Who is the John Goulding buried in 1865 at Arlington Cemetery?

Golding / Golden / Goulding et al Family History on Facebook Updated 2016.09.05 John Goulding, aka John Golding, was born about 1836 in England, and was single when he joined the Army (per his military interment records; see below). Per the interment receipt below, there was no ‘next of kin’ listed, so it can be … Read more

Bastardy Bonds and Goldens and Goldings and Wayward Fathers

Golding / Golden / Goulding et al Family History on Facebook Goldens – Bastardy Bonds – Public Policy – Family History – Heritage There are some Goldens and Goldings et al in the records that had to post Bartardy Bonds. Most colonial-era American states once had a system of ‘Bastardy Bonds’. North Carolina kept the … Read more

Moore Family Line of Ninety Six District, South Carolina

Golding / Golden / Goulding et al Family History on Facebook Moore Family Line of Ninety Six District, South Carolina My great-great-grandmother Arzela Moore descends from the Patrick Gent Moore family (1681 Antrim, Ireland – 1752 Lunenberg, Virginia), who immigrated by 1746 from Antrim, Ulster, Ireland to Plymouth, Massachusetts. Patrick’s son Joseph Moore (1715-1785) and his oldest son William … Read more

James Goulden of Glossop, England searches for his siblings in Ohio, 1874

Golding / Golden / Goulding et al Family History on Facebook James Goulden, recently arrived from England, is advertising and searching for his brother John Goulden, and sisters: Catherine Goulden Trimble, Mary Goulden Mulvey, and Margaret Goulden Couglin. They were supposed in the Cinncinati, Ohio area. “The Boston Pilot” newspaper, Vol 7, 1871-1876, published Dec … Read more

Ulster Scot settlement in South Carolina, 1761-1770

Misc sources and notes. Will turn into a story and outline later. List of ships and general history of the logistics of how settlement happened. Abbeville / Boonesborough settler list and plat info Earl of Donegal petitioners (1767) History of Londonborough Township, South Carolina Two Acts that established new Townships in South Carolina – 1730 … Read more

John Goulding of Pennsylvania – Revolutionary War Service 1777, 1779 and 1781-82

Golding / Golden / Goulding et al Family History on Facebook Updated 2016.07.04 John Goulding (Goulden) of Franklin County, Pennsylvania served in Revolutionary War service in 1777, 1779 and from 1781-1782. He was married, although we do not know his wife’s name. His wife appears to be alive in 1801 (see below) but John dies in 1806 … Read more

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