Virginia – Shenandoah County – 1700s to early 1800s

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Parent County

1772–Prior to January 12, 1778, Shenandoah County was originally called Dunmore County. Dunmore County was created 24 March 1772 from Frederick County.
County seat: Woodstock ^[1]

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Shenandoah County, Virginia

1773 June 21 Israel Morris conveyed 100 acres of land located near Thorne Gap on the south side of the Piney Mountain between Dry Run and Pass Run to Michael Going in what was then Frederick County (or Dunmore). The transaction is noted in a 1792 court case Robert Scott v Michael Going and John Watts etc suit re land in Shenandoah Co Va. http://www.lva.virginia.gov/chancery/

1785 – Michael Going,
Virginia Census – Head of household with 7 white. Shenandoah Co – pg 105.
Shenandoah Co., Va

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1785 – Michael Going, in the Virginia Census – Head of household with 7 white. Shenandoah Co – pg 105.

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1787 Michael Going 1 tithe 2 horses, 5 cattle [frame 438] Shenandoah Co Va
http://www.freeafricanamericans.com/shenandoah.htm

1790 Going, Michal 2 tithes 1 horse [frame 526] Shenandoah Co Va
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1791 Going, Michal 1 tithe 2 horses [frame 538] Shenandoah Co Va
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1792A Michal Going 1 tithe 2 horses [frame 564] Shenandoah Co Va
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1793A Going, Michal 1 tithe 2 horses [frame 592] Shenandoah Co Va
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1794A Goings, Michael 1 tithe 1 horse [frame 619] Shenandoah Co Va
Goings, Henry 1 tithe
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1795 Going, Michael 1 tithe 1 horse Shenandoah Co Va.
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1785 – Michael Going, in the Virginia Census – Head of household with 7 white. Shenandoah Co – pg 105.

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From Gowen Manuscript: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~gowenrf/Gowenms157.htm

SHENANDOAH COUNTY, VIRGINIA

Rachel Goans was married to John Hoop March 3, 1798. according to “Shenandoah County, Virginia Marriages, 1706-1850.”
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Henry Goings, regarded as the son of Michael Goings of Shenandoah County by Annette Miner, a descendant of Pharr, Texas, was born about 1769. He may have been a son of Michael Going who was listed in the 1785 tax list of Shenandoah County, according to Annette Miner.

Henry Goings was married July 19, 1792 to Lucy Blackwell, according to “Shenandoah County, Virginia Marriages, 1704-1850.” In 1795 they lived in Hardy County, Virginia.

Henry Goings, “free colored” was listed as a taxpayer in the 1810 tax list of Hardy County, according to “A Supplement to the 1810 Census of Virginia” by Netti Schreiner‑Yantis. He paid a poll tax and a tax on two horses. Since Henry Goings was sometimes listed as “free colored” and sometimes “white,” it is believed that he was a Mulungeon.

He reappeared in the 1820 census of Hardy County, page 86, as “white” and the head of a household:.

“Goins, Henry white male over 45″
white female over 45
white male 16‑26
white female 16‑26
white female 16‑26
white female 16‑26
white male 0‑10
~ white male 0‑10”

He did not reappear in the 1830 census of Hardy County. Annette Miner reports that children born to Henry Goings and Lacy Blackwell Goings are believed to include:

Shadrach Goings born about 1794
Michael Goings born about 1795
Jonas Goings born about 1796
Baldwin Goings born about 1802
Joseph Goings born about 1806

Shadrach Goings, son of Henry Goings and Lacy Blackwell Goings, was born about 1794. He was listed as a “blacksmith” in the 1820 census of Hardy County, page 86:

“Goins, Shedrick white male 26‑45
white female 16‑26
white male 10‑16
white female 0‑10
white female 0‑10”

He reappeared in the 1830 census of Hardy County, page 84:

“Goings, Shadrick white male 40-50
white female 20-30
white female 10‑15
white male 5‑10
white male 5‑10
white female 5‑10
white male 0‑5
white female 0‑5”

Michael Goings was born about 1788. He appeared as “free colored” in the 1810 tax list of Hardy County, according to “A Supplement to the 1810 Census of Virginia” by Netti Schreiner- Yantis. He paid a poll tax and a tax on two horses.

The household of “Michael Goins” appeared in the 1820 census of Hardy County, page 86, as:

“Goins, Michael white male 26‑45
white female 16‑26
white male 10‑16
white male 0‑10
white male 0‑10”

He reappeared in the 1830 census of Hardy County, page 84 as:

“Goings, Michael white male 30‑40
white female 30‑40
white female 20‑30
white male 15‑20
white female 15‑20
white male 10‑15
white female 10‑15
white male 0‑5
white male 0‑5”

Jonas Goings, son of Henry Goings and Lacy Blackwell Goings, was born about 1795. He was married about 1817 to Temperance Scott Howie, according to the research of Annette Miner.

He appeared as a “shewmaker,” in the 1820 census of Hardy County, Page 85A as the head of a household:

“Goins, Jonas white male 16‑26
white female 16‑26
white male 0‑10
white female 0‑10”

He reappeared in the 1830 census of Hardy County, page 84 as the head of household:

“Goings, Jonas white male 30‑40
white female 30‑40
white male 10‑15
white female 5‑10
white male 0‑5
white female 0‑5
white female 0‑5”

Jonas Goings and Temperance Scott Howie Goings removed to Darke County, Ohio, then to Palestine, Indiana and finally to Greene County, Illinois. Children born to them are unknown.

Baldwin Goings, regarded as a son of Henry Goings and Lacy Blackwell Goings, was born about 1802. He appeared in the 1830 census of Hardy County, page 84 as the head of a household:

“Goings, Baldwin white male 20‑30
white female 30‑40
white male 10‑15
white female 5‑10
white male 0‑5
white female 0‑5
white female 0‑5”
Descendant Researchers:

Thomas Ladd, 2216 Wellesley Drive N, Bradenton, FL, 34207
Steve McKee, 11369 Road 11-J, Otttawa, OH, 45875, 419/538-6501
Annette Miner, 4809 N. Fourth St, McAllen, TX, 78504, eminer@hiline.net
Gene Goings, kc5nmn@yahoo.com

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