Christopher and Thomas Goulding / Golden / Goalden of Christchurch before 1670

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A Probable History of the Golden Family
of Newberry, South Carolina Since 1761
Updated 2025.10.26

This is being written in November 2025 and should be considered ‘thinking aloud’. Within Ancestry I am tracking associated individuals as T251114^[1]T251114 is my theory-of-the-day tracker so I do not misconnect individuals. I have created enough genealogical errors by thinking aloud in writing, and then folks copy my theory and present it as … Continue reading.

While there is no conclusive evidence linking our Goldens to the Gouldings of Christchurch, Middlesex, Virginia, circa 1634 and thereafter, there is significant DNA linkage^[2]Explain the DNA connection to the Gore / Goare family of Christchurch. The Gore and Goldens intermarried in 1708 per parish record. ^[3]Marriage of Thomas and …

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

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1656 Jun 10 – Christopher Goulding, Virginia // 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.) ^[4]”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

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