Brig. Gen.
Jacobus
Swartwout
Born before in Wicopee, Fishkill, Dutchess County, Province of New York
Ancestors 
Son of Jacobus (Swartwoud) Swartwout
and Gieletjen Nieuwkerk
Brother of
Thomas Swartwout, Elizabeth Swartwout, Jannetjen (Swartwoud) Ostrander, Cornelis Swartwout, Rudolfus Swartwout, Samuel Swartwout, Jacomyntje Swartwout and Catherine Swartwout
Husband of
Aaltje (Brinckerhoff) Swartwout
— married
20 Feb 1760 in Province of New York
Descendants 
Father of
Sarah Swartwout, Derick Swartwout, Gieltje Swartwout, Isaac Swartwout, Aeltje (Swartwout) Sleght, Jacob Swartwout and John Swartwout
Died
after age 92
in Swartwoutville, Dutchess, New York, United States
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Biography
Jacobus Swartwout is Notable.
Brigadier General Jacobus Swartwout served with Dutchess County New York Militia during the American Revolution.
Jacobus Swartwout is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A111679.
This profile is part of the Swartwout Name Study.
- "Jacobus Swartwout II was born on November 5th, 1734 in Wiccopee (Fishkill), N.Y.
- He began his military training in 1754 under Lord Jeffery Amherst at Fort Ticonderoga and Crown Point during the French & Indian War.
- In the 1770s when the American Revolution started he became a captain and a colonel for the Dutchess County Militia Unit. By the middle of the war he became a Brigadier General, which is one of the highest military positions in Dutchess County. By the end of the war Swartwout became interested in civil rights and government.
- In 1788 he became a delegate for the United States Constitutional Convention in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. but voted against the document because he thought it needed the Bill of Rights. In 1824 he rode on horseback to Lafayette's banquet and was his guest of honor.
- On February 16th, 1827 Jacobus Swartwout passed away leaving a legacy behind." [1]
Research Notes
- Downey-1809: The Find A Grave: Memorial #15579925 that was included as a Source for this profile has conflated data that is also on Jacobus (Swartwout) Swarthout.
Sources
- Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed May 1st, 2015), "Record of Jacobus Swartwout", Ancestor # A111679.
- Wikipedia contributors, "Jacobus Swartwout," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jacobus_Swartwout&oldid=748389674 (accessed November 7, 2016).
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