De Wolf, Balthasar
Balthasar DE WOLF (1621 - 1696) and Alice PECK (1625 - 1687)
my 8g-grandparents
Balthasar DE WOLF was born about 1621, and probably immigrated and settled in New England in the mid 1650s. He died in 1696, in Lyme, CT.
His birthplace has been a subject of much speculation. One account says he came from Sagtan, Selesia, Germany. I have not found any Sagtan, but there is a Żagań, or Sagan, which is now in Poland, in the northwest part of the historic region of Silesia, once part of Prussia. Balthasar may have emigrated from Silesia to avoid serving in the Thirty Years War between Catholics and Protestants, which lasted from 1618 to 1648, in Central Europe.
Balthasar's wife was Alice, according to [ES, Vol. 2, pp. 127-8]. Some have claimed she was Alice PECK, daughter of William PECK. However, [DP, p. 7] states definitely that William PECK's son, Jeremiah, was his only child at the time of his emigration, in 1637. This agrees with [CNY Vol. I, p. 136] and [DJH, Vol. I, p. 55].
Balthasar DE WOLF first appeared in Hartford, Connecticut, 1656.
Balthasar fined for smoking in public
Of Balthasar the first trace is in the records of "A Perticular Court in Hartford," March 5th, 1656, when among the "names of those prsented for smoaking in the streets contra to the law," appears the name of "Baltazer de Woolfe." For this he was fined. "Tradition has it," says Mr. John M. Dolph, "that he paid his fine, lighted his pipe and went out." This introduction of their first known ancestor on the stage of American life, will be recognized with a smile by many a De Wolf reader as sufficiently characteristic of a race not always submissive to restraints which did not approve themselves to their own convictions, yet bearing the consequences of their own independence or even recklessness with an easy good-natured philosophy. There may be a hint, too, of that lack of sympathy with Puritan restrictions, natural to a foreigner of aristocratic birth, such as the author of the " Nameless Nobleman" so well portrays in Dr. Le Baron's "Treaty Offensive and Defensive," with Major Bradford and his fellow selectmen. [CBP, p. 86]
Balthasar and Alice had at least 5 children, during the period 1646-1656: Edward, Simon, Stephen, Susanna and Mary. They had one other child who was "bewitched to death."
Balthasar's daughter the victim of witchcraft
The second mention connects him with the superstitions of the day, for September 5th, 1661, Nicholas and Margaret Jennings of "Sea Brook" are indicted "for not haveing the feare of God before their eyes," "having entertained familiarity with Satan, the great enemy of God and mankind, and by his help done works above the course of nature, ye loss of ye lives of severall p'sons, in p'ticuler ye wife of Reynolds Marvin with ye child of Baalshar de Wolf with other soceries; " the child is spoken of as "bewitched to death." [CBP, p. 86]
Witchcraft Trial
Hartford Quart. Court Septbr 5 : 61. The Inditement of Nicholas and Margret Jennings : Nicholas Jennings, thou art here indited by the name of Nicholas Jennings of Sea Brook for not haueing the feare of God before thine eyes ; thou hast enterteined familiarity wth Sathan the great enemy of God and mankind, and by his help hast done works aboue the course of nature to ye loss of ye lines of severall p’sons and in p’ticuler ye wife of Reynold Marvin wth ye child of Baalshar de Wolf, wth other sorceries, for wch according to ye Law of God and ye Established lawe of this Comon Wealth thou deservest to die. [ES, Vol. 2, p. 127]
More Witchcraft
The witchcraft-delusion threw its dark shadow over Connecticut at an early day. The first execution appears to have occurred in Hartford in 1646,41 and in 1657 a Mrs. Garlick, who had been employed in. the family of Capt. Lyon Gardiner, some time in command of the Fort at Saybrook, was brought to trial at Hartford for this crime, but was not convicted. She was then of Easthampton, L. I. Whether we are to look for the origin of the excitement which soon after broke out in Saybrook to her influence, can not now be determined, but it is clear that "witchery" began to trouble the good people of that vicinity about that time, for we find the General Court in 1659 passing an order that Mr. Samuel Wyllys42 be "requested to goe downe to Sea Brook, to assist ye Maior in examining ye Suspitions about Witchery, and to act therein as may be requisite." 43 As no later mention of this case has been found, it has been thought that the Commission did not find enough "witchery" to make any report thereon to the Court. But the trouble did not cease. The "wife of Reynold Marvin" died shortly after, under circumstances which led some to think she had been bewitched. Her death probably took place in the spring or summer of 1661, for at the Quarter Court held at Hartford, September 5, 1661, one Nicholas Jennings (a passionate fellow, who had been in trouble four years before for "beateing of a Cow of Ralph Keeler's") with his wife Margaret, both of Saybrook, were indicted for having "enterteined familiarity with Sathan . . . and by his help done works aboue ye course of nature, to ye loss of ye liues of seueral p'sons and in p'ticular ye wife of Reynold Marvin . . . with other sorceries" (seeNotes on the Family of De Wolf). The jury did not agree ; a "majority found them guilty, and the rest found strong ground for suspicion."
41 See Winthrop's Journal, ii. 307.
42 This was, no doubt, Retinoid's friend and neighbor at Farmington.
43 See Drake's Annals of Witchcraft, in New England, etc. . . . Boston, 1869, p. 112, where we learn that "the Maior" was "Major John Mason, long the chief military man of Connecticut. He was stationed at Saybrook in 1647."
[ES, Vol. 3, part 1, pp. 107-8]
Balthasar and his sons Stephen, Edward and Simon, were in a train-band, or company of militia in 1668. [CBP, p. 86] Stephen and Edward later took part in King Philip's War, 1675-8.
1 Balthasar DE WOLF b: 1621 in Sagtan, Selesia, Germany, d: 1696 in Lyme, CT
... + Alice b: abt. 1625 m: 1645 in CT, d: 1687 in Lyme, CT
......2 Edward DE WOLF b: Abt. 1646, d: 24 Mar 1712
...... + Rebecca m: 1670, d: Aft. 24 Mar 1712
......2 Simon DE WOLF b: Abt. 1649, d: 05 Sep 1695
...... + Sarah LAY m: 12 Nov 1682
......2 Stephen DE WOLF b: Abt. 1650 in CT, d: 17 Oct 1702
...... + Hannah JONES b: 1668 in CT, m: 1690 in CT
...... + Unknown
......2 Susanna DE WOLF
...... + Henry CHAMPION b: 1654 in Saybrook, CT, m: 01 Apr 1684 in Lyme, CT, d: Jul 1704 in Lyme, CT
...... + John HUNTLEY
......2 Mary DE WOLF b: Abt. 1656
...... + Thomas LEE m: Bet. 1677–1680
...... + Matthew GRISWOLD m: 1705
......2 Joseph DE WOLF d: Bef. 1720
Balthasar and Alice DE WOLF had at least 7 children, including the one who was allegedly bewitched to death. The 6 who survived to adulthood are detailed below.
1. Edward DE WOLF was born about 1646, and died on 24 Mar 1712. He married Rebecca about 1670, and they had at least 5 children, probably all in Lyme, CT. The 5 we know about are sons: Charles, Stephen, Benjamin, Simon and Edward Jr, who may have died young, since nothing seems to be known about him. Edward outlived his sons Stephen and Simon, and his wife Rebecca outlived him.
As mentioned above, Edward was in a train-band with his father and brothers in 1668, and later Edward and his brother Stephen took part in King Philip's War, 1675-8, including the Great Swamp battle of 1675. Edward was a skilled carpenter and millwright. He built, or helped build, several of the mills, bridges and buildings in Lyme. Edward owned at least one slave, named Mingo, who we know about because he was accused of trying to kill John RAYNER, in Lyme.
1 Edward DE WOLF b: Abt. 1646, d: 24 Mar 1712
... + Rebecca m: 1670, d: Aft. 24 Mar 1712
......2 Charles DE WOLF b: 18 Sep 1673 in CT, d: 05 Dec 1731
...... + Prudence WHITE
.........3 Charles DE WOLF b: 1695 in Lyme, CT, "Charles of Guadaloupe"
......... + Margaret POTTER m: 31 Mar 1717 in Guadaloupe
.........3 Matthew DE WOLF
.........3 John DE WOLF b: 1704 in CT
.........3 Stephen DE WOLF
.........3 Simon DE WOLF
.........3 Prudence DE WOLF
.........3 Mary DE WOLF
......... + Dr John ARNOLD
.........3 Elizabeth DE WOLF
......... + Ebenezer BREWSTER
.........3 Rebekah DE WOLF
.........3 Joseph DE WOLF b: 1717 in CT
......2 Stephen DE WOLF d: 1711
...... + Elizabeth DOUGLAS
.........3 Gideon DE WOLF
.........3 Stephen DE WOLF
.........3 Charles DE WOLF
......2 Benjamin DE WOLF b: 03 Dec 1675 in CT
...... + Susannah DOUGLAS m: 1798
.........3 Simeon DE WOLF b: 1713 in CT, d: 1780 in Nova Scotia
......... + Parnell KIRTLAND m. 1741, d: 1807
......2 Simon DE WOLF b: 28 Nov 1671 in CT, d: 1704
...... + Martha
.........3 John DE WOLF d. aft 1716
.........3 Josiah DE WOLF
......2 Edward DE WOLF
Charles DE WOLF, born 18 Sep 1673, lived in Glastonbury, CT, and Middletown, CT. He kept a general store, and amassed a considerable property. His son, Charles DE WOLF Jr, was born in 1695. He left home at age 22 and settled on the French island of Guadeloupe, where he became a slave trader. Charles Jr' son Simon DE WOLF, born 1718 in Guadaloupe, returned to Glastonbury, CT, where he used the pronunciation D'OLPH, and some of his descendants adopted the spelling DOLPH. Simon DE WOLF and his descendants are the subject of [CBP, Chapter II].
Charles DEWOLF Jr's son Mark Anthony, born 8 Nov 1726, adopted the spelling D'WOLF. His son James D'WOLF, born 1764, became the leading importer of slaves to Rhode Island. James D'WOLF later became a U.S. Senator from Rhode Island, and was said to be the second-richest person in the entire United States. See [CBP].
1. Balthasar DE WOLF (1621-1696)
2. Edward DE WOLF (1646-1712)
3. Charles DE WOLF Sr (1673-1731)
4. Charles DE WOLF Jr (1695-?)
5. Mark Anthony D'WOLF (1726-1793)
6. James D'WOLF (1764-1837)
2. Simon DE WOLF was born about 1648 or 1649, and died 05 Sep 1695. He married Sarah LAY, daughter of John LAY, Jr, on 12 Nov 1682. John LAY was "one of the great landholders of the town." The descendants of Simon and Sarah are the subject of [ES, Vol II, pp. 133-5].
1 Simon DE WOLF b: 1648, d: 05 Sep 1695
... + Sarah LAY m: 12 Nov 1682
......2 Phoebe DE WOLF b: Bet. 1691–1692
...... + Joseph MATHER
......2 Daniel DE WOLF b: 1693 in CT, d: 1715
...... + Phoebe MARVIN
......2 Simon DE WOLF b: Abt. 1682 in CT, d: 1707
......2 Sarah DE WOLF b: 1685 in CT
......2 John DE WOLF b: 1687 in CT, unmarried
......2 Jabez DE WOLF
......2 Josiah DE WOLF b: 1689 in CT, d: 1767
...... + Anna WATERMAN b: 1689, d: 21 Dec 1752 in Lyme, CT
...... + Abigail COMSTOCK b: 1700, d: 1773
Phoebe DE WOLF married Joseph MATHER, a g-grandson of the Rev. Richard MATHER. Josiah DE WOLF's second wife was Abigail (COMSTOCK) LORD, widow of Joseph LORD, son of Thomas LORD and Mary LEE.
Anna Waterman, was the dau. of Sergt. Thomas Waterman of Norwich, Conn., and Miriam Tracy, b. 1648. Through her mother who was dau. of Lieut. Thomas Tracy of Norwich, b. Nov. 7, 1610, in Tewksbury, England, she was the direct descendant of Sir William Tracy of Toddington, one of the Knights of Edward I., 1288, and his ancestor, the Sire De Tracy, a Norman Baron of William the Conqueror, and through the Princess Code of her father Aethelred II., of England; she was also a great-aunt of Gen. Benedict Arnold. [CBP, p. 111]
3. Stephen DE WOLF was born about 1650 in CT, and died 17 Oct 1702. He married Hannah JONES about 1690 in CT. Hannah JONES was born about 1668 in CT. Stephen and Hannah were my 7g-grandparents. See the Stephen DE WOLF page.
4. Susanna DE WOLF was probably born in the late 1650s. She married on 1 Apr 1684 to Henry CHAMPION, b. 1654, d. Jul 1704, son of Henry and Sarah CHAMPION. They had 9 children, in Lyme.
According to the pedigree chart [ES, Vol III part 2, ch. XVI] and also [CBP, p. 109], Susanna married John HUNTLEY as her second husband. I'm not sure which John HUNTLEY this could have been. John 1 HUNTLEY the immigrant was at least 30 years older, and he died in 1676. He had no son named John, that I know about. His grandsons named John were born in 1677 and 1686, so they were probably too young. John 1 HUNTLEY had 3 wives, the last one named Mary, and there has been some disagreement about who she was. It is tempting to suggest that Mary was Susanna, but this can't be right. Susanna has a sister named Mary, so she probably didn't also go by that name. Also, the records for Susanna say that she married John HUNTLEY after 1704, long after John 1 HUNTLEY died. See the John 1 HUNTLEY page.
But we have recently learned from the Lyme probate-records that Henry Champion (son of Henry Champion the first settler) married Susannah DeWolf in April 1684, who, from a comparison of dates, could not have been a granddaughter of Balthasar, but must have been his daughter. Susannah had ten children, among whom was Alice, the only namesake of her mother whom we find mentioned among her descendants. After his death (in July 1704) his widow married John Huntley. [ES, Vol. 2, p. 128]
4. HENRY CHAMPION (Henry1), born 1654, in Saybrook, Conn.; died “the middle of July 1704” in Lyme, Conn.; married in Lyme, 1 April 1684, SUSANNA DEWOLF, daughter of Balthazar and Alice DeWolf, of Lyme, who was married, second, to John Huntley, Senior, of Lyme (see No. 3). [FBT, pp. 28-9]
1 Susanna DE WOLF
... + John HUNTLEY
... + Henry CHAMPION b: 1654 in Saybrook, CT, m: 01 Apr 1684 in Lyme, CT, d: Jul 1704 in Lyme, CT
......2 Henry CHAMPION b: 05 Jan 1684
...... + Sarah PETERSON
......2 Joshua CHAMPION b: 28 Sep 1868 in Lyme, CT
...... + Mary MOTT
...... + Sarah GRIFFIN b: 1702, m: 1732
......2 Susanna CHAMPION b: 25 Feb 1689 in Lyme, CT
......2 Samuel CHAMPION b: 18 Jun 1691 in Lyme, CT, d: died in childhood
......2 Alice CHAMPION b: 15 Mar 1694 in Lyme, CT
......2 Rachel CHAMPION b: 01 Dec 1697 in Lyme, CT
...... + Benjamin LEETE b: 26 Dec 1868 in Guilford, New Haven, CT, m: 26 Oct 1713, d: 1741 in Durham, CT
...... + Samuel BETTS m: 22 Mar 1750
......2 Abigail CHAMPION b: 25 Jun 1699 in Lyme, CT
...... + Daniel DARWIN b: 06 May 1694 in Guilford, New Haven, CT, m: 10 Aug 1720
......2 Stephen CHAMPION b: 15 Jul 1702 in Lyme, CT
...... + Deborah BROCKWAY
...... + Abigail BARNES
......2 Mary CHAMPION b: 14 Oct 1704
5. Mary DE WOLF was born about 1656. She married (1) about 1676 to Lieutenant Thomas LEE, as his second wife. She died 5 Jan 1704-05 [WRC, Vol. I, p. 179] or 27 Oct 1724. Thomas LEE does not appear to be relater to Walter LEE, who settled in Westfield, MA, and appears on the other side of my tree.
Thomas LEE was first married to Sarah KIRTLAND, and had 4 children from that marriage: John (21 Sep 1670), Mary (21 Sep 1671), Thomas (10 Dec 1672), and Sarah (14 Jan 1674/5).
Mary DE WOLF and Thomas LEE married on 13 Jul 1676, and they had 11 or 12 children.
Early Settlers of Lyme, CT
The first settlers of Lyme were mostly of the second generation of emigrants from Europe. Matthew Griswold must be excepted, the patriarch, and for a long term of years the principal magistrate of the town. Thomas Lee, Henry Champion and John Lay must also be reckoned of the first generation. [FC, p. 176]
Thomas LEE
A manuscript account of the Lee family says: "In 1641 came Mr. Brown from England with Thomas Lee and wife and three children; the wife of Lee was Brown's daughter. Lee died on the passage with small-pox; his wife and children came to Saybrook." [FC, p. 176 footnote]
The LEE Family
(I) Thomas Lee, immigrant ancestor, sailed for America in 1641 with his wife, and his wife's father, and three young children. He died on the voyage of small pox, and was buried at sea. His wife, Phebe (Brown) Lee, married (second) Greenfield Larabee, and (third) -- Cornish. The family settled at Saybrook, Connecticut, afterwards Lyme.
Children:
1. Phebe, married, 1659, John Large, of Long Island.
2. Jane, married (first) 1659. Samuel Hyde; (second) John Blanchard.
3. Thomas, mentioned below.
(II) Lieutenant Thomas (2), son of Thomas (I) Lee, came with his parents to America and inherited his father's property. He settled in that part of Saybrook which became the town of Lyme, and was a large landowner. At one time it was said he owned an eighth part of the town. He was appointed in March, 1701, ensign of the train band at Lyme, and was afterwards lieutenant. He was representative in 1676. His will was dated June 9, 1703, and proved February 19, 1704. He married (first) Sarah Kirtland, of Saybrook, who died May 21, 1676. He married (second) July 13, 1676, Mary DeWolf, who died January 5, 1704-05, daughter of Balthazar DeWolf.
Children of first wife:
1. John, born September 21, 1670, mentioned below.
2. Mary, September 21, 1671, married, 1693. Thomas Lord.
3. Thomas, December 10, 1672, married Elizabeth Graham.
4. Sarah, January 14, 1674-75, married Daniel Buckingham.
Children of second wife:
5. Phebe, August 14, 1677, married Captain Reinold Marvin.
6. Mary, April 23, 1679, married (first) Joseph Beckwith; (second) Sterling.
7. Elizabeth, October 20, 1681, married Samuel Peck.
8. William, April 7, 1684, married, November 1, 1715, Mary Griffin.
9. Stephen, June 27, 1686, died young.
10. Joseph, May 14, 1688, died January 19, 1704-05.
11. Benjamin, October 8, 1690, died young.
12. Benjamin, December 22, 1692.
13. Hannah, February 25, 1694-95, married, June 23, 1713, Judge John Griswold; died May 11, 1773.
14. Stephen, January 19, 1698-99, married (first) December 24, 1719, Abigail Lord; (second) January 25, 1742-43, Mary Pickett, widow.
15. Lydia, February 18, 1701-02, died unmarried.
(III) John, son of Lieutenant Thomas (2) Lee, was born September 21, 1670, died January 17, 1716. He married, February 8, 1692, Elizabeth Smith, of Lyme, who married (second) 1722, John Bates, of Groton, Connecticut. She died in 1761-62, aged about ninety years.
Children:
1. Sarah, born November 13, 1693, married John Lay.
2. Elizabeth, April 30, 1695, died unmarried 1720.
3. Phebe, March 2, 1696-97, married (first) James Elderkin; (second) Samuel Southward.
4. Lucy, June 20, 1699, married, January 17, 1716-17, Amos Tinker.
5. Jane, May 20, 1701, married Thomas Way.
6. John, May 17, 1703, mentioned below.
7. Joseph, November 24, 1705, married, August 21, 1727, Mary Allen; died August 29, 1779.
8. Mary, January 30, 1707-08, married John Comstock.
9. Hepzibah, May 16, 1710, married, February 25, 1735-36, Elisha Lee; died 1783.
10. Benjamin, September 4, 1712, married, March 25, 1736, Mary Ely; died 1777.
11. Joanna, April 28, 1715, married John Beckwith.
[WRC, Vol. I, pp. 179-80]
Thomas LEE was the son of Thomas LEE Sr and Phebe BROWN. The LEE and BROWN families immigrated together, from England, in 1641. Thomas LEE Sr died of smallpox, on the voyage. Thomas LEE Jr (called Sr in [FC]) died in 1704/5.
The will of Ensign Thomas Lee, Senior, was proved Feb. 19th, 1704-5. [FC, p. 176 footnote]
After Thomas LEE died on 5 Dec 1704, Mary married (2) Matthew GRISWOLD, on 30 May 1705. Matthew GRISWOLD had a son from a previous marriage, John GRISWOLD, who became a well-known Judge. Hannah LEE, daughter of Mary DE WOLF and Thomas LEE, and John GRISWOLD married, and their son, Matthew GRISWOLD (March 25, 1714 – April 28, 1799), became the Governor of Connecticut. The GRISWOLD family was one of the most influential families in early Connecticut. See [ES, Vol. II, pp. 1-121] and the pedigree chart in [ES, Vol III, part 2, ch. XXV].
1 Mary DE WOLF b: Abt. 1656, d: 27 Oct 1724
+ Lieut. Thomas LEE m: 1676, d: 05 Dec 1704
......2 Phoebe LEE b: 14 Aug 1677
...... + Capt. Reinold MARVIN
......2 Mary LEE b: 23 Apr 1679
...... + Joseph BECKWITH
...... + STERLING
......2 Elizabeth LEE b: 20 Oct 1681
...... + Samuel PECK
......2 William LEE b: 7 Apr 1684
...... + Mary GRIFFIN, m. 1 Nov 1715
......2 Stephen LEE b: 27 Jun 1686, d: 1694
......2 Joseph LEE b: 14 May 1688, d: 1705
......2 Benjamin LEE b: 8 Oct 1690, d: 1692
......2 Benjamin LEE b: 22 Dec 1692
......2 Hannah LEE b: 25 Feb 1695, d. 11 May 1773
...... + Judge John GRISWOLD m: 23 Jun 1713
......2 Col. Stephen LEE b: 19 Jan 1698-99
...... + Abigail LORD m: 24 Dec 1719
...... + Mary m: 25 Jan 1742-43
......2 Lydia LEE b: 18 Feb 1701-02
+ Matthew GRISWOLD m: 30 May 1705
The LEE family is the subject of [ES, Vol. III, part 1, pp. 1-76] with pedigree charts in [ES, Vol II, part 2, chapter XXV]
The parents of Matthew GRISWOLD were Matthew GRISWOLD Sr (1620-1698) and Anna WOLCOTT.
1 Matthew GRISWOLD b: Abt. 1620 in Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England, d: 1698
+ Anna WOLCOTT
......2 Matthew GRISWOLD
.... + Phoebe HYDE
.........3 Judge John GRISWOLD
......... + Hannah LEE
............4 Gov. Matthew GRISWOLD
.........3 Phoebe GRISWOLD ; unmarried
.........3 Elizabeth GRISWOLD ; unmarried
.........3 Sarah GRISWOLD ; unmarried
.........3 Matthew GRISWOLD ; unmarried
.........3 Mary GRISWOLD
......... + Edmund DOER
............4 George DOER
............ + Sarah MARVIN
............4 Rev. Edward DOER
............4 Eve DOER
............ + George GRIFFIN
.........3 Rev. George GRISWOLD
......... + Hannah LYNDE
......... + Elizabeth LEE b: 1736
............4 Nathaniel Lynde GRISWOLD
............4 George GRISWOLD
............4 Thomas GRISWOLD
.........3 Deborah GRISWOLD
......... + Col. Robert DENISON
............4 Capt. Andrew DENISON
.........3 Samuel GRISWOLD ; unmarried
.........3 Patience GRISWOLD
......... + John DENISON
.........3 Thomas GRISWOLD ; died young
.... + Mary DE WOLF b: Abt. 1656, m: 30 May 1705, d: 27 Oct 1724
......2 Elizabeth GRISWOLD
...... + John ROGERS
.........3 Elizabeth ROGERS
.........3 John ROGERS
...... + Peter PRATT
.........3 Peter PRATT
...... + Matthew BECKWITH
.........3 Griswold BECKWITH
......2 John GRISWOLD ; died young
......2 Sarah GRISWOLD
...... + Thomas COLTON
......2 Anna GRISWOLD
...... + Lieut. Abraham BROWNSON
.........3 Mary BROWNSON
......... + Thomas WAIT
Phebe HYDE was the daughter of Samuel HYDE and Jane LEE, who were 5g-grandparents of U.S. President Grover CLEVELAND. [BTM, Vol I, p. 169]
6. Joseph DE WOLF drowned at sea, 4 Oct 1719. He married on 11 Mar 1713 to Elizabeth HUBBARD, daughter of Richard HUBBARD. They had 3 children, but the first one died in infancy. Joseph moved his family to Middletown, where he bought land on 29 Sept 1714.
1 Joseph DE WOLF d: 04 Oct 1719 ; drowned at sea
... + Elizabeth HUBBARD m: 11 Mar 1713
......2 (son) DE WOLF b: 10 Oct 1714 in CT, d: 24 Oct 1714
......2 Elizabeth DE WOLF b: 04 Feb 1715 in CT
...... + Ephraim TYLER
......2 Azubah DE WOLF b: 11 Jun 1718 in CT
...... + Theophilus YALE
From the records in Middletown, Conn., there seems no doubt that this is the same Joseph De Wolf of whom the same records say, “He departed this life by drowning in a voyage to Antigo, Oct. 4, 1719, as by credible information by a letter from Capt. Sami. Moale.” In Dec., 1742, his widow appears as the wife of Daniel Merwin of Wallingford, Conn. His daughter Elizabeth was wife of Ephraim Tyler of Woodbery, Conn., and his daughter Azubah, wife of Theophilus Yale of Wallingford, Conn. [CBP, p. 109 (footnote)]
Sources
[BDW] Balthasar DEWOLFE
[BTM] A Modern History of New London County, Connecticut (1922) by Benjamin Tinkham Marshall, Volume I Volume II Volume III
[CBP] Charles d'Wolf of Guadalupe, his ancestors and descendants (1902) by Calbraith B. Perry
[CNY] Genealogical and family history of central New York : a record of the achievements of her people in the making of a commonwealth and the building of a nation (1912) by Cutter, William Richard Vol I Vol II
[DJH] Genealogy of Delbert James Haff and wife, Grace Isabel Barse : with monographs relative to the Champion, DeWolf, Griffin, Peck, Bush, Barse, Cook, and Nichols families (1936) by Delbert James Haff (requires Ancestry.com license)
[DDW] Dolphs and De Wolffs : descendants of Baltazar de Wolff of Livonia (1993) by Carol S. Maginnis
[DP] A genealogical account of the descendants in the male line of William Peck, one of the founders in 1638 of the colony of New Haven, Conn (1877) by Darius Peck
[ES] Family histories and genealogies (1892) by Edward Salisbury and Evelyn Salisbury Vol 1 part 1 Vol 1 part 2 Vol 2 Vol 3 part 1 Vol 3 part 2
The chapter "Notes on the Family of De Wolf" in [ES, Vol. 2, pp. 123-165] is a main resource. Also see the large pedigree charts in Vol 3, part 2.
[J] Connecticut Witch Trial of Nicholas and Margaret Jennings
[NMJ] Nicholas and Margaret Jennings
[SBD] The Son of Balthazar De Wolf
[TL] Looking Back: Saybrook, still haunted by witches, by Tedd Levy
[WB] Essays on the Lee Family, by Wilbur Beckwith
[WRC] Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of the State of Massachusetts, by William Richard Cutter and William Frederick Adams, Vol I Part 1 Vol I Part 2 Vol II Vol III Vol IV
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