Captain Mark Anthony DeWolf, son of Charles and Margaret (Potter) DeWolf, was born November 8, 1726. He died September 17, 1793, in Bristol, Rhode Island. He became acquainted with Captain Simeon Potter, who made many voyages to the West Indies, and became a warm friend of DeWolf. He then latter accompanied Captain Potter to his
home in Bristol, where he settled before 1744, and became a noted navigator. He was educated in a French school at Guadeloupe, West Indies. He was familiar with several languages, thus becoming
very valuable to his employer, Captain Simeon Potter. He sailed on many voyages with Potter. In 1744, immediately following the outbreak of the war between England and France, they sailed from Bristol on the ship "Prince Charles of Lorraine". On December 22 of that year, they surprised and captured the French settlement of Oyapoc, in French
Guiana. They made heavy reprisals upon the inhabitants of that place. Later, DeWolf settled in Bristol, where his house was burned by the
British, in 1778. This stood at the south corner of Hope and Burton streets, in Bristol. After the destruction of his home, by which he was greatly impoverished, he removed to a farm in Swansea, Massachusetts,
and engaged in farming. By his industry, he largely recovered his fallen fortunes, and some years before his death, in 1793, he returned to
Bristol.
home in Bristol, where he settled before 1744, and became a noted navigator. He was educated in a French school at Guadeloupe, West Indies. He was familiar with several languages, thus becoming
very valuable to his employer, Captain Simeon Potter. He sailed on many voyages with Potter. In 1744, immediately following the outbreak of the war between England and France, they sailed from Bristol on the ship "Prince Charles of Lorraine". On December 22 of that year, they surprised and captured the French settlement of Oyapoc, in French
Guiana. They made heavy reprisals upon the inhabitants of that place. Later, DeWolf settled in Bristol, where his house was burned by the
British, in 1778. This stood at the south corner of Hope and Burton streets, in Bristol. After the destruction of his home, by which he was greatly impoverished, he removed to a farm in Swansea, Massachusetts,
and engaged in farming. By his industry, he largely recovered his fallen fortunes, and some years before his death, in 1793, he returned to
Bristol.
Captain Mark Anthony DeWolf, son of Charles and Margaret (Potter) DeWolf, was born November 8, 1726. He died September 17, 1793, in Bristol, Rhode Island. He became acquainted with Captain Simeon Potter, who made many voyages to the West Indies, and became a warm friend of DeWolf. He then latter accompanied Captain Potter to his
home in Bristol, where he settled before 1744, and became a noted navigator. He was educated in a French school at Guadeloupe, West Indies. He was familiar with several languages, thus becoming
very valuable to his employer, Captain Simeon Potter. He sailed on many voyages with Potter. In 1744, immediately following the outbreak of the war between England and France, they sailed from Bristol on the ship "Prince Charles of Lorraine". On December 22 of that year, they surprised and captured the French settlement of Oyapoc, in French
Guiana. They made heavy reprisals upon the inhabitants of that place. Later, DeWolf settled in Bristol, where his house was burned by the
British, in 1778. This stood at the south corner of Hope and Burton streets, in Bristol. After the destruction of his home, by which he was greatly impoverished, he removed to a farm in Swansea, Massachusetts,
and engaged in farming. By his industry, he largely recovered his fallen fortunes, and some years before his death, in 1793, he returned to
Bristol.
home in Bristol, where he settled before 1744, and became a noted navigator. He was educated in a French school at Guadeloupe, West Indies. He was familiar with several languages, thus becoming
very valuable to his employer, Captain Simeon Potter. He sailed on many voyages with Potter. In 1744, immediately following the outbreak of the war between England and France, they sailed from Bristol on the ship "Prince Charles of Lorraine". On December 22 of that year, they surprised and captured the French settlement of Oyapoc, in French
Guiana. They made heavy reprisals upon the inhabitants of that place. Later, DeWolf settled in Bristol, where his house was burned by the
British, in 1778. This stood at the south corner of Hope and Burton streets, in Bristol. After the destruction of his home, by which he was greatly impoverished, he removed to a farm in Swansea, Massachusetts,
and engaged in farming. By his industry, he largely recovered his fallen fortunes, and some years before his death, in 1793, he returned to
Bristol.
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