John DeWolf (or D’Wolf, 1760-1841) was a son of Mark Anthony DeWolf and Abigail Potter. He was baptized in St. Michael’s Anglican Church. During the Revolutionary War, he served in the Warren Militia Company. During the Battle of Rhode Island, he served under Captain William Throope as a substitute for Moses Davis in the Bristol Militia Company. Like his brothers, he also sailed on privateer ships. He was captured twice and spent time on a prison ship in New York harbor. His house (built circa 1787) stands at the southwest corner of the intersection of Hope and State Streets. While his brother James was away from Bristol trying to escape being charged for a murder he had committed, John managed his businesses (such as the slave trade). For multiple years, he served as Assessor of Direct Tax for Newport and Bristol Counties. He also served as a justice of the Supreme Court of Rhode Island. In 1818, John was president of the Bank of Bristol. He applied for, and received, a pension for his service after the war.
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