History Of The Gaulden Family

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Washington Memorial Library & DAR Library in Washington, DC
Surname/tag: Gaulden, Brumfield

Contents 1 The History Of the Gaulden Family 2 Theories Explored 2.1 Quakers 2.2 John Gaulden of Sumter, Revolutionary War Role 2.3 Conflation of James Gaulden of Greenwood and Dempsey Gaulden of York 2.4 The Pennsylvania Connection

The History Of the Gaulden Family

The following is an excerpt from, A History of the Gaulden Family from Virginia to South Carolina.

A History Of The Gaulden Family By: Laura Goulden Bailey --- 1929

"According to one tradition, probably true, the Gaulden or Gaouldine, were of English or Welsh nationality and in religion were Quakers. They came to America several years before the Revolutionary War locating probably in Chester county, Pennsylvania, the same section from which came the B---ned and Lincolns and removing later to Virginia in that part which was erected in 1753 into Prince Edward county.

Another tradition preserved by Miss Fannie Gaulden of Jackson, Mississippi that they were Huguenots who fled from France after the revocation of the edict of Mantes 1685---That there were five brothers who for political reasons changed their names to Gaulden on their arrival in America. Miss Fannie Gaulden's line of Jesse Gaulden stated in 1916 in her old age, that her father said the name was changed and in early life frequently heard the original but had forgotten it. Color is given this tradition of the five brothers by the fact that there was some years before the revolution a considerable colony of Gaulden's in Prince Edward County, there is also a mountain called "Gaulden Mountain", indicating that they were early settlers, before names were fixed.

Some years before the revolution we find John Gaulden living in Prince Edward County. There was a Jesse Gaulden, an uncle or cousin of John, living there at the same time. In this county in 1760 John Gaulden married Susan Brumfield and a few years later removed with his wife and children to Long Branch or the High Hills of the Santee in Sumter District, South Carolina. John Gaulden, at the outbreak of hostilities with the mother country, joined Frances Marion's command and in the course of the war he gave his life for his country having died of smallpox while in the Army. He owned a slave named Amos, who was familiarly known as "The Revolutioner", probably because he had been in the Army with his master. This Revolutionary record of John Gaulden was handed down by his grandson John, son of James Gaulden. There is no historical evidence known to this writer of John or his son James having been in the army of the Patriots. They did not belong to the Continental Troops. there is a possibility that there is a record of their service in the Capitol of Columbia, South Carolina. But Sherman's soldiers jumbled up the papers there to such an extreme that only a few of them have been reduced to order. If there was any record in Washington it was destroyed in the war of 1812.

Susan Brumfield

The Brumfield's, spelled several different ways, were Scotch or Scotch-Irish, and came to America about 1730 and located in Chester County, Pennsylvania. There was a Solomon

Page 2. Brumfield in Berkes County in 1732. He had a daughter named Susanna, which indicates a relationship to Susan Brumfield, who married John Gaulden in 1760. The first official record of the Brumfield's was in 1739-1740 when the estate of Robert Brumfield was settled in court at Londonderry, Chester County, Pennsylvania by administration, no will having been left by him. The widow was Jeanet Brumfield. She had two sons, Dr. Robert Brumfield and Charles Brumfield. Susan Brumfield was probably her daughter. After Braddock's defeat in 1755, the Brumfield's and many others migrated to Virginia. some of them going on to Mecklinberg County, North Carolina. Some of those in Virginia removed to Sumter County, South Carolina. Rev. _______ Brumfield was one of the earliest preachers in Prince Edward County, Virginia. The Gaulden's and the Brumfield's seem to have been associated in some way from their coming to America. Charles Brumfield's descendants migrated to Kentucky. In 1816, Dr. Robert Brumfield, descendant of Robert Brumfield whose estate was settled at Londonderry, Chester County, Pennsylvania in 1739-1740, acquired from William Gaulden, son of John and Susan Brumfield Gaulden, the Plantation known as Millbrook on marsh Savannah River in sumter District, South Carolina, indicating a close connection between the two families.

To John and Susan Brumfield were born nine Children, viz: James, Patsy, William, Dempsey, Zachary, Elizabeth, Sarah, Jonathan and Karen."

Theories Explored

Quakers

No evidence or meeting minutes have surfaced that support this theory.

John Gaulden of Sumter, Revolutionary War Role

John Gaulden of Sumter died of small pox, possibly contracted during or around the time of the Revolutionary Battle of Eutaw Springs, Orangeburg SC. Though he may have died around the time of the battle, and possibly in or around the battleground, he was not serving with Francis Marion. If he was there, he was supplying the troops or his son, James Gaulden, who was a Captain in Marions Troops. He is listed as a Patriot in the DAR for Civil Service, serving as a Petit Juror in South Carolina during the Revolutionary period. This is Laura Gaulden Bailey's direct line and her confusion around James service and conflation with Dempsey Gaulden is discussed in the next section.

Conflation of James Gaulden of Greenwood and Dempsey Gaulden of York

According to Laura Gaulden Bailey he migrated with his brother William or sister Martha (Patsy) to Mississippi about five years after the revolutionary war. “As a young man Dempsey raced horses in New Orleans. married "(wife's name unknown) and left at least two sons: John Sidney and _________, father of Sam Gaulden of Windsor County, Mississippi. This information is furnished by John Sidney Gaulden.” This information refers to James Gaulding not Dempsey Gaulden of York, SC, – his brother. Laura Gaulding and Bill Gaulding of Kansas had the two brothers mixed-up.

The Pennsylvania Connection

Although there appear to be Gouldings in PA, they are not directly related to this family. Genetic Tests have also confirmed this information. The DNA is pointing to an origin for John Gaulding of New Kent County, Virginia Colony to Western England, Manchester ~1740CE +/- 250 years (this mutation may have occurred in the American Colonies, given the range of +/- 250 years ) to Birmingham ~1200CE and North East of London, ~800BCE. The MCRA for the Y700 tests is John Mathew Gaulding, bef. 1710 - bef. 1773.

Further to this, the Golden Surname and derivative testers with PA as the location for the earliest known ancestors go back to Ireland and further connect back to R-M222 and Nial of the nine Hostages. The EKA in the Golding/Gaulding DNA Group Project is Edward Golden/Goulding, b.c1733 & d.177 R-FT198639 and he matches all the testers in the project with PA origins.