Jacobus Swartwout

Jacobus Swartwout II (born 5 November 1734 in Wiccopee, Fishkill, Dutchess County, New York; died 16 February 1827 in Swartwoutville, Dutchess, New York) was an early American landowner, statesman, and military leader. Swartwout served as a Brigadier General in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War under General George Washington. He was a close ally of many key Founding Fathers of the United States, and a delegate to New York State's convention for ratification of the US Constitution.

Swartwout was the son of Major Jacobus Swartwout (d.1749), great grandson of Roeloff Swartwout, and great great grandson of Tomys Swartwout.

Jacobus senior married Gieletjen "Jannetie" Nieuwkerk of Kingston, Ulster County, New York on October 5, 1714 in Old Dutch Church in Kingston. They had five sons and four daughters. Jacobus owned land at Maghaghkemeck (Port Jervis, Orange County), and was a Major in the light foot militia of Orange County under Col. Vincent Matthews from the 1730s to 1760.

In 1721 Swartout Sr. purchased 306 acres of land from Madam Brett. The farm was situated south of the Fishkill Creek, about nine miles from the Hudson River, in an area known as Wiccopee. Jacobus Swartwout II was born in Wiccopee, Fishkill, New York on 5 November 1734 and baptized at the Fishkill Dutch Reformed Church.

Swartwout continued the tradition of family military service when, 21 days after his wedding to Aeltje in 1759, he was appointed captain of a company of Dutchess County volunteers. He began his military training under Lord Jeffrey Amherst at Fort Ticonderoga and Crown Point.

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