Individual Details

Johann "John" Wolfley

(29 Jul 1729 - 1794)

Born Johann Conrad Woelflin in Besigheim Germany. Besigheim is a small town north of Stuttgart. He sailed to America in 1750 aboard "the Patience". When arriving the spelling of his surname was changed to Wolfley and he settled in Middletown, PA. His Family lived in a house at 429 N Union Street that is now on the National Register of Historic Places. He was an Overseer of the poor at St. Peter's Church in 1773.

Events

Birth29 Jul 1729Germany
Death1794Middletown, Dauphin Co. PA St. Peters Cem
MarriageAnna Catherine Shockey

Families

SpouseAnna Catherine Shockey (1738 - 1803)
ChildLudwig Lewis Wolfley (1766 - 1822)
ChildElizabeth Catherine "Catherine" Wolfley (1757 - 1833)
FatherJohann Martin Wolfley (1690 - 1745)
MotherLiving