Greetings All, Here's what Charles E. Stickney's "Old Sussex Families of the Minisink Region" reprinted 1988 by Virginia Alleman Brown, has on the Swartwout family: Thomas, Anthony and Bernardus Swartwout joint owners with Messrs. Gumaer and Cuddeback of the "Peenpack" patent, came into the settlement a little later than their contemporaries. They located their parts of the purchase adjacent to the others in the present town of Deerpark, Orange county, N.Y., on or near a handsome knoll or hill contiguous to the spring brook and a spring of living water in the central part of the Peenpack Flats. Bernardus on the easterly brow of the hill, a few rods west of the spring. Thomas on the central part of the hill, and Anthony where the house of Cornelius VanImWegen stood. The most distant of all these family residences was not over thirty rods from the spring. The tracts of Thomas and Bernardus became vacated. The titles to their property became involved in the New Jersey dispute as to the boundary line between New York and that State, and some removed fearing trouble. Their tracts were afterward purchased by Peter Gumaer. Anthony Swartwout remained and in order to have assistance against the New Jersey claimants, induced Hermanus VanImWegen to take part of his land and reside there. He was a bold resolute man on whom much reliance was placed. Roeloff Swartwout, born in Amsterdam, Holland, in 1634, was the paternal ancestor of all Swartwouts in this country. He came to this country in 1655, and settled at Albany, where he married Aug. 13, 1657, Eva Alberts, daughter of Albert A. B. DeNoorman, of Fort Orange, She was a widow (of Anthony DeHooges) with five children. He, Roeloff, made a voyage to Hollad, returning in 1660. He then settled at Esopus, purchased a farm at Hurley and resided the balance of his life upon it. He was the first Sheriff of Esopus under the Charter granted by the States General in 1661, was a member of Gov. Leslie's Council in 1689, and was appointed Justice and Collector of Ulster County by commission of Gov. Leslie, Dec. 26, 1689. His first wife dying, he married Oct. 1691, in New York City, Francyntje Andries, widow of Abram Lubbertson. His will made in his eightieth year, in 1714, is recorded in Dutch language at Kingston. His children, all by his first wife, were: Hendrickje, married Lysbert Gardner. He was one of the Peenpack settlers. By his father's will, he and his brother, Bernardus, came into possession of his father's real estate near Hurley. Anthony died young. Anthony, baptised May 11, 1664, married Annetje Jacobus. He died at Hurley in 1700. His widow married Jan 19, 1701, Harmanus VanImWegen, who settled on the Peenpack tract. Cornelius, baptised March 13, 1667, married Hendrick Claas Schoonhoven, ancestor of many of the Schoonovers in the Delaware Valley. Rachel married Jacob Kip, of historic fame in the early New Netherlands government. Eva, born at Hurley, married Oct. 9, 1698, Jacob Dingman of Kinderhook. Barnardus baptised April 26, 1673, married March 19, 1700, Rachel Schepmoes, of Kingston. He sold his interest in the Peenpack patent in 1741, to Jacobus Swartwout, son of Anthony 2nd, who settled upon it. The children of Thomas were: Roeloff, baptised Feb. 21, 1683; Rosyna, baptised Jan. 24, 1686, died young; Jacobus, baptised April 17, 1692, married Oct. 5, 1714, Gieletjen Niekerk; Eva, baptised Nov. 16, 1694, married Feb. 6, 1717 Frederick Schoonmaker; Rudolph, baptised March 28, 1697; Jacntje, baptised Aug. 13, 1699, married March 11, 1725, Jan VanVliet, Jr.; Samuel baptised Jan. 22, 1702, married Esther (Elizabeth) Gumaer. The children of Anthony Swartwout were Roeloff, baptised June 9, 1695; Jacobus, baptised March 29, 1696, married May 30, 1721, Antjen Gumaer. They came to Peenpack and resided there, on the farm upon which Benjamin Swartwout now resided in Huguenot. In 1741, he purchased the lands of Anthony's son, Roeloff, Daniel Brodhead and Barnardus Swartwout of Dutchess Co., N.Y. He was a large, heavy strong portly man of a nobel and dignified appearance, very suitable for a military officer ... <then two more paragraphs describing Major Swartwout, now continuing with Anthony's children> Petrus, baptised April 14, 1723. Gerardus, baptised Aug 29, 1725. The report that he was killed during the French and Indian War would seem to be an error. He was at the capture of Fort Montgomery by the British Oct. 6, 1777. At that time, Capt. Cuddeback had been sent across the river to prevent the chains across the river from being cut. Shortly after his departure the enemy assaulted the fort and captured it. Two Swartwouts were there, Gerardus and Cornelius. They escaped during the surrender. Philip, baptised Jan. 28, 1728, married Antje Wynkoop. He was a Justice of the Peace and one of the Committee of Safety. Their children were: Jacobus, baptised Sept. 18, 1750; Cornelius, baptised June 24, 1752; Annetje, baptised June 16, 1754; Philip; Gerardus, baptised Aug. 26, 1759; Cornelius W., baptised March 20, 1763. His first wife dying he renarried Deborah Schoonover. By his last wife he had one child, Peter, who married Jan. 24, 1788, Jannetje Westfael. <The writeup continues with a description of the Indian invasion of Peenpack in 1779> The children of Peter and Jane (Westfall) were Simeon, Philip, Sally, James D., Samuel, David and Deborah. Of these Philip married Mrs. Esther Westbrook Westfall, and had six children: Peter P., Jane, Catherine, Henry B., Elizabeth, and Sarah. Peter P. married Hannah, daugh. of Benjamin Cuddeback of Port Jervis. He was a very prominent man in Deerpark. One of his daughters married D. S. DeWitt; one married H. J. Bidwell. Hope this helps, Cathy DiPietro [email protected]