irt land , ▁and ▁moved ▁to ▁Nova ▁Scot ia ▁with ▁his ▁family ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 7 6 0 s ▁when ▁they ▁were ▁granted ▁land ▁there . ▁In ▁ 1 7 7 9 , ▁he ▁married ▁Margaret ▁R atch ford . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁high ▁sh er iff ▁for ▁King ' s ▁County ▁from ▁ 1 7 8 4 ▁to ▁ 1 7 8 9 , ▁also ▁serving ▁as ▁post master , ▁custom s ▁collect or ▁and ▁justice ▁of ▁the ▁peace . ▁De W olf ▁was ▁also ▁assistant ▁judge ▁in ▁the ▁Court ▁of ▁Common ▁Ple as . ▁De W olf ▁lived ▁in ▁H orton ▁( l ater ▁named ▁Wolf ville ▁in ▁his ▁honour ). ▁ ▁His ▁sons ▁Thomas ▁Andrew ▁Str ange , ▁James ▁R atch ford ▁De W olf ▁and ▁El ish a ▁also ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Assembly . ▁A ▁grand son , ▁James ▁R atch ford ▁D ew olf , ▁became ▁a ▁phys ician . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁The ▁History ▁of ▁King ' s ▁County , ▁A WH ▁E aton ▁( 1 9 1 0 ) ▁ ▁Category : 1 7 5 6 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 8 3 7 ▁death s ▁Category : N ova ▁Scot ia ▁pre - Conf eder ation ▁ML As ▁Category : J ud ges ▁in ▁Nova ▁Scot ia ▁Category : Col ony ▁of ▁Nova ▁Scot ia ▁jud ges <0x0A> </s> ▁R ainer ▁Hö ft ▁( born ▁ 3 ▁April ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁in ▁Berlin ) ▁is ▁a ▁former ▁East ▁German