Golden

Pearse

Pepperell

Rightmeyer

Shellabear

Ancestors of Mabel Pearse Golden

Generation 1

1.

Mabel Pearse Golden.

Mabel was the daughter of Cyrus White Golden and Elizabeth Shellabear Pearse.  She was born 13 Dec 1881 in New York City.  She died 14 Jul 1966 in North Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts.

Ray Douglas Harris.

Ray was the son of Judson Irving Harris and Annie Worthline Harris.  He was born 08 May 1883 in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia.  He died 23 Sep 1918 in Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts.

Mabel and Ray were married 27 Oct 1904 and had five children:

i.

Stuart Pepperell Harris, b. 28 Oct 1905;
m. Mary Florence Russell 15 Jan 1927;
d. 21 Apr 1989.

ii.

Ruth Golden Harris, b. 01 Aug 1907;
m. Henry Magnuson 27 Aug 1927;
d. 16 Oct 2003.

iii.

Elizabeth Pearse Harris; b. 13 Jul 1910;
m. John [Jack] Dow; d. 10 Apr 1980.

iv.

Edith Killam Harris; b. 10 Oct 1913;
m. Allen Underwood 03 Oct 1936.

v.

David Ray Harris; b. 21 Oct 1916;
m. Elinor Royce King 29 May 1941;
d. 01 May 2003.

Generation 2

2.

Cyrus White Golden.

Cyrus was the son of Henry Newton Golden and Mary C [Rightmeyer].  He was born 01 Apr 1844 in South Hadley, Massachusetts.  Cyrus enlisted as a private in the 65 New York Regiment, "U.S. 1^st Chasseurs" on 03 Aug 1861. He transferred 01 Sep 1861 from Co. B to Co. A and mustered out 12 Sep 1864 in New York City.  He died 17 Nov 1882 in New York City.

The following is taken from the 65^th New York Regimental History:

The 65^th, known as the U.S. Chausseurs, composed of members from Eastern New York and a number from Connecticut, Rhode Island and Maine, was mustered into the U.S. service at Willett's Point, Long Island in July and August 1861, for three years.  It left the state for Washington [DC] on 27 Aug, was assigned to the 3^rd provisional brigade until 19 September, when it became a part of Graham's brigade, Buell's division, and in March 1862, joined the advance to the Peninsula as a part of the 2^nd brigade, 1^st division, 4^th corps.

It was present at the siege of Yorktown and active during the Seven Days' battles, with a loss of 68 killed, wounded and missing.  At Antietam it was again engaged, but did not occupy an exposed position, and during the month of September 1862, the division was transferred to the 6^th corps, in which it became the 3^rd division.

The 65^th served in the 3^rd brigade until December and was then assigned to the 1^st brigade.  At Fredericksburg the regiment was present, but not closely engaged, and the winter was passed in that vicinity.  In the Chancellorsville campaign, the 65^th shared in the charge which captured Marye's Heights.  After returning for a brief period to its old camp it proceeded to Gettysburg, where it was held in support then moved southward with the army, shared in the Mine Run campaign and went into winter quarters with the 6^th corps.

In January 1864, the regiment was sent to Johnson's Island in charge of prisoners, and upon its return to the Army of the Potomac was attached to the 4^th brigade of its old division.  A sufficiently large number of the men reenlisted to secure the continuance in the field of the 65^th as a veteran organization and it fought through the Wilderness campaign with brilliancy, losing during the first week 154 members killed, wounded or missing, many of whom fell in the assault on the angle at Spottsylvania.

At Cold Harbor and Petersburg, the regiment was active and when the 6^th corps was sent to Washington to repel Gen. Early, the 65^th was assigned to the 2^nd brigade of the same division with which it had previously served.  It embarked for Washington 10 Jul 1864, encountered Early at Fort Stevens and pursued him through the Shenandoah Valley, fighting at Charlestown, the Opequan, Fisher's Hill, and Cedar Creek.  [In one of life's little ironies, my husband's great grandfather fought in these same campaigns for the Confederate army and now we live only a short distance from the battlefields.]

In the last named action the regiment took a prominent part and suffered the loss of 90 men killed, wounded and missing.  It returned to Petersburg in December; was engaged at Hatcher's Run in February 1865 at Fort Stedman, and the final assault on 02 Apr.

Source:  The Union Army, Vol. 2, p. 98.

3.

Elizabeth Shellabear Pearse.

Elizabeth was the daughter of William Pearse and Sarah Jane Pepperell.  She was born 18 Feb 1842 in Dartmouth, Devon, England.  She died 21 Nov 1911 in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Cyrus and Elizabeth were married 11 Oct 1864 in New York City and had seven children:

i.

Wilson Nimmo Golden; b. 04 Mar 1867.

ii.

Charles C Golden; b. 04 Mar 1867; d. 22 Dec 1885.

iii.

George W Golden; b. 20 Nov 1869.

iv.

Margaret Windsor Golden; b. 27 Jul 1871.

v.

Lydia A Golden; b. 17 May 1873.

vi.

William H P Golden; b. 1878.

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vii.

Mabel Pearse Golden; b. 13 Dec 1881;
m. Ray Douglas Harris 27 Oct 1904;
d. 14 Jul 1966.

Generation 3

4.

Henry Newton Golden.

Henry may have been the son of Enoch Golden and Elizabeth Ball.  According to the 1850 Census, he was born between 1809-1811 in New Jersey.  He died 25 Jun 1885 in New York City, New York.

The Golden ancestors that follow are real people who actually lived during the settlement of New York and New Jersey; however, their relationship to Henry Newton Golden has not been established.  Enoch Golden did however, in fact, have a son named Henry born about the same time as our Henry Newton Golden.  Whether Henry and Henry Newton are the same person remains to be seen.  Further research on this family is needed to prove or refute the connection.  The information is provided here only as a means of cataloging this family for further research, not to claim a relationship to the Golden family that settled in Gravesend, New York.  It should not be used by anyone as fact without further substantiation.  All of the descendants of Henry Newton Golden named here are factual.

5.

Mary C [Rightmeyer].

The parents of Mary C are unknown at this time.  According to Those Who Have Gone Before Us, a memoir by Warren Carberg, her surname was Rightmeyer.  I have not been able to substantiate this claim and include the Rightmeyer surname here as a research tool only.  The 1850 Census states that she was born in New York which is consistent with the Rightmeyer family history.  The Carberg paper is very interesting reading and presents a very personal look at the Golden family that I am proud to say I am a part of.

Henry and Mary were married before 1833 and had five children:

i.

Elizabeth Golden; b. Aug 1833.

ii.

Henry Golden; b. 04 Nov 1837;
served in the U.S. Army during the Civil War;
d. 17 Oct 1862 at Harpers Ferry, West Virginia.

iii.

Mary Golden; b. 19 Feb 1839;
d. 22 Dec 1912.

iv.

Reuben Franklin Golden; b. 08 May 1842;
served in the U.S. Army during the Civil War;
m. Althea Chesebro 18 Oct 1863;
d. 22 Dec 1912.

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v.

Cyrus White Golden; b. 01 Apr 1844;
m. Elizabeth Shellabear Pearse 11 Oct 1864;
d. 17 Nov 1882.

6.

William Pearse.

William was the son of William Pearse and Jane Shelabear.  He was born 1815 in South Bent, Devon, England.  He died 06 Sep 1849 in Belwood, Ontario, Canada.

7.

Sarah Jane Pepperell.

Sarah was born in 1820 in Dartmouth, Devon, England.  She died 27 Nov 1877 in New York City, New York.

William and Sarah were married 22 Jul 1835 and had six children:

i.

George W Pearse; b. 19 Jun 1836.

ii.

William Henry Pearse; b. 19 Jun 1836.

iii.

Sarah Jane Pearse; b. born 1840.

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iv.

Elizabeth Shellabear Pearse; b. 18 Feb 1842;
d. 21 Nov 1911.

v.

Margaret W Pearse; b. 18 Feb 1842.

v.

George Windsor Pearse; b. 1844.

Generation 4

8.

Enoch Golden.

Enoch was the son of William Golden and Christiann Hartmann.  He was born 13 Sep 1787 in Hopewell, Hunterdon, New Jersey.

9.

Elizabeth Ball.

Elizabeth was born about 1789.  At this time, nothing more is known about Elizabeth or the names of her parents.

Enoch and Elizabeth were married about 1810 and had five children:

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i.

Henry [Newton] Golden; b. bet. 1809-11; d. 25 Jun 1885.

ii.

Emeline Golden; b. 1813.

iii.

Christiann Golden; b. 1815.

iv.

Phebe Golden; b. 1817.

v.

Clara Golden; b. 1819; m. Daniel Hogencamp 19 Sep 1839.

10.

William Pearse.

William was born about 1784 in England.  He died in 1849 in Belwood, Ontario, Canada.  At this time, nothing is known about William's parents.

11.

Jane Shelabear.

Jane died before 1849.  At this time, nothing more is known about Jane or her parents.

William and Jane had at least one child:

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i.

William Pearse; b. 1815; d. 06 Sep 1849.

Generation 5

12.

William Golden.

William was the son of Joseph Golden and Adriantie Lane.  He was born 07 Sep 1742 in Hopewell, Mercer, New Jersey.  He died 10 Feb 1816 in Hopewell, Mercer, New Jersey.  William spent his whole life on a farm near Hopewell.  During the Revolutionary War he served in Captain William Tuker's Company, 1st Regiment, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.  After the war he was a Captain of Militia.

13.

Christiann Hartmann.

Christiann was the daughter of Johan Hartman.  She was born 06 Aug 1754 in Amwell, Mercer, New Jersey.  She died 15 Jan 1839 in Hopewell, Mercer, New Jersey.

William and Christiann were married 28 Jun 1777 in Hopewell, Mercer, New Jersey and had seven children, all were born in Hopewell:

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i.

Enoch Golden; b. 13 Sep 1787.

ii.

William Golden; b. 19 Jun 1779;
d. 08 Oct 1862.

iii.

Abraham Golden; b. 15 Oct 1780;
d. 06 Nov 1866.

iv.

Andrew Golden; b. 08 Apr 1782.

v.

Jonathan Golden; b. 24 Feb 1784; d. 19 Jul 1834.

vi.

Urie Golden; b. 05 Jan 1786.

vii.

Achsah Golden; b. 30 Jun 1789;
m. Amos Sine 25 Jul 1812.

Generation 6

14.

Joseph Golden, Jr.

Joseph was the son of Joseph Golden and Anneke Dawes.  He was born in 1700 in Middletown, Monmouth, New Jersey.  He died 01 Aug 1777 in Hopewell, Mercer, New Jersey.

The Golden Family

After his marriage, Joseph Golden Jr. moved to Middlebush, Somerset, New Jersey for a short time.  He then moved to Hopewell, Hunterdon, New Jersey where he had purchased 200 acres on 30 Dec 1734 from Thomas Houghton.  It is supposed that he settled on this land the next spring as he gave a bond to Mr. Houghton in 1735, for one hundred pounds current money of New Jersey, at 'eight shillings per ounce,' conditioned for the payment of fifty pounds of like money, on, or before the 25th of December 1737.

On 13 Mar 1738/9 he was elected an overseer of North Road Stony Brook (Town records of Hopewell, New Jersey, as published by the N.J. Soc. of the Colonial Dames, p. 18).  These town records list many other offices which Joseph Golder held in later years.

On 19 Jul 1750 Joseph Golden purchased the balance of the original Houghton tract.

In his will dated 29 May 1776, and proved 02 Sep 1777, Joseph Golden of Hopewell mentions his wife and names his sons, Joseph, dec'd, Jacob, Elias, William and Abraham, and daughters Anne, Elizabeth and Mary.

Source:   Descendants of William Golden (Golder, Goulding, Goldin or Goulden) of Gravesend, New York.

15.

Adriantie Lane.

Adriantie was the daughter of Jacob Lane and Elizabeth Van Barkelo.  She was born about 1704 in Middletown, Monmouth, New Jersey.  She died about 1776 in Hopewell, Hunterdon, New Jersey.

Joseph and Adriantie were married about 1725 in Middletown, Monmouth, New Jersey and had nine children:

i.

Joseph Golden; b. abt. 1726; d. abt. 1766.

ii.

Jacob Golden; b. 22 Jan 1730; d. 31 Aug 1811.

iii.

Antie Golden; b. bef. 22 Aug 1732.

iv.

Matewis Golden; b. 21 Apr 1734.

v.

Elizabeth Golden; b. abt. 1736.

vi.

Mary Golden; b. abt. 1738.

vii.

Elias Golden; b. abt. 1741; d. abt. 1795.

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viii.

William Golden; b. 07 Sep 1742; d. 10 Feb 1816.

ix.

Abraham Golden; b. abt. 1745.

Generation 7

16.

Joseph Golden.

Joseph was the son of Joseph Josiah Golden and Neeltje Klass Smit.  He was born 01 Apr 1674 in Gravesend, Kings, New York.  He died about 1731 in Middletown, Monmouth, New Jersey.  In the census of Gravesend, ca. 1698, the family of Joseph Golden (English) consisted of one man, one woman, and one child.  However, he removed soon thereafter to Monmouth County, New Jersey.  Joseph Golden and his wife Anneke Daws were members of the Freehold-Middletown Dutch Church in 1709.

17.

Anneke Dawes.

Anneke was the daughter of Elias Dawes and Patience.  She was born in 1676 in Gravesend, Kings, New York.

Joseph and Anneke were married in 1697 in Gravesend, New York and had seven children:

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i.

Joseph Golden, Jr.; b. abt. 1700; d. 01 Aug 1777.

ii.

Nelke Neeltie Golden; b. 1698.

iii.

Elias Golden; b. 07 Jan 1704; d. 25 Jun 1765.

iv.

Antie Golden; b. 1705.

v.

Maria Golden; b. 06 Nov 1709;
m. Roeloff Schenck 21 Jun 1749.

vi.

Patience Golden; b. bef. 28 Sep 1712.

vii.

Sara Golden; b. 27 Mar 1715; d. 28 Oct 1771.

Generation 8

18.

Joseph Josiah Golden.

Joseph was the son of William Golden and Ann Cathryn.  He was born in 1654 in Gravesend, Kings, New York.  He died 1683/84 in New Utrecht, Monmouth, New Jersey.

Joseph Golder

He was baptised at New Utrecht on fession of faith, at about the age of 28 years.  Joseph Goulding is listed on the Gravesend assessment roll in 1683, holding 41 acres of land.  Joseph Golder of Gravesend on Long Island in Yorkshire, signed his will dated 16 Feb 1683 as Joseph Golding.  The will was proved 01 Apr 1684, and named his wife "Ellinnor," sons Joseph, Will: and Nico: and Jacob Gaylock and John.

Source:   Descendants of William Golden (Golder, Goulding, Goldin or Goulden) or Granvesend, New York

19.

Neltje Klass Smith.

Neeltje was the daughter of Klaas Claeszen Smit and Gurtrudy Wellekin.  She was born before 21 Mar 1655 in New Amstradam.

Joseph and Neeltje were married in 1673 in Gravesend, Long Island, New York and had five children:

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i.

Joseph Golden; b. 01 Apr 1674; d. abt. 1731.

ii.

William Golden; b. 30 Oct 1677; d. abt. 1748/9.

iii.

Nicolas Golden; b. 04 Mar 1678; d. in 1692.

iv.

Anetje Golden; b. 15 Jul 1682; d. 19 Sep 1767.

v.

Abraham Golden; b. 24 Aug 1684; d. 26 Aug 1748.

Generation 9

20.

William Golden.

William was born about 1613 in Ireland.  He died 23 Apr 1670 in Gravesend, Kings, New York.

William Golden, the original immigrant, settled in New Amsterdam about 1643.

He was involved in the early settlement of New Jersey and was one of the original Patent Holders in Monmouth County.  Receiving his land there in 1665.  He may have lived in Monmouth County for a time before, however that is not certain.  At least one of his sons settled in that area however.

The origins of William Golden, often found on early records as "Goulden," "Goulder" or "Goulding," are a mystery.  Family tradition has it that he came from Ireland, however, there is more substantial information which may indicate otherwise.

A William Goulden embarked from London, 02 Aug 1635, in the "George" for Virginia.  He, therefore, could have been one of George Holmes' party which tried to put a settlement on the Delaware and was captured by the Dutch and taken to New Amsterdam.  Campion says there was also a William Golding who was a tax-payer in Barbados in 1638 and may have been the same person who later settled in Gravesend.  The William Golding in Barbados was a nonconformist minister and was active in the nonconformist congregation there until that group was banished to a desert island where they suffered from hunger and privation.  This may have been the same William Golding who received his Masters Degree from Cambridge University in 1633, and the William Golding who received a provsional bequest in the will of John Golding, Minister of the Chapel of Jesus Christ, in Bermuda dated 1648.

Slater, in his History of Monmouth and Ocean Counties, says that William Golden arrived in Boston early in 1640 settled, for a time, at Salem and was associated with Lady Deborah Moody and others who were of the Baptist persuasion.  Lady Moody was a noted nonconformist from Wiltshire, England.  Her religious beliefs led to difficulties in England and she decided to emigrate to America in search of religious freedom.  She arrived, with her son, at Lynn in 1640, and on 05 Apr of that year, united with the church at Salem.  On the 13th of May following she was granted 400 acres of land, and a year later she paid £ 1100 for a farm.  It appears that she had every intention of making Massachusetts her home.  A steadfast enquirer into religious doctrine, Lady Moody became impressed with the views of Roger Williams concerning the invalidity of infant baptism.  Being a woman who freely spoke her mind, she made no secret of the views she held, and her sentiments attracted much attention and drew upon her the consideration of the Quarterly Court.

Although the Puritans came to New England to escape the religious persecution in England they were not known for their tolerance of others.  Anyone who disagreed with the Puritan interpretation of the Scriptures was considered to be a 'Heretic,' and was not allowed the full rights of citizenship in the Colony.  It was this religious intolerance which prevailed in the Plymouth and Massachusetts colonies, that caused others such as the Baptists and Quakers to seek asylum in other colonies.

As Roger Willliams had already been forced to leave the colony Lady Moody's views could hardly be overlooked.  At first she was seriously admonished but when it became apparent that she persisted in holding to her convictions, she was excommunicated.  Accordingly, in the summer of 1643 Lady Moody, her son Sir Henry Moody and a group of their friends and associates including Ensign Baxter, Sergeant Hubbard, William Goulding, John Tilton, Thomas Spicer, and others accused of heresy were banished from the colony.  This group went to New Amsterdam where they were most warmly welcomed.  With the assistance of Nicholas Stillwell, Lady Moody was able to obtain a patent from Governor Kieft for unoccupied lands where she and her friends could settle.

They at once began laying out a town site.  Selecting a favorable site near the center of town they measured off a square containing about sixteen acres of ground, and opened a street around it.  This large square they afterwards divided into squares of four acres each, by openign two streets at right angles through the center.  The whole was then enclosed by a palisade fence, as a protection, both against the sudden attacks of hostile Indians, and the depredations of wolves and other wild animals which were then common upon the island.

It seems likely that William Golden first settled in New Amsterdam as he signed a certificate of election there in 1643.  He was married in 1644 at New Amsterdam to Ann Cathryn. … For many years it was thought that neither had been married before.  However, additional information found in court proceedings dated 07 Feb 1647 indicates that Ann Cathryn was, apparently, the widow of a Mr. Smith.

"Huyck Aertsen vs. William Goulder, wherein for purchase of a house and plantation, with corn, ordered that plaintiff prove the sale of the house and corn, and that Goulder's wife received the corn; also, that he had asked her, when she lost her husband, Smith, whether she held to the bargain, which she took amiss."

This would indicate that the John Smith mentioned in later property records as William Golden's "son-in-law" probably would have been referred to as a 'step-son' in today's terminology.

By deed dated 20 Mar 1649 (Book 1, p. 31) William Goulder bought land in Gravesend and presumably moved there about that time, from New Amsterdam, along with the others from Massachusetts.  (re Gravesend, LI, c1644)  The list of "freeholders at Gravesend, in 1656 included William Goulding, John Lake, Jacob Spicer, Thomas Spicer, Thomas Whitlock, Nicholas Stillwell, Joseph Goulding, William Smith, Richard Stillwell, etc."  William Golden became a large land owner at Gravesend.  He also owned "Golden Hill" on Mahattan Island, which is now in the heart of New York City.

Anne Goulder, wife of William Goulder was a defendant in a defamation action on 05 May 1652. (Book 1, p. 112)  She was found guilty and warned.  The warning apparently was not heeded for on 13 Sep 1652 she was again accused.  This time the court ordered that 'Ann shall sitt in ye Irons half one hower & after bee taken out & Stand in publicke place wt a pap on her breast w her hands bound behinde her …' (Ibid, pp. 133, 134).

Two deeds, one dated 12 Jan 1660, and the other 13 Feb 1660 (Book II, pp. 59, 62) for land in Gravesend, were signed by William Goulder alias Goulding.  On 20 Mar 1665, John Smithe of Gravesend conveyed land known as No. 35 to his father-in-law William Goulder alias Goulding.

With the experience gained in colonizing southern sections of America, two English court favorites, Lord Berkeley and Sir George Carteret, induced the Duke of York to grant them the area between the Hudson and Delaware rivers.  They named the colony New Jersey after the English Channel home of Carteret.  The territory was thrown open to land-seekers in 1664.  William Golding was one of twelve men to whom the Monmouth patent was granted in 1665.

That he was interested in land in New Jersey before the patent was issued by the Governor is learned from an entry in the Albany records [Vol. 21, p. 401] giving an account of a voyage made to Navasinks in the Dutch Company's Sloop.  On the vessel were Charles Morgan, John Bound, James Holbert, John Tatman, Samuel Spicer, Thomas Whitlock and Richard Gibbons.

December 6, 1663, we sailed from Manhattan (namely, New Amsterdam).

December 7, 1663, we discovered a sail toward evening which we approached and spoke to them, it was Peter Lawrenson and Jacob Cowenhoven who informed us that the English in an open Sloop, being 19 strong, sailed the day before, up the Rareton River where the Indians of Navasink and Raretan were collected together about three miles up the river.

December 9, 1663, we saw in the morning, about 9 o'clock, an English vessel coming down and we asked from where they came, on which the Captain, Christopher Ellsworth, answered "from the river," immediately we asked, "what he had done," he answered, "he brought the English."  We told him, "this was wrong, it was against our Government to act in this manner and he should answer for it," to which William Golding cried, 'it is well, it is well."

The Netherlands and England fought three naval wars between 1652 and 1674.  In 1664 English warships sailed into New York Harbor and forced Governor Peter Stuyvesant to surrender New Amsterdam.  The English renamed the colony New York.  The attitude of the government changed immediately afterward for on 08 Apr 1665, the Duke of York's Governor, Richard Nichols, issued the Monmouth Patent, among those to whom it was issued is William Golding, who subscribed £4 to the Indian Purchase.

Starting about 1666, William Golden became town Clerk in Gravesend, signing as 'William Goulding, Clerk.'  On 15 Jun 1669, William Goulding, Clerk, attested to a conveyance which had been witnessed by Joseph Goulding.  This witness was probably his 15 year old son.

In the original division of town lots in Middletown, Monmouth, New Jersey, in 1667, William Golden was given Lot 25, Lot 27 and also outlands.  He became a resident of Middletown, New Jersey and was one of the founders of the Middletown Baptist Church.

From Book A, of Deeds in the Clerk's Office at Freehold, under Shareholders, we find that at the General Assembly of inhabitants of Shrewsbury and Narumnson's Neck on the 14 Dec 1667, "it is ordered that the time and exact account of the sums of money and goods hath been employed by those persons who were formerly made choice to act for theme selves and others in the Purchase of this whole tract of land from the Indians shall be drawn up and presented to the next Court or Assembly of deputies; and the moneys received from each township to remain in the 7 Men's hands", signed William Golding.

… In 1670 Governor Lovelace confirmed patents on Coney Island to Thomas Delavallo, James Hubbard, Ralph Carall, William Bowne, John Tilton, William Goulding and Samuel Spicer. … William Golden sold his town lot and meadows in Gravesend to Richard Harshorne, the deed for which is dated 23 Apr 1670, and recorded 25 Nov 1672.

It is not clear when William Golden died as there is some confusion in the records between William Sr. and William Jr.  At first it was thought that William Golden Sr. probably died soon after the above transaction, however, he may not have died until sometime after 1680 for on 30 Jun 1682, Ralph Cardall petitioned for an appeal from a judgment in favor of William Goulding's estate (NYCEM p. 100).

… "In 1686 the boundary of Gravesend and New Utrecht were confirmed to patentees James Hubbard, John Tilton, jun., William Goulder, Nicholas Stillwell, and Jocham Guilock by Governor Dongan." Note: this was probably the younger William Goulder.

Source:   Descendants of William Golden (Golder, Goulding, Goldin or Goulden) of Gravesend, New York.

21.

Ann Cathryn.

Ann was born about 1620 in New Amsterdam, New York.  At this time, nothing more is known about Ann or the names of her parents.

William and Ann were married 04 Jun 1644 in New Amsterdam and had seven children, all were born at Gravesend:

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i.

Joseph Josiah Golden; b. abt.1654; d. abt. 1683/4.

ii.

Margrietie Golden; b. bef. 02 Apr 1646;
m. John Appelgald bef. 1660.

iii.

William Golden; b. abt. 1650; d. 18 May 1712.

iv.

Hester Golden; b. abt. 1656;
m. Jon Johnson 02 Nov 1676.

v.

Nicholas Golden; b. abt. 1658.

vi.

Isaac Golden; b. abt. 1660.

vii.

Jacob Yacum Golden; b. abt. 1662.