Today I learned, from cousins sharing on FamilySearch, that my 6x great grandfather, Abraham Cuddeback, served as a Captain in McClaughry's Regiment in the New York Militia. Below is a chart that shows my maternal grandfather back to Abraham Cuddeback.
According to the book Caudebec in America, Abraham Cuddeback was born on October 31, 1738 in the state of New York. He died on August 25, 1817. He worked as a farmer, weaver, shoemaker, and was known for being a great marksman. During the American Revolution, he was in the Battle of Lackawaxen, and he was in command at Fort Gumaer during Brandt's invasion. He and his wife Esther had six children, one of them being my 5x great grandmother Jemima Cuddeback Westfall. My branch of the Westfall line moved west and settled in Michigan and Ohio. Abraham Cuddeback was buried in the Gumaer Cemetery in Orange County, New York.
