William Franklin Golden Birth 4 May 1844 in North Carolina Death 16 Jan 1926 in Anderson County, Tennessee His birthplace has been variously reported as being in North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. All three locations within those three states sit at the nexus of where the three state’s borders connect. Relationship: My 1st cousin 3x … Read more
Heritage, Civil War and Our Goldens Listed below are those Goldens that gave military service during the Civil War, 1861-1865. Marcus L. Golden (KIA) // UNION — Born: 1847, (Pickens) South Carolina — Death: October 22, 1864 at Pulaski, Tennessee due to military service (KIA, lingered in wounded status for almost a month). Family lore says that … Read more
Below are some Gouldings listed in New England newspapers from before 1800: Goulding, George, Esq., at E. Greenwich, RI, a wealthy merchant (see obituary), Nov 24, 1742. —– There is good documentation for the Goulding family but conflicting information as to whom was George’s father: Roger or Robert Goulding? Goulding, John, Col., at Grafton, issue … Read more
William Turner Gaulden of Pittsylvania Co, Virginia, Rev War Private >>> William received an annual pension for Rev War service of $80 annually to commence on March 1st, 1834. William appears to have served in a local militia unit commanded by Captain Adams, in a regiment commanded by Colonel Lynch. All were local to Pittsylvania … Read more
Golding / Golden / Goulding et al Family History on Facebook Second cousins William Goulden and Dorinda Goulden from Montclair, New Jersey marry. They rendezvoused in Reno, Nevada just to marry and then went off to William Goulden’s home in California where he had become successful. — Nevada State Journal (Reno, Nevada), Jan 22, 1909, … Read more
Golding / Golden / Goulding et al Family History on Facebook The year is 1846 and the cavalry troops stationed at San Antonio, Texas come down sick. Among the sick from Company “D” are three Goldens: Isaac, Richard and William. The document listing their illness does not record the regiment that they are assigned to … Read more
Golding / Golden / Goulding et al Family History on Facebook Massachusetts Revolutionary War military service by members of the Golden, Goldin, Golding, Goulden and Goulden (GFolks) families. +++++++++++++++++ My own Golden family line is not known to be related to any of these GFolks. However, we could be! Our Goldens appeared in South Carolina … Read more
Butlers Rangers, Revolutionary War Loyalists Thomas Goulden, Loyalist and member of Butler’s Rangers >>> I do not know of a descendant line associated with Thomas. Thomas served in 1778 at the very start when Butler’s Rangers were formed as a militia group. The Rangers had a reputation for exceptional savagery. They fought principally in western … Read more
Have found two atDNA connections with the Morgan family via Ancestry member Jukqueen. >>> The oldest documented grandparent in our family line is the marriage of Nathaniel Greene Goulden to Rachel Isabella Morgan about 1810 in South Carolina. The Morgan family is well documented for a number of generations back to about 1600. Now have … Read more
New Records Online for Counties Antrim and Down We are pleased to announce the addition to our online databases of over 27,000 new Church of Ireland records for Counties Antrim and Down! These new baptism, marriage and burial records are from 24 parishes across Antrim and Down and were transcribed by our Emeritus Research Director, … Read more