Christchurch

Thomas Golden of Newberry, South Carolina, born before 1735

Our family story begins about 1760 in Newberry, South Carolina with a farmer by the name of Thomas Goulden or Thomas Golden.

Thomas Golden was born before 1741 based upon him being nominated for a land grant in 1762, which should have required him to be age 21+ at that time. If presumed son William was born about 1750 and possible daughter Elender Golden was born about 1745 then Thomas would have probably been born before 1725, or thereabouts at the latest. Where Thomas was born is unknown.

Notes – Marcum

DNA matches with the Marcum / Markham family of early Virginia are strong. Whether they exist across all early pre-1800 branches of our Golden family is not something I have yet researched. Early records will usually indicate that the surname arrived in Virginia as Markham and within a generation or two became Marcum.

Book: Christchurch Parish records from 1653-1812, Middlesex, Virginia

Christchurch Parish records from 1653-1812, Middlesex, Virginia … 336 pages, published 1897 … Super indexed. Contains the registry of life events in the parish as well as by-name index at the end of the book. Unique to this parish record are the many slaves that are listed by name and their own life events

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