Golden Genealogy and Family History

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William Moody Golden, born before 1792 SC, death 1831 Bibb, Alabama

William Moody Golden appears in some 50 pages of legal documents. At no time does he have a middle name. His surname can appear as Golden or Goulding, a variation of Golding. William Moody Golden (WMG) was mostly likely South Carolina born. Was living in the Newberry, South Carolina area where he met and married Mary Elizabeth (Elizabeth) Lagrone, first child born 1812 at Newberry. 

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Notes – Godwin / Goodwin

Thomas Godwin (Bridger), born c1640 at New Kent, New Kent, Virginia; Death 27 May 1713-1714 at Suffolk, Nansemond, Virginia. Multiple DNA matches link two lines of our Goldens with Thomas Godwin’s descendants, which are themselves named Godwin. DNA matches exist with male descendants of Nathanael Greene Golden (b1783) and Samuel Golden (b1770 SC).

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Golden, Golding, Goulding, Gouldman et al Slaves, Slave Owners and such

Listing of slave owners and their location are shown alphabetically below by: last name, first name, year. Slaves were counted in the 1790, 1800, 1810, 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, and 1860 census (bold means that those census records are included below). In the 1860 census, as slavery came to nearing its close, there were 3,950,450 registered slaves.

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GoldenGenealogy.com is moderated by Bill Golden — in search of his own family.

To find family, he collects, sorts and shares what he finds. His Pokemon strategy is to collect all Gold/Gould -en, -in, -ings while searching for kin.

Bill Golden Norfolk1956@gmail.com

Golden Family History and Genealogy
Heraldic elements, colors and designs from various Golden, Golding and Goulden families

GoldenGenealogy.com is moderated by Bill Golden — in search of his own family.

To find family, he collects, sorts and shares what he finds. His Pokemon strategy is to collect all Gold/Gould -en, -in, -ings while searching for kin.

Bill Golden Norfolk1956@gmail.com

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