Part 12

Nathan B., M. D., m. (1) May 17, 1893, Josephine Swinton, b. 1866, d. Jan. 3, 1912. Resided N. Y. City. Their children are: (1) Eleanor Van Etten, b. 1895, (2) Catherine Van Etten, b. 1897, (3) John Swinton Van Etten, b. 1906. Dr. Nathan B. Van Etten, m. (2) July 10, 1918, Elizabeth Read, of Bridgeton, Me. Eleanor Bristol, m. June 1, 1911, Archibald Mulford Woodruff, of Newark, N. J., and have Archibald Van Etten Woodruff.

304

JOHN A.^6 WESTBROOK (Jacob,^1 Eleanor,^2 Lydia,^3 John L,^4 Abram I.^5), bap. July 21, 1807, d. May 1, 1870, m. Jane Fisher. Children (Westbrook):

328 Phoebe,^7 d. Oct. 16, 1908, m. William Henry Bennett. 329 Maria, b. 1831, m. Samuel Corwin. 330 Sarah J., m. Horace St. John.

305

JACOB B.^6 WESTBROOK (Jacob,^1 Eleanor,^2 Lydia,^3 Solomon,^4 Col. John^5), b. Nov. 28, 1815, d. Jan., 1853, m. Oct. 24, 1838, Hannah Jane Van Gorden, b. Nov. 20, 1819, d. Dec. 13, 1896. Children (Westbrook):

Sarah J.,^7 b. Feb. 20, 1840, m. Obadiah Hornbeck. Susan, b. July 10, 1842, m. Hon. Everett Hornbeck. Their children are: (1) Harvey Hornbeck, (2) Frank Hornbeck, (3) Allen W. Hornbeck, (4) Anna Hornbeck, (5) Frazier Hornbeck, (6) Ross Hornbeck. Isaac V., b. Feb. 12, 1847, m. Marcena Hornbeck. Their children are: (1) Mabel Westbrook, b. May 4, 1872, (2) Lucian Westbrook, b. Mar. 17, 1874. Jacob B., b. April 9, 1853, m. Oct. 23, 1878, Sarah Cole. Lived at Dingmans. Their children are: (1) Ella Westbrook, m. William Lucas, (2) Philip Westbrook, (3) Howard Westbrook, (4) Fred Westbrook, (5) James Westbrook.

306

JANE B.^6 WESTBROOK (Jacob,^1 Eleanor,^2 Lydia,^3 Solomon,^4 Jacob B.^5), b. Mar. 22, 1824, m. Dr. Vincent Emerson, b. June 1, 1822, d. Aug. 1, 1896. Residence, Milford, Pa. Children (Emerson):

H. Everitt,^7 M. D., b. Oct. 26, 1866, at Milford, Pa., m. Oct. 9, 1885, Nellie A. Burbage, b. Jan. 15, 1867, d. Nov. 18, 1904. Their children are: (1) Alicia Jane Emerson, b. Dec. 10, 1886, m. Jan. 4, 1912, Dr. William Denton, (2) Gouverneur Emerson, b. Mar. 8, 1889, (3) Nellie Emerson, b. April 27, 1890, m. April 28, 1913, Stacy Westbrook, (4) Madge Emerson, b. May 21, 1892. Vincent. Elizabeth.

307

JOHN COOLBAUGH^6 WESTBROOK (Jacob,^1 Eleanor,^2 Lydia,^3 Solomon,^4 Solomon^5), b. May 24, 1820, d. June 30, 1906, at Branchville, N. J., m. Dec. 30, 1850, Jane Wells. Children (Westbrook):

Lafayette.^7 Alice, m. (1) Dr. Gove Emerson, m. (2) Aug. 23, 1888, Milton Dimmick Mott, b. Jan. 31, 1852, d. ____, and had (1) Virginia Barton Mott, (2) Gertrude Brodhead Mott, (3) John C. Mott. Alice m. (3) Dr. J. C. Price of Branchville, N. J. Hannah, m. (1) John Williamson, m. (2) Arthur N. Roe, of Branchville, N. J., and had (1) Bertha Williamson, m. George Rosencrans, July 16, 1913.

308

MOSES W. COOLBAUGH^6 WESTBROOK (Jacob,^1 Eleanor,^2 Lydia,^3 Solomon,^4 Solomon^5), b. Feb. 4, 1827, m. Emily Jones, b. Aug. 22, 1827. Children (Westbrook):

William B.,^7 m. Ella Wall. Their children are: (1) Blanche Westbrook, (2) Ethel Westbrook. Carrie. John C. Moses C., Jr., m. Nettie Bishop. Fred L.,

SEVENTH GENERATION

LIVING APPROXIMATELY 1840 to 1920

309

HOWARD^7 CUDDEBACK (Jacob,^1 William,^2 Benjamin,^3 Benjamin,^4 Catherine,^5 Howard^6), b. Sept. 1, 1867, m. Dec. 31, 1897, Helen White, b. Sept. 27, 1869. Children (Cuddeback):

Mary,^8 b. Mar. 3, 1899. Lewis, b. Jan. 16, 1905.

310

ELTING^7 CUDDEBACK (Jacob,^1 William,^2 Benjamin,^3 Benjamin,^4 Catherine,^5 Benjamin^6), b. Mar. 29, 1867, m. Dec. 30, 1896, Mary Emma Jackson, b. Feb. 6, 1873. Children (Cuddeback):

Wilbur Elting,^8 b. Mar. 29, 1898. Marion Eliza, b. June 7, 1905.

312

SAMUEL MILLS^7 CUDDEBACK (Jacob,^1 William,^2 Benjamin,^3 Benjamin,^4 Elting,^5 Cornelius^6), b. Feb. 17, 1877, m. May 10, 1906, Anna Van Inwegen, b. June 13, 1877. Children (Cuddeback):

Cornelius Elting, 3rd,^8 b. Feb. 26, 1907. Charles Van Inwegen, b. Dec. 22, 1908. Samuel Mills, b. Feb. 12, 1912. Cynthia Van Etten, b. June 26, 1915.

313

BENJAMIN ELTING^7 CUDDEBACK (Jacob,^1 William,^2 Benjamin,^3 Benjamin,^4 Elting,^5 Benjamin^6), b. Sept. 2, 1881, m. April 10, 1907, Mary Bamett McCombs, d. July 25, 1912. Child (Cuddeback):

Clara Alice,^8 b. Feb. 4, 1911.

314

FRANK ELTING^7 CUDDEBACK (Jacob,^1 William,^2 Benjamin,^3 Benjamin,^4 Elting,^5 William L.^6), b. Aug. 17, 1881, m. May 20, 1908, Helen Catherine Hardin, b. Dec. 26, 1880. Child (Cuddeback):

William Louis, 2nd,^8 b. Aug. 4, 1910.

315

DR. EDGAR GORDON^7 CUDDEBACK (Jacob,^1 William,^2 Benjamin,^3 Benjamin,^4 Elting,^5 William L.^6), b. Sept. 11, 1882, m. Oct. 9, 1915, Jennie Linn Denton, b. July 21, 1887. Child (Cuddeback):

Alice Linn,^8 b. July 25, 1916. Julia Denton, b. Mar. 13, 1919.

316

ELIZABETH (LIZZIE)^7 CUDDEBACK (Jacob,^1 William,^2 Benjamin,^3 Benjamin,^4 Elting,^5 William L.^6), b. Feb. 21, 1884, m. June 15, 1910, Rev. Harold Edward Green, b. Dec. 16, 1880, Children (Green):

Harold Edgar,^8 b. April 30, 1911. William Cuddeback, b. Mar. 28, 1913. Elizabeth Ann, b. Feb. 7, 1917.

317

ALICE MALVEN^7 CUDDEBACK (Jacob,^1 William,^2 Benjamin,^3 Benjamin,^4 Elting,^5 William L.^6), b. June 5, 1885, m. Dec. 27, 1915, George M. Green, b. Dec. 8, 1884. Children (Green):

Alice Caroline,^8 b. Dec. 28, 1916. George Garret, b. Oct. 23, 1918.

318

BENJAMIN^7 WESTFALL (Jacob,^1 William,^2 Benjamin,^3 Cynthia,^4 Benjamin,^5 Simon^6), b. June 3, 1834, d. Aug. 1, 1888, m. (1) Sarah A. Swarts, b. Feb. 3, 1836, d. Dec. 21, 1882. Lived at Wantage. He m. (2) Jan. 20, 1886, Frances Van Anken. He was a farmer on homestead. Child (Westfall):

Melvin.^8

319

ELLEN^7 WESTFALL (Jacob,^1 William,^2 Benjamin,^3 Cynthia,^4 Benjamin,^5 Simon^6), b. Sept. 29, 1840, d. April 14, 1906, m. Feb. 28, 1861, Jacob Westbrook, b. Nov. 17, 1833, d. June 23, 1888. He was a farmer at Sandyston, N. J. Children (Westbrook):

Anna M.,^8 b. Jan. 3, 1862, d. Jan. 27, 1862. Isabella, b. Jan. 16, 1863, m. Feb. 7, 1883, Emmet H. Bell, of Walpeck, N. J. Their child is Ellen Bell. ____, b. April 15, 1865, d. April 30, 1865. Anna B., b. Feb. 9, 1868. Bert Hugh, b. Feb. 22, 1870, m. Minnie Jagger. Their child is Velma Westbrook. They live at Sandyston. Margaret Luella, b. Mar. 28, 1874, d. April 29, 1913, m. Oct. 5, 1905, Rev. Walter S. Mains, of Mahwah, N. Y. Levi, b. April 1, 1876. Jacob Westfall, m. Dec. 6, 1900, Maggie Cole, of Montague.

320

CYNTHIA^7 WESTFALL (Jacob,^1 William,^2 Benjamin,^3 Cynthia,^4 Benjamin,^5 Simon^6), b. April 12, 1842, d. June 14, 1908, m. Mar. 4, 1868, Benjamin S. Van Inwegen, b. Sept. 24, 1843, d. Sept. 18, 1888. Children (Van Inwegen):

John,^8 b. Aug. 20, 1871, d. Sept. 3, 1872. Simon Westfall, b. 1874, d. 1875. Lewis Solomon, m. Nellie Patterson. Their child is Lewis Benjamin Van Inwegen, b. Oct. 1906. Benjamin Roy, b. 1883, d. 1884. Maggie May, b. Dec. 2, 1872, d. Jan. 1, 1894.

321

BENJAMIN W.^7 BONNELL (Jacob,^1 William,^2 Benjamin,^3 Cynthia,^4 Benjamin,^5 Rusilla^6), b. Aug. 1, 1837, m. Frank Leavenworth. They reside at Waverly, N. Y. Children (Bonnell):

Guy.^8 Cornelia. A missionary, d. in China, Oct. 12, 1916, age 42 years. Nancy, m. ____ Valentine, 1870.

322

MYRA^7 BONNELL (Jacob,^1 William,^2 Benjamin,^3 Cynthia,^4 Benjamin,^5 Rusilla^6), b. 1840, m. George Grafft of Waverly, N. Y. He m. (2) Stella Phillips. Children (Grafft):

Annie.^8 Rose, m, Ed. Vanatte. Their child is: Virginia Vanatte. Jennie, m. ____. Child: ____. Rusilla. Isaac. George. Margaret. Edward.

323

SARAH FRANCES^7 BONNELL (Jacob,^1 William,^2 Benjamin,^3 Cynthia,^4 Benjamin,^5 Rusilla^6), m. William C. Buck. Lived at Waverly, N. Y. Children (Buck):

Wilmot.^8 Walter, m. ____. William.

324

JOSEPH^7 BONNELL (Jacob,^1 William,^2 Benjamin,^3 Cynthia,^4 Benjamin,^5 Rusilla^6), m. Alice Buck. They lived at Horseheads, N. Y. He was killed by cars. Children (Bonnell):

Harry.^8 Josephine.

325

JENNIE^7 BONNELL (Jacob,^1 William,^2 Benjamin,^3 Cynthia,^4 Benjamin,^5 Rusilla^6), m. John T. Decker. They lived at Wellsburg, N. Y. Child (Decker):

George.^8

326

ANNIE MARJORIE^7 LYON (Jacob,^1 William,^2 Benjamin,^3 Cynthia,^4 Benjamin,^5 Jemima^6), b. Sept. 26, 1843, d. May 8, 1907, m. Jan. 10, 1866, Edward A. Brown, b. 1838, d. April 16, 1914. They lived at Middletown, N. Y. Children (Brown):

Harry,^8 m. Kate Walsh, reside, San Diego, Cal. Their children are: (1) Edward A. Brown, and (2) Marjorie Brown.

327

JOHN W.^7 LYON (Jacob,^1 William,^2 Benjamin,^3 Cynthia,^4 Benjamin,^5 Jemima^6), b. Oct. 16, 1849, m. June 9, 1880, Lillie D. Biddis. Resides Port Jervis, N. Y. Children (Lyon):

Fanny D.,^8 b. Mar. 20, 1881. Thomas, b. Aug. 12, 1882, d. Nov. 12, 1888. Robert Earl, b. Sept. 14, 1884, d. Nov. 4, 1888. Josephine Westfall, b. Nov. 5, 1889.

328

PHOEBE^7 WESTBROOK (Jacob,^1 Eleanor,^2 Lydia,^3 John I.,^4 Abram I.,^5 John A.^6), d. Oct. 16, 1908, m. Wm. Henry Bennett, b. Sept. 5, 1824, d. May 6, 1890. Resided Port Jervis, N. Y. Children (Bennett):

331 Alice,^8 m. (1) Sept. 11, 1874, Bayard Goodale and m. (2) Irwin Young. 332 Emma, m. Hamilton Ruddick. Florence, m. C. F. Adams, of Chicago, Ills. John B., m. July 25, 1889, Josephine Everson, of Chicago. Col. Edward Ellsworth, of Geneva. Grace, m. 1891, Augustus Hamilton Peck, b. Sept. 11, 1824, d. Mar. 27, 1907. Maria. Louisa, m. J. M. Steele, of Chicago. William Edgar, d. Jan. 10, 1917, m. April 24, 1882, Anna D. Hopkins, of Harrisburg, Pa. Lena.

329

MARIA^7 WESTBROOK (Jacob,^1 Eleanor,^2 Lydia,^3 John I.,^4 Abram I.,^5 John A.^6), b. 1831, d. July 11, 1893, m. 1852, Samuel Corwin. Children (Corwin):

H. Scott,^8 lived at Marlboro, N. Y. E. W., lived at Roseton, N. Y. ____, m. Harry Whitney, of Brooklyn, N. Y. ____, m. ____ Joseph, of Roseton, N. Y.

330

SARAH J.^7 WESTBROOK (Jacob,^1 Eleanor,^2 Lydia,^3 John L,^4 Abram I.,^5 John A.^6), d. at Denver, Sept. 3, 1903, m. Sept. 25, 1854, Horace St. John. Children (St. John):

Stephen,^8 d. Jan. 1, 1895, at Pueblo, Colo., m. ____ Decker, and had three children. Frank. Abigal.

EIGHTH GENERATION

LIVING APPROXIMATELY 1860 to date

331

ALICE^8 BENNETT (Jacob,^1 Eleanor,^2 Lydia,^3 John I.,^4 Abram I.,^5 John A.,^6 Phoebe^7), m. (1) Sept. 11, 1874, Bayard Goodale, m. (2) April 9, 1885, Irwin Young, b. 1842, d. April 12, 1915. He was son of Isaac Young and Maria Irwin. Child by first marriage (Goodale):

Edna,^9 m. James Stevens, of Midland, Md., and had one dau.: ____ Stevens, b. Sept., 1913.

Children by second marriage (Young):

Leila,^9 m. Nov. 24, 1907, James B. Bradley, of Chicago, Ills., and had one son: Martin Bradley, of New York City. H. Willard, m. Sept. 2, 1914, Margarette E. Dee, of Yonkers, N. Y.

332

EMMA^8 BENNETT (Jacob,^1 Eleanor,^2 Lydia,^3 John I.,^4 Abram I.,^5 John A.,^6 Phoebe ^7), m. Hamilton Ruddick. Child (Ruddick):

Florence,^9 m. ____ Wheedon, d. April 12, 1902, in Colorado.

PEDIGREES OF ALLIED FAMILIES

NEARPASS FAMILY.

1. JOHN NEARPASS, was the first of his family to come to America. He was a Major in the Revolutionary war and was at one time a prisoner at Beaver Brook. His son

2. John Nearpass, m. Sarah Squirrel and they lived on a farm in New Jersey. His son

3. Michael Nearpass, m. Jemima Cuddeback and at her death m. Charlotte Stewart. They lived on a farm in New Jersey. His son

4. William Henry Nearpass, m. Sept. 8, 1881, Josephine Westfall.

THE LOW FAMILY.

PIETER CORNELLISSE LOUWE came from Holstein, Holland in Feb., 1659, in the ship Faith. On Oct. 27th, 1668, he married Elizabeth Blanshau, who came from Artoise, France, in 1660. His son

Tys (Matthias) Louw, of Rochester, Ulster Co., married Jannetje Van Harring. His son

Abraham Louw, married Dinah Codebec.

THE WESTFALL FAMILY

1. JURIAN WESTPHAEL came to Ulster County in 1657, m. Marytje Hansen. His son

2. Symen Westphael, bap. Sept. 30, 1663, m. Neltje Quackenboss. His son

3. Jurian Westfael, bap. Sept. 27, 1696, m. Oct. 14, 1719, Blandina De Witt. His son

4. Simon Westfall, bap. July 30th, 1721, m. April 17, 1743, Jennetje Westbrook. His son

5. Simeon Westfall, bap. Feb. 12, 1745, m. Sarah Cole.

His son

6. Simon Westfall, bap. Feb. 4th, 1766, m. Syntje Cuddeback, of the fourth generation.

6. Another son, David Westfall, m. Jemima Cuddeback, of the fourth generation.

THE GUIMAR FAMILY.

PIERRE GUIMAR m. Anne Damor, of the Province of Saintonge, France. His son

1. Pieter Guimar, the emigrant, was a companion Huguenot refugee with Jacob Caudebec, d. 1732, m. April 18, 1692, at Kingston, Esther Hasbrook. His son

2. Pieter Gumaer, b. Nov. 15, 1708, d. 1779, m. Mar. 7, 1730, Charity (Traagie) De Witt, b. 1710, d. Nov. 12, 1756. His son

3. Ezekiel Gumaer, b. Dec. 29, 1742, d. Mar. 17, 1823, m. June 27, 1770, Naomi Louw. His son

4. Peter Gumaer, b. Mar. 28, 1771, d. Dec. 18, 1869, m. Esther Cuddeback, of the fifth generation.

FAMILY OF THE EMIGRANT ANCESTOR.

1. ROELOFF SWARTWOUT, b. 1634 in Amsterdam, came to America in 1655, m. Aug. 13, 1657, Eva Alberts. His son

2. Anthony Swartwout, bap. May 11, 1664, m. Jannetje Jacobs. His son

3. Jacobus Swartwout, bap. Mar. 29, 1696, m. May 30, 1721, Annie Gumaer, d. 1746, m. second, Oct. 15, 1747, Deborah Schonover. His son

4. Peter Swartwout, m. June 24, 1788, Jannetje Westfall. His son

5. Philip P. Swartwout, m. Esther Westbrook. His son

6. Peter P. Swartwout, b. May 25, 1817, d. 1885, m. Hannah Cuddeback.

THE ELTING FAMILY

1. JAN ELTING, a Justice of the court of sessions at Kingston, was born at Beyle, Holland, on July 29, 1632. He was a son of Roelof Elting, m. 1677, Jacomyntje Schlecht. His son

2. Rorlif Elting, bap. Oct. 27, 1678, m. June 13, 1703, Sarah DuBois. They lived at New Paltz. His son

3. Josias Elting, a captain during the Revolution, bap. Oct. 12, 1712, m. July 15, 1734, Magdalena Du Bois. His son

4. Cornelius Elting, b. Nov. 13, 1744, m. April 28, 1776, Blandina Elmendorf. They settled at Hurley. His son

5. Rev. Cornelius Elting, b. Jan. 1, 1792, d. Oct. 24, 1843, m. Dec. 15, 1818, Ann Maria Bevier, b. Feb. 2, 1791, d. Oct. 15, 1868. His daughter

6. Ann Bevier Elting, b. April 29, 1820, d. Jan. 20, 1862, m. Sept. 18, 1844, Elting Cuddeback.

THE TITSWORTH FAMILY.

The name spelling Tiertsoo--Tietsoo--Titso--Titsoort--Ditsoort-- Tietzoo.

1. WILLIAM TIETZOO, the emigrant, came from near Schenectady, where several of his children were born, and settled near Oesopus, where he remained many years. Of his children,

2. Stephanus Tietsoort, m. Sara Hornbeck, Oct. i8, 1702, his son,

3. William Tietsoort, died Mar. 4, 1791, was the settler at Meckheckemeck valley at the bend of the Neversink river, about two miles north of Port Jervis, in little Menissing. With his sister and families he fled from the valley during the French and Indian war, and with his brother-in-law Hendrick Decker and others founded Deckertown. He married Sarah Decker. His son,

4. Stephen Titsworth, b. April 3, 1734, d. April 17, 1787, m. Catherine Coykendall, d. Nov. 17, 1800. His son,

5. Amos Titsworth, b. June 23, 1787, d. Feb. 19, 1856, m. Olivy De Witt, b. Jan. 7, 1785, d. Mar. 30, 1871, dau. of Moses De Witt. He lived in the Clove valley in New Jersey. His son,

6. Walter Wallace Titsworth, b. Dec. 21, 1822, d. Mar. 21, 1914, m. Lydia Cuddeback.

ST. JOHN FAMILY

1. MATTHIAS ST. JOHN (Sension) (Sention), b. in England, came to Dorchester, Mass., 1632, moved to Windsor, Conn., in 1640, d. 1669. His son,

2. Matthias St. John, b. 1630, d. 1728, m. Elizabeth ____. His son,

3. James St. John, b. 1674, d. 1754. His son,

4. James St. John, b. Mar. 30, 1708, d. 1756, m. Mar. 30, 1738, Abigail Parsons. His son,

5. Isaac St. John, b. April 15, 1739, d. June 16, 1799, m. Jan. 15, 1761, Deborah Guernsey, b. June 26, 1741, d. Sept. 14, 1799. His son,

6. Jonathan St. John, b. Jan. 26, 1762, d. July 6, 1826, m. Elizabeth P. Williams. His son,

7. Stephen St. John, b. Nov. 26, 1788, d. Aug. 30th, 1870, m. Oct. 22, 1816, Abigail Horton of Neversink, Sullivan Co. His dau.,

8. Philenda St. John, b. Sept. 27, 1827, m. Oct. 31, 1848, George Malven. Her dau.,

9. Alice D. Malven, m. William L. Cuddeback.

MALVEN FAMILY

1. JOHN MALVEN, b. Oct. 1, 1797, d. April 7, 1869, came to America at the age of 18 from Wigton, near "Balfem," County of Ayr, Scotland. His parents were David Malven, who was a mason by trade, and Jane Malven. He m. Elizabeth Michael, b. 1812, d. April 9, 1874, and they lived near Stroudsburgh, Pa. His son,

2. George Malven, b. Dec. 25, 1827, d. August 24, 1894, m. Philenda St. John, b. Sept. 27, 1827, d. July 14, 1901. His dau.,

3. Alice Dimmick Malven, m. Dr. William Louis Cuddeback.

VAN INWEGEN FAMILY

1. HEROMANDUS BARENTSEN VON INWEGEN, b. in Nimwegen in province of Gelderland, Holland, m. Jan. 19, 1701, Jannetje Coobes Swartwout. His son,

2. Gerardus Van Inwegen, bap. May 10, 1702, m. Aug. 22, 1731, Jane De Witt, bap. Feb. 13, 1704, lived on Gumaer farm. His son,

3. Harmonus Van Inwegen, b. 1733, m. Margaret Cole. His dau.,

4. Hannah Van Inwegen, bap. 1767, m. William Cuddeback of the 4th generation.

VAN ETTEN LINE

1. JACOB JANSEN VAN ETTEN came from Etten, North Brabrandt, Holland. He died at Hurley, Ulster County, in 1693. He m. on Dec. 28, 1664, Annatje Adriance of Amsterdam. His son,

2. Jan Van Etten, bap. Jan. 3, 1666, m. 1692, Jannetje Rossa. His son,

3. Jacob Van Etten, bap. Dec. 25, 1696, m. April 22, 1719, Antjen Westbrook. His son,

4. Anthony Van Etten, b. at Naponach, bap. at Kingston, June 12, 1726, d. 1778, m. Aug. 3, 1750, at Nameneek, Annatje (Hannah) Decker. His son,

5. Anthony Van Etten, m. Jemima Cuddeback of the fourth generation. Another son,

5. Levi Van Etten, bap, Feb. 12, 1758, m. Nov. 27, 1777 Jane Westbrook. His dau.,

6. Blandina Van Etten, m. Dec. 26, 1805, Benjamin Cuddeback of the fourth generation.

CAUDEBEC IN NORMANDY, FRANCE

The home of our ancestor, from which he fled, a Huguenot refugee in 1685, is a small town on the right bank of the Seine, about midway between Havre and Rouen. At this point the river St. Gertrude, flowing down between the two mountain peaks Mt. Calidee and Mt. Vignette, empties into the Seine.

Caudebec, the capital of Caux, is within a triangle, its base the bank of the Seine on which is a wharf 13.78 ft. above sea level and on which runs the government road toward Havre. The apex of the triangle lies at a point along the St. Gertrude river between the mountain peaks which have an altitude of about 500 ft.

The region has a light, alluvial, productive soil--soft, mild temperature and is most healthful.

The valley of the Seine through Normandy is one of the most beautiful in France, rich in memories, a paradise for the artist and archaeologist.

For centuries Caudebec was a seaport. The incoming tide, a wall of water 5 or 6 ft. high, was forced upstream with great rumbling. This alternating with the natural flowing downstream has caused the river to become shallow. These factors together with the building of larger ships have caused the abandonment of Caudebec as a seaport.

As to the origin of the name Caudebec, authorities differ. It is thought to be of Norse or Icelandic origin, coined by the Normans. Kalder--Kalt--cold, and Bek meaning a rivulet--Kalt bek (Caudebec) meaning cold brook and applying it to the St. Gertrude river as it flows into the Seine.

Traces of former occupation of this region and of varying degrees of civilization are abundant. For centuries the land was occupied by barbarous, wandering tribes of various origin. They were continually disputing, fighting and exterminating one another. About 49 B. C. the Romans were attracted to this region. They conquered and subdued the tribes and continued to control that part of Normandy for about five centuries. There are yet evidences of Roman occupation in and about Caudebec and of the occupancy of it by barons, dukes and other royalties. Fragments of Gallo-Roman potteries are found at Caudebec, also coins stamped with Calidu upon them. Calidu was the chief tribal town of the Caletes at the time of the Roman conquests of France. Julius Caesar conquered these people and constituted a Roman colony on the site of Caudebec about 648 A. D. St. Vandrille founded a monastry "near a sparkling stream in the forest" which under the influence of Charlemange grew rapidly. It had many students, at one time over three hundred. The village of Caudebec was formed below it and the town developed rapidly in population and importance. This condition continued until late in the 9th century.

Following this the Franks gained control and established their first monarchy and with their feudal rules controlled the country and the people. In the ninth century the Norsemen--Northmen (Normans) established their colonies and took possession of the fertile valleys of northern France, where their aggressive industry and assertive ways enabled them to possess the land. They adopted civilized manners, language, customs and pursuits and became an energetic, skillful, warm-hearted, patriotic people--the best sailors, fishermen, agriculturists, and manufacturers in all France.

In the 11th century Caudebec became the commercial town and the central market in the land of Caux.

In the 16th century tanneries were established and the manufacture of gloves and hats developed extensively, becoming the chief industry. The black hat of Caudebec with the large black feather was made here as was most of the headgear worn in France. The French court adopted this Caudebec hat, a large black beaver with a long feather, and later it was used almost universally in France.

The church at Caudebec is said to be one of the finest in Normandy. It has suffered greatly by reason of the sectional wars that have repeatedly devastated the country, especially those of the 16th and 17th centuries. It was built originally in the 11th century and has been enlarged and repaired repeatedly. The splendid tower was completed in 1491.

On August 15th, 1415, Henry V of England caused the land of Caux to be the seat of war, which lasted several years. In May, 1418, the town of Caudebec, besieged by the English army under generals Warwick and Talbot, made a heroic defence, but surrendered in September. It remained in English hands until 1435 when the peasantry of Caux rebelled against English rule. A protracted war followed which caused famine and plague and the land was reduced almost to a desert. The province remained the seat of war until 1499 when Charles VII took Rouen by storm and later made triumphal entry into Caudebec with an army of 12,000 men. The country prospered, Caudebec grew--most of the houses in the town date to that period of the 15th century.

There are few changes in them, as new windows, new doors, but they remain the same old wooden buildings with wooden galleries suspended over the narrow, irregular, oddly paved streets. Today in Caudebec one breathes the air of the middle ages.

The Reformation--the great religious awakening of the 16th century--developed great sympathy in Caudebec. The Protestants, the Huguenots (a term borrowed from Switzerland, meaning bound together by oath) were quite numerous. Religious wars followed. The English assisted the Protestants--the Spanish, the Catholics. Rival dukes and princes sought to take advantage of these conditions and conflicts followed from which pillage, incendiarism, and destruction resulted.

On April 24, 1592, Caudebec capitulated to the Duke of Palma, On May 15th it capitulated a second time to Henry IV of France amid the cheers of the people.