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Descendants of Richard Golden

Generation No. 2

2. STEPHEN² GOLDEN (RICHARD¹) was born Bet. 1766 - 1767 in Wilkes County,Georgia, and died May 17, 1855 in Knox County,KY. He married HANNAH HELMS March 25, 1805 in TN or NC, daughter of JOHN HELMS and SUSANNAH PRESLEY. She was born 1781 in North Carolina, and died June 03, 1866 in Knox County,KY.

Notes for STEPHEN GOLDEN:
The History of the Golden Family - Rollin G Golden

Stephen Golden, the eldest child of Richard and Franky Golden, was born in 1766/ 1767 in Georgia. The following is quoted from Stephen himself during a deposition taken Nov.13,1854:
" I have no record of my age, but from my best knowledge of my age I am about 88 or 89 yrs. old. It is true I have 2 records of my age, but they contradict each other and make a years difference. One record makes me 88 and one record makes me 89 years old."
The exact location as well as year of birth is unknown. However it is suspected he was born in the Wilkes County, Georgia area.
Stephen probably passed his youth in the Georgia area, as well as the North Carolina and Tennessee areas when his family moved there. it is suspected the family did move in 1790 to the Greene County, TN area wilderness.
Stephen married Hannah Helms on March 25, 1805. Possibly in TN or NC. Hannah was a native of North Carolina, being born there in 1781, and was the daughter of Johnathan or John Helms.
Stephen and Hannah settled on a spot to be known as Golden's Fork on Popular Creek in Knox County,Ky. Stephen may have been there as early as 1803.
" I live on what is called Golden's Fork of Popular Creek in Knox County about 2 & 1/2 miles from this place ( Joshua Tye's ) and have lived there about 51 yrs. ( by 1854 ) or over."
According to the minutes of the Cumberland River Baptist Church for Feb. 28,1806:
" The church met and after worship unity appearing, proceeded to open a door and received Stephen and Hannah Golden and Francis Helms by letter."
No doubt a letter of Transfer from another branch of the Church in another county or state. The record does not state the originating place of the Letter.
Stephen Golden obtained 100 acres of land on November 20,1813, using certificate No.76 issued by the Knox County Circuit Court:
"....on a fork of Big Poplar Creek and bounded as follows, towit, Beginning at a white oak William Eviness corner, remaining thence with maid Evin's line south 90 poles crossing maid fork, to a white oak, thence S 72 W. 114 poles to a white oak, thence S 50 W. 45 poles to a white oak and maple a condition between said Golden and John Helms, thence with said condition N 29 W. 80 poles crossing said fork at the mouth of a branch to a small white oak, thence North 32 poles to a stake on this side of a hill, thence N 75 E 180 poles to the Beginning....."
Stephen and Hannah remained living on this land and raised 5 sons & 4 daughters. It is said the original homestead is still owned by his descendants living in Pineville,KY.
When a neighbor was down on his luck, like William Ingram once was, he went to Stephen for a loan. As William told the story:
" He told his wife to go and bring his money and she brought something in a rag and threw it down on the table that I supposed it to be silver though I never saw it, and he told her to take it back and bring the other gold......he handed me 3 $20.00 gold pieces and said," Billy, that's pretty money," ... and then gave me 4 $5.00 pieces and asked me if I wanted any more that I could have what I wanted....."
Stephen Golden Admr vs. Golden Heirs Nov.5, 1857...Knox County Circuit Court
The following is an observation about another neighbor William Mays, and how the 2 families interacted:
" I lived about 3 & 1/2 miles from him ( Wm Mays ) but when Whitley County was taken off of Knox, he fell in Whitley & lived in Whitley until he died and I think Wm. Mays and myself both moved to Knox County about the same year and from a short time after we moved to the County we lived about 3 & 1/2 miles of each other until his death.
I don't think I could better acquainted with anybody that I was with him and his family. He was a peaceable, harmless and accomdative man as I ever saw. We were in the habit of neighboring together a good deal whenever I needed assistance he would bring his slaves and help me out and always called on me for help when he needed it. Even our women was in the habit of neighboring a great deal. I was well acquainted with the whole family, white and black." Marmaduke Mays Suit deposition by Stephen Golden Nov.13,1854 on file Madison Co.,KY Courthouse.
Some 6 months after giving his deposition , Stephen died on may 17,1855.
He was laid to rest in the family cemetary on Golden's Creek.
His last Will & testament was entered in the County Court Records shortly after his death having been written some 5 yrs. before on March 3, 1850.
It appears it was immediately contested by heirs, for it did not contain distribution to all the family members.....only James, George, Stephen, Solomon, & Sally.
Stephen only made written provisions for 5 of his 8 children living, and no mention of any heirs-at-law for his deceased daughter,Nancy Teague.
From available records, it appears that the widowed husband of Nancy ( Golden ) Teague, Silas Teague and his children brought suit against Stephen Golden,Jr. who was the administrator of his father's estate.
Joining the Teague's in the suit were the other family members left out of the will: Winny Bray ( Bryant ), Thomas L Golden, Milly Hytten.
Taking inventory of Stephen Golden's estate proved that he left quite an assortment of goods and property;
" 1 table & dishware, 1 bible, 1 bed & furniture, 1 pr. fire irons, 1 chest, 16 lbs.feathers, 1 cow, 2 calves, 1 tea kettle, 1 bottle honey, 1 looking glass & 3 bottles, 1 razor, 1 strap, 1 hone and 1 box, 10 chairs, 1 rifle gun, shot, pouch & molds, 2 churns, 4 pails, 1 pot & 1 oven, 1 latern, and sausage stuffer, 5 clocks, 2 kegs & 22 gallons of honey, 1 still & 4 kegs, 1 flake stand, 1 side saddle, 1 man's saddle, 1 crosscut saw, 1 box & variety of iron tools, 2 plows, 1 carding machine, 1 fan mill, set of blacksmith tools, 4 hogs, 1 mare mule, 3 yoke oxen, 1 red steer, 1 cow and calf, 1 bull, 6 head sheep...."
Partial List
The law suit took over 2 years to settle among the contesting family members. There was some speculation over the gold and silver coins that William Ingram had mentioned prior to his death.
When Stephen died, the money was never found!!
Hannah Golden lived as late as 1860 and must have died around then. She was buried next to her husband. hannah's date of death is June 3, 1866.

Children of STEPHEN GOLDEN and HANNAH HELMS are:

4.	i.	JAMES³ GOLDEN, b. September 28, 1807, Knox County,KY; d. February 1871, Knox County,KY.
	ii.	THOMAS L. GOLDEN, b. August 18, 1811.
	iii.	NANCY GOLDEN, b. August 02, 1813.
	iv.	SOLOMON GOLDEN, b. September 15, 1814.
	v.	GEORGE E GOLDEN, b. March 25, 1817.
	vi.	SALLY GOLDEN, b. June 08, 1820.
	vii.	STEPHEN GOLDEN,JR., b. March 30, 1822.
	viii.	WINNIE GOLDEN, b. October 15, 1826, Knox County, KY; d. Aft. 1880, Knox Co.,KY; m. JAMES ABEL BRYANT, September 27, 1843, Knox Co.,KY; b. Unknown, Whitley County,KY; d. Unknown, Knox County,KY ?.
	ix.	MILLY GOLDEN, b. Unknown.

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