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- http://trees.ancestry.com/owt/pedigree.aspx?pid=3836299&st=1
source of Annie Wolf's parents, grandparents, etc.
George Wolfe
Born: 1752 Nanchester, York, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: 1827 [city], Knox, Tennessee, USA
Alternate Father(s) for George Wolfe = OneWorldTreeSM choice
Johan Peter Wolf
S: Maria Agnes Schmidt
B: 1 Nov 1720 in Evangelical Reformed Church, Baumholder,Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
D: abt 1770 in York, [county], Pennsylvania, USA
F: Johann Jacobus Wolf
M: Anna Barbara Orth
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John Jacob Wolfe
S: Sara Elizabeth Anderschall
S: Mary Sarah Howdyshell
S: Catherine Coffelt
B: 23 Nov 1734 in [city], Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
D: 1779 in [city], Preston, Virginia, USA
F: Jacob Wolfe
M: Catherine Clarissa Augustine
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Jacob Wolfe
S: Catherine Clarissa Augustine
B: 23 Nov 1710 in York, [county], Pennsylvania, USA
D: Dec 1799 in Deckers Creek, Monongalia, Virginia, USA
F: Phillip Wolfe
M: UNKNOWN
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Washington Co., VA Deed Book 7, Page 537
Know all men by these presents that whereas we Catharine Wolf and Mary Horner of the county of Knox & State of Tennessee having claim to a certain tract or parcel of land lying & being in the county of Washington & State of Virginia adjoining the lands of Lawrence Wolf, William Philips and Nicholas Wassum - Now know ye that we Catharine Wolf and Mary Horner of the county & State first above named have made constituted and appointed and by these presents do make constitute and appoint George Wolf of the county & State first above named our true & lawful attorney for us and in our names to sign seal execute & deliver a deed of a release or quit claim to John Wolf of the county of Washington and State of Virginia for the land above described & also to receive & receipt for such sum or sums of money as we may be entitled to in consequence of said release or quit claim. In Witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and affixed our seals this 22d day of September 1821.
Catharine her X mark Wolf SS
Mary her X mark Horner SS
That this is the grandfather of Annie Wolfe is unproven by me as of January 1, 2016. However, Johan (John) Wolfe is likely related to Annie Wolfe in some form. J SPRADLIN 1/jan/2016
From G. James at Rootsweb.com:
Note: The Wolfe family came into York County, Pa. around 1751 from the Rhine Valley in Germany. John Wolfe Sr. married Catherine "Caty" Bare in Berkley County, West Virginia in 1778. Around 1783 they came down to North Carolina. and then settleed on the North Fork of the Holston River in Scott County, Virginia where they raised their children. John's two sisters Mary and Barbara settled in Sullivan County, Tennessee. John's two brothers Charles and George settled with their families in Hawkins County, Tennessee. Most of the families stayed in Virginia, Tennessee, and Kentucky.
John Jacob WOLFE was born on 27 December 1751 in prob. Berkley County, West Virginia. He died in January 1811 in Russell County, Virginia.
John Wolfe lived about 25 miles north of Winchester in Berkeley County, (West) Virginia, at the time of his marriage to Catherine Bare. He was known as a "genteel, sober young man." About four months after the marriage, he was present whenr was committed; the murderer was hanged, and although Wolfe was only a witness, he fled in 1778 to South Carolina and Georgia for over a year; he then returned and immediately took his wife and child to North Carolina.
In the spring of 1788, the family moved to a farm on the south side of the North Fork of the Holston River; they were extremely poor, but on December 6, 1790, he bought 50 acres where he then lived, from John Kearns, and on November 14, 179eght 50 acres from Dennis Coudry. The land was located at the junction of the river with the Tennessee state line about 4 miles from Gate City.
John was a strict, hard-working, and careful farmer, and he accumulated a sizable estate worth about $3,000 by 1806. He also peddled whiskey in the Clinch River settlements and may have traded horses in Kentucky. He also leased land to Roberefield. In 1792, his brother-in-law, Peter Bare, lived with him for about 4 months.
After several years John's mental condition began to deteriorate as he became increasingly depressed about his witness of the murder several years before. He sometimes realized when his fits of depression were coming on and would warn hiso stay away from him. However, according to Joseph Duncan, an employee, "sometimes he would immediately go to drinking and quarreling with his family and at other times he would pass over the course of a night before he would break out so very bad, during which times he and his wife would generally talk Dutch together...and he would make all fly." He threatened his family with physical violence and made many extravagant and scandalous statements about them.
His condition worsered after about 1803, when a blackmailer, named Stunn, came to John, falsely claiming he had killed Stunn's father; he also claimed to have a warrant for Wolfe's arrest but stated he would accept a horse as the price for ncuting. Stunn was arrested but escaped, and after this incident, John lost interest in his family and property as he became more depressed. Life in the home became increasingly difficult, so that Caty (Catherine) sent her daugher Hannah to llive with her aunt Mary Pope in June, 1805, and her son Adam Wolfe to live with his uncle Charles Wolfe in Tennessee. John threatened to desert his family, and after a severe emotional attack, he sold his 200 acres farm to John Weaver on February 13, 1806, for considerably less than it was worth. He then took his youngest son, Jacob, and went to the Moravian settlement near Winston-Salem, North Carolina, where he apprenticed the boy to a saddler and loaned his money out at interest.
On April 12, 1806, after John had gone to North Carolina, his sons Henry and John forced John Weaver to return to them the 200 acre farm; Henry got a patent to the land in 1809. Then, on September 15, 1806, they agreed to furnish their motheuse where she lived, and each year to provide her with a half acre of flax land, 50 bushels of Indian corn, 400 pounds of pork, a bushel of salt, eight bushels of wheat, hay or fodder, a half acre of cotton land, fruit, pasture, firewood, three pairs of shoes and $4 cash.
About a year later, John returned to his family on the Holston and stayed with them about a year. He then lived in the home of Jacob Peters for about 2 years and then bought 250 acres of Copper Creek in Russell County, Virginia.He hanged hifre in January 1811, and his personal debts were settled and his estate sold in 1816.
The Wolfe family was involved in several lawsuits concerning the property, as Caty and her younger children sought a share in the land that Henry and John Wolfe had acquired from Weaver; it was eventually divided in 1821 among all the heirs.olfe sold his mother 137 acres of the farm on Janury 25, 1814, for $500; she sold the land on June 27, 1828, to her son-in-law, Abraham Lane, with whom she subsequently made her home until her death about 1835 in Scott County, Virginia Catherine BARE\BARR and John Jacob WOLFE were married about 1778 in Berkeley County, West Virginia.
37. Catherine BARE\BARR was born in 1753 in Swans Pond, Berkeley County, Virginia.80 She immigrated on 29 September 1753. Arrived at the age of 14 on board the ship ROWAND She died about 1835 in Scott County, Virginia.
Children were:
i.
Henry W. WOLFE was born on 14 January 1779.
ii.
John WOLFE Jr. was born on 27 March 1781 in Tennessee.Birthdates of all childen taken from 1850 Census, Tennessee, Hawkins County, 62-9
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Catherine WOLFE was born on 3 October 1782.
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Adam WOLFE.
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George WOLFE was born on 18 October 1786.
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Hannah WOLFE was born on 20 October 1788.
vii.
Jonas WOLFE was born on 12 October 1790 in Washington (Scott) County, Virginia. He died on 26 September 1857 in Scott County, Virginia.
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Mary WOLFE was born on 8 September 1792. She died about 1820. Moved to Illinois
ix.
Margaret WOLFE was born on 8 July 1794. She died about 1862 in Scott County, Virginia.
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Jacob WOLFE was born on 27 July 1796 in Washington (Scott) County, Virginia. He died on 30 May 1863 in Scott County, Virginia.
General Notes
Posted 23 Oct 2012 by caroleickhorstwolfe
John Wolfe was born about December 27, 1751 and lived about 25 miles north of Winchester in Berkeley County, (West) Virginia, at the time of his marriage about 1778 to Catherine Bare. He was known as a "genteel, sober young man," althoughr he nor his wife was educated; neither could read or write. About four months after the marriage, he was present when a murder was committed; the murderer was hanged, and although Wolfe was only a witness, he fled in 1778 to South Carolina and Georgia for over a year; he then returned and immediately took his wife and child to North
Carolina.
In the spring of 1788, the family moved to a farm on the south side of the North Fork of the Holston River; they were extremely poor, but on December 6, 1790, he bought 50 acres where he then lived from John Kearns, and on November 14, 17960es from Dennis Coudry. The land located at the junction of the river with the Tennessee state line about four miles from Gate City.
John Wolfe was a strict, hard-working, and careful farmer and he ac-cumulated a sizeable estate worth about $3,000.00 by 1806. He also peddled whiskey in the Clinch River settlements and may have traded horses in Kentucky. He also leased laoert Stubblefield. In 1792 his brother-in-law, Peter Bare, lived with him for about four months.
After several years, Wolfe's mental condition began to deteriorate as he became increasingly depressed about his part in the murder he had witnessed many years before. He sometimes realized when his fits of depression were coming on and woulis family to stay away from him. However, according to Joseph Duncan, an employee, "sometimes he would immediately go to drinking and quarreling with his family and at other times he would pass over the course of a night before he would break out so very bad, during which times he and his wife would generally talk Dutch together...and he would make all fly." He threatened his family with physical violence and made many extravagant and scandalous statements about them.
His condition became worse after about 1803, when a blackmailer named Stunn came to Wolfe, falsely claiming he had killed Stunn's father; he also claimed to have a warrant for Wolfe's arrest but stated he would accept a horse as the price foosecuting. Stunn was arrested, but escaped, and after this incident, Wolfe lost interest in his family and property as he became more depressed. Life in the home became increasingly difficult, so that Caty Wolfe sent her daughter Hannah to live with her aunt Mary Pope in June, 1805, and her son Adam to live with his uncle Charles Wolfe in Tennessee. Wolfe threatened to desert his family, and after severe emotional attack, he sold his 200 acre farm to John Weaver on February. 13, 1806, for considerably less that it was worth. He then took his youngest son, Jacob, and went to the Moravian settlement near Winston-Salem, North Carolina, where he apprenticed the boy to a saddler and loaned his money out at interest.
On April 12, 1806, after Wolfe had gone to North Carolina, his sons Henry and John forced John Weaver to return to them the 200 acre farm; Henry got a patent to the land in 1809. Then on September 15, 1806, they agreed to furnish their motheuse where she lived, and each year to provide her with a half acre of flax land, 50 bushels of Indian corn, 400 pounds of pork, a bushel of salt, eight bushels of wheat, hay or fodder, a half acre of cotton land, fruit, pasture, firewood, three pairs of shoes, and $4.00 cash.
About a year later, John Wolfe returned to his family on the Holston and stayed with them about a year. He then lived in the home of Jacob Peters for about two years and then bought 250 acres on Copper Creek in Russell County, Virginia. He hmself there in January, 1811 and his personal debts were settled and his estate sold in 1816.
The Wolfe family was involved in several lawsuits concerning the pro-perty, as Caty and her younger children sought a share in the land that Henry and John Wolfe had acquired from Weaver; it was eventually divided in 1821 among all the heiy Wolfe sold his mother 137 acres of the farm on January 25, 1814, for $500.00; she sold the land on June 27, 1828; to her son-in-law, Abraham Lane, with whom she subsequently made her home until her death about 1835 in Scott County, Virginia.
37. Catherine BARE\BARR was born in 1753 in Swans Pond, Berkeley County, Virginia.80 She immigrated on 29 September 1753. Arrived at the age of 14 on board the ship ROWAND She died about 1835 in Scott County, Virginia.
Children were:
i.
Henry W. WOLFE was born on 14 January 1779.
ii.
John WOLFE Jr. was born on 27 March 1781 in Tennessee.Birthdates of all childen taken from 1850 Census, Tennessee, Hawkins County, 62-9
NOTE BY JUDY SPRADLIN: Obviously there was a daughter as Catherine sold her land to a "son-in-law, Abraham Lane".
(Medical):John Jacob hanged himself after several very difficult and depressing years
Lane-Wisley Cemetery
American Origins back cover
From Virginia at Rootsweb.com:
Note: See David B. Trimble, American Origins, pp. 267-269, for a discussion of John Wolfe's depression and death; that is also the source of the list of children with birth dates (p. 268).
caroleickhorstwolfe originally shared this on 17 Sep 2012
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