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Charles Dewoolf, Sr

Also Known As: "deWolfe", "Dewolf"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Lyme, New London County, Connecticut
Death: December 05, 1731 (58)
Middletown, Hartford County, Connecticut
Place of Burial: Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Edward DeWolfe and Rebecca DeWolfe
Husband of Prudence DeWoolf
Father of Charles DeWolf, II; Matthew de Wolfe; John de Wolf; Stephen DeWolf; Elizabeth Brewster and 15 others
Brother of Stephen Dewolfe; Simon Dewolfe; Benjamin Dewolfe; Rebecca Beckwith; Edward Dewolfe and 4 others

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About Charles Dewoolf, Sr

Charles de Wolfe

  • Born: 18 Sep 1673 - Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut
  • Died: 5 Dec 1731 - Middletown, Mdlsx, Connecticut
  • Buried: - Middletown, Middlesex, Conn
  • Father: Edward (Nathan) DeWolf (1646-1712)
  • Mother: Alice (Rebecca) Tinker (1650-      )

Marriage

  1. 1694 - Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut to Prudence Beckwith (1676-1737), daughter of Matthew ll Beckwith & Elizabeth

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A merchant, kept a general store, amassed considerable property Lived in Glastonbury, CT Esther thinks he married Prudence Beckwith, dau Matthew Jr and Elizabeth, in Glastonbury, CT

There is disagreement as to who ws his wife; Prudence White or Prudence Beckwith. The matter would seem to be settled by a deed, in Lyme, where Prudence is referred to as daughter of Matthew Beckwith and wife of Charles DeWolf. Apparently one of the genealogical resources on the family has it wrong.

"In Lyme, vessels were built which went out to many markets, chiefly to the West Indies,and brought back cargoes to its wharves. Probably by these means Charles De Wolf made his 'venture' to the island of Guadaloupe." (Perry)

Charles married Prudence and their son Charles (2nd) was born in Lyme in 1695. He was the oldest of 10 children and the ancestor of the Guadeloupe and Bristol, Rhode Island  branches of the DeWolf family ... (1)


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Charles Dewoolf, Sr's Timeline

1673
September 18, 1673
Lyme, New London County, Connecticut
1695
1695
Middletown, Hartford [Middlesex], Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
1697
June 5, 1697
Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States
1697
Lyme, New London County, Connecticut Colony
1699
1699
Middletown, Hartford [Middlesex], Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
1702
1702
Middletown, Hartford, Connecticut, British Colonial America
1703
June 27, 1703
Lyme, New London, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
1704
June 5, 1704
Lyme, New London, Connecticut, British Colonial America
July 5, 1704
Lyme, New London County, Connecticut, United States