, 1906, Vol. i, pp 91-92; Book of Deeds, Liber II (BB) Marked 1710]. Roeloff Swartwout's grandson, Jacobus Swartwout, removed to Dutchess County circa 1723, and is buried at Fishkill. Van Voorhis, E. W. Tombstone inscriptions from the churchyard of the First Reformed Dutch Church of Fishkill village, Dutchess Co., N.Y. New York: Press of G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1882?, p 157 Hier Leyt Het Lighaam van JACOBUS SWARTWOUT, Zynde In de Heere Gerust Den 3 Dagh van April, 1749, Oude Zynde 57 Jaar., 1 maande en 20 Dagen. There are only 4 gravestones bearing the surname Swartwout who are buried at Fishkill (and are legible), and they include Swartwout, Catherine O. (1798-1873) Swartwout, Cornelius. (1809-1831) Swartwout, Jacobus. (1692-1749) Swartwout, James O.. (1803-1882) See the following website, which includes some details on the "Eagle Scout" project (the year 2000) which catelogued and photographed all the gravestones at the Fishkill Reformed Church burial ground. It includes all the photographs of the gravestones, including those that were illegible, and/or where the inscription was completely worn away. Also included are maps of the cemetery and other introductory details, plus missing gravetones (from Poucher's Old Gravestones of Dutchess Co.). http://fishkillreformed.org:5300/ Regards, Pam Sears ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.