Johann Nicholas
(Nicholas)
Wolfe
aka Wolf, Wolff
Born in Niederhochstadt, Main-Taunus-Kreis, Hessen, Germany
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Marie Elisabetha (Bressler) Wolfe
— married
about 22 Apr 1752 in Holy Roman Empire [uncertain]
[uncertain] [children unknown]
Died before
before age 64
in Bethel Township, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
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Biography
This profile is part of the Wolfe Name Study.
- Johann Nicholas Wolff was born in 1720 and baptized on 28 July 1720, in Niederhochstadt, Kurfürstentum Pfalz, Heiliges Römisches Reich. His parents were Conrad Wolff and Anna Margaretha. Johann Nicholas married Maria Elisabetha Bresslerin on 1746 in Niederhöchstadt.[1][2]
- They had at least 2 children in Niederhochstadt.
Immigration
- In 1751, he together with Elisabeth and their 2 children left. They sailed on the Janet captained by William Cunningham. They were on the Janet from Rotterdam and last at Cowes. On 7 October 1751 Johann Nicholas Wolff sighed the oath of abjuration- Jo. Nickolas Wolff on board- at the courthouse in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British Colony. [5][6]
- After their arrival two more children were born to this couple.
- Carl Wolf, born 20 Oct 1751
- Maria Margaretha, Born 22 Sep 1753[7]
Berks County, Pennsylvania
- Nicholas occupation in Berks County was farming and blacksmithing. At the time of his death he owned 2 cows, 4 steers, 1 heifer, 3 sheep and 2 hogs along with farm equipment including a sled plough. His probate record lists him as a blacksmith. This record, dated 8 Nov 1784, names his wife Elisabeth Wolf as his widow.[8][9]
Research Notes
There were several men named Nicholas Wolff (or similar) in Pennsylvania before 1760, who appear to be confused. Also Wolf-996 and Bichler-114 are very unlikely candidates for Nicholas's parents since Michael married in Pennsylvania and lived in Steinsfurt before he immigrated in 1727.
Nicholas Wolff #1 or Wolfe-486
- The husband of Maria Elisabetha Bressler has a profile in Annnette Burgerts’ Palatine Origins of Some Pennsylvania Pioneers. He was baptized in Niederhochstadt on July 28, 1720, was the son of Conrad Wolff and wife Anna Margaretha, married Maria Elisabetha Bressler in Niederhochstadt on January 25, 1746 and had two children with her there: Johannes b. 29 Oct 1746; and Valentin b. 22 Apr. 1750. They came to Pennsylvania on the Janet in 1751. They had two more children in Bethel, Berks, Pennsylvania (Stoever records): Carolus, b. October 20, 1751; Maria Margaretha, b. September 22, 1753. They lived in Bethel, Berks. He died about 1784 – on November 8, 1784 administration was granted to Elisabeth Wolf, widow of Nicholas Wolf of Bethel. [10]
Nicholas Wolff #2 or Wolfe-4559
- One Johan Nickel Wolff arrived in Philadelphia on the Glasgow in 1738.[11]
- This Wolff married Anna Maria Bower (Bower-276) They lived in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. This Nicholas Wolff died on or about January 10, 1771 in Hempfield, Lancaster County, PA (Lancaster County probate records).[12]
Nicholas Wolff #3 or Woolf-184
- This Nicholas Wolff married Anna Maria Bressler (Bressler-12) who was probably a cousin of Maria Elisabetha Bressler (Bressler-368)
- This family had ties to Virginia. Some of the children listed for Wolfe-486 probably belong to Wolfe-4559 or Woolf-184. All these men's LNAb was spelled Wolff in the German records and/the ship's records.
Sources
- ↑ Germany, Luthern Baptisms, 1500-1971, West Germany,film Hb43, Niehochstadt, (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSCB-894S-Y)
- ↑ "Deutschland Heiraten, 1558-1929", database, FamilySearch, (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VC1Y-2Q5 : 24 October 2021), Nickel Wolff, 1746.
- ↑ "Deutschland Geburten und Taufen, 1558-1898", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V4T6-D67 : 24 October 2021), Johannes Wolff, 1746.
- ↑ "Deutschland, ausgewählte evangelische Kirchenbücher 1500-1971," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPKR-3D7H : 26 March 2023), Valentin Wolff, 24 Apr 1750; images digitized and records extracted by Ancestry; citing Baptism, Niederhochstadt, Pfalz, Bayern, Deutschland, , German Lutheran Collection, various parishes, Germany.
- ↑ Strassburger and Hinke. Pennsylvania German Society, Pennsylvania German Pioneers, vol. 1. p. 474. (https://archive.org/details/pennsylvaniagerm03penn_2/page/474/mode/2up?view=theater)
- ↑ Strassburger and Hinke. Pennsylvania German Pioneers Vol. 2. pp. 560. https://archive.org/details/pennsylvaniagerm43stra/page/560/mode/2up
- ↑ Burgert, Annette Kunselman. Palatine Origins of Some Pennsylvania Pioneers. p. 396.
- ↑ "Pennsylvania Probate Records, 1683-1994," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G991-29SP-Y?cc=1999196&wc=9PMV-3TG%3A268499201%2C274376801 : 3 July 2014), Berks > Estates 1752-1799 Wert, Christina-Zwerentz, Ludwig > image 743 of 1812; county courthouses, Pennsylvania.
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/197262575/nicholas-wolf: accessed 27 August 2023), memorial page for Nicholas Wolf (1720–1784), Find A Grave: Memorial #197262575; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by Charles Boetsch (contributor 48409474).
- ↑ Burgert, Annette Kunselman. Palatine Origins of Some Pennsylvania Pioneers. p. 396.
- ↑ Strassburger and Hinke. Pennsylvania German Society, Pennsylvania German Pioneers, detail for Johan Nickel Wolf arrival aboard the Glasgow, Sep 1738, Vol. 1. p 205, 207, (https://archive.org/details/pennsylvaniagerm03penn_2/page/206/mode/2up)
- ↑ South Central Pennsylvania Settlers at http://pennsylvaniasettlers.com/getperson.php?personID=I39704&tree=1.
Acknowledgements
- WikiTree profile Wolfe-771 created through the import of GedTem12:18.ged on Dec 19, 2011 by Jack Templeton.
- Created by Sue Smith through the import of Easley Family Tree _Sue to Stephen_2014-04-28_01.ged on Apr 28, 2014.
- Created by Doug Wolfe, Saturday, April 25, 2015.
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edited by Jill (Lonski) Foster
The Nicholas of this profile appears to have settled in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania all his life, but his children are: Charles, b. 1746 in Berkeley County (W) Virginia; Nicholas, b. 1748 in Frederick County, Maryland; George, b. 1750 in Lancaster (YAY!); John Jacob, b. 1751 in Bayern, Germany; John Jacob, b. 1751 in Berkeley; Charles, b. 1755 in Berkeley; Barbara, b. 1760 in unknown but died in Tennessee; George, b. 1755 in Virginia; Mary, b. 1760 in unknown but died in Tennessee. Yes, there are two sons named Charles and two named George. Charles (both of them!) especially stands out as a very British name for the son of a Palatinate emigrant.
Should some children be detached from this couple?
(see p265, on A list, Jurig Mich. Wolf, Conrade Wolf and Johan Nickell; p 268, on B list Geo. Mich. Woolf, John Conrad Woolf and Johannes Nichol.