2. EDWARD NATHAN2 DEWOLF (BALTHAZAR1) was born 1646 in Guilford, New Haven, CT, and died 24 Mar 1709 in Lyme, New London, CT. He married REBECCA TINKER 1670 in Lyme, New London, CT. She was born 1650 in Lyme, New London, CT, and died 1712 in Lyme, New London, CT.
Notes for EDWARD NATHAN DEWOLF:
EDWARD NATHAN DEWOLF... was a man of property and great wealth, and like his father lived in Lyme and was highly respected. He was a millwright and land developer -- the builder and operator of two saw-mills, and a grist-mill. Edward was instrumental in the building of a new church in Lyme. It is recorded in the Lyme record that in May, 1686, the town of Lyme laid out to Edward De Wolf twenty-two acres of land on account of his work for the town in the matter of the new meeting house. In 1688, Edward settled upon the Eight Mile River, and in the same year liberty was granted to him to build a grist-mill. He subsequently built a second saw-mill near his home on the Eight Mile River. He lived near one of his mill sites, near the village of Laysville. There was some condition or quality, either in education, character, family, respect, ability, personal attractions or other unknown quantity which enabled this DeWolf family to marry into some of the best families in Lyme and the neighboring towns. As the tree is known by its fruit, we are left to draw our chief inferences in regard to the traits of mind and character of Balthazar DeWolf and his children from what we can learn of their descendants and their unique sense for business and commerce. Again we look at historical records to see further proof of their sense of integrity and community service when Edward DeWolf served as a soldier in King Philip's War, along with his younger Stephen when they participated in the Swamp fight, which was the victory that brought to a close this bloody struggle of that period of war. For their loyal service the DeWolfs received a share in the town of Voluntown, CT. How easy it seems today to trash one's family from another time and place, and lest we forget, family forever, for always, and no matter what.
Child of EDWARD DEWOLF and REBECCA TINKER is:
