Christopher and Thomas Goulding / Golden / Goalden of Christchurch, Middlesex, Virginia before 1670

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A Probable History of the Golden Family
of Newberry, South Carolina Since 1761
Updated 2025.11.30

 

This page includes conjecture as well as facts, and should be considered ‘thinking aloud’. I am theorizing what the circumstances may indicate for our early Golden family. Within Ancestry I am tracking associated individuals as T251114^[1]T251114 is my theory-of-the-day tracker so I do not misconnect or mislead individuals. I have created enough genealogical errors by thinking aloud in writing, and then folks copy my theory and … Continue reading.

While there is no conclusive evidence linking our Goldens to the Gouldings of Christchurch, Middlesex, Virginia, circa 1670 and thereafter, there is significant DNA linkage, both atDNA^[2]atDNA connections between descendant lines of our Goldens that branched before 1790 and the Gore family are many: CAG AXG6 MHJ5 SGS8 TXY WDG3x … so many that I quit exploring the matches, … Continue reading Eliza Goare‘s parents were Joseph Joshua Goare Gore, 1666–1726, and Mary Allison, 1677–1708; See the Gore / Goare family of Christchurch, Middlesex, Virginia. The Gore and Goldens intermarried in 1708 per parish record. Eliza’s father left a last will and testament (LWT). ^[3]Page 81: Marriage of Thomas Golden and Eliza Goare (Gore) on 12 Jan 1708 per the Christchurch Parish registry, which still exists today in the archives of the Episcopal Theological Seminary (now … Continue reading Thomas and Eliza would have a daughter named Mary Golden, baptized in the parish on 5 Nov 1710.^[4]The baptism of Mary Golden is listed on page 75 of The Parish Register of Christ Church, Middlesex County, Virginia, from 1653-1812.

There is evidence for a first generation Golden or Goulding living at Christchurch: Christopher Goulding. He is of age to be father of a son that is in the right place and time. I believe this to be our Thomas Golden. There is also YDNA700 evidence for another son, who we can show has many descendents living today.^[5]Thomas Golden of about 1710-1720 may have had a brother or first cousin living in the area. The lack of any genealogies claiming male descent from Middlesex Goldens (or similar surnames) suggests to … Continue reading The name of this second son is unknown. Y700 DNA testing indicates that this son is the probable father of William Golden, c1745–1810, who married Alice Margaret (Peggy) Maupin, 1745–1788. My own grandfather line had a William Golden, c1750-1808 (SC), son of Thomas Golden, born about the same time. Both male lines coming out of Virginia are yDNA type R1b R-M269 R-U106 R-Z405 R-DF98 R-S18823 R-FGC20605 R-FGC20581 R-BY103979 R-BY61503.^[6]The William Golden and Peggy Maupin line appears about to go extinct (2025) as far as the Golden surname continuing. There are many living descendants with children of their own, but only one known … Continue reading

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Timeline

! Except for the individuals named below, there is no documentary evidence of other Goldens living in Middlesex County, Virginia from 1650 through 1750.

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1656 xxxx – The ship Seven Sisters ports in Virginia, probably at Charles City. This ship arrived several weeks before the Dove which had the body of Henry Edwards who died en route to Virginia. Henry was a first cousin of Christopher Goulding.^[7]Admon. to Christopher Goulding, cousin german and next of kin of Henry Edwards, late in the ship Dove at Virginia, deceased. Marginal note “paup.” (A-F, 128.) A cousin german is a first … Continue reading

1656 before Jun 10 – Henry Edwards, Barbados and Virginia // Henry arrives at Point Comfort, Virginia (now Old Point Comfort, Hampton Virginia)^[8]Learn more about Old Point Comfort and its importance in early Virginia history: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Point_Comfort and he passed away while travelling from Barbados on the ship ‘Dove‘. This is not the very famous Dove aka Maryland Dove which sank in 1635.^[9]Give brief history of the Maryland Dove; the Ark and the Dove. History records little about the Dove in 1656 and A.I.^[10]GEMINI notes suggest that a variety of small ships may have adopted the Dove name. Cannot find any record of a ship by this name arriving in Virginia between 1650 or at any time thereafter. Christopher Goulding is designated in probate as next of kin and specifically as ‘cousin german‘ which means ‘first cousin’.^[11]”Paup” refers to Henry Edwards being a pauper in that he had no real property, per Virginia Colonial Records Project, Survey Report No. 4336, Document 04134, Repository: Principal Probate … Continue reading

1656 Jun 10 – Christopher Goulding, Virginia // This entry is important because it establishes that Christopher Goulding actually existed and this record is somewhere in the Virginia archives. Christopher is designated as both probate administrator, as next of kin and specifically as ‘first cousin’ (the meaning of ‘cousin german’) on 10 Jun 1656 in Virginia for Henry Edwards. Admon. to Christopher Goulding, cousin german and next of kin of Henry Edwards, late in the ship Dove at Virginia, deceased. Marginal note “paup.” (A-F, 128.) ^[12]”Paup” refers to Henry Edwards being a pauper in that he had no real property, per Virginia Colonial Records Project, Survey Report No. 4336, Document 04134, Repository: Principal Probate … Continue reading

1673/1674 before 2 March: Christopher Golden (‘Golden’ is the name written down) was arrested, (along with ?) William Poole to ye court att ye suite (being sued by) Mr Richard Robinson for 615 pounds of sweet scented tobacco and caske by bill(ing) and they not appearing. An order is now passed against the sheriff for the same (to be arrested and/or summoned).^[13]Page 4, Middlesex County Order Book, 1673-1677.

1675 – Christopher Goulding is believed to live in Christchurch Parish, Middlesex County, Virginia. He is married to an Ann LNU. This is probably Anne Gardner; see 4 August 1724^[14]See section called About Christchurch Parish and A.I. History Research

1675 Feb 28: Burial of Susan Goulding, the daughter of Christopher Goulding and his wife Ann.^[15]See section called About Christchurch Parish and A.I. History Research

1678 Nov 10: Christening of Elizabeth Goulding, daughter of Christopher and Ann Goulding.^[16]See section called About Christchurch Parish and A.I. History Research

1680: Christopher Goulding is listed in the quit rent rolls of Virginia, which confirms his land ownership or tenancy.^[17]See section called About Christchurch Parish and A.I. History Research

1683 Jul 20: Christopher Goulder (Goulding) has gone blind.  The Parish Vestry of 20 Jul 1683 orders that Do’r (doctor) William Poole take Christopher to his own home and ‘… use the Utmost of his Endeavor to Cure him of his Blindess, and in Case that Do’r Poole Should make a Cure thereof, Then the Said Do’r is to have for the Cure Two Thousand pounds of Tobacco & Caske, But in Case he Doth not Cure ye Said Christopher Goulden, That then the Said Do’r Poole is to have but Reasonable Sattisfaction for his Trouble.”^[18]Page 38 of The Vestry Book of Christ Church Parish, Copy No.49 of 500 copies, Old Dominion Press, 1927, Richmond, Virginia … This copy is signed by C. G. Chamberlayne, the book compiler, … Continue reading

1683 Nov 6: Christopher Goulder (Goulding), his eye surgery did not go well. He lost whatever sight he had. “At a Vestry held the 6th November 1683 At the house of mr Richard Robinson for Christ Church parish In Middlesex County &c … It is ordered that Do’r William Poole be allowed towards his Trouble and Care Taken w’th Christopher Goulder towards the bringing him to his Sight (w’ch was loost) …” 1000 pounds of tobacco.^[19]Page 39 of The Vestry Book of Christ Church Parish, Copy No.49 of 500 copies, Old Dominion Press, 1927, Richmond, Virginia … This copy is signed by C. G. Chamberlayne, the book compiler, … Continue reading ^[20]Page 39, Middlesex County, Virginia, 1663-1767

1685 Jan 5: Christopher Goulder (Goulding), at a Vestry held the 5th of Jnuary 1685 at the house of Mr Richard Robinson, for Christ Church parish, Middlesex County: “…It is ordered that mr Wm Poole be paid for Keeping of Christo’r Goulder Dureing his Sicknes & Lamenfs 1000lb of Tobacco the w’ch Sume is afsgned by the said Poole to ye said mr Wm Churchhill” … It is ordered that Mr. William Poole be paid for keeping Christopher Goulder during his sickness and lameness 1,000 pounds of tobacco (of) the which sum is assigned by the said Poole to ye said Mr William Churchill. ^[21]Page 47 of The Vestry Book of Christ Church Parish, Copy No.49 of 500 copies, Old Dominion Press, 1927, Richmond, Virginia … This copy is signed by C. G. Chamberlayne, the book compiler, … Continue reading Has Christopher Goulder / Goulding died?

1709 Jan: Thomas Gardner will proved. The Last Will and Testament of Thomas Gardner was this day proved in court by the oaths of the witnesses to it and addmitted into record. John Gibbs, one of the executors of said will relinguishes his executorship in court and ordered Thomas Goding, the other executor of ye will give security for probate at ye next court.^[22]Page 56, Middlesex County Order Book, 1705-171X.

1711 before August, probably July 1711: Thomas Goddin summoned as he did not appear to give security for the esattes of Thoma and Diana Gardner, the order for summoning him is continued. ^[23]Page 41, Middlesex County Order Book, 1710-1721.

1711 Sep 5 at Middlesex County Court: Thomas Goddin to give security for Thomas Gardner‘s estates. Ordered that Thomas Goddin should give security for the estates of Thomas and Diana Gardner, deceased, (an earlier order) not being complied with is continued (in being resolved). ^[24]Page 48, Middlesex County Order Book, 1710-1721.

1713 Jun 8: Thomas Godin (Golden) is a witness to “BE IT KNOWN that I ROBERT DUDLEY of PRINCESS ANN County appoint WILLIAM BLACKBORN of the County of Middx. my lawfull Attorney for me to acknowledge a Lease unto JOHN GIBBS of County Middx. Weaver and I do allow all my said Attorney shall do about the premises. In Witness whereof I have set my hand and seal this 8th day of Jun 1713.” Robert Dudley drew an ‘R’ as his signature, and witnesses “in presence of Tho. Machen (Thomas Machen), John Berry, Tho: Godin (Thomas Golden)^[25]Page 35 of Middlesex County Deed Book 3 1709-1720. Copy in Fairfax VA main library.

1713/1714 Feb 2: In court case of GODDIN v DAGGLE: Thomas Goddin, plaintive,  and Patrick Daggle, defendant, judgement is granted to plaintive for 1200 pounds of sweet scented tobacco and caske due by Bill with costs which the defendant is ordreed to pay als exo. ^[26]Page 67, Middlesex County Order Book, 1710-1721.

1713 Jul 7: Thomas Godin (Golden) is a witness to sale of a plantation by Robert Dudley of Princess Anne County to John Gibbs of the Parish of Christ Church and County of Middlesex. ^[27]Page 35 of Middlesex County Deed Book 3 1709-1720. Copy in Fairfax VA main library.

1714 Apr 6:  Thomas Goddin has died. The Middlesex County orders that Anne Goddin, the wife of Thomas Goddin, deceased, be summoned to the next  Court to prodce the will of the decedent or take Letters of Administration upon his estate. ^[28]Page 72, Middlesex County Order Book, 1710-1721.

1714 May 4: John Gibbs is hereby appointed Surveyor of the highways in the precinct whereof Thomas Goddin was surveyor and it is ordered that he cause the roads in his precinct to be forthwith well cleared and the bridges mended accordingly. … On the same day and court: Anne Goddin to be summoned. Anne Goddin, the widow and relict of Thomas Goddin, deceased, not appearing at her summons to administer upon the … words are missing  ^[29]Page 78-79, Middlesex County Order Book, 1710-1721.

1714 Jul 6: The last will and testament of Thomas Goddin, deceased, was presented in Court by Anne Goddin, the widow and relict of the decendent who make oath thereto and the same being proved in court by the oaths of William Markham and John Gibbs, it is admitted to record. Furthermore, Anne Goddin refusing to give security for her administration with the will annexed upon the estate of her deceased  husband Thomas Goddin, and the estate being of so small value that no one will accept the administration thereof, it is ordered that the sheriff sell the same at an outrcy some time between this and the next court and report his proceedings therein to ye next court. … Furthermore, the court orders that Anne Goddin, the widow and relict of Thomas Goddin, deceased, return an inventory of the … words missing (estate). ^[30]Page 85-86, Middlesex County Order Book, 1710-1721; and page 231, Middlesex Order Book 5, 1710-1726.

— William Markham / Marcum is no doubt blood kin as well. There are DNA matches with our Goldens that branched after 1770 and before 1790. There are numerous atDNA matches with descendants of Abraham Golden, b1770 SC and Nathaniel Green Golden, b1783 SC. Have not placed must emphasis on close examination of the Markham / Marcum other than casual observation that a DNA relationship exists. Assuming there is not another William Markham living at Middlesex in 1714, none that I see in the records, then this William was barely of legal age to sign a legal document in 1714. His own life was brief, being born 29 Mar 1696 and passing away 17 Dec 1717 at Middlesex, Virginia.

1714 Oct 5: Mary Goddin, orphan of Thomas Goddin, is bound to her mother in law (stepmother) Anne Goddin until she is 21. Important as this establishes that Thomas Goddin / Golden had an earlier wife. Anne Goddin, the other orphan of Thomas Goddin, is bound to her mother in law (stepmother) Anne Goddin until she attains lawful age to choose a guardian. This lawful age is usually age 16+; need to factcheck this. Bill G sez: Just a thought, but the difference between the two daughters and their status is that Anne was probably close to her age to chose to leave the household or marry and the Mary was much younger.^[31]Page 232, Middlesex County Order Book 5, 1710-1726.

1714 Dec 7: GODDIN v DOGGLE, Judgement: In an action of debt between Anne Goddin, Administratrix of Thomas Goddin, deceased, plaintive and Patrick Doggle, defendant, for 1200 pounds of good sweet scented tobacco and caske, the defendant appeared and confest judgement for the sum together with the costs of a former judgement. ^[32]Page 9, Middlesex County Order Book, 1710-1721.

1714 Dec 7: GODDIN v PONIELL, Judgement: In an action of debt between Anne Goddin, Administratrix of Thomas Goddin, deceased, plaintive and John Poniell, defendant, for 1,086 pounds of tobacco due by a judgement, the defendant appeard and confest judgement for the sum which the defendant is orderd to pay with former and present cost als Exo. ^[33]Page 9, Middlesex County Order Book, 1710-1721.

1715 Jul 11: Anne Goddin, widow of Thomas Goddin marries John Hatton. Their son Roger Hatton b. 2 Dec 1716. Anne probably married 3rd James Russell {CCR:83, 96, 118, 164; MCWIA: 177} ^[34]Page 121, Middlesex County Order Book, 1710-1721.

1716 Mar 6: Anne Goddin, the court order for Anne Goddin to appear to show cause why she left the place ye court assigned her is discontinued.^[35]Middlesex County Order Book, 1710-1721.

1716 Apr 3: John Hatton and wife Anne Hatton, widow of Thomas Goddin, are ordered to give an account of the condition of the orphans of Thomas Goddin, deceased. ^[36]Page 236, Middlesex County Order Book 5, 1710-1726.

1716 Dec 4 & 5: The Middlesex County Court orders that the sheriff summon Anne Goddin to appear at the next Court to show cause why she has left the place the court assigned (to) her. It is unclear as to whether this is Anne Goddin, Thomas Goddin‘s daughter, or his widow now remarried 11 Jul 1715 to John Hatton. ^[37]Page 98, Middlesex County Order Book, 1710-1721.

1720 Jan 3: Anne Goddin of Gloucester County and Thomas Faulkner of Gloucester County are witnesses for Henry Faulkner. Why? No notes left as to what they witnessed.^[38]Page 250, Middlesex County Order Book 5, 1710-1726.

1724 Aug 4: Anne Goddin, daughter of Thomas Goddin, deceased, is a legatee of Thomas Gardner, deceased. He was her grandfather. Executors of John Vivion, deceased, produce an account of the estate of Thomas Gardner, deceased. IMPORTANT as this explains the structure of the family tree.^[39]Page 257, Middlesex County Order Book 6, 1721-1726.

1726 Dec 6 / 1726 May 2: Joseph Goare Will: the dates probably indicate when the will was written and when proven. The dates are not explained in the record. Joseph Goare names his two daughters as Elizabeth Goalden and Sarah Anderson. Mentions separately daughter Mary Skelton. Executrix is noted as wife Lucretia Goare. Names sons: Jose and Henry Goare. Names seperately sons William and John Goare.  Then declares my six children (are) John Goare, William Goare, Henry Goare, Jose Goare, Ann Goare and Lucretia Goare when they marry or come of age. Witnessed by Augustine Smith, Thomas Reade and Felix Bradshaw. ^[40]LWT of Joseph Goare. Page 85, Will Book B, 1713-1734, part 2.

 

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About Christchurch Parish and A.I. History Research

There were two Christchurch Parishes. One was in Middlesex County and the other across the Rappahanock River in Lancaster County. Parish records for Middlesex County are a source of great pride as they still exist in great detail for the period of 1663-xxxx.

Records for Christchurch Parish in Lancaster County also once existed and disappeared in xxxx. Some excerpts exist but there is no single parish record that can be reviewed. Even fragmentary excerpts of parish records are hard to come by; such fragments would be as a footnote or some reference as being from the parish registry records.

Knowing the history of the two Christchurch parish registries matters because I cannot find a Christopher Goulding listed in the Middlesex records. I have a copy of the entire registry. Christopher could exist in the Lancaster records but they have disappeared.

? I use the Google GEMINI A.I. which is very good at footnoting and casting doubt on dubious information. GEMINI is very insistant that these parish records and references exist. For the daughters of Christopher and Ann Goulding, GEMINI provides very specific dates for their christening (Elizabeth Goulding) and death (Susan Goulding).

1680 Quit Rent Rolls: GEMINI also insists that Christopher Goulding appears in those. Cannot find any record. I get the following answer when I ask GEMINI about existance of the 1680 Quit Rent Rolls: There is no known comprehensive, original quit rent roll for Virginia in 1680.^[41]GEMINI’s full answer to my question is very informative and worth following for the breadcrumbs: There is no known comprehensive, original quit rent roll for Virginia in 1680. Quit rents were a … Continue reading Is GEMINI hallucinating or are there records the A.I. was trained on that have not made it into the public domain? GEMINI did provide some documenting links. I followed the links and GEMINI’s info in its explanation appears to check out. Virginia’s quit rent taxes were collected and documented differently depending upon whether you lived north or south of the Rappahanock River. Records for south of the river are in the Library of Virginia and quite strangely (to me) the records for north of the river are kept in the Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

? Did Christopher Goulding exist in Virginia? Absolutely yes. See the Virginia Archives record above for 10 June 1656. Dear GEMINI, thank you for the breadcrumbs. I somewhat trust you but need to verify as well. Any help doing that would be greatly appreciated.

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