The following were the number of children of each family in it during the war, and of two contemporary families who came into it after the war ended, to wit: Children of Esq. Swartwout 4 " Capt. Cuddeback 6 " Esq. Van Inwegen 10 " B. Cuddeback 6 " J. D. Gumaer 7 " P. Gumaer 4 " Ez. Gumaer 2 " J. Wallace 2 " M. Terwilliger 9 " Esq. Depuy 6 " Capt. De Witt 9 " M. Depuy 3 " S. Depuy 3 " Eb. Gumaer 6 " Ab. Cuddeback 4 " Widow Cuddeback 3 ____ 84 Residents after the war ended. J. Davis 7 W. Geegge 2 ____ 93 Of these 93 children a son of Ezekiel Gumaer died at the age of nearly five years, a daughter of Benjamin Cuddeback at the age of about six years, and a son of Esq. Van Etten, aged about 12 years. A son of Benjamin Cuddeback (Levi), died prematurely after he became a man, of a colic, caused by eating too many wintergreen berries, and a son of Abraham Cuddeback, Sr. (Philip), also died prematurely after he had arrived at manhood, of consumption, caused by overheating himself to put out a fire in the woods. Both these occurred a few years after the war ended. All the others lived until after they were married and had families of their own; but the greatest part of them did not become as old as their respective parents. The first wife of James Swartwout died in the fort at Gumaer's, of consumption, within about one year after she came into it, aged about 25 years; and Peter Gumaer died of palsy in this fort, near the end of the war, aged 71 years. There also were five premature deaths caused by the enemy--that of the three Swartwouts in this neighborhood, as has been mentioned--Gerardus Van Inwegen at Fort Montgomery, and Mathew Terwilliger, in the Minisink battle.