John James Golden (Hall), 1797 SC – 1857 TX
John James Golden
Birth 20 OCT 1797 • South Carolina
Death 04 NOV 1857 • Shelby, Texas
Current relationship: 2nd great-grandfather of 7th cousin
Bill Golden
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.
Notes – Mullinax Molineaux
DNA matches with Mullinax surname descendants, and with descendants with Mullinax in their tree exists across all branches of our Goldens that branched between 1770-1790.
Notes – Godden
Several of our Golden lines that branched between 1770-1790 have DNA matches with descendants of the Godden family of southeastern England in the Kent area.
Notes – Varnado & Varnadeau
Relationship of the French (Hugenot?) line Varnado & Varnadeau exists from mid-1700s in Orangeburg, South Carolina. This line would move to Louisiana and to Mississippi. DNA matches are not with any Varnado-surnamed individuals but the indirect matches via trees is numerous.
DNA – How to Share Your Ancestry DNA
How to share your Golden descendant DNA so more can be learned about our family history before 1800.
Pre-1761 Origin of Goldens of Newberry, South Carolina: Virginia
A Probable History of the Golden Family of Newberry, South Carolina Since 1761 Updated 2025.12.08 The individuals below may appear in your DNA matches. ~~~~~~ Origin of our Golden family immediately pre-1760 settlement in Newberry, South Carolina was probably in the Albemarle and Goochland area outside of Richmond, Virginia by 1720 at the latest. … Read more
Thomas Golden (Patriarch), of Newberry, South Carolina, born before 1735
Our family story begins about 1760 in Newberry, South Carolina with a farmer by the name of Thomas Goulden or Thomas Golden.
Thomas Golden was born before 1741 based upon him being nominated for a land grant in 1762, which should have required him to be age 21+ at that time. If presumed son William was born about 1750 and possible daughter Elender Golden was born about 1745 then Thomas would have probably been born before 1725, or thereabouts at the latest. Where Thomas was born is unknown.
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).
Ship ‘Seven Sisters’, a regular visitor to Virginia in mid-1600s
A Christopher Goold supposedly sailed on the Seven Sisters in the 1650s. Am in search of this ship, its travels, and passenger lists in the hope to confirm if Christopher Goold could be Christopher Goulding.