Hendrik van Brederode wanted to reclaim the Zwijndrechtse Waard in 1331 and made an appeal for financing to be completed. Anyone who paid at least 1/16 of the cost of the new innkeeper would be awarded the title of Craftsman of a portion of the innkeeper. The eight people who responded were: Heer Schobbelland van Zevenbergen, who obtained the area around what is now Zwijndrecht; N van de Lindt, after whom the Groote and Kleine Lindt are named; Heer Oudeland, after whom Heer Oudelands Ambacht is named; Jan van Roozendaal, who obtained Heerjansdam; Daniel and Arnold van Kijfhoek; Claes van Meerdervoort; Adriaan van Sandelingen, who obtained Sandelingen-Ambacht and finally Zeger van Kijfhoek, whose son Hendrik Ido became master of craftsmen.
Heer-Oudelands-Ambacht was an independent municipality between 1817 and 1857. After the implementation of the Municipalities Act, many small municipalities were combined. From 13 June 1857, Groote Lindt, Heer-Oudelands-Ambacht and Kijfhoek formed the municipality of Groote Lindt. By law of June 28, 1881 Groote Lindt was incorporated in Zwijndrecht.