“...Information concerning the fertility and eligibility of the last-named tract, lying north of the Delaware River and stretching along the south side of the Neversink River, having been conveyed to Thomas Swartwout and his brothers Anthony and Barnardus, Jacques Caudebecq, Pierre Guimar, Jan Tysen, and David Jamison, they entered into an agreement, in 1696, to apply as co-partners for letters-patent whereby to be invested with the tenure of it.

Thomas, the eldest son of Roeloff Swartwout, born in Beverswijck, probably in 1600, had married, about 1682, Lysbeth, daughter of Jacobus Janse and Josijna Gordinier. He was a highly esteemed yeoman of Ulster county, and had zealously participated in the advancement of the interests of the hamlet of Hurley, where he resided. Anthony, born in Wiltwijck and baptized there on May 11, 1664, had married, in 1695, Janetje, daughter of Jacobus coobes. Barnardus, also born at Wiltwijck, and baptized there on April 26, 1673, was still unmarried.

Jacques Caudebecq, a native of Normandy, France, a Huguenot refugee, had settled at Kingston, about the year 1689, where, on September 1, that year, he took the oath of allegiance to King William and Queen Mary, with other inhabitants of Ulster County. On October 21, 1695, he married, in the city of New York, Margareta, daughter of Benjamin Provoost, who had been constituted one of the trustees of Kingston, on May 19, 1687, under letters-patent granted by Governor Thomas Dongan.205

Thomas, son of Roeloff and Eva Bratt de Hooges Swartwout, born in Beverswyck, New Netherlands, about 1660, married about 1682 Elizabeth, daughter of Jacobus Janse and Josigja Gardnier, b. Feb 11, 1662 and died 4/3/1749. He died Maghagkmeck, Orange Co., province of NY about 1723 (from Swartwout Chronicles).

The earliest patents in Minisink Country was for 14 Oct 1699 neighborhood Waghaghkemeck (Maghaghkemeck) and granted to Jacob Cuddeback, Thomas Swartwout, Anthony Swartwout, Jan Tys, Bernardus Swartwout, Peter Guimar (Gumaer), David Jamison. The settlers were Dutch, French Huguenots and English.

New York State Wills, 1766-1776 states that Thomas married before 2/4/1689 to Lysbeth Gardenier, date his father’s will was written and mentions marriage. She is also known as Lysbeth Jacobse Hovenier.

From “Compendium of American Genealogies,” Vol. VIX, 1937, page 20: Thomas purchased with others a patent of land, 1200 acres, at Peenpeck, Minisink District, and married Lysbeth Gardenier (Jacob Jansen) who came to Albany before 1638 and married Josyna.

From “Church Life” — Thomas Swartwout and Lysbeth Gardiner had Jacobus bpt 17 Apr 1692; married at Minisink 5 Oct 1714 to Gieletjen Niew-kerk (Newkirk) of Hurley.

Taxpayers of Ulster County counted on 1/26/1715 included Thomas and Jacobus Swartwout.

From “Swartwout Chronicles,” page 141: Thomas, eldest son of Roeloff Swartwout, born in Beverswijck probably in 1660, had married about 1682 Lysbeth, daughter of jacobs Janse and Josijna Gardinier. He was highly esteemed yeoman of Ulster Co and had zealously participated in the advancement of the interests of the hamlet of Hurley where he resided.207