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Hi Bill, I also have some questions on the Goins family of Rockingham County, NC.
It has been said that John Goins & Francis Goins are the likely parents of George Walter (Bunk) Goins. Do you have any information on their ancestors? I have heard stories that their families had slaves before the Civil War and I would like to know more about it.
I am also interested in their Melungeon origins. I have read so many different and confusing theories.
It has been said that there was a KKK group involving some of the Melungeons. do you know anything about it? Why would the Melungeons be racist?
The more I find out, the more curious I become. This is fascinating!
Linda
Well, all that I have read states that Melungeons were a mixed race of dark skinned people. There are several theories, but nothing conclusive. I have read that the core families are the Goins, Harris, Moore and others that lived in Goinstown, NC. I was trying to determine if my ancestors were Melungeon, but according to the census that you had, I’m assuming they were.
I heard rumours about the KKK and was intersted in finding out about it if you have any information.
Linda
I don’t see any slave owners in Stokes, Rockingham, Surry or Guilford on the 1850 or 1860 Slave Schedules with any spelling variation of Goin/Goings.
As for KKK rumors, I have no idea. Maybe someone on the “Share History Research” portion of the Forum can help you.
Thank You for all your information. It has been a great help.
Were you able to find out any information on John & Frankie Goins ancestors?
Thanks,
Linda
Bill,
I always appreciate your knowledge and help. After weeks of poking around and asking questions I found the Father of Martha “Patsy” Gowen (Going). He was Benjamin Going. names of Benjamin’s children are Patsy (w/o Thomas Pinion,husband)
Jemima, Malinda, Martin, Isaac, and Richard. Jemima has descendants in the
Mt. Airy area; Richard mostly lived in Patrick.
Benjamin kept moving from Surry Co., NC, to Patrick Co., VA (where most of the
Goinses lived) and back again. He was dead by 7 Nov 1835, when his
executors filed in manuscript an estate record which survives as a loose
paper in the NC Archives. Benjamin was probably born in the 1760s; he appears to have been a younger
brother of a William Going who also owned land in Surry and who was also a
Revolutionary War veteran. Exactly which of the 18th-century Goinses in the
NC/VA border area were there father is still in question at this point.
Do you have any further information on this man? Thank you for your time.
Debi
Debi,
This is part of a larger, interrelated group of families that I’m working on.
‘IF’ I can define it factually, I’ll post it to this Forum. I don’t have anything more definite at this time.
Bill
Bill,
Thank you for replying. I’ll keep poking around and wait for your reply. Again, thank you for your efforts.
Debi
Debi,
Sorry, my internet connection has been down for the last 3 days – lost an ‘internet adapter’.
If you find anything on this line, please post them to this thread.
If you have additional information on related lines that intersect this, post it as a ‘New Thread’ , referencing this thread’s title so that a ‘search’ brings all of it up. Thanks.
Bill
I found records information on Benjamin Goings if anyone is interested in obtaining them.
North Carolina Archives
The call # for the estate records is CR 092.508.27
Ask for the contents of the
Benjamin Going folder in that box.
hi hitchnpst maybe we could be related my g-father was joe henry richardson whose father was louther and mother was mary jane debra
Hi Debra,
I may have to finishe this tomorrow. Our wifi is closing soon.
I found him on Genealogy.com Genforum by Della M. Shafer.
email: the scoop@cox.net. She posted a long time ago.
He is listed on the Civil War records for Company D, 2nd Iowa Volunteers , 5-04-1861 to 5-24-1864.
Hi Debra,
I may have to finishe this tomorrow. Our wifi is closing soon.
I found him on Genealogy.com Genforum by Della M. Shafer.
email: the scoop@cox.net. She posted a long time ago.
He is listed on the Civil War records for Company D, 2nd Iowa Volunteers , 5-04-1861 to 5-24-1864.
He m1# Rebecca Huffman #2 Martha ( Scarlet) Smith.
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