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The earliest records of the name in England include those of Golding, Palmarius of Kent in 1273; those of Hilde Golden; Nicholas Goldin of Oxford, and Thomas Golding of Oxford; Hugo Golding of Suffolk at a later date; those of Henry le Golden at Somerset at a later date; and those ofWilliam Goldyng of Yorkshire in 1379; those Isabella Goldyng and Robert Goldyng of Yorkshire ten years later; and those of Henry Golding of MaidenRelegh, Bershire, about 1400. The Suffolk and Essex branch of thefamily was represented in the early part of the fourteenth century by two brothers, Warrin and John Golding. Thomas Golding, a descendant, married Elizabeth Worthie, with whom he resided at the family seat of Belchamp Hall. This manor had beenowned by King Athelstan and known then asBylcham. King Athelstan left it to his son, King Alfred. After the latters death it passed into possession of the Cathedral Church of St Paul's in London. In the reign of Edward the First, the Goldings purchasedit and it remained in the family until the seventeenth century. Thomasand Elizabeth Golding had, among others, a son John, who held the position of Auditor of the Exchequer. He married first Elizabeth Hammond, bywhom they had Thomas, William, Margaret, and Elizabeth. By his secondwife, Ursula Marston, he had further issue of Arthur, Henry, George, Edward, Frances and Dorothy. John died in 1547 and was succeeded by his eldest son, Thomas. Thomas, who was knighted while still a young man, held the positions of Commissioner for the certifying of Chantry lands inEssex and Sheriff of Essex and Hertfordshire. During his lifetime SirThomas annexed several large estates to the original seat of Belchamp.He married Elizabeth Royden. William, the brother of Sir Thomas marriedElizabeth West and was by her the father of Edmund and Dorothy. Margaret, the eldest sister of Sir Thomas, married John de Vere, sixteenth Earl of Oxford. Edward Golding, a descendent of the afore mentioned Henryof Maiden Erlegh, married Anne English, by whom he had Edward, Charles, Charlotte, and Caroline. Caroline married Quilt John Greenly, while Charlotte married the Reverend Henry Winch. Charles, who entered holy orders, married Charlotte Palmer, by whom he had a son Henry, who, like his father, entered the Church as a profession. Among those of this namewho served in the American Revolution were Richard, Robert, Simon, James, Isham, Abraham, Jesse and John Golden of Virginia; Echubod Jr., John, John, Jr., Josephand Eleazer Golding of Massachusetts. Some of the Christain names preferred by the family for its male offspring are John,Thomas, William, Edward, Charles, Henry, Arthur, and Ephraim.The following are a few of the bearers of the name who have distinguished themselves in America in comparatively recenttimes: Louis Thorn Golding (b. 1865), of New Jersey, Editor and publisher. Frank Henry Golding (b. 1875), of Connecticut, public utility Executive Louis Golding (b. 1895) ofNew York, Author.Edward William Golding (19th century) of New York, Writer. Claud Golding (19th century) of Pennsylvania, Historian. One of the oldest and most frequently used of the coats of arms of the Ancient English family of Golding, from which the American families of the nametrace their descent, is that described as follows (Burke, Encyclopediaof Heraldry, 18440J) Arms - - "Gules a chevron argent between three bezants." Crest -"A dragon's head erased vertically collared and line or."BIBLIOGRAPHY for Pages 1-3 Information: Bardsley. English and Welsh Surnames, 1901. Savage. Genealogical Dictionary of New England, 1860. Morant. History of Essex, 1778. Nunsell American Ancestry, 1887-1899. Burke Extinct Baronetcies, 1844. Burke Landed Gentry, 1875. Burke Encyclopedia of Heraldry, 1844. William and Mary College Quarterly, 1899-1900. Virginia Magazineof Biography and History, 1915. Halbert's Inc. Bath, Ohio, 1985.
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