GFolks

1663 – The Monmouth Patent, New Jersey – William Goulding (Golding),1613-1672, Land Speculator

On December 3rd, 1663, 20 men travelled from Gravesend, Long Island (now New York) to what is now Navesink, New Jersey. One of these 20 included William Goulding. These gentlemen set their sights upon colonizing New Jersey, then under Dutch control, and many of them would return just over a year later with written rights (patent) to settle the land for what is now much of Monmouth County. The Monmouth Patent of April 8th, 1665 was formal recognition of the ouster of the Dutch from what is now New Jersey.

Military Service – William and Nellie Golden Descendants

A Probable History of the Golden Family of Newberry, South Carolina Since 1761 Updated 2026.08.27   The following members of our family served their country in military service. ~~~~~~ You can add your Golden family member by sending info to Bill Golden at [email protected] or posting on the Golden Family History page at https://www.facebook.com/groups/WilliamNellieGoldenFamily DIS … Read more

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.

Arriving in America – 1607 to 1699

GFolks that arrived in America before 1700 … Family history and genealogy for surnames of Golden, Golding, Goulding, Goldman, Gouldman, Goleman, Golman, Golmon and other similar families arriving in America and the Carribean.

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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