(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)
Family Search wiki page: https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Franklin_County,_Virginia_Genealogy
Family Search catalogue page: https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId=190638&query=%2Bplace%3A%22United%20States%2C%20Virginia%2C%20Franklin%22
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).
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
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Franklin County, Virginia – INFO
Gowen Manuscript:
FRANKLIN COUNTY, VIRGINIA
Thomas Goings was married to Elizabeth Marrs January 11,
1829 in Franklin County. Hercules Marrs was surety according to “Franklin County, Virginia Marriages, 1758-1850.” Children born to Thomas Goings and Elizabeth Marrs Goings are unknown.
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Nancy Going was married to Henry Smith December 13, 1806 with David Young as surety, according to “Marriage Bonds of Franklin County, Virginia, 1786-1858” by Marshall Wing-field.
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Virginia Counties
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Goyen Family Tree 