1740 Moses Going of Granville County, NC
Parents:
Unk
Children:
Unk
Siblings:
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Possibly the same Moses Going of the following States and Counties:
- Virginia – Buckingham County – 1700s to early 1800s
- Virginia – Louisa County – 1700s to early 1800s
- Virginia – Albemarle County – 1700s to early 1800s
- Virginia – Henry County – 1700s to early 1800s
- North Carolina – Granville County
- Virginia – Goochland County – 1700s to early 1800s
- State – Georgia
Possible Moses Goings that may be the same person:
- 1710 Moses Goin b. bef. 1712 in Stafford Co, Va
- 1720-30 b. bef. 1732 Moses Gowen of Goochland Co, Va
- 1730-40 Moses Going in Henry County, Va
- 1740 Moses Going b. bef. 1741 in Albemarle Co, Va, Louisa Co, Va
- 1740 Moses Going of Granville County, NC
- 1751 b. bef. 1751 Moses Going in Buckingham Co, Va
- 1760 b. bef. 1764 Moses Going in Georgia
FACTS:
(Below are different Going, Goyen, Gowen related sources for those people were in the Virginia, North Carolina, or South Carolina areas in the early 1700’s to early 1800’s)

Map of North Carolina and Virginia border area and locations of families living in those areas (click to enlarge)
Virginia Counties along or near southern border with North Carolina:
- Prince George Co, Va (Brunswick created from Prince George in 1720)
- Brunswick Co, Va (created in 1720 from Prince George County)
- Lunenburg Co, Va (created from Brunswick in 1746)
- Halifax Co, Va (created from Lunenburg in 1752)
- Pittsylvania Co, Va (created from Halifax in 1767)
- Henry Co, Va (created from Pittsylvania in 1777)
- Patrick Co, Va (created from Henry in 1790)
- Bedford Co, Va (created from Lunenburg in 1754)
- Campbell Co, Va (created from Bedford in 1782)
- Franklin Co, Va (created from Bedford and Henry in 1786)
- Charlotte Co, Va (created from Lunenburg in 1765)
- Mecklenburg Co, Va (created from Lunenburg in 1765) (adjacent)
- Amelia Co, Va (created partly from Brunswick in 1734)
- Prince Edward Co, Va (created from Brunswick in 1754)
- Greensville Co, Va (created from Brunswick in 1781)
North Carolina Counties along or near Virginia’s southern border:
- Granville Co, NC (est 1746 from Edgecombe)
- Orange Co, NC (est 1752 from Granville)
- Caswell Co, NC (est 1777 from Orange)
- Person Co, NC (est 1791 from Person)
- Guilford Co, NC (est 1770 from Orange and Rowan)
- Rockingham Co, NC (est 1785 from Guilford)
- Rowan Co, NC (est 1753 from Anson)
- Surry Co, NC (est 1770 from Rowan)
- North Carolina – Northampton County
- North Carolina – Halifax County
(Note: There are at least 5 different Moses Going’s in Virginia, North Carolina and Georgia born between 1735-1774. To make sure you are able to differentiate each, see the following link to compare each of the 5 different Moses Goings: https://goyengoinggowengoyneandgone.com/various-moses-goings/ ).
GRANVILLE COUNTY, North Carolina:
Granville County, North Carolina: Granville County is especially confusing – it has at least two separate Going families living in the same county with several people having the same names. I have created a chart based on tithe records I have located to attempt to differentiate the families:
1761 Granville Co, NC
whites/Blacks male/Blacks f/ Blacks 12-16
List of John Pope
Thomas, Moses Gowin. Refuses to List his wife 2 tithes
Michael Gowin, John Wilson. Refuses to list his wife 2
Joseph Gowin. Refuses to list his wife 1
List of Robt. Harris for Granville Parish
Edward Going sons Edwd. Reeps 0 white/3black males
Country Line District by Larkin Johnston
William Gowin, James Gowin 2
William Gowin Junr, Jesse Chandlor 2
http://lumbeeindiansandgoinsfamily.blogspot.com/2007/12/granville-county-nc-early-records.html; http://www.freeafricanamericans.com/Granville.htm
1762 Granville Co NC
Michael Gowin mulattoe
Thomas Gowin and Moses Gowin 2 tithes
Edward Gowin Sr, Reps Gowin, Edward Gowin 3 mulattoe
James Gowing, son William, refs to list his wife – 2 white, 0 black, 0 fem, 2 over 16, 2 total
William Gowin Jr 2 white
Joseph Going refuses to list wife 1 mulattoe
James Gowen 2 insolvent
Michael Going 2 insolvent
Edward Going 2 insolvent
Jos. Going 1 insolvent
http://www.freeafricanamericans.com/Granville.htm; http://lumbeeindiansandgoinsfamily.blogspot.com/2007/12/granville-county-nc-early-records.html; http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/granville/court/tax1762.txt
1763 Granville Co NC
James Gowen 2 insolvent
Edward Going 2 insolvent
Wm Going 1 insolvent
http://www.freeafricanamericans.com/Granville.htm; http://lumbeeindiansandgoinsfamily.blogspot.com/2007/12/granville-county-nc-early-records.html
1764 Granville Co NC
Joseph Gowen 1 white
William Gowen 1 white
William Gowen and John Cape 2 white
Jas. Gowen, James Lunceford 2 white
Thomas Going and Moses Going 2 white
Joseph Going and James Harrison mulattoe 1 white 1 mulattoe
Edward Going and Edward Going 2 mulattoe
Jos. Gowen 2 insolvent
James Gowen 2 insolvent
http://www.freeafricanamericans.com/Granville.htm; http://lumbeeindiansandgoinsfamily.blogspot.com/2007/12/granville-county-nc-early-records.html
1765 Granville Co, NC
William Burford’s District
William Going Molatto not listed 2
County Line district by James Yancy
Joseph Gions 1, 0
Wm. Gions 1,0
http://lumbeeindiansandgoinsfamily.blogspot.com/2007/12/granville-county-nc-early-records.html; http://www.freeafricanamericans.com/Granville.htm
1766 Granville Co, NC
Box CR 44.601.20 1766 gives alphabetical summary only:
Goin, Joseph 2
Gowin, Thomas 1
Gowing, Joseph 1
Gowin, Edward 1
Gowin, Reps 1
Memo of those as has not listed with John Pope
Joseph Gowin (Mullattoe, has a wife and other Family not listed)
Edward Gowin (Mullattoe, has a wife &c not listed)
http://lumbeeindiansandgoinsfamily.blogspot.com/2007/12/granville-county-nc-early-records.html; http://www.freeafricanamericans.com/Granville.htm
1767 Granville Co, NC
List of Philips Pryor
Joseph Gowen, Presley Harrison John Cunningham, Minor Cockram 4w, 0B
list of John Pope (white, Black male, Black female)
Thomas Gowin 2-0-0
Moses Gowin 1-0-0
Joseph Gowin 0-2-0
Edward Gowin 0-1-0
Edward Gowin Jr.0-1-0
Separate List later in reel, Philip Pryors List
Joseph Gowen, Prisly Morrison, John Cunningham, Minor Cocer? 4 white
http://lumbeeindiansandgoinsfamily.blogspot.com/2007/12/granville-county-nc-early-records.html; http://www.freeafricanamericans.com/Granville.htm
1768 Granville Co, NC
list of John Pope
Thomas Gowin, John Gowin, Alston Hopkins 3 tithes
Moses Gowin [torn]
Joseph Gowin his Nat 2
http://lumbeeindiansandgoinsfamily.blogspot.com/2007/12/granville-county-nc-early-records.html
1769 Granville Co, NC
Summary list from microfilm white/ Black/ Carriage wheels
Gowen, Thomas 3/0/0
Gowen, Moses 2/0/0
Gowen, William 1/0/0
Gowen, Edward 0/1/0
http://lumbeeindiansandgoinsfamily.blogspot.com/2007/12/granville-county-nc-early-records.html; http://www.freeafricanamericans.com/Granville.htm
1771 Granville Co NC.
Thomas Gowin 2 unk
Moses Gowin 1 unk
John Gowin 1 unk
Edward Gowin 1 unk
Joseph Gowin 2 unk
http://www.freeafricanamericans.com/Granville.htm; http://lumbeeindiansandgoinsfamily.blogspot.com/2007/12/granville-county-nc-early-records.html
1771 Sept 7 – Granville Co, NC
list of insolvents for 1762 taxremaining in arrears as of 7 Sept. 1771
Michael Gowen 2
Edward Gowen 3
Joseph Gowen 1
http://lumbeeindiansandgoinsfamily.blogspot.com/2007/12/granville-county-nc-early-records.html
1771 – Granville Co, NC. List of Granville Co Militia.
Company of Capt Sol. Alston, dec’d. Soldiers:
THOMAS GOING, Sen
THOMAS GOING, Jun
JOHN GOING
MOSES GOING
JOSEPH GYNE
EDWARD GYNE, absent
NATHANIEL GYNE
Capt Sol. Alston now dead, returned by his Lt Sol. Fuller. (Clark, Walter. Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of NC, The State Records of NC, Vol XXII, p 162, 1907).
http://lumbeeindiansandgoinsfamily.blogspot.com/2007/12/granville-county-nc-early-records.html