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Descendants of Richard Golden

Generation No. 1

1. RICHARD² GOLDEN (JOHN¹) was born Abt. 1746 in County Tyrone, Ireland near Omagh Village, and died Abt. 1796 in Green County, Tennessee ?. He married MARY FRANCIS LOWE Bet. 1764 - 1767 in Ireland, daughter of JONATHAN LOWE and ???. She was born in Ireland, and died Aft. 1812 in Kentucky.

Notes for RICHARD GOLDEN:
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Corbin Genealogical Society Table of Contents for Our Heritage
Volume 4, #4, April 1992.Page
1 Whitley County Order Book
2 Knox County School Census 1894-1895
4 Knox County Court May 1855
6 Will of Thomas Adkins
7 Richard Golden Family Group
8 Edmond Golden Family Group
10 Thomas Lowe Golden
11 Deed Book, Whitley County
12 Whitley County 1853 Deaths
15 Whitley County 1853 Births
20 Bourbon County Wills, 1795-1805
23 Records of Augusta County, Virginia
24 Robert Clark Family Group
25 Hash Research
26 1910 Whitley County Census
33 Kerr Deed
36 Kerr/Carr Info
38 Carter Family
40 Stover Burials

From: KMacM@aol.com
Date sent: Sat, 21 Feb 1998 22:09:27 EST
To: lleach@nstar.net
Subject: Re: GOLDEN

It's fairly brief, so I'll go ahead and include it here.

Letter from Rollin G. Golden
to Donald Peck, Middlesboro, Kentucky

Jan. 3, 1978

Dear Mr. Peck

I don't know if you happened to catch some of the recent issues of the
Barbourville Mountain Advocate, but I had some history of the Golden family
placed in the Genealogy column.

I have been trying to piece together the Golden s in Knox County, and I would
appreciate it if you would supply me with some information regarding your
branch.

I have traced back the ancestry of Harriet Golden Peck (your mother?) as
follows: she was the daughter of William Golden (1841-1913) and Janetta
Siler: Wm. was the son of James golden (1803-1871) and Elizabeth Cummins:
James was the son of Stephen Golden (1767-1850) and Hannah Helms: Stephen was
the oldest son of the immigrant, Richard Golden, of County Tyrone, Ireland,
who came to this country before 1766.

Would be glad to trade information once I get things sorted out.

Could you fill out the form I have enclosed for me? Put Harriet Peck and her
husband at the top and list their children for me. My branches of the
Kentucky family are very "bare", compared to the Illinois branch. Originally,
my ancestor, Edmond Golden, a brother to above, Stephen, left KY about (sic)
1815 and moved west to Illinois.

Hope to hear from you soon. Any idea where Dollison or John Golden s
descendants are?

Sincerely,

Rollin G. Golden

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Best I can recall, I think Rollin was living in Illinois at the time he wrote
the letter; I have no idea if my uncle (Donald Peck) replied or not. Most of
our family history is oral, and there's not much of it; matter of fact, prior
to receiving this letter stating the family was from Ireland, I was always
told that the Golden s were "German-Dutch"! Good luck on your research!

Sue BRYANT , 411 South 23rd Street , Middlesboro, Kentucky 40965 USA , Phone 606-248-0223 , Email: bryant@tcnet.net, Locator: bryant@tcnet.net

This is a related site I found on the Internet

http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/g/o/l/William-D-Golden/index.html

For Golden s, this very much is a home page for all Golden s. My Golden s got off the boat from Ireland at
Savannah, Georgia, just prior to the Revolutionary War. Some migrated up through the Carolinas, Virginia (and West Virginia), Kentucky and then down through Tennessee into Alabama. They since have relocated many times in the last generation or two. I've had a great deal of trouble tracking all of "my" Golden s so I've decided to track them all for a while at least: Golden, Goulding, Goldin, Gouldrick, and even McGoldricks. Family lore has it that my branch of Golden s were not Irish so much as temporary residents of Ireland. They could have been English, or they could even have been Jewish refugees from Portugal and Spain several centuries earlier prior to their travels in the English and Irish isles. No Jews are known to be in the family today but lore has it that some Golden s were. WDG

TITLE: The genealogy of the Golden family through Richard Golden (1746?-1820?) and his descendants /
AUTHOR(S): Golden, Rollin G., 1950- (Main)
PUBLISHED: [Sacramento, CA] (2232 Pyramid Way, Sacramento 95821) : R.G. Golden, 1981.
DESCRIPTION: 145, [27] leaves, [1] leaf of plates : ill. ; 28 cm.
SUBJECTS: Golden family.
LC CALL NO.: CS71.G62241981
DEWEY CLASS NO.: 929/.2/0973 ED: 19
FORMAT: Book
LCCN: 82-108241

Name: Golden, Richard - Sex: Male

Birth: at County Tyrone, Ulster, Ireland
Christening: at
Death: 15 Oct 1796 at Scott County, TN
Burial: at

Baptism: at
Endowment: at
Sealed to Parents: at

Spouses:
1.X Lowe, Mary Francis - @

Individual Sources

See Historical Document.

Individual History
The History of The Golden Family - (unpublished) being compiled by Rollin G GoldenThe earliest ancestor of our branch of the Golden family that can be determined at this time is Richard Golden, who was from County Tyrone, Ireland.Richard Golden was born around the year 1746 ( possibly earlier ) probably in or near the Parish of Ardstraw in the northwest portion of County Tyrone.Recent info uncovered shows that a Solomon Golden was living in this area during the year of 1796. Although nothing is known of Richard's siblings or parents, there is a strong suspicion that this Solomon Golden was perhaps a brother ( or elderly father ).At present, no other supporting evidence, such as land or will search, have been found to indicate the type of relationship between Richard and Solomon Golden.During the 1760's many Irish tenants were being forced out of their homesteads due to high rents being asked by their landlords. It is felt that this situation and the articles that appeared in the newspapers offering land in the " Colonies " may have helped stear Richard towards America.Ireland was a nation divided by politics and religion, a country that had suffered invasion after invasion>>>> the Celts, the Vikings, the Normans, and finally the English. Many attempts throughout the centuries to throw off the yoke of oppression by England have resulted in failure.It has been determined that Richard Golden left Ireland and came to the American Colonies at least by the year 1767. Colonies like South Carolina and Georgia offered " free land " to the adventurers who were willing to make the 9-10 week voyage from England or Ireland. They would be granted so many acres of land depending on their marital status, number of children and willingness to clear the land and farm it for several years.Several vessels sailed for America durind the period of 1764-1767. As reported by the " Belfast News Letter " the following ships sailed between belfast and Charleston, South Carolina; Prince of Wales - Belfast Pacquet - Nancy - Britannia - James & Mary - Admiral Hawke - Chichester.Passengers had their food rationed in amounts that were not unequal to the amounts that prisoners in the jails were given. Lack of water & medical supplies combined with poor & non - existant sanitary conditions led to many immigrants dying before their voyage was completed.According to family tradition, Richard first came to South Carolina, & after settling there for awhile went further south to Georgia.Richard married a woman named " Franky Lowe ", perhaps a nickname for Mary Francis. It is undetermined at this time if thery were married in Ireland or if they married in the colonies.Due to many other Golden families living in the Wilkes / Lincoln Co.,GA area, it is not possible to determine just where our Richard lived while there. Although census records indicate his children's birthplace as Georgia for the span of years 1767 to 1792, a possibility of South Carolina is also quite probable.It should be pointed out by this author, that there are several characteristics that " seem " to be in relationship with the Golden/Golding families that I have tracked down. Most of the Goldens possess a head of black hair and blue or grey eyes. A most curious phenomenon that would link the members together of other branches of Goldens.From info gathered over the past 20 yrs., it appeared that Richard and Franky Golden were the parents of at least 7 children,, 3 sons & 4 daughters. These children were born between the yrs. of 1767 & 1795.28 yrs. This would certainly indicate the distinct possibility of other unknown members of the family being born of whom we have no knowledge.Information gleaned from the census records indicate that our Richard may have moved to the backwoods of the TN / NC border about 1792 / 93. The territory suspected of being their residence was once Washington Co.,NC and later at a brief time as the State of Franklin between 1788 and 1796.According to family tradition, one of the last children born to Richard & Franky Golden, was born in Greene Co.,TN. It should be explained that at one time Greene Co.,TN took in the entire border North to South of Tn.A letter was left for a Richard Golden at the Frankfort,KY Post Office and was reported in the Kentucky Gazette for Oct.15,1796. It refers to Richard Golden of Scott County.The discovery of an unrelated lawsuit in Knox Co.,KY for the yr. of 1855 takes us back to TN with the following statement by a daughter of Richard's, " I ( Sarah Mackey ) was between 12 to 13 yrs. of age ( 1806-07) when I left Tennessee with my step-father and came to Knox County,KY.'It is assumed that R ichard Golden had already died by this time. An old letter written by Dr. John J Golden, a great-grandson of Richard's, in 1895 states that Richard died many years ago in North Carolina. Could this have been the border of Washington Co.,NC? Stephen Golden is listed on Sarah Mackey's marrieage licence as her father and Stephen was her brother. Another connection in TN takes place in Knox County where a marriage of a Nancy Golden to a George McFarlabnd in 1801. This is another daughter of Richard & Franky.Three yrs. before a Nancy Golding is married to a James Davis on 10-2-1798. Was this the widow or the daughter?it appears this Nancy Golding and James Davis moved to Hopkins/Henderson Co's.,KY.

Submitter for br000208: Sue BRYANT , 411 South 23rd Street , Middlesboro, Kentucky 40965 USA , Phone 606-248-0223 , Email: bryant@tcnet.net, Locator: bryant@tcnet.net

near Ardstraw, Co Tyrone, Ireland???

War of 1812 Golden's

AARON S. GOLDEN 3 REG'T (FRELINGHUYSEN'S) NEW JERSEY MILITIA.
ALEXANDER GOLDEN 43 REG'T (HAMILTON'S) MARYLAND MILITIA.
ANDREW GOLDEN 4 REGIMENT VIRGINIA MILITIA.
BENJAMIN GOLDEN 45 REG'T (KNICKERBACKER'S), NEW YORK MIL.
BENJAMIN GOLDEN 56 REG'T (TAYLOR'S) VIRGINIA MILITIA.
BENJAMIN GOLDEN 57 REGIMENT VIRGINIA MILITIA.
DANIEL GOLDEN 2 REG'T (BEDEL'S), NEW YORK MILITIA.
DANIEL GOLDEN 32 REG'T (HOOD'S) MARYLAND MILITIA.
DAYTON GOLDEN NEWNAN'S COMMAND, GEORGIA VOLS.
ENOCH GOLDEN 3 REG'T (ROULSTON'S) WEST TENNESSEE MIL.
GEORGE GOLDEN CARTERET COUNTY REGIMENT (ROBERTS') NORTH CAROLINA MILITIA.
HENRY GOLDEN 2 REG'T (BEDEL'S), NEW YORK MILITIA.
HENRY GOLDEN 5 REGIMENT VIRGINIA MILITIA.
ISAAC GOLDEN BRODNAX'S DETACHMENT, GEORGIA MILITIA.
ISAAC GOLDEN 1 REG'T (HARRIS'), GEORGIA MILITIA.
ISAIAH GOLDEN SWIFT'S DETACHMENT (1812-13), NEW YORK VOLS.
JACOB GOLDEN MAJ. TISDALE'S COMMAND, NORTH CAROLINA MILITIA.
JAMES GOLDEN HILL'S REGIMENT PENNSYLVANIA MILITIA.
JASPER I. GOLDEN 45 REG'T (KNICKERBACKER'S), NEW YORK MIL.
JOHN GOLDEN CAPT. DUVALL'S CO., MARYLAND MILITIA.
JOHN GOLDEN NASH'S REG'T, SOUTH CAROLINA VOLS.
JOHN GOLDEN 2 REG'T (EVANS') VIRGINIA MILITIA.
JOHN GOLDEN BATTALION 3 (VEALE'S) VIRGINIA MILITIA.
JOHN GOLDEN 5 REGIMENT VIRGINIA MILITIA.
JOHN GOLDEN 12 REG'T (VARIAN'S), NEW YORK MILITIA.
JOHN GOLDEN 21 REGIMENT VIRGINIA MILITIA.
JOHN GOLDEN 64 AND 93 CONSOLIDATED REGIMENT, NEW YORK MILITIA.
JOHN I. GOLDEN 64 AND 92 CONSOLIDATED REGIMENT, NEW YORK MILITIA.
JOHN O. GOLDEN 37 REGIMENT (NOBLE'S), NEW YORK MIL.
JOSEPH GOLDEN 3 REG'T (FRELINGHUYSEN'S) NEW JERSEY MILITIA.
LATON GOLDEN CAPTAIN THOMAS' COMPANY, ARTILLERY, GEORGIA MILITIA.
LEM GOLDEN 2 REGIMENT (WARD'S), NEW YORK MILITIA.
MATTHIAS GOLDEN 3 REG'T (FRELINGHUYSEN'S) NEW JERSEY MILITIA.
MICHAEL GOLDEN 64 AND 93 CONSOLIDATED REGIMENT, NEW YORK MILITIA.
PERCIVAL GOLDEN 2 REG'T (BEDEL'S), NEW YORK MILITIA.
PHILIP GOLDEN 9 REGIMENT (BOYD'S) VIRGINIA MILITIA.
RICHARD GOLDEN WOOTTON'S DETACHMENT, GEORGIA MILITIA.
RICHARD GOLDEN 61 REG'T (GAYLE'S) VIRGINIA MILITIA.
SAMUEL GOLDEN 4 REGIMENT VIRGINIA MILITIA.
SAMUEL GOLDEN 26 REGIMENT TENNESSEE MILITIA.
STEPHEN GOLDEN 2 REG'T (PATTERSON'S) PENNSYLVANIA MIL.
THOMAS GOLDEN BENEDICT'S REGIMENT, NEW YORK MILITIA.
THOMAS GOLDEN TUCKER'S REG'T, SOUTH CAROLINA MILITIA.
THOMAS GOLDEN 2 REG'T (CHEATHAM'S) W. TENNESSEE MIL.
WALTER GOLDEN 43 REG'T (HAMILTON'S) MARYLAND MILITIA.
WILLIAM GOLDEN HOWELL'S REGIMENT NEW JERSEY MILITIA.
WILLIAM GOLDEN 1 REGIMENT (DODGE'S), NEW YORK MILITIA.
WILLIAM GOLDEN 2 REGIMENT (BEDELL'S), NEW YORK MILITIA.
WILLIAM GOLDEN 2 REG'T (VAN HOOK'S), NEW YORK MILITIA.
WILLIAM GOLDEN 3 REG'T (WIMBERLY'S), GEORGIA MILITIA.
WILLIAM GOLDEN 5 REGIMENT VIRGINIA MILITIA.
WILLIAM GOLDEN 5 REG'T (ATKINSON'S) NORTH CAROLINA MIL.
WILLIAM GOLDEN 32 REG'T (HOOD'S) MARYLAND MILITIA.
WILLIAM GOLDEN 57 REGIMENT VIRGINIA MILITIA.
WILTSHUR GOLDEN 19 REGIMENT (AMBLER'S) VIRGINIA MILITIA.

Notes for MARY FRANCIS LOWE:
Other possible name for wife was Nancy ???

More About RICHARD GOLDEN and MARY LOWE:
Marriage: Bet. 1764 - 1767, Ireland

Children of RICHARD GOLDEN and MARY LOWE are:

2.	i.		EDMOND³ GOLDEN, b. February 02, 1778, Farmville (Farmersville), Richmond County, Va? 0R SC; d. December 25, 1867, Songer Township, Clay County, IL.
	ii.		NANCY GOLDEN, b. 1771; d. February 20, 1855, Knox County, KY; m. GEORGE MCFARLAND, April 20, 1801, Knox County, TN.

More About GEORGE MCFARLAND and NANCY GOLDEN:
Marriage: April 20, 1801, Knox County, TN

	iii.		THOMAS LOWE GOLDEN, b. 1790, Georgia; d. 1850, Crawford County, IN; m. MARY HALL.
	iv.		WINNIE GOLDEN, b. 1794; d. Aft. 1870; m. MOSES SR. MESSER, April 09, 1812, Knox Co, KY; b. Abt. 1795, TN.

More About MOSES MESSER and WINNIE GOLDEN:
Marriage: April 09, 1812, Knox Co, KY

SARAH GOLDEN, b. April 14, 1794; d. June 22, 1863, Knox County, KY; m. ALEXANDER MACKEY, February 14, 1811, Knox County, KY; b. 1794; d. 1842.

More About SARAH GOLDEN:
Burial: Mackey Cemetary, Mackey Bend, Knox County, KY

More About ALEXANDER MACKEY and SARAH GOLDEN:
Marriage: February 14, 1811, Knox County, KY

vi.

BETSY GOLDEN, b. 1792; m. AMBROSE EVANS, December 23, 1810, Knox County, KY.

More About AMBROSE EVANS and BETSY GOLDEN:
Marriage: December 23, 1810, Knox County, KY

3.	vii.		STEPHEN GOLDEN, b. 1766, Wilkes County, Georgia; d. 1855, Knox County, KY.
	viii.		SALLY GOLDEN, b. 1793; m. ALEXANDER MCKEY; b. Abt. 1793.

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