Jacob Caudebec is quoted as having said that "by leaving France he had been deprived of many enjoyments but he had the satisfaction of leaving his posterity in a country of good land, easily acquired." He is characterized as of a penetrating mind, persuasive in business, of speculative disposition, and most tender towards his family. He retained his mental faculties and physical vigor almost until his last hour. Three of his sons became farmers on the peenpack flats, the lands of the patent. On February 15th, 1726, he deeded a one-seventh interest in the patent to his three sons, Benjamin, William and Jacob, who agreed to pay certain moneys equally to all his children. One son and four sons-in-law became farmers near Shepekunk, in northern New Jersey along the Delaware. In 1715 the name of Jacob Koddeback appears as member of a foot company of Ulster County militia, under the command of Col. Jacob Rutsen. On September 1st, 1689, J. Caudebec, a native of France, took oath of allegiance to King William and Queen Mary. [Illustration: Map--Division of Land.] THE CUDDEBACK PATENT DISSOLVED. 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.