Nathan DeWolf (abt. 1720 - 1789)

Born about 1720 in Connecticut Colony [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Lydia (Kirtland) De Wolf — married 1748 in Saybrook, Middlesex County, Connecticut

Husband of Anna (Prentice) De Wolf — married 12 Oct 1770 in Horton, Kings, Nova Scotia

Descendants

Died 21 Mar 1789 at about age 69 in Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Biography

There are two published biographies of Nathan Dewolf that differ is some details.

Nathan was born in 1715. Nathan was the child of Benjamin DeWolf and Susanna Douglas. ^[1]

In 1761, Simeon, Nathan and Jehiel DeWolf and their families moved from Connecticut to Horton Township, Nova Scotia. Esther Clark Wright lists these three as Simeon from Lyme, Nathan from Saybrook and Jehiel from Killingworth. ^[2] Some genealogies have recorded these three men as cousins, more recent research has found that these three were brothers, sons of Benjamin De Wolf (born 1695), who was in turn the son of Steven DeWolf and grandson of Balthazar DeWolfe. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Nathan DeWolfe, father of Loran, and great-great-grandfather of C. E. De Wolfe, was born in Say Brook, Connecticut, in 1720, graduated A.M. in 1743, at Yale College, New Haven, and was engaged in the practice of law. He had previously " owned the covenant," or joined the Congregational church, 7th June, 1741. He married, first, about 1748, Lydia Kirtland, daughter of John Kirtland. His second wife was Lydia Beldon, born at Say Brook, October 28th, 1721. Their children were Lucilla, Edward, born 1752; Loran, born 7th April, 1754; Elisha, born 5th May, 1756, and. Nathan. Nathan, senr., came to Horton, Kings county, Nova Scotia, in 1760. He was a successful farmer. 1768 County Treasurer, deputy registrar of deeds for Horton NS^[6] The Nova Scotian census returns of 1770 give a detailed account of his farm produce and stock. His residence was on the east side of the main post road, opposite to the present Baptist church, in Wolfville (1887). His legal practice did not interfere with his agricultural pursuits. He was for many years senior justice of the peace for Kings county. He was also registrar of probate, and took an active part in public affairs. 1787-1789 COMMISSIONIER for taking Special Bail in the Country on Actions depending in the Supreme Court Kings Co^[7] He died at Horton on the 21st of March, 1789, aged sixty -nine years.

Nathan DeWolf was a founder of the town of Wolfville, Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada. ^[8] Nathan earned a M. A. from Yale, he was a lawyer and man of property in his native Connecticut. His Planter allotment in Wolfville was on the north side of Main Street opposite the present Baptist church.

Nathan De Wolfe married Anna Witter 12th October 1770 in Horton township, Kings county, Nova Scotia ^[9]

Nathan died in 1789, and is buried in the Wolfville Old Burying Ground, -stone 138.^[10]

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Sources

1. ↑ Entered by Marie Chantigny, Saturday, October 19, 2013.
2. ↑ A Note on the De Wolf Family of Nova Scotia; Wright, Esther Clark. Pacific Studies; Laie, Hawaii Vol. 3, Iss. 2, (Spring 1980): 41.
3. ↑ Wikipedia - DeWolf family / DeWolfs of Nova Scotia
4. ↑ DeWolf Family History, Rev. Darrell and Sallyann Joiner, Lincoln, Maine, 2001
5. ↑ The History of King's Co. NS Author: Arthur W. H. Eaton NS Historical Vital Statistics
6. ↑ The History of Kings Co. ...A.W.H. Eaton
7. ↑ The NS Calender or an Almanack & ... 1787 and The NS Calender or an Almanack&...1788...
8. ↑ The Canadian Encyclopedia [1]
9. ↑ "Nova Scotia Marriages, 1711-1909", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XL5C-26N : 13 February 2020), Nathan Dewolf, 1770.
10. ↑ Old Burying Ground (1763), Wolfville, By J.A. Colwell & S.A. Ferguson: [2]

See Also:

• A Catalogue of the Graduates of Yale University from 1702 to 1827, Published 1827. Retrieved from Google Books on September 24, 2023
• McNab, D.A, Land and Families of Horton Township 1760-1830. Thesis published 1986. Retrieved Sept 23, 2023.

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Marie Chantigny for creating DeWolf-226 on 19 Oct 13. Click the Changes tab for the details on contributions by Marie and others.

• Book: The History of Kings Co. ...A.W.H. Eaton
• Wikipedia Article on the Dewolfe family, listing Nathan as a notable member.