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Captain William Edward Wolfe 1646–1689 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Before 20 December 1646

Birth Location: Trotterscliffe, Kent, England

Death Date: Abt 1689

Death Location: Yorkshire, England

Father: George Wolfe

Mother: Margaret Woulfe

Spouse(s): Margaret Southerne

Children(s): Edward General, Anne Wolfe, Walter Wolfe, Frydaweed Wolfe, Anne Wolfe, Jane Wolfe, Arabella Wolfe, Margaret Wolfe

Captain William Edward Wolfe was born in 1646 in Trotterscliffe, Kent, England, the child of George Wolfe And Margaret Unwolfe Woulfe. Captain William Edward Wolfe married Margaret Southerne, and had children including Anne Wolfe, Arabella Bicker Wolfe, Edward Wolfe Lt General, Frydaweed Wolfe, Jane Wolfe, Margaret Goldsmith Wolfe, Walter Wolfe. Captain William Edward Wolfe passed away in 1689 in Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • Captain William Edward Wolfe was born in 1646 in Trotterscliffe, Kent, England, the child of George Wolfe And Margaret Unwolfe Woulfe.
  • Captain William Edward Wolfe married Margaret Southerne, and had children including Anne Wolfe, Arabella Bicker Wolfe, Edward Wolfe Lt General, Frydaweed Wolfe, Jane Wolfe, Margaret Goldsmith Wolfe, Walter Wolfe.
  • Captain William Edward Wolfe passed away in 1689 in Yorkshire, England.

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Captain Wolfe's Ancestors

Self
Captain Wolfe
1646–1689
Birth Place: Trotterscliffe, Kent, England
Parents
George Wolfe
1621–1650
Corbally, Co. Limerick, Ireland
Margaret (unWolfe\) Woulfe
1621–
Grandparents
James (Woulfe\Wolfe of Corbally Bailiff of) Limerick
1590–1629
Corbally, Limerick, Ireland
Ellis Arthur
1593–
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Captain Wolfe's Descendants

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Captain (William Edward) Wolfe (Before 20 December 1646–Abt 1689) m. Margaret Southerne (1653–1699)
  1. 1. Edward (Wolfe Lt) General 1685–1759 m. Henrietta Thompson 1703–1764
    1. 1. Edward Wolfe 1720–1786 m. Mercy Moakes 1713–1784
      1. 1. Mary Wolfe 1751–1788 m. Francis Chapman 1746–1803
        1. 1. Abraham Chapman 1779–1863 m. Tryphena Malcolm 1786–1869
        2. 2. Francis Chapman 1788–1788
        3. 3. William Chapman 1776–1825
        4. 4. Mary Chapman 1786–1866
        5. 5. Isaac Chapman 1779–1780
        6. 6. John Chapman 1778–
        7. 7. Francis Chapman 1772–1772
        8. 8. Sarah Chapman 1770–1835
        9. 9. William Chapman 1767–
        10. 10. Sarah Chapman 1809–1835
      2. 2. Mary Wolfe 1745–1788
      3. 3. Robert Wolfe 1758–1829
      4. 4. John Wolfe 1755–1797
      5. 5. Ann Wolfe 1751–1753
      6. 6. Martha Wolfe 1749–1788
      7. 7. Thomas Wolfe 1747–1808
      8. 8. Edward Wolfe 1743–1812
      9. 9. William Wolfe 1752–1823
      10. 10. William Wolfe 1747–1797
    2. 2. Edmund Wolfe 1720–1780
    3. 3. Anne Wolfe 1727–
    4. 4. Edward Wolfe 1728–1744
    5. 5. James (Peter) Wolfe 1727–1759
  2. 2. Anne Wolfe 1676–1689
  3. 3. Walter Wolfe 1688–1771
  4. 4. Frydaweed Wolfe 1685–1687
  5. 5. Anne Wolfe 1685–1689
  6. 6. Jane Wolfe 1684–1684
  7. 7. Arabella (Bicker) Wolfe 1679–
  8. 8. Margaret (Goldsmith) Wolfe 1677–

Captain Wolfe's Timeline

2 Records

1646
Before 20 December 1646
Birth of Captain William Edward Wolfe in Trotterscliffe, Kent, England
Trotterscliffe, Kent, England
1689
Abt 1689
Age 43
Death of Captain William Edward Wolfe in Yorkshire, England
Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Before 20 December 1646
    Event Place: Trotterscliffe, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt 1689
    Event Place: Yorkshire, England

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