Wolfe Family Generations

The following is a broad overview and not yet finished.

Edmund Wolfe (1597 - Unknown)
First Wolfe to Arrive in America in 1615 at Jamestown Virginia.

Johnathan “John” Wolfe (1623 - 1686)
First Wolfe born in America at Jamestown Virginia. Born in Jamestown, Virginia. Grows up during the colony's conflicts with the Powhatan Confederacy, including the 1644 uprising.

Matthias Wolfe (1648–1710)
Born in Jamestown Maryland before moving north to New York's Mohawk Valley, where he became a hunter, trapper, and frontier scout. He lived through the Beaver Wars, fighting alongside Mohawk forces against French-allied Indigenous nations and French colonial troops. He took a Mohawk woman as his wife and settled near Albany where he he started a trading post.

Caleb Wolfe (1667–1734)
Born in the Mohawk Valley as the son of a native American woman, Caleb became a skilled woodsman and frontier scout, drawing on his hunting and tracking skills. He served in the colonial militia during King William's War, defending frontier settlements against French incursions. He later moved to the Carolinas seeking a more peaceful life.

Samuel Wolfe (1693–1754)
Born in the Carolina's where he joined the navy and served aboard a merchant ship during the Golden Age of Piracy.

Benjamin “Ben” Wolfe 1736 - 1796
Fought in the French and Indian War and later the War of Independence out of loyalty where he fought on the side of the British. Moved to Nova Scotia after the British defeat.

Nathaniel “Nathan” Wolfe 1758 - 1808
A printers apprentice who served during the War of Independence on the side of the colonies.

James Wolfe 1782–1849
Fought in the war of 1812 at the battle of New Orleans where he meet his wife, a woman of French and African heritage.

William “Will” Wolfe 1825 - 1872
Fled to Texas where he became a cowherder and later served in the Mexican-American war. He later traveled to San Francisco during the California gold rush in 1849. After the lost of his wife he later moved back east with his two sons.

Franklin “Frank” Wolfe 1843 - 1895
Served as a lieutenant in Union during the American Civil war. Married a southern belle he meet during the war and moved to New York City. He invested his fathers money in Philadelphia coal mining during the rise of the industrial revolution, establishing his family as new money during the gilded age.

Charles Wolfe 1863 – 1912
Lived in New York during the gilded age and experienced the great panic of 1884.

Imogen “Emma” Wolfe 1867 - 1936
The daughter of Franklin Wolfe and Sister of Charles Wolfe.

Edward Wolfe 1899 - 1949
The youngest son of Christopher Wolfe. He was only 13 when his family returned home from a vacation in England aboard the Titanic. He was a world war one veteran who moved to Los Angles during prohibition and the start of Hollywood during the silent film era.

Thomas “Tommy” Wolfe 1923 - 1973
Served as a world war two bomber pilot before returning home where he flies commercially. He would participate in the Berlin Airlift of 1948–1949 and become a flight instructor during the Korean War 1950 to 1953.

James “Jim” Wolfe 1943 – 2013
A bit of a rebel greaser during his teenage years. He became a photo journalist covering the war in Vietnam and later returned home where he continued his calling as a reporter during the civil rights movement.

Benjamin “Ben” Wolfe 1963 – Present
A business man in the 80s during the rise of computers and the start of the internet.

Daniel “Dan” Wolfe 1983 – Present

Alexander “Alex” Wolfe 2003 – Present