Virginia – Dinwiddie 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)

Dinwiddie County is located in the Central portion of the Commonwealth of Virginia and was named for Robert Dinwiddie, Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, 1751-1758

1752–Dinwiddie County was created 27 February 1752 from Prince George County.

Neighboring Counties  

(See bottom of page for county changes from 1720-1791. Brunswick Co was huge from 1720-1745 – it ended up being divided into many different counties – starting with Lunenburg Co in 1746).

Prince George Co, Va (Brunswick created from Prince George in 1720): https://goyengoinggowengoyneandgone.com/virginia-prince-george-county-1700s-to-early-1800s/

Lunenburg Co, Va (created from Brunswick in 1746): https://goyengoinggowengoyneandgone.com/virginia-lunenburg-county-1700s-to-early-1800s/

Halifax Co, Va (created from Lunenburg in 1752): https://goyengoinggowengoyneandgone.com/virginia-halifax-county-1700s-to-early-1800s/

Pittsylvania Co, Va (created from Halifax in 1767):  https://goyengoinggowengoyneandgone.com/virginia-pittsylvania-county-1700s-to-early-1800s/

Henry Co, Va (created from Pittsylvania in 1777):  https://goyengoinggowengoyneandgone.com/virginia-henry-county-1700s-to-early-1800s/

Patrick Co, Va (created from Henry in 1790):  https://goyengoinggowengoyneandgone.com/virginia-patrick-county-1700s-to-early-1800s/

Bedford Co, Va (created from Lunenburg in 1754): https://goyengoinggowengoyneandgone.com/virginia-bedford-county-1700s-to-early-1800s/

Campbell Co, Va (created from Bedford in 1782):  https://goyengoinggowengoyneandgone.com/virginia-campbell-county-1700s-to-early-1800s/

Franklin Co, Va (created from Bedford and Henry in 1786):  https://goyengoinggowengoyneandgone.com/virginia-franklin-county-1700s-to-early-1800s/

Charlotte Co, Va (created from Lunenburg in 1765):  https://goyengoinggowengoyneandgone.com/virginia-charlotte-county-1700s-to-early-1800s/

Mecklenburg Co, Va (created from Lunenburg in 1765) (adjacent): https://goyengoinggowengoyneandgone.com/virginia-mecklenburg-county-1700s-to-early-1800s/

Amelia Co, Va (created from Brunswick in 1734): https://goyengoinggowengoyneandgone.com/virginia-amelia-county-1700s-to-early-1800s/

Prince Edward Co, Va (created from Brunswick in 1754): https://goyengoinggowengoyneandgone.com/virginia-prince-edward-county-1700s-to-early-1800s/

Greensville Co, Va (created from Brunswick in 1781): https://goyengoinggowengoyneandgone.com/virginia-greensville-county-1700s-to-early-1800s/

Northampton Co, NC: https://goyengoinggowengoyneandgone.com/north-carolina-northampton-county/

Warren Co, NC: https://goyengoinggowengoyneandgone.com/north-carolina-warren-county/

Dinwiddie Co, Va: https://goyengoinggowengoyneandgone.com/virginia-dinwiddie-county-1700s-to-early-1800s/

Nottoway Co, Va: https://goyengoinggowengoyneandgone.com/virginia-nottoway-county-1700s-to-early-1800s/

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Dinwiddie County, Virginia – INFO

1788 B, List of William Watts, Dinwiddie County
p.14?, Dr Thos Stewart: Thomas Stewart, Charles Stewart, Jno Stewart, Edmund Gowin: 8 slaves 16+, 1 slave 12-16, 8 horses
http://www.freeafricanamericans.com/virginiatax.htm

Gowen Manuscript:

DINWIDDIE COUNTY, VIRGINIA

John Gowens, age 39 and Rebecca Gowens, age 34 were enumerated in the 1910 census of Dinwiddie County, living on Boydon Plank Road, according to Jim Brown, a great-grandson. They were married about 1896 and were the parents of Lewis Goins, Walter Goins, Mary Elizabeth “Lizzie” Goins, Mahanna “Hanna” Goins, Charlie Goins, Alfred Goins and Joseph Goins.

==O==
Henry Gowin, a mulatto from North Carolina, was enumerated in the census of Dinwiddie County, Enumeration District 63, page 5, Namazine District:
Gowin, Henry 34, born in North Carolina
Phoeba 25, born in Virginia
John 9, born in North Carolina
Lewis 5, born in Virginia
Arena 3, born in Virginia
Ben 1, born in Virginia”

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