The ownership of the lands of the Cuddeback patent were in the names
of the patentees and allotted as indicated in the chart.
The dissolution of the community ownership of the lands of the patent
was accomplished by an eight party deed of its owners on February
13th, 1768, when Captain Johannas Westbrook, Peter Gemare, Benjamin
Cuddeback and William Cuddeback, Geradus Van Inwegen, Benjamin Depuy,
Jacob Rutsen DeWitt, Abraham Cuddeback and Phillipus Swartwout, as
joint-owners of the 1200 acre patent, deeded to each of their
assignes, as individuals, their holdings. William Cuddeback received
deed for one-eighth part. William and Benjamin Cuddeback received
one-eighth part, which they redeeded to their father, Jacob
Cuddeback, and also received deed for
lot No. 5 of 1st division of the patent
" No. 6 2nd " " "
" No. 5 5th " " "
" No. 3 6th " " "
" No. 5 7th " " "
" No. 2 8th " " "
and also for 12 acres of land with all edifices, barns, barracks,
fencing and implements.
No record is found that either John Tyse or David Jamison lived in
the valley. It is believed that Tyse was an older man and was a
resident of Oesopus where records show the baptism of three of his
children about 1680.
David Jamison became the attorney general of the Province of New York
in 1720.
Thomas and Bernardus Swartwout removed down the Delaware valley into
New Jersey at Smithfield or Walpack, where many of their descendants
have continued to live, and today are quite numerous. Some have
changed the spelling to Swartwood. Anthony Swartwout died about 1700.
His widow with her children and second husband, Harmonas Van Inwegen,
continued to live on the lands of the patent.
For more than thirty years, the patriarch of Peenpack, Jacob Caudebec
was the sole remaining one of the original patentees to continue to
live on the patent and in the Meckheckemeck settlement. His fellow
countryman and refugee, Peter Gumaer, died previous to 1732. His will
dated September 24th, 1726, was probated at Kingston, N. Y., October
4th, 1732.