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Descendants of Andreas Wolff

Generation No. 1

1. ANDREAS¹ WOLFF was born July 19, 1746 in Strassberg, Germany, and died June 15, 1803 in Westmoreland Co., PA. He married (1) EVA CATHERINE KREBS August 08, 1769, daughter of JOHANN KREBS and MARIA KRIM. He married (2) CATHERINE Unknown.

Notes for ANDREAS WOLFF:
Spelling for Wolf-Wolfe-Woolf-Wollf

Andrew was a native of Germany where he matured, but soon after his majority came to America and married a lady who was also of German birth. They both died in Westmorland County, Penn., where they had settled soon after marriage. He was by occupation a farmer and died, leaving his second wife a widow.
Wolff home place was built in the early 1800`s. Christopher & Rhoda were married 1803. Lydia & Jacob married later and they all lived in Athens City until 1837. When Chris & Rhoda moved to Hocking City and built a home and Jacob and Lydia went to Indiana and stayed.

History of Hocking Valley --page 127

Notes for EVA CATHERINE KREBS:
Spelling for Crebs-Krebs-Cribbs-Griggs-Criles

Marriage Notes for ANDREAS WOLFF and EVA KREBS:
Spelling for Wolf,Wolfe,Woolf,Wollf
Spelling for Crebs-Krebs-Cribbs-Griggs-Criles

Andreas Wolff (X) listed on the abjuration list November 11,1764 of the passenger ship "HERO," paying L15 for passage. This informations was found in the PENNSYLVANIA GERMAN PIONEERS Volume I: Strassberger beginning of the family in America. Sailing from Rotterdam, last from Cowes, he arrived in Philadelphia, PA. where he married Eva Catherine Krebs, Crebs on August 8, 1769. Andreas (Andrew) was born July 19, 1746 Strassberg, Germany. Died June 15, 1803 Westmoreland Co. PA. Eva was born in 1736 at New Hanover, PA and died 1785 in Westmoreland City, PA. Their sons, George, Christopher and Jacob came to Athens Co, OH in 1797. Christopher and Jacob married Rhoda and Lydia Dorr, daughters of Captain Mattrew Dorr of Revolutionary war fame as he was with General Washington during the Battle of Saratoga. There are other children also. The Jacob Wolf family moved to Indiana about 1837, they had ten children I believe,. Jacob and Christopher`s sister, Catherine went also and lived with Jacob and Lydia until she died. She is buried in that state.

Pennsylvania German Pioneers
Volume I: Strassberger & Hinke,
Genealogical Publishing Co.
R929.343;St 81 P 1966 V.I.P. 696-697

From German Reformed and Lutheran church records, Reverend Paul M Ruff, Volume 1, and Volume 2 on Wolff families in Westmoreland County 1772-1804, the following was taken:
1.) Johannes Wolff born 2/17/1774 & baptized 2/9/1778.
2.) Elizabeth Wolff born 7/23/1776 & baptized 2/9/1778. Sponsored by Jacob Zehner.
3.) Anna Maria Wolff born 7/23/1776 & baptized 2/9/1778. Sponsored by George Zehner and Anna Maria
4.) John Christian Wolff born 10/20/1778 & baptized 1/19/1779. Sponsored by Johannes Krebs and Sophie Rebe.
5.) Christian or Christopher Wolff born 2/23/1780 & baptized 3/19/1780. Sponsored by George Hattenbach and Anna Magretha.
6.) Jacob Wolff born 8/16/1784 & baptized 4/17/1785. Sponsored by Jacob Lehner and Catherine.

Marriage Notes for ANDREAS WOLFF and CATHERINE:
After the death of Eva Wolff around 1785, Andrew remarried, this time to Catherine (unknown surname), who was a widow with one daughter. The following children were born to Andreas and his second wife:
Barbara Wolff, Salome (Sarah) Wolff, Hannah Wolff, & Martha Wolff.

Children of ANDREAS WOLFF and EVA KREBS are:

2.	i.	GEORGE² WOLFF, b. June 26, 1771, PA.; d. February 07, 1850, Athens County Ohio.
3.	ii.	JOHN WOLFF, b. February 17, 1774, Westmoreland Co., PA; d. 1822, Cumberland County, PA.
4.	iii.	ELIZABETH WOLFF, b. July 23, 1776, Westmoreland Co., PA; d. August 10, 1871, Derry Township, Westmoreland County, PA.
	iv.	ANNA MARIE WOLFF, b. July 23, 1776; m. ANDREW EISEMAN.

Notes for ANNA MARIE WOLFF:
Anna Marie & Elizabeth are twins. Born July 23, 1776 also baptized February 9, 1778. Sponcers were George Zehner and wife Anna Maria.

JOHN CHRISTIAN WOLFF, b. February 20, 1778, Westmoreland Co., PA.

Notes for JOHN CHRISTIAN WOLFF:
Born February 20, 1778, baptized January 20, 1778, baptized January 23, 1779. Sponsors were John Crebs and Sophia Sebring.

5.	vi.		CHRISTOPHER WOLFF, b. February 23, 1780, Blairsville, Westmoreland County PA; d. September 21, 1845, Hocking Co., Ohio.
	vii.		CATHERINE WOLFF, b. June 19, 1782; d. January 28, 1868, IN.

Notes for CATHERINE WOLFF:
Born June 19, 1782. Baptized June 8, 1783. Sponsors were Philip Muhleisen and wife Marie Barbara. (From Rev. Webers records.)
Aunt Katy made her home with Jacob and Lydia Dorr Wolff.

The following obituary, taken from THE REPUBLICAN,Valparaiso, IN, Thursday, Feb. 6, 1868, concerns Catherine:
Passed from death to spirit life, from the residence of Josephus, Porter County, Indiana, January 28, Catherine Wolf in the 89th year of her age. Aunt Katy, as she was called, was born in the year 1799 on the frontier of Pennsylvania, Westmoreland County; migrated to Athens, Ohio in the autumn 1808, where she remained until 1834 when she took up her residence with a brother in this county.

viii.

JACOB WOLFF, b. August 13, 1784, Blairsville, Washington County, PA; d. April 10, 1851, Porter County, IN.

Children of ANDREAS WOLFF and CATHERINE are:

	ix.		BARBARA² WOLFF, b. 1789.
	x.		SALOME WOLFF, b. January 12, 1791.

Notes for SALOME WOLFF:
Baptized July 8, 1792. Sponsors were Jacob Krebs and his wife Anna Maria, ( from Rev. Webers records).

xi.

HANNAH WOLFF, b. August 04, 1796.

Notes for HANNAH WOLFF:
Baptized August 29, 1803. Sponsors weere George Crebs and wife Barbara. (from Greenburg Lutheran Church records).

xii.

MARTHA WOLFF, b. Unknown.

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