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Linden Place in 2017 Rear of Linden Place Scanned image from the Friends of Linden Place archives. Linden Place is a Federal-style mansion located in Bristol, Rhode Island.It was built in 1810 by slave trader, merchant, privateer and ship owner General George DeWolf and was designed by architect, Russell Warren.
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The Bristol or Rhode Island branch sprang from Charles DeWolf of Guadeloupe (1695–1726), who was born in Lyme, New London, Connecticut, the son of Charles DeWolf and Prudence DeWolf. He emigrated to Guadeloupe, the French West Indies. During the 18th and 19th centuries the D'Wolfs of Rhode Island were the largest slave traders in the state.
Samuel P. Colt, entrepreneur, child labor advocate, and Rhode Island state representative; lived in Bristol; Mark Anthony DeWolf (1726–1793) was the fourth child of Charles DeWolf, the only one who returned to America. He became the patriarch of the Bristol branch of the DeWolf family; he was a merchant and slave trader.
John DeWolf, born on Sept. 6, 1779, to Simon and Hannah DeWolf, was a member of the famous and wealthy clan of Bristol merchants whose financial status was largely dependent upon their involvement ...
DeWolf was the 4th generation of Balthazar DeWolf of Lyme, Connecticut. [1] DeWolf married Abigail Potter of Bristol, Rhode Island, on 26 August 1744. Among his eight sons and seven daughters, [citation needed] Senator James DeWolf was the twelfth child. James DeWolf made most of his fortune in the slave trade.
Warren had built many other important buildings in Bristol for the DeWolf family, who rose to prominence through wealth gained from the Atlantic slave trade. [3] In 1901, the house was passed down from Abbey DeWolf Gibson to granddaughter Josephine Gibson, who became the longtime chatelaine of the estate.
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