Gaulding Origins

Who was John Steward of Banbury, Oxfordshire who married Anne Goulden in 1651 There  is no surviving evidence  identifying who  the John Steward  was who married Anne Goulden  in Banbury in 1651. The marriage did occur , but the parish register entry provides no occupation, no parentage, no residence, and no identifying details  beyond the names. This is typical for mid‑17th‑century Oxfordshire parish registers.  Below is what can be said with certainty, with direct source ci

John Gaulding, the immigrant from Warwickshire This appendix summarizes the evidentiary foundation supporting the biographical reconstruction of John Gaulding (c.1650–after 1720) , his immigration as an indentured servant, his marriage to Anne (possibly Stewart) , and his parentage of Samuel Gaulding , the ancestor of the present researcher.   1. Reasonably Exhaustive Research Research included all surviving record groups relevant to 17th‑century New Kent County and the Engli

Was James Stewart of St. Paul's Parish the brother of Anne Stewart who married John Gaulding? With historical precision and genealogical rigor —about James Stewart  who appears in the St. Paul’s Parish Vestry Book  in the 1720s–1730s . This is the same man who is a plausible brother of Anne (Stewart?) Gaulding , wife of Samuel’s father, John Gaulding.  Below is a structured, evidence‑based profile. 1. Geographic and Historical Context St. Paul’s Parish  was formed in 1704  an

Would the family of John Gaulding show up in the Parish Registers of Warwickshire before 1685? Concise answer:  No Gaulding / Goulding / Golding  family appears in the Warwickshire parish registers before 1685  under those spellings, and the absence is historically consistent with both record survival patterns and surname distribution. Surviving registers from Banbury, Adderbury, and the northern Warwickshire parishes show Goulden  and Golden variants, but not Gaulding —a fo

This was the route many Midlands emigrants used to reach the port of Bristol   Below is a clear, historically grounded outline of the 17th‑century migration and trade corridor connecting Kineton (south‑east Warwickshire) to the port of Bristol, the principal departure point for thousands of Midlands emigrants to Virginia between 1650 and 1720.  It is not proved this is the route John Gaulding of New Kent took to reach Virginia, but if he did, his name would not have been reco

John Gaulding boarding the tobacco ship at Bristol Genealogical Proof Standard argument When, within a reasonable historical window, did John “of New Kent” Gaulding immigrate to Virginia from the Warwickshire–Oxfordshire border as an indentured servant, given that he appears as a father in the St. Peter’s Parish Register, New Kent County, Virginia?  A Genealogical Proof Standard (GPS) argument is the formal method genealogists use to prove a conclusion—such as a person’s iden

South Warwickshire is the most likely place John Gaulding the immigrant to Virginia might have come from Below is a structured, evidence‑based overview of each of the eight Warwickshire villages John Gaulding may have come from, based on the conclusion that he was Anglican and was not part of the Quaker Community that overwhelmingly went to Pennsylvania instead of Virginia.  Each entry describes what each placename was like in the late 17th century—roughly the period between

John Gaulding would have traveled from Bristol, England to the Chesapeake on board a tobacco ship This is an essay on the most historically defensible explanation for how John Gaulding (Gauldin/Gaulden)  immigrated from the Oxfordshire–Warwickshire region of England to Virginia  in the late 17th or very early 18th century. This is an analysis based on historic records of the time.  No records exist that specifically pertain to John Gaulding of New Kent, Virginia because such

Family Ties pass down through the generations The origins of John Gaulding of New Kent County, Virginia, have long been obscured by the absence of direct immigration records, yet his surname’s linguistic evolution, geographic distribution, and social profile in England and Virginia allow for a historically grounded reconstruction of the most probable migration pathway.  This essay argues that John Gaulding may have arrived in Virginia as an indentured servant or transported l

John Gaulding's family lived in Oxfordshire and Warwickshire for 400 years These conclusions are based on the following suppositions about John “of New Kent” Gaulding, as outlined in previous blog posts on Gaulding Origins.  1.        That he was part of the Banbury/Adderbury Quaker community before he left England for American sometime between 1680 and 1709. 2.       That they did not leave records in Chester, Pennsylvania 3.       That they went directly to Virginia and wer

John Gaulding of New Kent probably went directly to Virginia as an indentured servant and did not pass through Chester, Pennsylvania but some members of his family in England were Quakers. As has already been mentioned, there are two sources that I base the supposition that John Gaulding of New Kent, Virginia, my earliest ancestor were Laura Gaulden’s little publication called The History of the Gaulden Family and Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia.  Both sources say essentially

My conclusions about the life of John Gaulding of New Kent County, Virginia—identified as my earliest traceable ancestor—derives from two secondary sources: Laura Gaulden’s privately printed History of the Gaulden Family and Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia. Both works present substantially the same narrative that he was a Quaker who came from England and went through Chester, Pennsylvania before traveling to Virginia.  Neither source gives any documentary citations to substanti

John Gaulding of New Kent, Virginia  is reported to have been a Quaker who immigrated from England through Chester, Pennsylvania  and later into Virginia  in the late 1600’s.  There are two sources that I base that supposition on.  One is Laura Gaulden’s 1922 History of the Gaulden Family .  On page 1 of that ten-page report, Laura wrote:   "According to one tradition, probably true, the Gaulden or Gauldine were of English or Welsh nationality and in religion were QUAKERS.  T

Laura Gaulden wrote that the earliest Gaulding immigrant was Quaker and went through Chester, Pennsylvania before traveling to Virginia. In 1922 Laura Jane "Lucy" Gaulden wrote a short History of the Gaulden Family (1) and at her death she left it with the DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution) Chapter she belonged to.  Laura Gaulden was the daughter of John Gaulden (1808-1889) and Jane Elizabeth McFall (1840-1914), and I must say she was much closer to the true story of

My DNA Profile from ancestry.com indicates a genetic link to the West Midlands. Is that the area in England where John Gaulding came from?

There are quite a few webpages on the internet that claim to define the derivation of English surnames, but as there is no way to verify the validity of the information, it should not be taken as fact.    Surnames in England became prevalent following the Norman Conquest in 1066. As the population increased, individuals required unique identifiers, leading to names incorporating descriptions such as Thomas, son of John or Richard the Whitehead. Initially, surnames were flexib

THOMAS "OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE" STEWARD was born about 1630 in Westbury on Severn, Gloucestershire, England and he died after 1671. His first wife was JOAN DRAKE whom he married on 05 May 1651, probably in Gloucestershire, England. She was born about 1630 in England, although the exact date of her birth is not recorded in the records. This is an estimate based on the birthdate of her husband. They had several children: Joseph, Charles, Elizabeth and Thomas. Three died young b

SUSSEX, ENGLAND The Parish Register for East Sussex: Baptisms, Marriages and Burials 1538-1812 for Golding, Gouldinge, Goldinge, Breache...

Samuel Gaulding was the son of John of New Kent Gaulding. Some of his children were Quakers. This does not prove that Samuel’s children were following in the religious traditon of their grandparents John Gaulding and Anne Stewart, but it does provide some support for Laura Gaulden’s statement that the first Gaulding in this country were Quakers who first settled in Chester, Pennsylvania before moving to Virginia. SAMUEL GAULDING, the son of John "of New Kent" Gaulding and

Allen Robinett was not a Quaker but he was allowed to purchase a plot of land in William Penn's Chester community of Quakers . There was...