Virginia – Culpeper County – 1700s to early 1800s

(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)

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Culpeper Co Va location

Culpeper Co Va county map

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

Culpeper County, Virginia – INFO

Gowen Manuscript:

CULPEPPER COUNTY, VIRGINIA

Elijah Goin, “free colored” was listed as the head of a house-hold in the 1820 census of Culpepper County, page 76A:

“Goin, Elijah free colored male over 45″
free colored female over 45
free colored female 14-26
free colored female 14-26
free colored female 0-14
free colored female 0-14”

Nancy Goin was enumerated as the head of a household in the 1820 census of Culpepper County, page 76A:

“Goin, Nancy white female 26-45
white male 16-18
white female 16-26
white female 16-26
white female 16-26
white female 10-16”

The household of Nancy Goin reappeared in the 1830 census of Culpepper County, page 94 as:

“Goin, Nancy white female 30-40
white female 20-30
white female 20-30
white female 20-30”

In an adjacent location in the 1830 census of Culpepper County, page 93, was enumerated the household of Henry Gowin. He is possibly a son of Nancy Goin who was enu-merated in the 1820 census as “white male 16-18.” The family was rendered as:

“Gowin, Henry white male 20-30
white female 20-30”
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Ann Gowen appeared in the 1810 census of Culpepper County as the head of a household:

“Gowen, Ann white female 26-45
white female 10-16
white female 10-16
white male 0-10”
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Jack Harold Goins, family researcher of Rogersville, Tennessee, reports that “Michael Gowing” appeared in the court records of Culpeper County, Virginia in 1763. A judgment for the plaintiff, Artemenus Robertson was awarded against Michael Gowing in the April 1763 court term. The suit of Artemenus Robertson vs. Michael Gowing was dismissed in the July 1763 term of the Culpeper County court, according to the court minutes, page 41. The attachment of Artemenus Robertson was reinstated in the following term.

CUMBERLAND COUNTY, VIRGINIA

“Marriage Records of Cumberland County Virginia, 1749-1840” by Katherine B. Elliott mentions no members of the Gowen family [or spelling variations.]
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Pvt. Monteroville Goings, son of Walter Goings of Cartersville, [or Carter’s Mills] Virginia was killed in action March 12, 1918 in World War I, according to “Virginia Magazine of History & Biography,” Volume 27.
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Thomas Gowing was married January 13, 1805 to Mary F. Mayo, according to “Cumberland County, Virginia Mar-riages, 1748-1840.” Of Thomas Gowing and Mary F. Mayo Gowing nothing more is known.

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