Albemarle, Virginia and Goldens

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A Probable History of the Golden Family
of Newberry, South Carolina Since 1761
Updated 2024.12.27

 

A Golden / Golding family settled in the Crozet area of Albemarle County, Virginia. It was most likely ‘Golden’ and not ‘Golding’ as the different branches of the family went off to Kentucky and to South Carolina and all kept ‘Golden’ as their surname.

These Goldens probably did not live long in the area, possibly only from about 1760-after 1790 … but that can be difficult to determine as few records exist for the area. There are alternative records compiled in a 1901 book XXX that has proven to be most helpful. This book also provides some context as to the presence of the Golden family within the county.

The individuals below may appear in your DNA matches if you are kin to the Golden that lived in Albemarle County from 1760-1800 in the Crozet and Spring Creek area. 

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~~~ 1762: An unsourced Warren Family genealogy claims that Eleanor ‘Nelly’ Golden (b.1745) married (Charles) William Warren (c1738-1807) at Albemarle VA. They would move to the Newberry, South Carolina area at some time between 1763-1768.^[1]William and Nelly Golden Warren were living in South Carolina by 1768 as their son Benjamin John Warren (Culbertson), 1768–1853, was born in the Ninety Six District.   They divorced in South Carolina in 1798 per same genealogy. Warren and Golden do appear in Albemarle marriages indexes. Who married whom and when is not listed.^[2] Surnames of Albemarlans that married per Iberian Publishing Company’s On-Line Catalog: Albemarle County, VA: Surname Lists: https://genealogyresources.org/Albemarle_surnames.html … Another unsourced Genealogy lists the marriage as occuring in 1762 in nearby Amherst County, Virginia. Amherst was part of southwestern Albemarle County and became its own county in 1761. ^[3]Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amherst_County,_Virginia

~~~ 1782 Apr 10: Abraham Golden living alone in Albemarle, District No. 3. He has no slaves, five cattle and two horses or mules. ^[4]1782, Abraham Golden appears to be living alone: free males above 21: 1; slaves: 0; “No Nett[?] Cattle”: 5; “No Horses mares Colts & Mules”: 2; “No wheels for Riding … Continue reading

1790: 

~~~ There are three Golden families in the county in the 1790 census: William Golding and the Abraham and Archibald Golden households.

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