Gaulding Origins

There was a man named John Turner who was born 17 November 1695 in All Hallows, Anne Arundel, Maryland and died in November 1738 in Prince George's, Maryland. His will was probated on 8 July 1738 in Prince George's, Maryland. On 1 July 1718 he married Elizabeth Brashear (1) in Queen Anne's Parish, Prince George's, Maryland. The parents of Elizabeth Brashear, wife of John Turner (1695–1738) of Prince George’s County, Maryland, are well established in the Brashear family’s d

In December 1752, the death of Alexander Gaulding left two minor children, Jacob and an unnamed daughter, requiring immediate legal protection during a period of administrative transition in central Virginia. At the time of Alexander’s death, the family lived in the portion of Amelia County that would soon become Prince Edward County (established 1754). Because county boundaries and court jurisdictions were in flux, the initial guardianship petition submitted by Alexander’s b

There is no historical evidence for a man named John Turner born ca. 1690 in Land’s End, Cornwall, who immigrated to Virginia, died in Caroline County in 1742, or fathered the biblical‑named brothers Shadrach Turner, Meshack Turner, and Abednego Turner. No colonial record—parish, land, probate, court, or vestry—places such a man in Caroline County. The “Cornwall Brothers” narrative is a modern online fabrication originating in unsourced user‑submitted trees on FamilySearch an

Josiah W. Gauldin, the son of Josiah Gauldin and Serviah “Sophia” Seay. He was born 27 February 1802 in Cumberland, Virginia and he died on 29 September 1884 in Malta Bend, Saline, Missouri. When land opened up in Missouri, Josiah W. Gauldin and some of his family took advantage of the opportunity. This General Land Office Record, dated 1835 pertains to him. It reads: "The United States of America, To all to whom these presents shall come, Greeting: Whereas, Josiah Gau

Josiah Gauldin's will is recorded in the Cumberland County Will Book, Volume 9-11 1832-1852, Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1652-1900, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/62347/images/007675922_00054?pId=2011602 Josiah Gauldin was the son of William Gaulding and the grandson of Matthew "John II" Gaulding. The will is transcribed as follows: "In the name of God, amen. I Josiah Gauldin of Cumberland county being weak in body and afflicted with sickne

THE GAULDINGS IN THE 1810 CENSUS (PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY) (1) The Gauldings and Geers in the 1810–1820 Prince Edward County Censuses Some people identify Elizabeth, the wife of Matthew “John II” Gaulding as Elizabeth Geers, but actually her surname is not known. There was a Geers family in Prince Edward County, but there is no evidence to prove that Elizabeth was a member of it. She was NOT the daughter of Francis “Francil” Geers. That family was from Henrico, Virginia. N

Elizabeth "Nancy" Gaulding, the daughter of Matthew "John II" Gaulding and Elizabeth his wife was born about 1747 in Prince Edward County, Virginia and she died about 1789 in Prince Edward County. In 1766 she married Francis Spaulding (1743-1772). (1) John Gaulding, Jr. was her brother. John Jr. sold the 100 acres he acquired from his father to Nancy's husband when he left for South Carolina. (2) Francis Spaulding was the son of Thomas, but there was also a John Spalding

In the Spring of 2026 I was part of a group involved in cleaning all of the headstones in the Veteran’s Cemetery in Kerrville, Texas. I didn’t know that a distant cousin of mine is buried in that cemetery until I came across his name on a stone in Section 2. The information inscribed on it reads “Forest G. Gaulden, Texas, Pvt. 143 Infantry, 36 Division, World War I, February 27, 1895, January 30, 1950.” Here is a picture of the stone that I took before we cleaned it When I

What happened to the daughter of Alexander Gaulding who was bonded out along with her brother Jacob when their father died in Prince Edward County, Virginia in 1753? I did a search on Family Search for my earliest ancestor, John Gaulding and there is an error there that no doubt started with this Marriage Bond, dated March 21, 1804 in Prince Edward County. “William Woodall married Susannah Gaulding, Surety was Richard Gaulding. The parent is listed as Alexander Gaulding, d

There is a WikiTree page (1) that makes the claim that Anne (Steward), the wife of John Gaulding of New Kent County, Virginia was a member of the Sheart family of Prince Edward County and that her surname was Sheart and not Steward as it has traditionally been recorded. This is unlikely based on an entry that appears in a Prince Edward County Order Book 1 (1754–1758), p. 115. 1757 Guardianship Bond: Sheart appointed guardian of the orphans of Alexander Gaulding; Barksdale

The Gaulden and Richardson families left Sumter District, South Carolina in 1808, joining the early stream of settlers moving west into the Mississippi Territory as new lands opened for cotton cultivation. Led by Francis Richardson’s sons, the migration included not only the younger men but also Martha Gaulden Richardson, Francis’s widow, who made the difficult overland journey with her children and kin. Traveling along the established migration corridors through Georgia and

The Memoirs of Francis DuBose Richardson were written in 1895, near the end of Richardson’s life, as a reflective account of his family’s migration from South Carolina to Mississippi and Louisiana, his experiences as a planter, and his observations on the social and political world of the antebellum South. The manuscript was never formally published. Instead, it circulated privately within the Richardson family in the form of handwritten and later typewritten copies, which we

In 1833, John Gaulden—son of James Gaulden (1761–1827) and Frances Johnson (1779–1879)—set out on a horseback journey to visit his Gaulden relatives living in Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi. Along the way he passed through territory inhabited by the Choctaw people, noting their presence as he traveled west. While in Alabama, he witnessed the famous “falling of the stars”—the spectacular 1833 Leonid meteor storm—which caused widespread fear as many believed the Day of Judgm

Continuing down the family tree of John "Patriot" Gaulden (1742-1782) and his wife Susannah Brumfield (1740-1810) we make the acquaintance of one of his sons Rev. Jonathan Gaulden, who was born in 1776 in Camden, Kershaw, South Carolina and died on 5 June 1853 in Quitman, Brooks, Georgia. Rev. Gaulden was the first in a line of his descendants who became clergy, the next being his son Rev. Charles Scriven Gaulden (1812-1884) and ending with Charles' son Rev. William "Willie"

William Boatner Gaulden (1 pp. 178-179) was another son of Jonathan and Rhoda Gaulden. He was born in 1816 in Liberty County, Georgia and died on 3 January 1873 in Liberty County. "He was born at the old home plantation of Millhaven about 1812 and died 1873. He attended the University of Georgia School of Law. He was a member of the House of Representatives from Liberty County in 1838, Justice of the Inferior Court in 1841, Solicitor General of Easter Circuit in 1847 and

Laura Gaulden Bailey, in her 1929 History of the Gaulden Family stated on page 4 "It is said that James Gaulden prided himself on his fine horses of which he owned a considerable number. With a bell on the brood mare they grazed at large over the country-no stock law in those days. His horses were often seen on the racetrack, a common sport at that time." She goes on to say that in 1824 James, his wife Frances Johnson and their children "moved to a plantation one mile from

There is an interesting story posted on ancestry.com by user Christopher Beard who originally shared it on 19 Mar 2017. As there are no sources cited, it is difficult to confirm the authenticity of any of the information or whether or not Christopher Beard was the original author. It relates to John Brumfield, the brother of Susannah Brumfield and brother-in-law of James Gaulden, the son of John Gaulden of Prince Edward County, Virginia. It is possible that James Gaulden a

This blog post has to do with the relationship between the Gaulden Family of John "Patriot" Gaulden and his wife Susannah Brumfield. It traces the life of Robert Brumfield and his son John Watson Brumfield of Craven, South Carolina, the father of Susannah. Robert Brumfield was born on 29 March 1685 and was baptized at the Abingdon Episcopal Church in Gloucester County, Virginia. (1) He died at the age of 90 (2) on March 29 1755 (2) in Abington Parish in Gloucester County

Laura Gaulden, in her 1929 manuscript A History of the Gaulden Family wrote “..there was some years before the Revolution a considerable colony of Gaulden's in Prince Edward County. There is also a mountain called "Gaulden Mountain" indicating that they were early settlers, before names were fixed.” (1) I found a similar note in Virginia Land Records, "Prince Edward County in the French War" that reads "John Gaulding, or one of his name, is still remembered in Prince Edward C

That we know the 800 acres owned by Matthew Gaulding was divided among his eight children comes not from a will, because none exists, but is instead proven through land transactions recorded in Prince Edward County. Of the eight children of John Gaulding and Anne Steward of New Kent, Virginia, only the sons survived. The oldest was John “Matthew” Gaulding who married Elizabeth. There is no evidence to support the claim that her name was Geers. · John “Matthew” G