(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:
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- 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
NOTES:
1777 – Halifax County, Va – Phillip Gowen – in re David Haton being bound to defendant, bk 9, p 193
1777 – Halifax County, Va – Shadrach Going, etal v. William Davis, bk 9, p 219, judgment rendered
1778 In the case of “Aron Going vs. Philip Going” held in 1778, the defendant “confessed judgement £100 pounds current money,” according to Halifax County Court Minute Book 9, page 304. (See Gowen Manuscript).
1778 – Halifax County, Va – Philip Going v Aaron Going, bk 9, p 304. Confessed judgment
1789B Henry Co Va
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Going, Philip 1002
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