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.
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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.
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).
Ancestry DNA: Possible Golden or Golding kin? Can help search through it.
Goldens, Keelings, Gouldmans and others that may be kin: Taken a DNA test but NOT sure how to make sense of it? Would be glad to take a look and see what matches I can find.
Golden DNA Test Research – Free Testing – Limited Offer
DNA Testing of select Golden males lines is offered at no cost. See post for details. Testing is limited to Golden males born to a Golden father from a specific Golden male line being researched.
Fleetwood Augustus Golden (1875-1965) of Laurens, South Carolina
Fleetwood Augustus Golden, Birth: 1875 (Newberry or Laurens County) South Carolina. Death: 1965 Burial: Liberty Springs Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Cross Hill, Laurens County, South Carolina
Jacob Golden, Sr., 1779 – His Last Will on file in Martinsville, Henry County, Virginia
September 17, 1779 / JACOB GOLDEN, of Henry County, being weak in body, dated Sept. 17, 1779. My wife to be sole executor of what I have left during her life and widowhood, and I make Thomas Stogdon (sic Stockton) and Richard Dickins my executors to see that nothing be wanted.
Our Golden Family, proto-Germans, Baltic region, 1500 BCE
Golding / Golden / Goulding et al Family History on Facebook DNA can tell a story. Our male Golden YDNA lineage is R1b1a2a1a1c1a1 U106/S21/DF98 … which subbranches as follows: Z381 > Z156 > Z306 > Z304 > DF98 > S18823 > FGC20588 > R-FGC20581 > R-BY103979. NOTE: This page requires updating due to additional info … Read more