Georgia from 1732 to 1789
By Merle M. Baker, Associate Professor, History
Abraham Baldwin College, Tifton, Georgia
In 1732 the King of England
gave a grant of land in southern North America to twenty trustees for a period
of 21 years.� After that period of time
the territory would revert to the Crown of England.� This took place because there was a need for defense of the
southern colonies in America, especially South Carolina, and at the same time
there was a need to help the distressed debtors of England.� There was to be no self government, along
with no liquor, and negro slavery was prohibited.
One hundred fourteen people
left England November 16 1732� on the
"Anne."� Savannah was founded
February 12, 1733 when James Oglethorpe and the others arrived in what we know
as Georgia. Many other groups came later.
The Trustees for the colony
resigned in 1752 with the colony reverting back to the King of England. Much of
this information can be found in the Colonial Records of Georgia.
By 1754 the Georgia colony was
under the Crown of England. Not only was the governor appointed by the King,
but he also appointed an Executive Council of fourteen for the colony.
�The first self government in Georgia was the Lower House of
Assembly created by the royal government. There were eighteen members elected
by the people. In order to be a member of the Lower House the man had to own
500 acres of land in any part of the Province. The voters had to possess fifty
acres of land in the parish or district wh
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Georgia was a sovereign state
from July 4, 1776 until 1781 when the Articles of Confederation went into
effect.� Georgians formed the Georgia
Provincial Congress on January 20, 1776. During February, the Provincial Congress
sent delegates from Georgia to the Second Continental Congress. The Georgia
Provincial Congress adopted a document to serve as a state constitution on
April 15, 1776.�� It was a temporary
document called "the Rules and Regulations".� With eight brief parts and a preamble it
established the executive, legislative und judicial branches of
government.� All the power was in the
hands of the legislative branch which was called the Provincial Congress. They
wanted nothing that smacked of a monarchy.
Georgia drew up her first
Constitution on October 1, 1776 in Savannah. It was in effect from 1777 until
1789. There was no popular vote on the Constitution.� It was declared legal by the Georgia Convention.� The people were sovereign in the document.
There was also a clear separation of powers between the executive, legislative
and judicial branches.� Georgia was
considered to be a very democratic state along with North Carolina, Delaware
and Pennsylvania.
At this time, Georgia had a
unicameral legislature along with Pennsylvania and Vermont. This legislature
was called the House of Assembly. It consisted of 72 members. Liberty County,
the largest county in the state had 14 members. Richmond, Burke, Effingham and
Chatham each had 10 members.� Glynn and
Camden counties each had one member. The city of Savannah had four members and
Sunbury had two members.� The
representatives were chosen annually by popular vote.� In order to run for office each representative had to be a
resident of the state for one year.
They had to be a resident of the county for three months, except in
Glynn and Camden. Each member had to be not less than 25 years of age and a
protestant. The member had to own 250 acres of land or property worth �25.
o~a~n had to be twenty‑one,
a male, white inhabitant of the stata~e had to pos‑ r sess property
valued at ten pounds or more. He was lia~le to pay taxes in this state, and had
to be a rcsident ~f the state‑ for six months. Mechanics were exempted
from property qualifications.
Each voter took an oath. No
person who held any title of nobility could vote. No military‑uniform was
to be worn while exercising^ the right to vote. If a person were eligible to
vo~ and did not exer�cise his right, he was liable to be fined for not voting,
not to exceed five pounds.
�The justices of the peace in each county, appointed by the House
of Assembly, were to hold the election and provide the ballot box. Once the
election was over, the justices were to count the votes in public view.
�The Executive Council consisted of 12 men. Two from each of the
six largest counties. They were elected from and by the mem�bership of the
Assembly. The Executive Council shared executive power with the Governor.
�The Kovernor was elected by the Assembly from the membership for
one year. He was eligible only one year out of three years to
serve
as governor. The Governor could not grant pardons or remis~S~�������������������������� ~ e
�There was a ~uperior Court in each county which met two times each
year. There was one Chief Justice for the state. An act was passed in 1786
which gave the courts supervision over ~e ferries, roads and bridges. In 1787
an act was passed for the courts to ap�point commissioners of court houses and
jails.
�The Chief Justice and three or more justices in the county were
appointed by the Assembly. The Chief Justice was elected annu�ally, and the
others at the pleasure of the Legislature.
The Courts of Conscience or
Justice Courts were continued. They could not try cases exceeding ten pounds in
value.
�There was a register of the probate in each county who was ap�pointed
by the Assembly. They proved wills and granted letters of administration.
�The Constitution called for schools in each county which would be
supported by the state. It also called for trial by jury and freedom of the
press, but contained no bill of rights. The four concluding paragraphs were
devoted to guarantees of personal liberty.
This Constitution for Georgia
can be found in "Georgia
Revo�lutionary Records," Volume I, pages 282‑298. Most
Georgia libraries will have the three volumes of the revolutionary records.
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Seventeen families of interest
to Gowen chroniclers were listed in "Index
to the 1830 Census of Georgia" by Delwyn Associ�ates:
Name���������������� County������ Page
Going, Hugh���������� Butts���������� 178
Gowen, Elias G.����� Decatur������ 12
Gowen, B. B.��������� Glynn��������� 264
Goin, Basdal���������� Hall�������� 116
Goin, Betsy�������� Hall�������� 117
Goin, John��������� Hall�������� 92
Goin, William����� Hall�������� 104
Goins, Dillard��������� Jackson������ 321
Going, Martha���� Lincoln������� 62
Going, Alexander��� Newton������ 28
Goyne, Hiram�������� Taliferro����� 358
Goyne, Nancy�������� Taliferro����� 362
Goyen, Drury��������� Upson�������� 95
Goyens, John��������� Upson�������� 96
Goyens, Noyal��� Upson�������� 112
FREE COLORED��
Name���������������� County������ Page
Gowin, Nancy���� Clarke����� 312
Going, William��� Columbia 361
Going, Moses�������� Lincoln������� 74
����� *[1 free colored male]
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Heads of households listed in
the 1860 census of Georgia in�clude:
�������
Householder������������� County���������� Page������ District
Gowan, Eliza������������� Bibb����������� 583����� Godfrey's
Gowan, Richard J. ���� Jackson���������� 082����� Jefferson
Gowan, Thomas B.�������� Chatham��������� 240����� 3d,Savannah
Gowen, Ann�������������� Camden��������� 184����� Clark's
Gowen, Horatio��������� Walker������� 796����� Pond Spring
Gowen, James H ����������� Chatham��������� 242����� 3rd, Savannah
Gowen, William �������� Camden��������� 152����� Bailey's
Gowen, William��������� Charlton��������� 446����� Centre Village
Gowens, Catherine����� Baldwin ��������� 145����� Mill Edge Vlg.
Gowing, Alexander�������� Polk����������� 172����� Cedar Town
Gowns, Shelly�������� Newton���������� 488����� Oak Hill
Goyen, Noyal������������ Upson�������� 562����� Thomaston
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Pvt. Thomas J. Going who enlisted
in Company K, 53rd Georgia Infantry Regiment on June 4, 1861, was discharged
September 13, 1861.� Apparently he
re-enlisted because he was wounded in the Battle of Gettysburg July 2, 1863.� He was sur�rendered at Appomattox Court
House, Virginia April 9, 1865, according to "The Appomattox Paroles, April 9-15, 1865."
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Henry J. Gowan served in
Company E, First Georgia Infantry Regiment, according to "Confederate Patriot Index" Volume II.� Christine Hicks, his granddaughter supplied
the documen�tation for her membership in United Daughters of the Confed�eracy.
BALDWIN COUNTY, GEORGIA
Noyal Goyn was married to
Winney Willis December 12, 1822 in Baldwin County, according to "Records of Baldwin County, Georgia"
by Delwyn Associates.
"Noyal Goyern,"
obviously the above, was enumerated in the 1830 census of Upson County, page
112 as the head of a household, according to "Index to the 1830 Census of Geor�gia" by Delwyn
Associates.
The household was enumerated as:
��� "Goyern, Noyal�� white
male�� 20-30
���������������������� white female 20-30
���������������������� white female � 5-10
���������������������� white female � 0-5
���������������������� white male�� � 0-5
���������������������� white female � 0-5"
BARTOW COUNTY, GEORGIA
Luisabeth Gowin was married to
Coleman Sparks April 1, 1849, according to Bartow County, Georgia Marriages,
1800-1861.
BURKE COUNTY, GEORGIA
Berry Goins was a tax
defaulter in Burke County in 1790 and 1796, according to the "Augusta Chronicle," Augusta,
Geor�gia in its edition of October 22, 1796.
"Berry Goyn" drew a lot in the Cherokee land lottery of
1827.� He drew for land in 1835 in Upson
County, Georgia.
BUTTS COUNTY, GEORGIA
Calvin Goin was a purchaser at
the estate sale of Abraham Wal�drop, deceased November 3, 1827, according to
Butts County Will Book, 1826-1841, page 46.
Calvin Goin lived in Chambers
County, Alabama in 1844.� Four of his
children were listed as students at a school main�tained there in Township 23,
Range 28 in that year, according to "The
Reason for the Tears" by Bobby L. Lindsey.
"Calvin Going" was
listed as a member of the Crawford Guards, an organization of volunteers who
went to Mexico in the Mexi�can War [about 1846], according to "Historical Col�lections of
Georgia" written by Rev. George White.� They were organized at Columbus, Georgia. �
Children born to Calvin Goin
include:
��� Caroline Goin������������ born
about 1828
��� Marion Goin�������������� born
about 1830
��� Thomas Jefferson Goin�� born
about 1832
��� Franklin Goin������������� born
about 1834
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Daniel S. Goin appeared in
Butts County in the 1880 census.� His
household was enumerated in Enumeration District 18, page 25 as:
��� "Goin, Daniel S.� 60, born in South Carolina
���������� Nancy����� 47, born
in South Carolina
���������� Elizabeth� 31, born
in South Carolina
���������� Sarah J.�� 18, born
in Georgia
���������� Nancy A. 12, born in
Georgia
���������� Sarah M.� � 7, born in Georgia"
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Eliza Goin was married to George Woolf October 5, 1831,
ac�cording to "Butts County,
Georgia Marriage Records. 1822-1870."
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Hugh Goin witnessed a deed
October 17, 1828, according to Butts county Deed Book D, page 62.� He was listed as the head of a household in
the 1830 census of Butts County, page 178, according to "Index to the 1830 census of Georgia" by Del�wyn
Associates:
��� "Going, Hugh������������ white
male�� 40-50
����������������������������� white female 40-50
����������������������������� white male�� 15-20
����������������������������� white female 15-20
����������������������������� white male�� 15-20
����������������������������� white female 10-15
����������������������������� white female 10-15
����������������������������� white male�� � 5-10
����������������������������� white female � 5-10"
Hugh Going owned three slaves,
according to the 1830 census.
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Mary Goin was married to
Waldrop Fuller [Potter?] December 27, 1840, according to Butts County's oldest
marriage book, page 78.
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Nancy Goin was married to
Thomas Walker September 23, 1831, according to Butts County's oldest marriage
book, page 29.
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Margaret Goins was married to Miscah Fogg May 23, 1867,
ac�cording to "Butts County,
Georgia Marriage Records. 1822-1870."
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Mrs. Mary Gowen Pope, age 84,
of Jackson, Georgia died December 28, 1998, according to the "Atlanta Journal-Constitution"
in its December 31, 1998 edition.� The
funeral was conducted by Haisten Brothers of Jackson.
CATOOSA COUNTY, GEORGIA
William O. Gowen, parts
manager for Hailey Chevrolet Com�pany and his wife, Patricia M. Gowen lived at
Ringgold, Geor�gia, according to the 1965 city directory of Chattanooga, Ten�nessee.
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Frank Gowin was a resident of
Ringgold, according to the 1970 telephone directory of Chattanooga.
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Susie Ann W. Gowin who was
born July 19, 1917 died October 6, 1962, according to "Northwest Georgia Historical & Ge�nealogical Quarterly,"
Volume 13, No. 4.� She was buried at
Ringgold in Old Stone Church Cemetery.
CHARLTON COUNTY, GEORGIA
Ferris D. Gowen, foreman for
Union Bag Company, residing in Folkston, Georgia, was listed in the 1963-1964
city directory of Savannah, Georgia.
CHATAHOOCHEE COUNTY, GEORGIA
John Going of Columbus,
Georgia was married to Miss Maud Railey January 12, 1886, according to "Eufaula [Alabama] Daily Times"
in its edition of January 13, 1886.� The
excerpt was printed in "Marriages
from Early Newspapers" by He�len S. Fo�ley.� Of John Going and Maud Railey Going nothing more is known.
CHATHAM COUNTY, GEORGIA
James Gowan was married to Charlotte Davies October 21,
1807, ac�cording to "Chatham
County, Georgia Marriage Records. 1805-1896." �Children born to James Gowan and Charlotte
Davies Gowan are unknown.
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John Gowan was registered as
an "orphan, over 18, resident of Georgia over three years," in
Tembrooks, Chatham County, 14th District, March 15, 1827.� Orphans were eligible to draw for land in
the 1827 land lottery of Georgia and thus the need for the registration.� He was successful in the 1832 gold land
lottery.� For an $18 fee he was awarded
160 acres, formerly Cherokee land, in Chatham County, Sanderlin's Military Dis�trict
described as Lot 335, District 15, Section 1 South.� The state did not require that he live on the land or cultivate
it.
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John Gowan was married July
21, 1845 to Mrs. Susan Martin, according to "Marriages of Chatham County, Georgia, 1748-1852."� Children born to John Gowan and Susan
Martin Gowan are unknown.� "Mrs.
Susan Gowan" was married March 10, 1851 to William M. Kolbb, according to "Marriages of Chatham County, Georgia,
1748-1852."
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James Gowen was married
October 21, 1807 to Charlotte Davies in Chatham County, according to "Early Georgia Marriage Roundup"
by Joseph T. Maddox.� Children born to
James Gowen and Charlotte Davies Gowen are unknown.
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M. Gowen, "male, age
25," merchant arrived in the United States during the fourth quarter of
1822 from Scotland.� He ar�rived in
Savannah aboard the ship, "Blucher" under the com�mand of Capt.
Porter.
CHEROKEE COUNTY, GEORGIA
Ross Gowan was listed as the
head of a household in the 1880 census of Cherokee County, Enumeration District
22, page 5:
��� "Gowan,� Ross���������� 24, born in SC, father born unk,
��������������������������������� mother born unk.
�������������� Sarah A.����� 23,
born in GA, father born in GA
��������������������������������� mother born in GA
�������������� Callie���������� � 3, born in GA, father born in SC,
��������������������������������� mother born in GA
�������������� � [son]����
3/12, born in GA, father born in SC,
��������������������������������� mother born GA, born in May
��������������������������������� 1880
CLARKE COUNTY, GEORGIA
Mary Antoinette Gouvans was
married to Robert R. Harden Au�gust 1, 1819, according to Clark County Marriage
Book A, page 118.
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Nancy Gowin appeared as the
head of a household in the 1830 census of Clarke County, page 312, according to
"Index to the 1830 Census of
Georgia" by Delwyn Associates.
She was a negro slave, age 36-55, according to the enumeration.� Since the cen�sus did not show slaves as
householders, she may have been free colored or a Melungeon.
COLQUITT COUNTY, GEORGIA
Cathy Goings, a junior student
at Valdosta State College, Val�dosta, Georgia in 1974, showed a home address of
Moultrie, Georgia.
COLUMBIA COUNTY, GEORGIA
The genealogy of Benjamin
Goens [Goings] who was born September 1, 1830 and who lived with Bemjamin
Stanton, a Quaker, was researched by North Research Center, Dayton, Ohio,
45405.� It was suggested that Benjamin
Goens was a na�tive of Columbia County.
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John Going was married to
Mildred Eubanks April 7, 1806, ac�cording to "Columbia County, Georgia Marriage Records. 1787-1863."� Of John Going and Mildred Eubanks Going
nothing more is known.
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Joseph Going was married to
Miss Jude Kindrick November 1, 1822 according to Columbia County Marriage Book
A, page 181.�
"Judah Kendrick
Going" was mentioned in "The
Georgia Land Lottery Papers, 1805-1914," page 294:
"Columbia
County, Lot 56-9 Lee.� Addison Hassel,
for�merly Addison Kendrick (illegitimate child of Judah Kendrick, now Judah
Going), his name having been changed by an act of the General Assembly, 1826
ses�sion, see Dawsons Digest, page 329, appoints Dr. Nathan Crawford as att'y
for himself and Littlelberry A. Kendrick of Alabama, to take out a grant to lot
56, 9th Dist. Lee County.� Signed:
Addison Hassel before James D. Green, J.P, 15 June 1843.
Pers.
app'd. Addison Hassel, formerly Addison Kendrick, to claim Lot 56-9-1 of the
1827 Lottery, drawn by Judah Greene's illegitimate children, which was in error
when entered and should have been Judah Kendrick's illegitimate children.� Signed Addison Hassel before James D. Green,
J.P, June 15, 1843."
Miss Lucinda Going was married
to Nowell Kindrick, perhaps a brother of Jude Kindrick December 29, 1826,
according to Columbia County Marriage Book A, page 206.
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Miss Nancy Going was married
to Daniel Davis, April 22, 1827, according to Columbia County Marriage Book A,
page 253.
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Miss Polly Going was married
to Jacob Paul January 27, 1818, according to Columbia County Marriage Book A,
page 121.
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Polly Going was married to
Jacob Paul September 8, 1818, ac�cording to "Columbia County, Georgia Marriage Records. 1787-1863."
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William Going, free colored,
was listed as the head of a house�hold in the 1820 census of Columbia
County.� He reappeared as the head of a
household in the 1830 census of Columbia County, page 74, enumerated as:
��� "Going, William�� free colored
male���� 55-100
���������������������� free colored female� 55-100
���������������������� free colored male���� � 0-10
���������������������� free colored female� � 0-10"
"William Goings"
appeared in the 1840 census of Columbia County as the head of a household.
CRAWFORD COUNTY, GEORGIA
Fredric Gown appeared in
Crawford County, Georgia in the 1880 census.
His household was recorded in Enumeration Dis�trict 46, page 44 as:
��� "Gowen,� Fredric��� 65, born in SC, father born in SC,
��������������������������������� mother born in SC
�������������� Elizabeth����� 35,
born in Georgia, wife, father
���������� ���������������������� born
in SC, mother born in
��������������������������������� SC
�������������� William������� � 9, born in Georgia, son"
DECATUR COUNTY, GEORGIA
Nettie Goins/Goings, a
Seminole Indian from the Miccosukee Indian Reservation, was married to William
M. Odom, according to Sondra Wiley, a descendant.� No dates were given.
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Elias G. Gowen appeared in the
legal records of Decatur County as the receiver of four draws in a land lottery
conducted in the county probably in 1827.
He was a resident of Captain Durrett's District.� Elias G. Gowen owned four slaves at the time
of the 1830 census.
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Peter Gowen appeared as the
head of a household No. 368-368 in the 1880 census of Decatur County,
Enumeration District 17, page 42, enumerated as:
��� "Gowen,� Peter������� 49, born in GA, farmer, father born
����������������������������� in NC, mother born in NC
�������������� Marian E. 40,
born in Florida, father born in GA,
����������������������������� mother
born in Florida
�������������� Lawson�� 19, born
in GA, father born in GA,
����������������������������� mother born in Florida
�������������� Oliver� ��� 17, born in GA, father born in GA,
����������������������������� mother born in Florida
�������������� Ochella��� � 2, born in GA, father born in GA,
����������������������������� mother born in Florida
��� Gladden,� Loretta 29, born in GA, servant, father born in
����������������������������� SC, mother born in NC"
Adjoining was Alvy Gowen, head
of the Household No, 367-367, in the 1880 census of Decatur County, Enumeration
Dis�trict 17, page 42:
��� "Gowen,� Alvy��� 22, born in GA, father born in GA,
����������������������������� mother born in Florida
��� Best,������� Ann A. 40, born in GA, servant, father born in
������������������ ���������� GA,
mother born in GA
�������������� Sarah������ 14,
born in GA, servant, father born in
����������������������������� GA, mother born in GA"
Alvy Gowen is obviously the
son of Peter Gowen and Marian E. Gowen.
DEKALB COUNTY, GEORGIA
John Goings appeared in the
1840 census of DeKalb County as the head of a household.
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Martha Going was married to
Uriah Laney August 4, 1843, ac�cording to "DeKalb
County, Georgia Marriage Records. 1840-1863."
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Charles G. Gowen was a
resident of DeKalb County in 1830, ac�cording to "Historic Georgia Families" by L. W. Rigsby.� He ap�peared as the head of the household in
the 1830 census of De�catur County page 12, according to "Index to the 1830 Census of Georgia" by Delwyn
Associates.
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Larry Ivan Gowen, Stone
Mountain, Georgia, was married to Ruth Ann Wilke January 18, 1963, according to
Tarrant County, Texas Marriage Book 131, page 98.� Children born to Larry Ivan Gowen and Ruth Ann Wilke Gowen are
unknown.
DOOLY COUNTY, GEORGIA
Census returns of 1830, 1840
and 1850 of Dooly County con�tained no families named Gowen or spelling
variations.
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Mary E. Goins, who was born in
April 13, 1835 and died Jan�uary 11, 1916 was buried in a cemetery located on
Dooly-Hous�ton County Line Road, according to "Historical & Ge�nealogical Collections of Dooly County,
Georgia" by Powell.
DOUGHERTY COUNTY, GEORGIA
Joseph Hubert Goings, Jr,.
Marine pfc, of Albany, Georgia, died May 14, 1967 as a casualty of the Viet Nam
War.� His death, at age 18, was the
result of enemy fire.� He was born
September 19, 1948.� He was a caucasian
and married.� His name may be found on
the Vietnamese War Memorial in Washington, D.C. on Line 17, Panel 19 East.
FORSYTH COUNTY, GEORGIA
Dillard Goin was married
October 14, 1848 to Permelia C. Conly, ac�cording to "Forsyth County, Georgia Marriage Records. 1830-1848."� Children born to Dillard Goin and Permelia
C. Conley Goin are unknown.
FRANKLIN COUNTY, GEORGIA
No Gowens appeared in the 1820
or 1830 census returns of Franklin County.
FULTON COUNTY, GEORGIA
Anna Goin, colored, widow of
John A. Goin, was a stenographer for Singer Manufacturing Co.� She lived at r 62 Fairlie, Atlanta, Georgia
in 1889 according to the Atlanta city directory.
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Joseph Goin was a painter
for Townbridge Furn Co. and lived at 510 Decatur, Atlanta, Georgia in 1890
according to the Atlanta city directory.
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Martha Goin, widow of Thomas
Goin, was a dressmaker.� She lived at
510 Decatur Atlanta, Georgia in 1889 according to the Atlanta city directory.
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Martha S. Goin, widow of
Thomas Goin, was a dressmaker living at 510 Decatur, Atlanta, Georgia in 1890
according to the Atlanata city directory.
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Anna Goins was a cook living
at 201 Ivy, Atlanta, Georgia in 1890 according to the Atlanta city directory.
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Thomas Goins was a brickmason living at 27
Crumley, Atlanta Georgia in 1889 according to the Atlanta city directory.� He later resided at rear201 Ivy, Atlanta,
Georgia in 1890 according to the Atlanta city directory.
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Elizabeth Gowen, "widow
of James Gowen" appeared in the 1887 city directory of Atlanta.
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Howard Henry Gowen was a
resident of Atlanta, Georgia, at 2948 Mabry Road, NE, in 1971, according to the
telephone di�rectory.
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Other individuals who appeared
in the Atlanta 1971 telephone directory include:
��� Gowan, Beatrice�������� 1401
Pine Avenue, East Point
��� Gowan, C. M.������������ 2154
Brown Road, College Park
��� Gowan, Reginald J.���� 3394
Kensington Road, Decatur
��� Gowan, William R.����� 2455
Chapman Sps, College Pk
��� Gowan, Mrs. Zeyula B.�� Buffington
Road, College Park
��� Gowen, D. B.������������ Buffington
Road, College Park
��� Gowen, Diane������������ 311
Peachtree Hi. Avenue NE
��� Gowen, Mrs. Hazel T. 1005
Delaware Avenue SE
��� Gowen, Joann M.���������� 1006
Brian Lane F. Park
��� Gowen, Johnny C, Jr.���� 2425
Candler Road
��� Gowen, M. A.������������ 2516
Forest Way NE
��� Gowen, O. W.����������� 2077
Green Forest Drive, Decatur
��� Gowen, W. D.����������� 6458
Holiday Blvd. Forest Park
��� Gowen, Walter����������� 3975
Covington Hiway, Decatur
��� Gowens, J. B.������������ 1914
LaMesa Lane Decatur
��� Gowens, W. D.���������� 1315
Snap Fingers Road, Decatur
GLYNN COUNTY, GEORGIA
H. M. Goin was married
February 13, 1893 to Lizzie Owens, ac�cording to Glynn County Marriage Book C,
page 145.� Of H. M. Goin and Lizzie
Owens Goin nothing more is known.
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J. T. Goin was married
February 10, 1891 to Addie Coleman, according to Glynn County Marriage Book C,
page 57.� Chil�dren born to J. T. Goin
and Addie Coleman Goin are unknown.
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R. L. Goin was married June
18, 1911 to Bessie L. Waldon, ac�cording to Glynn County Marriage Book D, page
230.� Of R. L. Goin and Bessie Waldon
Goin nothing more is known.
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A. V. Goins was married about
1916, according to Glynn County Marriage Book E, page 91.
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R. D. Goins was married
November 24, 1918 to Mary Seguin, according to Glynn County Marriage Book E,
page 127.� Chil�dren born to R. D. Goins
and Mary Seguin Goins are unknown.
GREENE COUNTY, GEORGIA
In 1796 the Georgia State Legislature established that
two brothers, "Reuben Going and John Going, men of color of Greene County
. . . are hereby authorized and enabled to take, hold and enjoy property, both
real and personal," according to "Ambiguous
Lives" by Adele Logan Alexander.
Their brother, Thomas Going also gained his limited
freedom through a private legislative act, according to "Digest of the Laws of the State of Georgia, 1735-1800."
Yet the act carefully insured that:
"nothing herein contained
shall extend or be construed to . . . entitle the said Thomas Going, to serve
in the ca�pacity of a juror . . . nor to render him a competent wit�ness . . .
where the personal rights or property of any white person are . . . concerned,
nor to entitle [him] to vote at elections, nor to have or hold . . . land
office of trust of emolument, civil or military, within this state."
The name was alternatively rendered Goings, Goynes,
Gowens, Gowins and even Garnes in different legal records of Greene County.
On October 22, 1794 "John Goins of Greene
County" received a deed from John Fluker of Oglethorpe County to 200 acres
"on the waters of the Ogeechee bounded on the northwest by Henry's
land" for "�86 lawful money."
The land had been originally granted to James Espey January 21, 1785.
"John Going" received a land grant of 11 acres
in Greene County in 1807.� "John
Gowing" appeared in the 1820 census of Greene County.
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Aaron Going appeared on the
1797 tax list of Greene County in Royston District.
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