new research

While I was at a genealogy conference in Fort Wayne, I discovered new research. It was in a book called "History of Ulster County, New York with illustrations and biographical sketches" by Nathaniel Bartlett Sylvester 1880.

There were many mentions of Thomas Swartwout:
- Mrs. Thomas Swartwout is listed as a daughter of Andrew Hill;
- mentions a "swartwout saw-mill". Don't know if that's Thomas' or not;
- Thomas is listed as a pathmaster of 1812 in the Town of Shandaken, district 14;
- Thomas is listed as a town officer of Shandaken for 1806 and 1807;
- Thomas Swartwout signed the certificate of incorporation for the Reformed Protestant Dutch church of Shokan on 02 Sept. 1800;
- Thomas is listed as an elder of the church at Shokan, as evidenced that he signed an inventory of the church's assets on 15 Sept 1804