John James Golden (Hall), 1797 SC – 1857 TX

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A Probable History of the Golden Family
of Newberry, South Carolina Since 1761
Updated 2026.01.24

John James Golden  

Birth 20 OCT 1797 • South Carolina
Death 04 NOV 1857 • Shelby, Texas

Current relationship: 2nd great-grandfather of 7th cousin

Married to Sarah A Hall, born 8 Sep 1800, South Carolina, OR, Twiggs County, Georgia. Death 12 Sep 1883, Shelby County, Texas.

Descendant DNA matches:  WDG2202252037^[1]WDG2202252037 is a shared DNA match with these confirmed descendants of William and Nellie Golden of Newberry, South Carolina: WNG028, WNG044, WNG076, WNG111, WNG177, WNG179, WNG235, WNG264, … Continue reading …

ERROR in genealogies

At least one tree on Ancestry links the family of John James Golden to our Golden male line.^[2]This tree on Ancestry links the family of John James Golden to our Golden male line: WDG2202252037. Curiously, this DNA match does share matches with other of our Goldens from different branches. I … Continue reading

There is a tree on Ancestry that claims John James Golden descends from Samuel Golden, 1770-1857. Not so. Samuel did have a son named James Golden who was married to a Sarah. Samuel’s son James was born 1799 in South Carolina and died prior to 1857. However, John James Golden lived his later life in Texas and passed in 1857 at Shelby, Texas. Samuel’s son James lived his lived in Arkansas and is well documented as doing so, having passed away prior to 1857 at Greene, Arkansas.

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