Mar 1773-Apr 1775 / Culpeper County Deed Book G: there is a William Golden or Golding living in Culpeper County, Virginia.[1]Page 331 of Culpeper County, Virginia Deed Book G covers land and property transactions from March 20, 1773, through April 17, 1775. It spans 543 pages and contains vital historical and genealogical … Continue reading No known genealogies claim this William Golden / Golding.[2]I used GEMINI AI to search all indexed records to include most online genealogy databases. Could find no record of a William Golden / Golding in Culpeper County outside of reference in Mar 1773-Apr … Continue reading
A William Golding was living in Culpeper in September 1771 when he wrote and signed his Last Will and Testament (LWT). Based upon the way the LWT was written there were no descendants or other kin named Golden or Golding that are mentioned. However, there may have been a daughter named Jane (Morris), also a LWT witness, as William Morris is referenced as a son, which could be a son-in-law. The LWT is annotated as proven 21 Oct 1771 and William is referenced as deceased. An estate sale is ordered by the court on 18 Nov 1771.[3]Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1652-1900; General Index to Wills, Vol 1, 1749-1930; Page 529.
William Golding is mentioned as having a property line adjoining property of Joseph Henderson. Also mentioned are neighbors with property touching that of Henderson’s.
Neighboring Property and Families
William Angell is the recipient of the property and Joseph Henderson is apparently the seller or transferer of property. All others mentioned are neighboring properties.
… Mentioned within the undated 1773-1775 deed is Joseph Henderson, Thomas Chin / Chinn, Timothy Crosthwait, William Golding, Samuel Angell and his son William Angell, Benjamin Heard, Thomas Rucker or Bucker (Buckner?), Bice / Rice Shassce (sic), Seth Thurston, Joseph Emons, Mary Waters (sic).
NOTE: There was a William Golding living in nearby Orange County VA. He moved off to South Carolina in 1771. Culpeper was part of Orange but had split away in 1749.
Genealogies for Families Mentioned
William Golden / Golding: There are no known genealogies claiming descent from a Golden or Golding family from Culpeper County. There was a William Golding family in nearby Orange County but he moved to South Carolina in 1771.
William and Samuel Angell: No known genealogy exists. There are some land records in Culpeper for them. Angells known to exist in West Virginia. Any relationship is unknown.
Joseph Henderson: Could be either of the following, both which have genealogies: William Joseph Henderson Sr. (c. 1745–1791): Born in Stevensburg, Culpeper County, to John Henderson and Ann Thompson; later migrated to Elbert County, Georgia; … Joseph Henderson Sr. (c. 1737–1809): Born in Virginia (associated with Orange/Culpeper), married Adelphia Lea, and later relocated to Wilkes County, Georgia.
Timothy Crosthwait (DAR): Genealogies exist under both Crosthwait and Crosswhite surnames. Served in Revolutionary War and afterwards moved off to the Kentucky/Tennessee line in Washington and Greene counties, TN. By Civil War many Crosthwaits were Crosswhites by birth and in records. Parts of the family moved on to Missouri and all are Crosswhites.
Joseph Emons / Emmons: No known genealogy exists for the Emons family, but various Emons family members appear in local records prior to the Revolution.
Thomas Chinn: numerous online genealogies exist and the Chinn family appears regulary in regional historical records, still living in the upper Virginia region today. The Virginia Chinn family originates with John Chinn, who settled in the Northern Neck (Lancaster County) in the mid-1600s.
Benjamin Heard / Herd, Hord, Hurd: Appears often in historical records, served in Revolutionary War, and there are living descendants today with genealogies.
Seth Thurston / Thruston, and occasionally Thurman: Often found in regional records through the Revolutionary war. There are living Thurston descendants with genealogies.
References
| ↑1 | Page 331 of Culpeper County, Virginia Deed Book G covers land and property transactions from March 20, 1773, through April 17, 1775. It spans 543 pages and contains vital historical and genealogical records from the colonial period. |
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| ↑2 | I used GEMINI AI to search all indexed records to include most online genealogy databases. Could find no record of a William Golden / Golding in Culpeper County outside of reference in Mar 1773-Apr 1775 / Culpeper County Deed Book G. |
| ↑3 | Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1652-1900; General Index to Wills, Vol 1, 1749-1930; Page 529. |