Michael Gowing b. abt 1740, m. Mary, living in Culpeper and Shenendoah Co, Va
Parents:
Unk
Children:
Children born to Michael Goings and Mary Goings are believed to include:
- Henry Goings born about 1769
- John Goings born about 1772
- Mary Goings born about 1775
- David Goings born about 1780
Siblings:
Unk
States and Counties to search:
- State – Virginia
- Virginia – Culpeper County – 1700s to early 1800s
- Virginia – Shenandoah County – 1700s to early 1800s
FACTS and NOTES:
1763 July 22 – Artemenus Robertson v. Michael Gowing. pg 405
… being dismissed, there being no appearance.
Minute and order books, 1763-1904 – Minute book, 1763-1764 (badly damaged)
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSL6-MTBP?i=89&cat=396861
1763 July 22 – Artemenus Robertson v. Michael Gowing. Attachment reinstated. pg 407
(online copy on Family Search far too difficult to read). Appeal
Minute and order books, 1763-1904
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSL6-MTTB?i=90&cat=396861
1763 Aug 20 – Artemenas Robertson v. Michael Gowing. Judgt for Plf. pg 441
Upon an attachment … (large part very hard to read … estate of Michael Gowing …and the Defendant being solemnly called … the said attached estate … the Pltf … for 3 pounds 3 shillings and 8 pence therefore it is considered by the court that the Pltf recover agst the said Defendants … his costs in this behalf expended and it is ordered that the sheriff … sale of the attached effects and out of the money arisen … this judgment.
Minute and order books, 1763-1904
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSL6-MTPP?i=107&cat=396861
1773 June 21 Israel Morris conveyed 100 acres of land located near Thorne Gap on the south side of the Piney Mountain between Dry Run and Pass Run to Michael Going in what was then Frederick County (or Dunmore). The transaction is noted in a 1792 court case Robert Scott v Michael Going and John Watts etc suit re land in Shenandoah Co Va. http://www.lva.virginia.gov/chancery/
1785 – Michael Going,
Virginia Census – Head of household with 7 white. Shenandoah Co – pg 105.
Shenandoah Co., Va
Click to access 1790m-04.pdf
1785 – Michael Going, in the Virginia Census – Head of household with 7 white. Shenandoah Co – pg 105.
Click to access 1790m-04.pdf
1787 Michael Going 1 tithe 2 horses, 5 cattle [frame 438] Shenandoah Co Va
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1790 Going, Michal 2 tithes 1 horse [frame 526] Shenandoah Co Va
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1791 Going, Michal 1 tithe 2 horses [frame 538] Shenandoah Co Va
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1792A Michal Going 1 tithe 2 horses [frame 564] Shenandoah Co Va
http://www.freeafricanamericans.com/shenandoah.htm
1793A Going, Michal 1 tithe 2 horses [frame 592] Shenandoah Co Va
http://www.freeafricanamericans.com/shenandoah.htm
1794A Goings, Michael 1 tithe 1 horse [frame 619] Shenandoah Co Va
Goings, Henry 1 tithe
http://www.freeafricanamericans.com/shenandoah.htm
1795 Going, Michael 1 tithe 1 horse Shenandoah Co Va.
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1785 – Michael Going, in the Virginia Census – Head of household with 7 white. Shenandoah Co – pg 105.
Click to access 1790m-04.pdf
I am interested in sharing information on the Goings sur-
name. Michael Goings/Goans was born c1740 in Shenandoah
County, Virginia of parents unknown. He was married in
the middle 1760s, wife’s name Mary.
Children born to Michael Goings and Mary Goings are be-
lieved to include:
Henry Goings born about 1769
John Goings born about 1772
Mary Goings born about 1775
David Goings born about 1780
Henry Goings, regarded as the son of Michael Goings and
Mary Goings, was born about 1769 in Shenandoah County. He
was married there to Lucy Blackwell in 1792. Later they
removed across the Shenandoah Valley to adjoining Hardy
County, VA [later West Virginia] in the early 1800s.
Children born to Henry Goings and Mary Goings probably
include the following:
Michael Goings born about 1793
Thomas Goings born about 1794
Amelia Goings born about 1797
Emeline Goings born about 1800
Balderman Goings born about 1801
Caroline Goings born about 1810
Joseph Goings born about 1812
Michael Goings, regarded as the son of Henry Goings and
Mary Goings, was born about 1793. He was married to Mary
Elizabeth Honeyman in 1816 and removed to Madison County,
OH.
Amelia Goings, regarded as the daughter of Henry Goings
and Mary Goings, was born about 1797. She was married to
Harrison Baldwin in 1827. She died in Grant County, WV
in 1864.
Emiline Goings, regarded as the daughter of Henry Goings
and Mary Goings, was born about 1800. She was married to
Harrison Baldwin in 1827.
Balderman Goings, regarded as a son of Henry Goings and
Mary Goings, was born about 1801. He was married in 1822,
wife’s name Lucretia. He died in Ohio.
John Goings, regarded as the son of Michael Goings and
Mary Goings, was born about 1772. He was married about –
1795, wife’s name unknown. Children born to them are
believed to include:
Shadrach Goings born about 1796
Shadrach Goings, probable son of Michael Goings and Mary
Goings, was born about 1796 in Shenandoah County. He was
married about 1819 to Hester Sears. They also removed to
Hardy County where he operated a ferry crossing the south
branch of the Potomac River.
Thanks,
Annette Miner
4809 N. 4th Street
McAllen, TX, 78504-6503
956/687-6503 eminer@hiline.net
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