1776 – Goldens in Charles Parish, York County, Virginia
These Goldens exist only within the 1776 Last Will and Testament (LWT) of their sister Margaret Golden. What became of them?
Bill Golden
Louis Golding (1895-1958) – Prolific British Writer and Screenwriter, Russian Immigrants
Louis Golding (b. 19 Nov 1895, Manchester, England — d. 9 Aug 1958, London). English novelist and essayist, an interpreter of British Jewish life.
Golding was the son of poor Jewish parents who had emigrated to Britain from Russia. His family are often referred to as Ukrainian Jews. Father: Philip Golding, b.1859-d.1916. Mother: Yetta Golding, b.1862-aft 1911.
Eleanor Golden Warren, c1745-aft1810, Clouds Creek, Saluda, SC
Eleanor Golden Warren, c1745-1811, Clouds Creek, Saluda, South Carolina Revised Version … this 1 Jan 2024 revisement offers significant changes and clarifications to the 2 Feb 2018 version crossposted to Ancestry.com … 2018 version taken down but exists within archive. South Carolina – Newberry/Saluda/Edgefield – c1745-1811 Two important changes in this 2023 version re Eleanor … Read more
Eleanor Golden Warren, c1745-1809, Clouds Creek, Saluda, SC
Eleanor Golden Warren, c1745-1811, Clouds Creek, Saluda, South Carolina Revised Version … this is a revised version of the 2 Feb 2018 version crossposted to Ancestry.com … 2018 version taken down but exists within archive. South Carolina – Newberry/Saluda/Edgefield – c1745-1811 Two important changes in this 2023 version re Eleanor Golden Warren‘s life. Confirmation that … Read more
George Keeling, c1680-1759, was NOT an Irish Lord
Claims that George Keeling Jr, c1680 VA – 1759 NC, was an Irish lord family appear in various genealogies published by several descendant Henderson family and Williams kin. These claims were still included in updated genealogies from the 1920s.
John Golden, alias Golding, hung for piracy – a court case that reverberates today re ‘Stateless Combatants’
The trial of Golden/Golding and others is documented within A Complete Collection of State Trials and Proceedings for High Treason, Volume 12. The particular trial is “Trial of Thomas Jones and others as pirates, though acting under King James II. commission, 5 William and Mary, A. D. 1693”.
Massacre of Smith Family and Slaves, Long Cane, Abbeville SC, 1776
Caraway Grandparents — As of July 2023, plentiful (10+) DNA matches have been made between our Goldens living near (Newberry SC) to the Smith-Caraway family (Abbeville SC). These matches strongly indicate that our Goldens had a Caraway grandparent within 1-2 generations preceding 1776.
Jefferson “Jeff” Davis Golden, 1883-1966
Golding / Golden / Goulding et al Family History on Facebook Jeff Golden served in the U.S. Army during World War I (1918-19) as a member of the Ordnance Corps. Rank: PFC. After the war he returned to Oconee, South Carolina, but at some time between 1920 and 1927 he went North where he met … Read more
Our atDNA Genetic History
A Probable History of the Golden Family of Newberry, South Carolina Since 1761 Updated 2023.01.17 Autosomal DNA (atDNA) is the combined DNA inherited from our parents, and they from their parents, ad infinitum. When people refer to having had a DNA test they are usually referring to atDNA. My DNA test on Ancestry.com indicates … Read more
Errors Created in my Research of Goldens, Gouldmans & Keelings
A Probable History of the Golden Family of Newberry, South Carolina Since 1761 Updated 2022.12.18 There are many genealogies floating around online websites that reflect erroneous or undocumented information that was in part caused by me. This is due to in large part to ignoring my warning or disclaimer that such information is unproven, … Read more