Major George Michael Wilfong

1740 - 1818  (78 years)

• Name	George Michael Wilfong
  Title	Major
  Born	3 Nov 1740	Holland or Germany/Netherlands
  Gender	Male
  Died	3 Nov 1818	Lincoln County, North Carolina
  Person ID	I1658	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	1 Jan 2019

  
  

  Father	Robert Wakefield
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Arabella Corpening,   b. 1848,   d. 3 Jan 1935  (Age 87 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	1 Dec 1868
  Family ID	F0615	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	Johannes Wilfong,   b. Abt 1705
  Family ID	F1000	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Pofh Mull,   b. 1744, Newton, Catawba County, North Carolina, United States ,   d. 7 Jun 1816, Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States  (Age 72 years)
  Married	1761	North Carolina, USA
  	Spouse: Mary Pofh Poffh (born Mull)
  Children	1. John Poffh Wilfong,   b. 8 Apr 1762, Lincoln, North Carolina, United States ,   d. 18 Jun 1838, Newton, Catawba, North Carolina, United States  (Age 76 years)   2. John Poffh Wilfong,   b. 8 Apr 1762, Lincoln, North Carolina, United States ,   d. 8 Jun 1838, Newton, Catawba, North Carolina, United States  (Age 76 years)   3. Mary Elizabeth Wilfong,   b. 11 Mar 1765, Lincoln, North Carolina, United States ,   d. 22 Oct 1827, Lincoln, North Carolina, United States  (Age 62 years)   4. Elizabeth Wilfong,   b. 1768, Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States ,   d. 12 Apr 1827, Newton, Catawba, North Carolina, United States  (Age 59 years)   5. Catherine Wilfong,   b. 23 Feb 1774, Lincoln Co., NC, USA ,   d. 15 Jun 1850, Dallas, Gaston Co., NC, USA  (Age 76 years)   6. Peter Wilfong,   b. 1775, Lincoln Co., NC, USA ,   d. 23 Dec 1841, Newton, Catawba Co, NC, USA  (Age 66 years)   7. Sarah "Sally" Wilfong,   b. 1778, Morganton, Burke, North Carolina, United States ,   d. 15 Mar 1839, Lincoln, North Carolina, United States  (Age 61 years)
  Last Modified	1 Jan 2019
  Family ID	F599	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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• Notes

  George and Jacob are believed to be the sons or close kin of Johannes Wilfong who came with his parents George and Elizabth Wilfong on the ship "St. Andrew's Galley" 12 Sep 1734. George's will was dated 18 Mar 1817 and probated in Jan 1819. The original cannot be located, but court minutes indicate it was "proven" by John Yoder. The executors were John Wilson and Andrew Hoyle. The index lists devisees as John Wilfong, Peter Wilfong, Mary Whitener, Elizabeth Cline, Catharine Hoyle, and Sally Gross. Note: George and his brother Jacob came to NC as young men, probably with Henry Weidner. After the Indian attack in 1759, young George married the equally young widow Mary Poff Mull. He quickly assumed military duties, being listed in 1766 as a Lt. in the NC Militia. By the time of the Revolution he was a Major with the 2nd Reg., Rowan Co. He acquired much land after the war, and was heavily involved in civic duties, appearing often at the sessions of the Lincoln County court at Lincolnton. In addition, in 1769 he was named guardian for the minor children of his brother, Jacob. He and Mary Poff had John, [BO:Mary:BO], Elizabeth, Catherine, Peter, and Sarah. Peter married Susannah Hoyle, and had children George Daniel, Rebecca, Mary Margaret, Abel. J., and Elizabeth. The following tidbits were forwarded by another Wilfong researcher, Martha Kapp: 1. in essence....when Burke Co. was broken off from Rowan, circa 1777, several commissions were appointed. George Wilfong was appointed to a commission to choose a site to erect a courthouse, prison, "and stocks". Another reference is made as follows, concerning the erection of a courthouse and person's proximity to the site "at Edward Smith's:" "George Wilfong lived in the eastern part of the county (east of present Catawba County)". Evidently there was a "deadlock" as to where it should be. Another notation states that "the movement of the courthouse from the plantation of Edward Smith to a location more than 20 miles to the west had far-reaching repercussions. Of the commissioners whom the legislature had appointed to select a site, only Hugh Brevard, GEORGE WILFONG, and possibly John Connelly would have been averse to the action. But WILFONG and Brevard were the representatives of the residents of the area which is present-day Catawba County. Their dissatisfaction probably was the determining factor which led to the transfer of this area to Lincoln County. After all, the Lincoln County seat (Lincolnton) chosen in 1784 was much more accesible to these citizens than the site on Hunting Creek." 2. in a list of citizens appointed to serve as justices in Burke County prior to 1792, George Wilfong was included. 3., In references to the Revolutionary War, George Wilfong is listed as a Major from the South Fork area of Catawba Co., who was distinguished as a Burke Militia officer noted for his bravery