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William Wolfe

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Lewes, Sussex, Delaware, United States
Death: July 07, 1818 (51)
Lewes, Sussex County, DE, United States
Place of Burial: Hawkseye, Delaware,, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Reece Wolfe, I and Mary Wolfe
Husband of Mary Wolfe
Father of Benjamin Wolfe; Sara Morris; Reece Becket Wolfe, Sr.; John Wolfe; William Beckett Wolfe and 2 others
Brother of Francis Wolfe; Esther Wolfe; Rev. Reece Wolfe, II; Comfort Orr (Wolfe); John Wolfe and 8 others

Occupation: Merchant / Land holder
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About William Wolfe

William Woolf was born on July 15, 1766 on the Woolf Family Homestead in Sussex County, Delaware to Reece and Mary White Woolf.

He married Mary Futcher, daughter of John and Sarah Burton Futcher, Together they raised the following children:

  • Benjamin Wolfe (b.1788)
  • Sarah (b.1789) married Jacob J Morris
  • Reece Beckett Wolfe (b.1791)
  • John Wolfe (b. 1794) Died as an infant
  • William Beckett Wolfe (b.1795)
  • Ann (b.1803) married _____White
  • Hannah Burton Wolfe (b.1806)

Like many Americans, William served roles in community civic leadership.

  • In 1803, he is noted as one of the trustees of Lewes Academy.
  • William served as a Justice of the Peace in Lewes in 1810. William died in 1818. His grave marker, made of cypress wood, was found by a farmer and donated to the Zwaanendael Museum circa 1930-1940. Now it is in climate-controlled storage in Dover, DE.
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William Wolfe's Timeline

1766
July 15, 1766
Lewes, Sussex, Delaware, United States
1788
August 20, 1788
Lewes, Sussex County, DE, United States
1789
October 9, 1789
Lewes, Sussex County, DE, United States
1791
1791
Lewes, Sussex County, Delaware, United States
1794
January 12, 1794
Lewes, Sussex County, DE, United States
1795
September 2, 1795
Sussex County, Sussex County, Delaware, United States
1803
October 10, 1803
Lewes, Sussex County, DE, United States
1806
May 23, 1806
Lewes, Sussex County, DE, United States
1818
July 7, 1818
Age 51
Lewes, Sussex County, DE, United States