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Peter Wolfe was an associate of Joist Hite. Hite had sold his mill in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania and brought a small number of families with him to Virginia in the fall of 1731. Peter Wolfe was from New Jersey and obtained 600 acres of land about 1734.
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HOPEWELL FRIENDS HISTORY 1734-1934 Frederick County, Virginia, CHAPTER XIII FRIENDS OF EMINENCE, page 186
Robert McKay Sr. carried on very extensive transactions in land. For example, on the 21st of 10th month, 1731, he secured from the Governor and Council an order for 100,000 acres. In this grant he had as a partner Joist Hite, leader of the German settlers in the lower Shenandoah Valley. In the bill of complaint filed by Hite in 1749 in his suit against Lord Fairfax relative to the titles for this land, it is stated that both Hite and McKay were residents of Pennsylvania when the Council made this order, but no doubt they arrived in the Valley shortly thereafter. The terms of this order required McKay and Hite to settle 100 families on their land in two years, which it appears they were unable to do, as the Governor and Council in a subsequent order extended the period; but in 1737 when their settlers were enumerated by Col. Morgan, representing the Governor, and Peter Wolfe, representing McKay and Hite, it was found that sufficient settlers were actually in residence to comply with the terms of the original order.
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Peter had a daughter Ann who was married to one Henry Hampton, named in the 1779 will of Peter Wolfe in Frederick County, Virginia.
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In his will proved 28 Apr 1779 in Frederick Co. Court. Peter bequeathed his land holdings to grandson John, son of his deceased son John, daughter Sarah wife of Henry Redman, daughter Ann wife of Henry Hampton, Rebecca wife of John Nichols and step-daughter Betsey Cornwell, daughter of his deceased wife. Also named grandson James Hampton, son of his daughter Anne."
Peter Wolfe married Anne Cornwell July 28, 1777 in Frederick Co. VA.
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From Cecil O'Dell's "PIONEER OF OLD FREDERICK", page 340 to 341.
Peter Wolf was born about 1700. He stated in Fairfax Land Suit, he was a German Protestant who had come to Pennsylvania sometime before 1734. The family moved to New Jersey and on to the Shenandoah River area in about 1733.
On 3 Oct 1734 received a patent from the Colony of Virginia for 600 acres, located in present day Clarke/Warren Counties, Virginia, now on present Route 624.
In 1740 Peter sold the 600 acres to Benjamin Borden.
In 1736 Peter was appointed to compile a list of settlements located on the McKay, Hite, Green & Duff 100,000 patent land on the North & South Forks of the Shenandoah River.
He was appointed Constable to succeed William Rentfroe on 26 May 1737, and was replaced by Hugh Gilder on 25 May 1738.
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His grandson John Wolf & his wife Elizabeth sold his inheritance on 6 Jun 1780.
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Henry Hampton, son in law of Peter, was deceased by 7 Oct 1794 will filed in Frederick Co. VA, named his son James Hampton and grandson Henry Hampton.
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Davis Uriah I | Born 1707
Abt 1700 - Abt 1779 (~ 79 years)