Note: Extensive revamping of this page is necessary. YDNA testing from mid-2017 has allowed the confirmation of some prior theories (to include disproval) as to which Goldens in the region belonged to which families. We have also now been able to confirm within about five miles as to where William and Nellie Goulden lived. Documentary … Read more
Golding / Golden / Goulding et al Family History on Facebook 1847 – Gouldins in Caroline County, Virginia … No liquor … and we’re serious about that !! Liberty Church, Caroline County, Virginia split in 1847 when some members tried to force a ‘No alcohol or else excommunication’ bylaw. The bylaw failed and numerous Gouldins … Read more
Golding / Golden / Goulding et al Family History on Facebook Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina — Do you know Billy Golden, wrestling promoter? He had a brother named Phil. Same business. His son Jimmy Golden is also a wrestler, as is grandson Bobby Golden. Jimmy Golden was born 1 AUG 1950 in Bucksnort, Tennessee. A … Read more
Golding / Golden / Goulding et al Family History on Facebook When Alfred Noel (1791-1816) appealed for a Revolutionary War pension it was due to the service of his father Richard Noel (1759-1800). Military records being nearly non-existent, other than campaign records and lists of staff officers, testimonials had to be collected to prove service. John Rains (1853-1834) … Read more
Golding/Golden/Goulding Family History on Facebook Some G2a Goldens from Wales? Some Golden family histories with Elender Eli Golden as their ancestor, indicate that these Goldens may be descended from the Gualmay/Gwaltney family of Pembrokeshire, Wales. The name Gualmay is Welsh in origin and means “Field Hawk” or “Hawk of May”. Gualmay is a derivative of … Read more
Golding / Golden / Goulding et al Family History on Facebook Numerous male Goldings and Goldens descended from William Golding, born c1704 d1782, and wife Elizabeth Foster, born c1704 d1775, have taken yDNA tests. These American Golding males are R1b and can be easily identified via yDNA tests that show the STR values for 12, … Read more
Golding/Golden/Goulding et al Family History on Facebook William Leftridge Golding of 1598, who was supposedly born in Lincolnshire, England never existed. Neither did his wife Dollie Illene. Many genealogies have long listed William Leftridge Golding, born in 1598 as a son of Percival Golding Sr. (son of the famous Arthur Golding), as dying in either 1648 … Read more
Golding / Golden / Goulding et al Family History on Facebook Marcus L. Golden Birth 1847, (Pickens) South Carolina 1864 Feb – Joined Company H, 12th Tennessee Cavalry (UNION) at Charleston, McMinn County, TN Death October 22, 1864 at Pulaski, Tennessee due to military service (wounded in action; lingered in wounded status for almost a … Read more
Golding / Golden / Goulding et al Family History on Facebook DNA testing indicates that changes are needed in family histories of Hiram F Golden (c1829-1880), father of William Anderson Golden (1840/48-1908). WHAT MANY GENEALOGIES SAY Per numerous family histories (14 on Ancestry), Hiram’s parents were Richard Ali Golden, 1800–1850, and Susannah Owens, 1804–1849. Richard … Read more
Golding / Golden / Goulding et al Family History on Facebook Can you prove that you have a Native American or “Indian” bloodline? As more people take DNA tests they are often surprised that test results show not a drop of identifiable bloodline linked to being Indian. Does lack of DNA evidence definitively mean that … Read more