French and Indian War Military Service

Golden – George Golden / Goldon: … August 1757: George Golden listed as serving in the 10th Company, Virginia Regiment commanded by Capt. Robert McKenzie.^[1]Virginia’s Colonial Soldiers, French and Indian War, 1754-1763, pg 102; available on Ancestry. Compiled by Lloyd DeWitt Bockstruck, Genealogical Publishing Company, Baltimore, Maryland 1988, … Continue reading See George Goldon below.

Golden – Thomas Golden listed in the Admiralty Muster Book for Virginia^[2]Library of Virginia; Richmond, Virginia; Admiralty Muster Books; Author: Public Record Office Class: ADM 36/5151.; Description: List of Muster Books; Survey Report: SR 08761; Film Number: Not … Continue reading … is unclear what role Thomas had in the militia during the French and Indian War. He serves under English naval Captain William Mantell (1713-1765).^[3]British Fourth Rate ship of the line ‘Centurion’ (1733) captained in 1754 by Captain William Mantell (1713-1765). See https://threedecks.org/index.php?display_type=show_ship&id=3527  In 1754, Mantell was appointed captain of the famous English Navy ship, HMS Centurion with 54 guns. Mantell helped transport General Edward Braddock’s troops to Virginia in 1755 during the French and Indian War. It is possible that Thomas Golden provided militia support to arriving English troops participating in the war. While listed in the Admiralty Muster Book for Virginia, Thomas is not listed among any of the militia companies raised in Virginia to support the British ground troops.^[4]Thomas Golden is not listed among any of the militia companies raised in Virginia to support the British ground troops. Source:  Virginia Troops in French and Indian Wars (Concluded), The Virginia … Continue reading

Goldon – George Goldon, enlisted 3 Oct 1755, age 17, 5 feet tall, brown hair, occupation is planter from Virginia. Enlisted into Captain William Cock’s Rangers and is on the muster roll of 21 Oct 1755.^[5]Virginia’s Colonial Soldiers, French and Indian War, 1754-1763, pgs 53-54; available on Ancestry. Compiled by Lloyd DeWitt Bockstruck, Genealogical Publishing Company, Baltimore, Maryland 1988, … Continue reading George Goldon may have come from Frederick County, Virginia as Captain Cock’s Rangers are listed as an independent militia outside of the formal Virginia Regiment raised to fight during the French and Indian War. William Cock’s Rangers were an active militia from 14 July 1755 – 24 June 1756 (Frederick County, Virginia).^[6]The Virginia Ranger Companies, 1755- 1763:  https://www.historyreconsidered.net/colonial-history/va-rangers

Goulding – Capt Palmer Goulding  was prominently engaged in the French and Indian Wars, and the capture of Louisburg, June 17, 1742; was captain of the 6th Co. of the 4th Mass regiment, Col. Samuel Willard; date of commission, Feb. 15, 1744.^[7][New Eng. Hist. and Gen. Reg., XXIV. 372; XXV. 358, 9.] Source: The Dedham Historical Register, Volumes 9-10,  edited by Julius Herbert Tuttle.