Golden Genealogy and Family History

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Notes – Godwin / Goodwin

Thomas Godwin (Bridger), born c1640 at New Kent, New Kent, Virginia; Death 27 May 1713-1714 at Suffolk, Nansemond, Virginia. Multiple DNA matches link two lines of our Goldens with Thomas Godwin’s descendants, which are themselves named Godwin. DNA matches exist with male descendants of Nathanael Greene Golden (b1783) and Samuel Golden (b1770 SC).

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An Approximate History of our Golden Family

Collected notes on the family of Thomas Golden who settled at Newberry, South Carolina by 1761, if not a year or two earlier. Wife’s and children’s names are unknown … but DNA creates a path back in time as to Thomas’s origins and family associations. Multiple males branches descending from Thomas Golden are yDNA Y700 tested.

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Golden, Golding, Goulding, Gouldman et al Slaves, Slave Owners and such

Listing of slave owners and their location are shown alphabetically below by: last name, first name, year. Slaves were counted in the 1790, 1800, 1810, 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, and 1860 census (bold means that those census records are included below). In the 1860 census, as slavery came to nearing its close, there were 3,950,450 registered slaves.

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GoldenGenealogy.com is moderated by Bill Golden — in search of his own family.

To find family, he collects, sorts and shares what he finds. His Pokemon strategy is to collect all Gold/Gould -en, -in, -ings while searching for kin.

Bill Golden Norfolk1956@gmail.com

Golden Family History and Genealogy
Heraldic elements, colors and designs from various Golden, Golding and Goulden families

GoldenGenealogy.com is moderated by Bill Golden — in search of his own family.

To find family, he collects, sorts and shares what he finds. His Pokemon strategy is to collect all Gold/Gould -en, -in, -ings while searching for kin.

Bill Golden Norfolk1956@gmail.com

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