Richard
Woolfolk
Born in Caroline County, Colony of Virginia
Ancestors 
Son of Robert Woolfolk II
and Anne (George) Woolfolk
Brother of
John George Woolfolk, William M. Woolfolk, Francis Woolfolk, Robert Woolfolk Jr., Edmund Woolfolk and Martha (Woolfolk) Scott
Husband of
Sarah (Taylor) Woolfolk
— married
1792 in Fayette, Kentucky
Descendants 
Father of
Elizabeth Lee (Woolfolk) Luckie, Samuel Hancock Taylor Woolfolk and Richard Allen Woolfolk
Died
at age 63
in Oldham, Kentucky, United States
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Biography
Jefferson Co., Ky. Order Books - pg 86 - 3 Nov 1784 - Richard Woolfolk took the oath of office as a surveyor
When Oldham Co., Ky was created - Richard Woolfolk's home fell in this new county.
Census
1810 census of Jefferson Co., Ky..Richard Woolfolk = 30100 - 30010 - 00
1820 census of Jefferson Co., Ky..Richard Woolfolk = 11001 - 11201 -0 29
1830 census of Oldham Co., Ky....Sarah Woolfolk = Males - 0, - Females = 1 15-20, 1 20-30, 1 50-60
Death of Col. William Christian
Richard Woolfolk, a Kentucky Pioneer identified with early Kentucky history of Jefferson Co. It was Woolfolk who caught Col. William Christian in his arms when that pioneer fell, a victim of the Indians.
Death of Col. William Christian - In 1785 he settled near Louisville. The year following a group pursued a party of marauding Indians across the Ohio River, and overtook them near the spot where Jeffersonville, Ind., now is. There he was shot and killed - the Indians, were killed by Christian's companions. His body was carried home, and the inscription on his tombstone states that he was killed April 9, 1786, aged 43.
Obituary
The Commentator, (weekly newspaper of Frankfort, Ky)
DIED: Richard Woolfolk, 63, on 26 Jun 1826 at his residence in Oldham Co: "A soldier in the Revolution and in the protection of the Frontiers from the cruelties of the Savages"
Estate
Administrator Bonds, Oldham Co - 18 Sep 1826 - Estate of Richard Woolfolk, Dec'd. His administrators were Samuel T. Woolfolk & Zachariah Woolfolk who posted bond of $20,000 with securites: John Button, Smith Phelps, Henry Netherton, James Sublette, Hezakiah Foree, Philip R. Eubanks.
Sources
The Commentator, (weekly newspaper of Frankfort, Ky)
Oldham Co., Kentucky Administrator Bonds
History of Jefferson County, Kentucky (Ky Historical Society)
1810, 1820, 1830 Kentucky Census (microfilm)
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Richard 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 Richard:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Richard 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 Richard:
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~0.78%
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