Martha Gaulding (abt. 1785 - bef. 1840)

Born about 1785 in Prince Edward, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Wife of John Gaulding — married 14 Apr 1808 in Prince Edward, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died before 1840 before about age 55 in Georgia, United States

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Biography

Martha was allegedly born in 1785, in Prince Edward County, Virginia where her believed parents Jesse Gaulding and Betty Barnett lived. She married her cousin, John Gaulding in Prince Edward County, Virginia on April 14, 1808.^[1]

From researcher Bill Gaulding, "She married JOHN "JACK" GAULDING, son of 2.7.2 ARCHIBALD GAULDING (John1 John2 Samuel3) and Unk (GAULDING) (p.210), GAULDING on 14 Apr 1808 in PRINCE EDWARD CO VA. He was born about 1785 in PRINCE EDWARD CO., VA. He died of YELLOW FEVER in 1845 in MOBILE, AL."^[2]

Timeline

• circa 1785: Martha born in Virginia sometime in the years surrounding 1785
• 1808, April: Martha wed cousin John Gaulding in Prince Edward County, Virginia
• 1810: Prince Edward Co., VA census. John & Martha with baby boy (A.A.) & girl (Emeline)
• 1810-12: Family moves to Georgia
• 1812: 3rd child Clementine born in Georgia
• 1820: Claytons, Hancock County, GA Census. 2 more daughters (born 1813-20).
• 1820, 19 July: Wm Nunn draws his will in Baldwin Co. Ga. naming son Francis.
• 1821: Youngest child James W. Gaulding born in Hancock County, Georgia.
• 1821: Monroe County Ga. formed from Indian lands.
• 1822: Bibb and Pikes Counties formed from Monroe County Ga.
• 1824 Francis Nunn’s father, William Nunn, dies.
• 1826 Muscogee County Ga formed from land ceded by the creeks
• 1826, Dec: Francis Nunn married Clementine Goulding in Monroe Co. Ga..
• 1827 5th Georgia land lottery. John and Jesse Gaulding of Oglethorpe Co. draw land in Muscogee County, GA.
• 1827: Rumored death of Martha (Gaulding) Gaulding. Death date unknown.
• 1827, 04 Oct: Daughter Emeline James Gaulding weds Ambrose Edwards in Bibb County, Georgia
• 1827 Talbot County Ga formed from Muscogee (& Troup) County.
• 1828, 20 July: Daughter Emeline’s first child, Martha Louise Edwards, born in Georgia
• 1829 Francis and Clementine Nunn’s first child, William A. H. Nunn born?
• 1830 Talbot County, Georgia Census (p. 337) lists Francis Nun
• 1831, 10 May. Francis Nunn witnesses Laxla Edwards deed in Talbot Co. Ga.
• 1833, 1 April. Francis Nunn witnesses Laxla Edwards deed of land bordering John Edward’s land in Talbot Co. Ga.
• 1833 Francis and Clementine Nunn’s last 2nd and last child to be born in Georgia, Martha, born this year?
• 1834, Frances Nunn, Talbot Co., appts Barson Hill, atny to sell his 12th Dist 1st Section LL850 Cherokee purchase 50 ac
• 1834-1837 Francis and Clementine Nunn Moved to Autauga County, Alabama. Probably in early 1834.
• 1835, Feb: Daughter Emeline’s 4th child, William A. Edwards, born in Talbot Co. Ga. His biography would help tie family together.
• 1845. Martha (Gauding) Gaulding's husband John Gaulding allegedly dies in Mobile Alabama of Yellow Fever.

Sources

1. ↑ "Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch ([1] : accessed 8 September 2015), John Gaulding and Martha Gaulding, 14 Apr 1808; citing Prince Edward, Virginia, reference ; FHL microfilm 33,254.
2. ↑ The Descendants of John Gaulding, p. 148 & 195 , Bill Gaulden, Self Published, Kansas, courtesy of Nancy Anacker, Personal Files of Mags Gaulden,

3) 1810 United States census for Prince Edward County, VA .

4) See profile for daughter Clementine Gaulding (Gaulding-156) for more sources.

5) The obituary of James W. Gaulding listing parents as John and Martha Gaulding.

6) 1820 United States Census for Claytons District, Hancock County, Georgia,

Acknowledgements

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