Johann Ludwig
(Lewis)
Wolff
Born in York County, Pennsylvania
Ancestors 
Brother of
Friedrich Lorenz Wolff, Johann Adam Wolff, Johann Daniel Wolff, Anna Catharina (Wolff) Moser and Gottlieb Wolff
Husband of
Catherine (Diez) Wolff
— married
21 May 1776 in Bethania, Stokes Co. NC
Husband of
Anna Maria (Moser) Wolff
— married
after 1780 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Christina (Moser) Miller, Elizabeth (Moser) Craig, Joseph Moser, Wilhelm Adam Moser and Sarah (Wolff) Spainhower
Died
at age 85
in Stokes County, North Carolina
Profile last modified
| Created 2 Sep 2013
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Biography
- Johann Ludwig Wolff was born in York Co. PA and moved with his parents to Monocacy MD (by 1759) and then to North Carolina around 1769.
- He is called Ludwig in German records, Lewis in English civil records.
- Surry Co. NC Heritage vol. 1 p. 586 details his military service[1].
- WOLFF, Lewis (pensioner)
- Affidavit in Henry Smith pension file: Wolff served as musician fifer in Capt. Henry Smith's company against the Scotch Tories to Fayetteville, NC, in 1776, and began expedition against Cherokee nation before hiring a substitute. Lived in Stokes Co., NC, in 1833.
- 1800 Stokes County census page 575
- Lewis Wolf
- 2 males under 10
- 1 male 16-26
- 1 male over 45
- 1 female under 10
- 1 female 26-45
- 5 iv. Johan Ludwig Wolff, born April 28, 1757 in York County, Pennsylvania; died November 08, 1842. He married (1) Anna Catherine Dietz November 09, 1776; died Unknown. He married (2) Anna Maria Mosher 1789 in Stokes County, North Carolina; died Unknown.[2]
Sources
- ↑ The Heritage of Surry County, North Carolina, https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/44367?availability=Family%20History%20Library
- ↑ Copied from Descendants of Wilhelm Adam Wolff. This site does not list sources
Biography
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Sources
- Jeff Armstrong, firsthand knowledge. Click the Changes tab for the details of edits by Jeff and others.
- ↑ The Heritage of Surry County, North Carolina, https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/44367?availability=Family%20History%20Library
- ↑ Copied from Descendants of Wilhelm Adam Wolff. This site does not list sources
- ↑ Entered by Jeff Armstrong, Dec 7, 2012
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Lewis by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Lewis:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Lewis by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Lewis:
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Janice (Harper) Robertson 
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Living DNA
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~0.78%
Holly Witt :
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T681935 [compare], FTDNA kit #815201
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MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch T681935 [compare]
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~0.78%
Connie Witt :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Ron Witt :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch NN8148828 [compare], FTDNA kit #815200
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Elizabeth (Holder) Harris
Elizabeth (Holder) Harris
Wolf-1127 and Wolff-417 appear to represent the same person because: Same wife (Anna Maria Moser, d/o Leonard Moser and Sarah Binckele / Binkley).
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by Elizabeth (Holder) Harris
Rejected matches › John Wesley Wolf (1834-1901) › John J. Wolf (1795-bef.1838) › Johann Philipp Wolff (1757-abt.1758)
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