William Melton Golden, c1776-1852

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A Probable History of the Golden Family
of Newberry, South Carolina Since 1761

Updated 2024.12.21

Golden Genealogy and Family History

 

The individuals below may appear in your DNA matches. 

William Melton Golden, c1776-1852, and his descendant lines are cousins to our William and Nelly Golden — he would probably be a first or second cousin to a line that moved to Newberry, South Carolina by 1760: William Golden, c1750-1809[1]2024 yDNA testing of a male descendant of William Melton Golden shows that our two Golden lines are a STR match. Y700 testing is currently underway as of December 2024.

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PROFILE REVIEW

  • ParentsWilliam Golden (1745–1810) and Alice Peggy Maupin, 1745–1788[2]The Maupin family were French Hugenots that came to Virginia pre-1700. First generation born in France, settled in Virginia: Gabriel Maupin (1655–1720) and wife  Marie Hersent (1664–1748).  .
  • DNA Tested? 
    ~~~ Yes.
    Numerous descendants are DNA (atDNA) tested.[3]Nine atDNA matches exist with myself, William Golden, and uncounted are the matches existing with different branches of the William and Nelly Golden lines that branched in the 1780s and 1790s. One William Melton Golden descendant male line is yDNA tested as of 2024.
  • Birth: 23 Apr 1776, Patrick, Virginia
  • Death: 20 Oct 1852, Hurricane Valley, Madison, Alabama
  • Spouse: Mary Elizabeth “Polly” Turner, 1776–1860
  • Children:
    ~~~ There appear to have been eight (8) sons and five (5) daughters. atDNA matches with five children descendant lines known: … Anna Martha (Rose) Golden (1802–1852), Reuben Golden (1810–1865), Shadrack “Shed” Golden (1808–1865), Solomon Golden (1801–1860), and Stephen H. Golden (1815–1860).
  • Military:
  • Working Notes: Yes, but not yet organized online.
  • A Last Will and Testament and/or Probate documentation exists:
  • Relationship WDGolden: Unknown.

TIMELINE 

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©2024 William Golden, Norfolk1956@gmail.com // Material may be shared without requesting permission and with appropriate attribution: A Probable History of the Golden Family of Newberry, South Carolina Since 1761, compiled by William Golden

References

References
1 2024 yDNA testing of a male descendant of William Melton Golden shows that our two Golden lines are a STR match. Y700 testing is currently underway as of December 2024
2 The Maupin family were French Hugenots that came to Virginia pre-1700. First generation born in France, settled in Virginia: Gabriel Maupin (1655–1720) and wife  Marie Hersent (1664–1748).
3 Nine atDNA matches exist with myself, William Golden, and uncounted are the matches existing with different branches of the William and Nelly Golden lines that branched in the 1780s and 1790s.
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