Notes – Jeter

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A Probable History of the Golden Family
of Newberry, South Carolina Since 1761
Updated 2025.11.02

 

Introduction

It is probable that our Goldens and the Jeter family of Caroline County, formerly part of Essex County, Virginia shared a common relative.

This kinship would have occurred between 1710 and 1770. All of our Golden DNA lines that branched since 1770 carry DNA matches with living Jeters. There are strong matches focused on the Union and Newberry County areas of South Carolina where both of our families lived. In addition, there are many strong matches among the Jeter lines that went west from Virginia instead of south to South Carolina.

The DNA match is strong enough that some Golden lines that branched after 1770 have matches with the same living Jeter.^[1]Match is with a living Jeter from the Tarrant County, Texas area. Matches are with the Golden lines of DNA2510260737 DNA2510261500 SGS TXY ^[2]Match is with a living Jeter from the Richmond-Chesterfield, Virginia area. Matches are with the Golden lines of AXG DNA2510261955 … MJH DNA2510262050 … MHJ DNA2510270547. ^[3]Match is for a descendant of James J. Jeter (Jennings) born 11 SEP 1769, Amelia, Virginia, with death after 1830 at Lincoln, Georgia. Matches are with the Golden lines of SGS DNA2510261443 and MHJ … Continue reading

Some early pre-1800 records refer to Jeter as Geter.

The individuals below may appear in your DNA matches. 

DNA Matches

Matches with living Jeter family members reviewed: AXG CAG MHJ TXY WDG

Lineal matches with Jeter in the family line: MHJ (partial) … WDG am halfway through page 2 of Ancestry matches (Nov 2025) and there are some five more pages of Jeter descendant matches.

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TIMELINE

1707: John William Jeter of England settles in the Port Royal, Virginia area. He had 11 children with each of his two wives: (Mary) Elizabeth Vaughan, and 1686–1730, and Sarah Dozier, 1707–1752.

1711-1720: John William (William) Jeter born in Amelia or Essex County, Virginia between 1711-1720, various dates of birth given in various genealogies. He would pass away in 1797 in the Edgefield County, South Carolina area. Although almost all records reflect the family as living in Edgefield County or District, it appears they resided in the area of what is today Santuc, Union County, South Carolina, about 30 miles north of where our Goldens lived in Newberry. ^[4]See SGS DNA2510261443 … MHJ DNA2510271731 … WDG DNA2510251507 … WDG DNA250407179 …  

~~~ Jeter and kin family members are buried in the Jeter Cemetery at Carlisle, Union County. This cemetery still exists today.^[5]The Jeter Cemetery is located at 1 Jeter Cemetery Loop, Carlisle, SC 29031:  https://maps.app.goo.gl/HXqrmgT9C7dLtha56

~~~ Would be among those Jeter that migrated to northeastern Georgia and to the Ninety Six District, South Carolina. Served in the Revolutionary War among South Carolina rebel forces. DNA matches among Goldens appears to be highest among descendants of William Jeter.

~~~ Married to Margaret (Margie) Vaughan, born 1721 in the Spotsylvania or King and Queen (now Caroline), Virginia. She passed away by 14 Nov 1775 in the Edgefield County, South Carolina area.

~~~ 1793 Nov 5: William writes out his last will and testament (LWT).

~~~ 1797 Mar: William’s LWT filed and proven at Edgefield, South Carolina. Names 16 children, including some of the families that daughters married into.

1974 Jun 26: Derek Jeter, baseball great, born. Probably does not descend from the Virginia Jeter line.

 

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Jeter Roots Website

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