Military Service: Captain Abraham Swartwout gave up his blue cloth cloak in order for the first American Flag to be on a field of blue and carried on the field in victory, August 3, 1777, at Fort Schuyler, New York. A voucher shows that Congress paid Capt. Swartwout for his coat for the flag.
Son of Abraham Swartwout and Tryntjen (Van Kleeck) Swartwout
Brother of Jacobus Swartwout
Husband of Maria Mary Polly North — married 1764 in Poughkeepsie, NY
Father of Robert Swartwout
Per "Old Gravestones of Dutchess County, New York" by J. W. Poucher published in 1924, pages 239-250, Interments in the REFORMED DUTCH CHURCH GROUND, List No. 2
CLASSIFICATION: Churchyard.
LOCATION: In the city of Poughkeepsie, in the rear of the annex to the Nelson House on the north side of Main street.
CONDITION: In 1912 deserted, bare and rough and, since then, built upon.
INSCRIPTIONS: 33 in number.
REMARKS: On April 21, 1877, the late Mrs. William S. Morgan copied the inscriptions then remaining in this ground and on April 11,1888, Mr. George S. Van Vliet did the same. In 1898 the late Mr. Frank Van Kleeck copied what stones he could then find in the same place. On April 19, 1912, Dr. Poucher and Miss Helen W. Reynolds copied all they could find there at that time. The four lists substantiate and supplement each other. Any slight discrepancies are placed in brackets in the following arrangement, which is a combination of the original lists.
20. Swartwout, Capt. Abraham, d. 1799, Oct. 15, a. 56-7-28.
The stone was most likely removed from the Dutch Cemetery to the Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery along with many others.
Son of Abraham Swartwout and Tryntjen (Van Kleeck) Swartwout
Brother of Jacobus Swartwout
Husband of Maria Mary Polly North — married 1764 in Poughkeepsie, NY
Father of Robert Swartwout
Per "Old Gravestones of Dutchess County, New York" by J. W. Poucher published in 1924, pages 239-250, Interments in the REFORMED DUTCH CHURCH GROUND, List No. 2
CLASSIFICATION: Churchyard.
LOCATION: In the city of Poughkeepsie, in the rear of the annex to the Nelson House on the north side of Main street.
CONDITION: In 1912 deserted, bare and rough and, since then, built upon.
INSCRIPTIONS: 33 in number.
REMARKS: On April 21, 1877, the late Mrs. William S. Morgan copied the inscriptions then remaining in this ground and on April 11,1888, Mr. George S. Van Vliet did the same. In 1898 the late Mr. Frank Van Kleeck copied what stones he could then find in the same place. On April 19, 1912, Dr. Poucher and Miss Helen W. Reynolds copied all they could find there at that time. The four lists substantiate and supplement each other. Any slight discrepancies are placed in brackets in the following arrangement, which is a combination of the original lists.
20. Swartwout, Capt. Abraham, d. 1799, Oct. 15, a. 56-7-28.
The stone was most likely removed from the Dutch Cemetery to the Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery along with many others.
Military Service: Captain Abraham Swartwout gave up his blue cloth cloak in order for the first American Flag to be on a field of blue and carried on the field in victory, August 3, 1777, at Fort Schuyler, New York. A voucher shows that Congress paid Capt. Swartwout for his coat for the flag.
Son of Abraham Swartwout and Tryntjen (Van Kleeck) Swartwout
Brother of Jacobus Swartwout
Husband of Maria Mary Polly North — married 1764 in Poughkeepsie, NY
Father of Robert Swartwout
Per "Old Gravestones of Dutchess County, New York" by J. W. Poucher published in 1924, pages 239-250, Interments in the REFORMED DUTCH CHURCH GROUND, List No. 2
CLASSIFICATION: Churchyard.
LOCATION: In the city of Poughkeepsie, in the rear of the annex to the Nelson House on the north side of Main street.
CONDITION: In 1912 deserted, bare and rough and, since then, built upon.
INSCRIPTIONS: 33 in number.
REMARKS: On April 21, 1877, the late Mrs. William S. Morgan copied the inscriptions then remaining in this ground and on April 11,1888, Mr. George S. Van Vliet did the same. In 1898 the late Mr. Frank Van Kleeck copied what stones he could then find in the same place. On April 19, 1912, Dr. Poucher and Miss Helen W. Reynolds copied all they could find there at that time. The four lists substantiate and supplement each other. Any slight discrepancies are placed in brackets in the following arrangement, which is a combination of the original lists.
20. Swartwout, Capt. Abraham, d. 1799, Oct. 15, a. 56-7-28.
The stone was most likely removed from the Dutch Cemetery to the Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery along with many others.
Son of Abraham Swartwout and Tryntjen (Van Kleeck) Swartwout
Brother of Jacobus Swartwout
Husband of Maria Mary Polly North — married 1764 in Poughkeepsie, NY
Father of Robert Swartwout
Per "Old Gravestones of Dutchess County, New York" by J. W. Poucher published in 1924, pages 239-250, Interments in the REFORMED DUTCH CHURCH GROUND, List No. 2
CLASSIFICATION: Churchyard.
LOCATION: In the city of Poughkeepsie, in the rear of the annex to the Nelson House on the north side of Main street.
CONDITION: In 1912 deserted, bare and rough and, since then, built upon.
INSCRIPTIONS: 33 in number.
REMARKS: On April 21, 1877, the late Mrs. William S. Morgan copied the inscriptions then remaining in this ground and on April 11,1888, Mr. George S. Van Vliet did the same. In 1898 the late Mr. Frank Van Kleeck copied what stones he could then find in the same place. On April 19, 1912, Dr. Poucher and Miss Helen W. Reynolds copied all they could find there at that time. The four lists substantiate and supplement each other. Any slight discrepancies are placed in brackets in the following arrangement, which is a combination of the original lists.
20. Swartwout, Capt. Abraham, d. 1799, Oct. 15, a. 56-7-28.
The stone was most likely removed from the Dutch Cemetery to the Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery along with many others.
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