Tomys Swartwout

Tomys Swartwout
BornJune 1, 1607
DiedOctober 1679
Spouses
Ariaentjen Sijmons
(m. 1630; died 1630)
Hendrickjen Barents Smient
(after 1631)
Children9, including Roeloff Swartwout
Parent(s)Rolef Swartwout
Catryna Swartwout

Thomas or Tomys Swartwout (June 1, 1607 in Groningen[1] – October 1679, in Amsterdam)[2] was one of the earliest importers of tobacco from New Netherland to western and northern Europe, one of earliest settlers of New Netherland (present day United States), and a founder of Midwood (originally Midwout), Brooklyn, New York.

Thomas Swartwout letter 1630
  1. ^ Thomas Swartwout genealogy page
  2. ^ Municipal Archives Amsterdam, Burials book 1228, p. 26