George Golding – A 1607 First Wave Jamestown, Virginian

Golding/Golden/Goulding Family History on Facebook George Golding (or Goulding) was among the very first settlers at Jamestown in 1607. His Virginia Company status was ‘Laborer’. Each member of the 1607 Jamestown settlement (almost all men) had specific roles to play within the company. While laborer seems rather trivial, there were only 13 designated laborers and … Read more

Slaves – Thomas Golding of ‘Missouri Mill’ Prince William County, Virginia advertises for a runaway – 1851

Golding/Golden/Goulding Family History on Facebook Alexandria Gazette 22 Aug 1851 RANAWAY, on Saturday night last, 16th of the present month, August, from my place of residence, MISSOURI MILLS, four and a half miles from Dumfries, Prince William County, Va. my Negro man, who calls himself GEO. POSEY. He is about five feet seven inches in … Read more

Goldings of Virginia before they became Goldens of South Carolina

Golding/Golden on Facebook The Golding and Foster families had numerous intermarriages while living in Virginia. The Golding and Tinsley families were also close, with one Revolutionary war member of the Tinsley family even being named Golding Tinsley. All three families migrated together en mass from Virginia to South Carolina just prior to or during the … Read more

c1704-1782 (John) William Golding, Rev War DAR Patriot, South Carolina

Golding/Golden/Goulding et al on Facebook  Updated 2014.04.02 (John) William Golding Born: 1703-05 at Essex County, Virginia; usually listed as 1704 Died: 23 Sep 1782 at Ninety-Sixth District (Pickens Co.), South Carolina — Last Will and Testament Note: In almost all genealogies John William is listed as ‘William’. ‘John William’ was probably also his father’s name, … Read more

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