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  • Name: John Jacob WOLF
  • Sex: M
  • Birth: 27 Jun 1744 in Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania b
  • Death: 20 Apr 1835 in Buffalo Twp, Washington Co, Pennsylvania d


  • Parents:
  • Father:
  • Peter WOLF Birth: Jun 1714 in Gangloff, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany Death: 1788 in Washington Co, Pennsylvania
  • Mother:
  • Hannah (WOLF) Birth: 1717 in Vigourie, Alsace, Germany

Family:
Marriage: Children:
  1. Sabina WOLF Birth: 1771 Death: 18 Feb 1845 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  2. John WOLF Birth: 6 Feb 1773 Death: 16 Apr 1857 in Buffalo Twp, Washington Co, Pennsylvania
  3. Mary WOLF Birth: 17 Aug 1776 Death: 28 Feb 1832 in Buffalo Twp, Washington Co, Pennsylvania
  4. Barbara WOLF Birth: Abt 1778
  5. Elizabeth WOLF Birth: Abt 1780 Death: Abt 1840
  6. Jacob WOLF Birth: 16 Nov 1781 Death: 16 Aug 1866 in Troy Twp, Richland Co, Ohio
  7. Margaret WOLF Birth: 10 Aug 1788 Death: 11 Oct 1859
  8. Delilah WOLF Birth: 2 May 1791 Death: 28 Jan 1868
  9. Rosanna WOLF Birth: Abt 1793 Death: Aft 1860 in Chillicothe, Ohio

Marriage:
Bibliography
  1. Beers, J. H., Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, PA, J.H. Beers Co, Chicago, 1893, reprinted by Polyanthos, Inc, New Orleans, LA, 1976. Available at https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/008651804. Available at http://archive.org/details/commemorativebio03jhbe Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Beers WashingtonCoPA p[0-9-]*].
  2. Bell, Raymond Martin, One Hundred One Family Outlines. Coralville, Iowa: author, 1997. Citizens Library 929.2 Bel. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Bell 101Fam p[0-9]*].
  3. Bell, Raymond Martin, James Clemens of Washington County, 1986. Washington, PA: author, 1986. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/367556. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Bell CLEMENS-James p[0-9]*].
  4. Bell, Raymond Martin, German Settlement in Buffalo Township, Keyhole II,3 July 1983, pp109-17. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Bell GermanSettlement p[0-9]*].
  5. Bell, Raymond Martin, The WOLF Family of Washington County, PA, Washington, Pennsylvania, 1984. Located in Citizens Library, Washington, PA, SR 929.3 Wol. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/102637. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Bell WOLF-84 p[0-9-]*].
  6. Bell, Raymond Martin, Children of Peter Wolf Sr. Keyhole, XXIII,4 Oct95, p150-152. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Bell WOLF-95 p[0-9]*].
  7. Egle, William Henry, Baptismal Records of Rev John Casper Stoever, in Notes and Querries: Historical, Biographical, and Genealogical, Relating Chiefly to Interior Pennsylvania, Annual v.1896. Harrisburg: 1897. Available at http://archive.org/details/notesquerieshist00unse_12. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Egle StoeverBaptRec p[0-9]*].
  8. Stoever, Johann Casper, Early Lutheran baptisms and marriages in southeastern Pennsylvania: the records of Rev. John Casper Stoever from 1730 to 1779, Harrisburg: Harrisburg Pub Co, 1896. Reprinted: Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co, 1984. NYPL APR (Pennsylvania) 84-3621. Available at http://archive.org/details/recordsofrevjohn01stoe Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Stoever Records p[0-9]*].

Sources for birth and parent Information
date:
[Ref: Bell 101Fam p93, Bell WOLF-84 p15],
place:
[Ref: Bell WOLF-84 p3],
parents:
Peter WOLF & Hannah ___ [Ref: Beers WashingtonCoPA p699, Bell WOLF-84 p15, Bell WOLF-84 p3],
father:
[Ref: Bell GermanSettlement p115]
Sources with Inaccurate birth and parent Information
date:
1738 [Ref: Bell GermanSettlement p115],
place:
Germany? [Ref: Bell GermanSettlement p115]
Sources for death Information
date:
[Ref: Bell GermanSettlement p115, Bell WOLF-84 p15]
1835 [Ref: Bell GermanSettlement p110],
place:
[Ref: Bell GermanSettlement p110, Bell GermanSettlement p115, Bell WOLF-84 p15]
Sources with Information about marriage to Elizabeth KLINE
date:
abt 1770 [Ref: Bell GermanSettlement p115, Bell WOLF-84 p15],
names:
Jacob WOLF & Elisabetha ___ [Ref: Stoever Records p52],
child:
[Ref: Bell GermanSettlement p115, Bell GermanSettlement p116, Bell WOLF-84 p15, Bell WOLF-84 p16, Bell WOLF-84 p17]
Sources with Information about marriage to Barbara (REITZEL)
date:
[Ref: Bell GermanSettlement p115, Bell WOLF-84 p15],
names:
Jacob WOLF & Barbara widow of Henry REITZEL [Ref: Bell GermanSettlement p115, Bell WOLF-84 p15]
Research Notes:
taxed in East Hanover, Lancaster Co, PA in 1770 and 1771 as tenants, listed with Lawrence STRICKER. [Ref: Bell WOLF-84 p5]

sponsor at baptism of Johannes Wilhelm STRICKER, son of Lorentz STRICKER and Barbara, Apr 1 1771, at Hill Lutheran Church (now) Lebanon Co, PA, Rev. John Casper Stoever [Ref: Egle StoeverBaptRec p75]

1 Apr 1771: sponsor at baptism of Johannes Wilhelm Stricker [Ref: Stoever Records p52]

last listing in Dauphin County is the 1771 tax list [Ref: Bell WOLF-84 p1]

looks as if Jacob and others came west about 1773 [Ref: Bell WOLF-84 p1]

c1773: arrived in Buffalo Twp, from Dauphin Co [Ref: Bell GermanSettlement p110]

taxed in Ohio County, VA in 1778 [Ref: Bell WOLF-84 p1]

listed as tithable (taxable) in Ohio County 1778. Colonel David Shepherd papers 1SS-5SS in DRAPER Manuscripts cited in [Ref: Bell WOLF-84 p2]

abt 1777 built a fort and was named lieutenant in the militia [Ref: Bell WOLF-95 p150]

1778 Jul 6 named Lieutenant in the Ohio County Militia. He had built a fort about 1777 around his cabin. It was never attacked by Indians, although in Sep 1782 an attack was made on Rice's fort about 10 miles to the west. The fort was just south of present US40, 5 miles west of Washington [Ref: Bell WOLF-84 p9]

Court records of Ohio County list Jacob and Christian in 1778 in a land dispute with McBRIDE. [Ref: Bell WOLF-84 p1]

Family tradition tells of Jacob being driven from his cabin by Indians and on returning finding James McBRIDE living in it. The two men decided to settle with their fists and Wolf won. Whether this is true or not, in the 1778 Ohio County court record is an ejectment suit by James McBride against Jacob and Christian Wolf [Ref: Bell WOLF-84 p8]

name listed in call given to Rev. Joseph SMITH by the congregation of Buffalo and Cross Creek - Presbyterian - on June 21 1779 [Ref: Bell WOLF-84 p2]

Nov 2 1779 roads were ordered laid out from Jacob WOLF's west to Claysville (Thomas WALLER's) and east to Washington (Ohio-Yohogania county line). On Jun 6 1780 Ohio County court gave Jacob permission to open an ordinary (tavern) and post these rates: breakfast or supper $4, dinner $6, lodging, clean sheets $3, quart strong beer $4, half pint whisky $6 (with sugar $8) horse overnight with hay $6, pasturage $3, gallon corn $5, gallon oats $4. This was during the high inflation of 1780, so the prices tell little. James CLEMENS was surety for the Wolf ordinary [Ref: Bell WOLF-84 p9]

Mar 9 1782 Jacob bought (Deed book A, p35) from John SAYLOR a tract of land in Strabane (now Canton) Twp. Included in the sale were 2 horses, 8 cows, 5 hogs and grain. Saylor may have been leaving because of Indian threats. William WOLF was a witness to the deed. On this Saylor land were living Peter Jr in 1783 and John from 1788. [Ref: Bell WOLF-84 p9]

This land had not been warranted, so John had to buy it Apr 13 1789 (Deed Book G, p71), 355 acres for 532.10.0 from Kennedy MORTON of Washington. Morton had patented it 18 days earlier. Morton named the survey "Wolf" [Ref: Bell WOLF-84 p10]

1782 taxed in Donegal (now Buffalo) Twp for 150 acres, 3 horses, 3 cows, L102 [Ref: Bell WOLF-84 p9]

1783 taxed in Donegal (now Buffalo) Twp for 150 acres, 2 horses, 3 cows [Ref: Bell WOLF-84 p9]

1784 taxed in Donegal (now Buffalo) Twp for 200 acres, 2 horses, 2 cows [Ref: Bell WOLF-84 p9]

1785 taxed in Donegal (now Buffalo) Twp for 200 acres, 2 horses, 4 cows [Ref: Bell WOLF-84 p9]

Feb 16 1785 Jacob sold (Deed book B, p50) a tract of land to the northwest of his Buffalo Creek land to John LANE, who took out a warrant for it in 1788. [Ref: Bell WOLF-84 p9]

1786 taxed in Donegal (now Buffalo) Twp for 200 acres, 2 horses, 4 cows [Ref: Bell WOLF-84 p10]

1787 taxed in Donegal (now Buffalo) Twp for 190 acres, 2 horses, 3 cows [Ref: Bell WOLF-84 p10]

1788 taxed in Donegal (now Buffalo) Twp for 200 acres, 3 hroses, 3 cows [Ref: Bell WOLF-84 p10]

1789 tax list: 500 acres, 3 horses 3 cows [Ref: Bell WOLF-84 p1]

1789: living about 5 miles west of Washington PA, in Donegal (now Buffalo) Twp [Ref: Bell WOLF-84 p1]

1790 census: 1 male over 16, 2 males under 16, 5 females [Ref: Bell GermanSettlement p110, Bell WOLF-84 p1]

Jacob and son John warranted "Hope" and "The Lodge" in (now) Donegal Township, 701 acres, in 1793 and 1794. They likely never lived on it. [Ref: Bell WOLF-84 p9]

1793: named squire [Ref: Bell WOLF-95 p150]

1798: he had a 2-story log house with 4 windows and 48 panes plus a kitchen [Ref: Bell WOLF-95 p150]

1798: house valued at $24 [Ref: Bell GermanSettlement p110]

1800: listed in census with two males over age 16 and four females [Ref: Bell GermanSettlement p110]

abt 1802: he and others built Wolf's Meeting House, now the East Buffalo Presbyterian Church [Ref: Bell WOLF-95 p150]

1810: listed in census with one males over age 16 and one female [Ref: Bell GermanSettlement p110]

Jacob did not warrant his land until 1813. When it was surveyed it was given the name "Negligence" [Ref: Bell WOLF-84 p9]

will recorded in Book 5, p192; lists children [Ref: Bell WOLF-84 p15]



Pedigree of John Jacob WOLF
 /-----Peter WOLF
John Jacob WOLF
 \-----Hannah (WOLF)



Descendants of John Jacob WOLF
1. John Jacob WOLF m1. Elizabeth KLINE m2. Barbara (REITZEL)
m. Elizabeth KLINE father: Henry KLINE mother: Mary BETTLIN
m. Barbara (REITZEL)

2nd generation

2. Sabina WOLF m. Hugh Henry BRACKENRIDGE
m. Hugh Henry BRACKENRIDGE
3. John WOLF m. Elizabeth DEVORE
m. Elizabeth DEVORE father: John DEVORE
4. Mary WOLF m. William CLEMENS
m. William CLEMENS father: James CLEMENS mother: Hannah WALTON
7. Jacob WOLF m. Priscilla MARTIN
m. Priscilla MARTIN father: Joshua MARTIN
8. Margaret WOLF m. John CLELAND
m. John CLELAND father: James CLELAND mother: Elizabeth (CLELAND)
9. Delilah WOLF m. John MAGAW
m. John MAGAW
10. Rosanna WOLF m1. John SHERER m2. John TARLETON
m. John SHERER
m. John TARLETON

3rd generation

16. Hester WOLF m. George WILSON
m. George WILSON
17. Abraham WOLF m. Sabina CLEMENS
m. Sabina CLEMENS father: William CLEMENS mother: Mary WOLF
19. John W WOLF m. Elizabeth (WOLF)
m. Elizabeth (WOLF)
21. Elizabeth WOLF m. John Robbins WHERRY
m. John Robbins WHERRY
25. James Wolfe CLEMENS m. Eleanor SHERRARD
m. Eleanor SHERRARD father: William SHERRARD
27. Abraham CLEMENS m. Catharine MULLIN
m. Catharine MULLIN father: John MULLIN
29. William CLEMENS m. Elizabeth HENDERSON
m. Elizabeth HENDERSON
30. John Cline CLEMENS m. Louisa HUPP
m. Louisa HUPP father: John HUPP
32. Sabina CLEMENS m. Abraham WOLF
m. Abraham WOLF father: John WOLF mother: Elizabeth DEVORE
33. Amos Walton CLEMENS m. Christiana BOYD
m. Christiana BOYD father: John BOYD mother: Asenath WILLIAMS
35. Delilah CLEMENS m1. James CISCO m2. William COX
m. James CISCO
m. William COX
36. Hester CLEMENS m. Samuel MARSHALL
m. Samuel MARSHALL
37. Eliza WOLF m. David MITCHELL
m. David MITCHELL
38. Joshua WOLF m. Catharine (WOLF)
m. Catharine (WOLF)
39. Nancy WOLF m. Ezra DAY
m. Ezra DAY
41. John WOLF m1. Iley GOLDSMITH m2. Eleanor (WOLF)
m. Iley GOLDSMITH
m. Eleanor (WOLF)
42. Jacob WOLF m. Elizabeth RAMSEY
m. Elizabeth RAMSEY
43. Alexander Reed WOLF m. Elizabeth DILLE
m. Elizabeth DILLE
45. (Unk dau) WOLF m. (Unk) BOWERS
m. (Unk) BOWERS
46. Sarah WOLF m. H W KIRKLAND
m. H W KIRKLAND
48. Sabina WOLF m. Ezekiel GOLDSMITH
m. Ezekiel GOLDSMITH

4th generation

83. Sherrard CLEMENS m. Elizabeth Dawson GROVES
m. Elizabeth Dawson GROVES
84. Jacob Brackenridge CLEMENS m. Susan B WAGENER
m. Susan B WAGENER
86. James Wolfe CLEMENS m. Helen Isabella CLEMENS
m. Helen Isabella CLEMENS father: James CLEMENS mother: Elizabeth Frances MULLANPHY
87. Ellen CLEMENS m. Alexander Catesby JONES
m. Alexander Catesby JONES
88. John Mullin CLEMENS m. Elizabeth HAMILTON
m. Elizabeth HAMILTON
94. William CLEMENS m. Mary SEARS
m. Mary SEARS
97. Sabina CLEMENS m1. Hugh MITCHELL m2. William ROSS
m. Hugh MITCHELL
m. William ROSS
98. Hester CLEMENS m. Edward R GRIMES
m. Edward R GRIMES father: John GRIMES
101. Isaac Wolf CLEMENS m.
104. William CLEMENS m. Elizabeth Jane GRIMES
m. Elizabeth Jane GRIMES father: Edward R GRIMES mother: Hester CLEMENS
107. Theodore CLEMENS m. Susan Caroline MURRAY
m. Susan Caroline MURRAY

5th generation

186. Elizabeth Jane GRIMES m. William CLEMENS
m. William CLEMENS father: John Cline CLEMENS mother: Louisa HUPP