John Jacob "Mountain Jake" Wolfe, Revolutionary War veteran

John Jacob “Mountain Jake” Wolfe III
BIRTH
1754
Middletown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, USA
DEATH
1834 (aged 79–80)
Preston County, West Virginia, USA
BURIAL
Winchester National Cemetery
Winchester, Winchester City, Virginia

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John “Mountain Jake” Wolfe Jr.

• BIRTH 1754
• DEATH 1834 (aged 79–80)
• BURIAL Winchester National Cemetery Winchester, Winchester City, Virginia

Jake served in the Revolutionary War. He lived in Lennox, Preston Co., West Virginia. He later lived in Zanesville, Ohio.

Moved from the Stoney Creek section of Shenandoah County to the Wetzel settlement in what is now Preston County, WV before 1782. Fought in the Revolutionary War. For five years lived, hunted, trapped and fought with Wetzel brothers. He married their sister Christina in Wheeling, Virginia in 1774 and settled in Lenox, Pleasant District, Preston County, Virginia.

Origins

Here are some informations about the ancestors of Lewis Wolf.

His father was John Jacob (Mountain Jake) Wolf born about 1754 married with Eva Christina Wetzel.
He was the son of Johann Jacob Wolf born 1731 in Oberauerbach , Palatine Germany.
Grandson of Johann Jacob Wolf , born 1707 in Oberauerbach,( emigrated 1737 on the ship Vituous Grace with his wife and 2 children)
Great Grandson of Johann Jacob Wolf born about 1680 in Oberauerbach and
Great....Grandson of Wendel Wolf, born about 1580 in Oberauerbach?
Johan Jacob Wolf, born 1707, was the brother to my ancestor Simon Wolf.

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Wolfe-676

Jacob Wolfe and sons were men of a venturesome spirit and powerful physique, capable of enduring the hardships of frontier life, protecting themselves and their families against the wild animals and Indians in the untamed virgin wilderness. When peace came, they laid aside the gun, picked up the ax, and radiated into all areas of Preston County. From 1754 - 1763, the Wolfe's log cabin located at Stony Creek settlement in Shenandoah Valley, Virginia was used as a Fort, where the pioneers took shelter from the Indians.

Johan Jacob's children are listed in the settlement of Jacob Wolfe, the Immigrant's will. The tradition that Mountain Jake was the son of John Jacob Jr. is strong. For instance, a genealogy in A History of Preston County lists Mountain Jake along with three other known children of Jacob Junior, namely Augustine, George, and Clara on page 481[3]

Children of John Jacob Wolf (b 1731)

References

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/3008545/john-wolfe