9:5 The Immigrants to Virginia
Two men named John Golding​
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It is quite possible that the earliest Golding/Goulding immigrants to Virginia had ties to several places at the same time, and in particular Bermuda, Virginia, and Massachusetts. The unfolding story is a complicated one of intertwining genealogy that took place in several places and at the same time. Louis Thorn Golding solved the issue of the identity of John, the only son of William the Clergyman and the men named Gabriell and Gideon are undoubtedly connected to the side of the Golding family in Essex, England who are the direct descendants of Arthur Golding the Translator. They also were among the earliest visitors to Virginia, according to George Cabell Greer in his book Early Virginia Immigrants.
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Greer also called out John Golding who immigrated to Virginia in 1651 and was brought over by Richard Ripley. He married Elizabeth Ripley who was probably Richard’s sister. Epaphroditus Lawson also settled people in the same area of Virginia where the Golding line of Essex, Virginia settled and they were all destined for a place called "Occupacia", but in reviewing the available documentation I can find no real connection between this John Golding and the other Immigrants. That certainly doesn’t mean there wasn’t a connection, especially considering the fact that Anne Peck who married Major John Mason was the daughter of Rev. Robert Peck. Rev. Peck was the second husband of Martha Woodward Bacon and he and William Ripley were both on the ship, the Diligent that sailed from Ipswich, Suffolk, England in June 1638 and arrived in Boston, Massachusetts on August 10, 1638. They were among a larger group that left England to escape religious persecution and also to retreat from the influence of Archbishop William Laud. There is, however, scant evidence to indicate that William Ripley of Ipswich and Richard Ripley of Essex, Virginia were related.
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John of Essex Virginia Golding seems to have come from Dunston, Lincolnshire, England.
Joyce Thompson was reported to have come from Nocton, Linconshire, England. In the Calendars of Lincoln Wills (Foster, 1910, p. 73) there are multiple listings for "Goldinge".
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According to my records, Simon "of Dunston" Goldinge was born in 1535 in Dunston, Lincolnshire, England and he died in 1601 in Dunston. He married Elizabeth Enderby August 1, 1564 in Metherington, Lincolnshire, England. She was born April 25, 1539 in Metheringham and she died about 1587 in Metheringham.
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They had at least four sons: Simon, George, Robert and John.
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1. Simon II Goldinge, the son of Simon Goldinge of Dunston and Elizabeth Enderby was born about 1567 in Dunston, Lincolnshire, England and he died August 20, 1597 in London, England. He may be the same Simon Goldinge who married Elizabeth Johnson on July 9, 1587 at St. Botolph Aldgate, London, England. She was born about 1567 and died in an unknown year. There is little documentation to prove that connection.
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2. George Goldinge, the son of Simon Goldinge of Dunston and Elizabeth Enderby was born August 20, 1569 in Dunston, Lincolnshire, England and he died about 1620 in Dunston. The name of his wife is not known but he had at least four children:
a. Robert born November 1, 1607 in Dunston.
b. Helene born December 24, 1609 in Dunston.
c. Richard born March 20, 1611 in Metheringham
d. Sarah born January 24, 1619 in Dunston.
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3. Robert Goldinge, the son of Simon Goldinge of Dunston and Elizabeth Enderby was born about 1575 in Dunston, Lincolnshire, England although an alternate place might be Metheringham. He died in 1638 in Dunston. He married Mary and they had several children including John, who seems to have migrated to Virginia.
a. John "Immigrant to Virginia" Goldinge was born about 1600 in Dunston and he died July 11, 1656 in Virginia. He married Joyce Thompson on June 4, 1633 in Dunston. She was born in 1605 in Nocton, Lincolnshire, England and the date of her death is not known.
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John Goldinge and Joyce Thompson had a son named John "of Essex" Goldinge who was born about 1635 in Dunston and died in 1681 in Essex, Virginia. He married Elizabeth Ripley. She was born in 1640 in Moulton Near Spalding, Lincolnshire, England and died after 1675. Elizabeth Ripley and John Goldinge were married in 1658. They moved to Gloucester County, Virginia.
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John Golding and Elizabeth Ripley had three sons: William, John and Richard. John married Cassandra Tucker and their son John William Goldinge married Elizabeth Foster. They both migrated to Ninety-six in Greenwood County, South Carolina where he died in 1777.
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4. John Goldinge, the son of Simon Goldinge of Dunston and Elizabeth Enderby
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References
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Foster, C. W. (1910). Willis of Lincolnshire County, Church of England, Diocese of London. Retrieved from Calendar of Lincolnshire Wills, Vol 41, p 184: https://www.google.com/books/edition/Calendars_of_Lincoln_Wills/2z42AQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Thompson+Nocton+Lincolnshire+England&pg=PA184&printsec=frontcover
