Eleanor Golden Warren, c1745-1809, Clouds Creek, Saluda, SC South Carolina – Newberry/Saluda/Edgefield – c1745-1810 Which Golden family does Eleanor Golden belong to? Could there be two Eleanor “Nellie” Goldens in the Newberry and Saluda area between 1785-1810? That seems unlikely with such a unique name, especially since both would have lived within just miles of … Read more
Temperance Foster vs husband James Magill Golding over Trust Agreement State: South Carolina Year: 1839 Location: Union (County) Location Type: District >> Listed as ‘Tempe‘ below, this is Temperance Foster. Abstract: Tempe Golding, her eight children, and her four sons-in-law sue her husband James for control of nine slaves. Tempe’s father John Foster left to … Read more
William Golden’s Militia Service – South Carolina Revolutionary War Former Virginian and Colonel of South Carolina Militia Philemon Waters was given the mission in 1781 to ‘recruit’ to support the revolutionary militia. This included recruiting loyalists to switch sides. Colonel Waters had a reputation of treating, and being treated by, local loyalists with respect and … Read more
Learning more about early South Carolina (1620-1820) is a very special, personal project for me as I try to unravel (or reveal) the families that are connected to my own, beginning with: Origin of Thomas Golden who settled at Newberry in 1763 Origin of William and Nellie Golden (Goulden) who settled at Saluda, Edgefield, c1782 … Read more
1780 – Who were the parents of John Golden born c1780 in South Carolina? DNA matches via Ancestry indicate that John Golden born c1780 in South Carolina may be related to the William and Nellie Golden family (c1750-1809) of Newberry-Saluda, South Carolina. DNA matches are available from descendants of Julia Caledonia Golden, 1880 AL-1975 TX, … Read more
Golding / Golden / Goulding et al Family History on Facebook William Golden rumored to have been born in South Carolina about 1827. Family lore indicates that William was orphaned at an early age of between 7-9 in the Chambers County, Alabama area. William Golden died on January 15, 1872 when he was resting on a … Read more
Your help is requested to help solve a mystery. The William Moody Golden line begins about 1795 in an area of South Carolina inhabited by a number of known non-related Goldens and Goldings. This family then moves off in the early 1800s to Perry, Alabama … leaving few hints as to its origin. Goldens and … Read more
Who were the parents of James Oliver “J. O.” Golden? Born James Oliver Golden, March 1817 at Pendleton District, South Carolina … but most likely in the Edgefield County area … and passed away 14 June 1902 at Cleveland, Arkansas. James Oliver has no paper trail for parentage. Still no clue who his mother was. … Read more
Golding / Golden / Goulding et al Family History on Facebook Genealogies list no parents for Mary Golden, 1760 SC – 1852 GA. BIRTH 28 DEC 1760 • South Carolina, USA DEATH 1852 • Harris County, Georgia ?? How do we know her birthday was 28 Dec 1760? Mary Golden would marry Hugh Armstrong, 1765-1825 +++++++++++ One set … Read more
Golding / Golden / Goulding et al Family History on Facebook 1820 – Abbeville, South Carolina – The only formal reference that I know of to Lurana Susan Chiles Golding‘s existence was her father Nimrod Chiles’ LWT in 1805 and its probate in 1820. Most genealogies list only her birth year. In her father Nimrod Chiles‘ LWT … Read more