The original surname may not have been Golden and may have been Goulder or Golding.
These are all the notes I have gathered on him through various sources:
According to William H. Stillwell's "History of Gravesned" p. 37 William Goulding was born in Ireland about 1613, embarked from London, August 2, 1635, in the George for Virginia and was probably one of George Holmes' party which tried to put a settlement on the Delaware; was captured by the Dutch and brought to New Amstedam. Campion says a William Golding was a taxpayer in Barbadoes and may ahve been the same person later in Gravesend. Salter in his History of Monmouth and Ocean Counties says it is supposed that William Golding was one of Lady Deborah Moody's friends who left Massachusetts on a count of Puritan persecution. Be that as it may, William Goulder or Golding, it seems likely first settled in New Amsterdam sometime prior to his marriage in 1644, as in 1643 he signed a certificate of election.
By deed dated March 20, 1649 (book 1, page 31) William Goulder bought land in Gravesend and presumably moved there about that time from New Amsterdam. For several years, starting ca. 1666 he was town clerk, signing as "Will Goulding - clarke." On May 5, 1652 Ann Goulder, wife of William Goulder was defendant in an action of defamation. She was found guilty and warned. The warning apparently was not heeded for on Sept 13, 1652 she was again accused. This time the Court ordred that "Ann shall sitt in ye Irons halfe one hower and after bee taken out and stand in a publicke place with a pap one her breast w her hands bound behinde her..." (ibid. pp. 133,134)
Two deeds, one dated, Jany 12, 1660, and the other Feb 13, 1660 (Book II, pp. 59, 62), for land in Gravesend were signed by Will Goulder alias Goulding. On March 20, 1665 John Smithe of Gravesend coveyed land known as No. 35 to his father-in-law William Goulder alias Goulding (Ibid. pp 87, 88) and Will Goulding reconveyed his land March 21, 1666/67 (Ibid p. 91) On June 15, 1669, Will Goulding, Clarke, attested to a conveyance which had been witnessed by Joseph Goulding, his marke (ibid, p. 101). This witness was probably the young son about 15 years of age.
William Goulding was one of the twelve men to whom the Monmouth patent was granted in 1665. In the original division of town lots in Middletown, 1667, he was given Lot 25, and also outlands. He sold his town lot and meadows to Richard Hartshorne, the deed for which is dated April 23, 1670, and recorded Nov 25, 1672. In the records of Freehold, NJ, his name is given as Will Golding. It is not clear when William Goulder died, there being confusion in the records between William, Sr., and William, Jr., but it seems likely that the death occuredn ot too long after 1672.
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Dutch manuscripts, 1630-64
Maybe about this William Goulder (Golden):
May 3, 1646
Court proceedings. William Goulder vs. Thomas Gridy; defendant to pay 20 guilders, for having suffered three defaults
September 15, 1646
Deed. Govert Lookermans and Direk Cornelissen agents to William Goulder, of a parcel of land at the east river on Manhattans island
February 7, 1647
Huyck Aertsen vs. William Goulder for purchase of a house and plantation, with corn; ordered that plaintiff prove the sale of the house and corn, and that Goulder's wife received the corn; also that he had asked her, when she lost her husband, Smith, whether she held to the bargain, which she took amiss.
April 1, 1653
Deed. William Goulder, attorney of Robert Pennoyer, to Arent van Hattem, bargonmaster; piece of land in Gravesend, L.I. (not executed)
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In regards to deed above ^ on September 15, 1646
New Amsterdam and its people: studies, social and topographical, of the town ... By John H. Innes
At some time prior to the year 1646 Loockermans associate Cornelis Leendertsen died and Dirck Cornelissen who seems to have been his son had taken his place other partners in the Netherlands are spoken of in some papers executed by Loockermans and Dirck Cornelissen about this time but this may refer merely to others of Cornelis Leendertsen's heirs It was at this period that Govert Loockermans and Dirck Cornelissen after reserving the farmhouse and a parcel of ground of irregular shape lying to the east of it and embracing three acres or more of land disposed of the rest of the farm in the following manner The land lying between the farmhouse and Allerton's warehouse then probably just in course of erection was sold to one William Goulder This parcel which covered nearly two acres of ground ran from the height next the Strand back to Bestevaers Kreupelbosch and its easterly line seems to have about crossed the site of the present Harper building near Franklin Square along its foot on the Strand no longer following the present Pearl Street ran the road to Loockermans farmhouse and to the ferry
....f Loockermans and Cornelissen had any expectations that the neighborhood of their East River farm was to be improved by the grants they made to William Goulder and to George Cleer in 1646 they were doomed to disappointment Neither of these men seems to have made any attempt to build upon the lands purchased by them There are traces of Goulder's occupation of his parcel as late as 1649 after which no further reference to him is met with.
(footnote: He may have been the person called William Goulding, whom we find 1661 in Gravesend, L.I.)
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Treatise upon the estate and rights of the corporation of the city of New York, as proprietors
, Volume 2
April 10, 1647: Phillip De Truyn to Isaac Ollerton. Transport, out of the withinmentioned land, unto Isaac Ollerton, a certain parcel thereof, stretching north from the strand to the highway, being in breadth 1 rod and 1/17th and in length, along the waid way to the lot of William Goulder, 46 rods, and so back again from the way to the strand.
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The Journal of the Friends' Historical Society, Volumes 9-10 By Friends' Historical Society, Norman Penney
Regarding William Goulder selling his land to Hasthorne (see above)
Richard Hartshorne was a considerable setler who at Middletown in 1669 It was not until the year of GF s that the governor and council of East New Jersey were to purchase all lands from the Indians and to reimburse themselves from the settlers Meanwhile Richard Hartshorne met with some difficulty as he relates in the following account The Indians came to my house and laid their hands on the and frame of the house and said that house was theirs they had any thing for it and told me if I would not buy the land I must be gone But I minded it not thinking it was land and they wanted to get something of me they at last me they would kill my cattle and burn my hay if I would not the land nor be gone then I went to the Patentees they told me it was never bought nor had the Indians any for it Nicolls the first English governor of New Netherlands desired of them and the Indians also only to have leave to a trading house and at that time they did not intend any should have the land but keep it for the use of the country always giving leave for any man to trade with goods and otherwise but I told them I would not live on those terms and only so but it was dangerous for the Indians threatened to my cattle they told me no man had power to buy but patentees and they would buy it thus it continued months I considered the thing as well as I then was capable and went to Gravesend Long Island and bought Goulder one of the patentees out and when I came back Indians were at me and I did buy them out also in Smith New Jersey p 63 n
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Documents Relative to the Colonial History of the State of New-York: new ser ...
By John Romeyn Brodhead, New York (State). Legislature
May be this William Goulder, or son:
Eight mounted and well armed men came yesterday morning to Jamanica to wit Bartholomeus Appelgaet Charles Morgan Natingh Thomas Witlock James Hubbard William Goulder Goetman Ben and NN who on starting had called out to some New Utrecht people happening to be at Gravesend How is it now Will you be the King's or the States men and then they rode off
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Documents of the Senate of the State of New York, Volume 3
By New York (State). Legislature. Senate
Q What book have you in your hand
A It is an abstract that I had prepared of the Sedge Bank division in Coney Island which covers the different grants from the first and second grantees to the people who settled the town of Gravesend
Q Who is the first grantor
A What is called the Dutch East India Company
Q And who is the grantee
A Lady Deborah Moody and her thirty nine associates
Q When was that
A The 19th of December 1645
Q That is the first grant
A Yes
Q Is there a second grant
A Yes sir by the English governor Francis Lovelace by order of King James
Q What year was that
A The 22d of July 1670
Q Who was that to
A Lady Deborah Moody and her thirty nine associates This was a confirmation of the former grant
Q Do the names of the thirty nine associates appear
A Yes sir It is granted in trust to Lady Deborah Moody and specifies the names of the trustees as follows James Hubbard John Tilton Jr William Goulder Nicholas Stiliwell Josim Guilock Next is a grant by the West India Company which latter company succeeded to the rights of the East India Company This is to give to these people the right to plant colonies in the New Netherlands and is dated Juue 7 1629
Q Does that confirm the grants to this party
A Yes sir This is more a definition of the powers and the privileges given them such as hunting and fishing and states what kinds of clothes they shall wear and what shall be reserved to the West India Company out of the fishing etc This does not go so much to the title of the land as it does to the privileges they are to have I will read one The padroons may if they think proper make use of all the lands rivers and w oods lying contiguous to them for and during so long a time as this company shall not grant them to other padroons or private persons This is privileges to occupy this land bnt not a grant in fee The first grant in fee was made as that paper states to Lady Deborah Moody and her thirty nine associates to Coney Island as a pasture This is a formal grant to anybody who may plant colonies anywhere in the New England States or in New York or anywhere down to the line of Maryland
Q Was that prior to the original grant
A Yes but it was simply rights that they might enjoy if they would come here and live but did not give them any title Then in the second crown where this old Dutch grant was confirmed by the English they give to these thirty nine associates and Lady Deborah Moody Coney Island Instead of saying And all Coney Island for a pasture it says And all Coney Island That gives them the fee title to all of Coney Island The names of the thirty nine are as follows But before giving them I will say there are thirty nine lots here but some of these people owned one and two and sometimes three lots so there are not thirty nine names but there are thirty nine lots Nicholas Stilwell lot No 1 Richard Stilwell lot No 2 Rem Van Cleef lot No 3 Daniel Lake lot No 4 Richard Stilwell lot No 5 Peter Gronendyke lot No 6 John Griggs lot No 7 Nicholas Williamson lot No 8 Samuel Geritsen lot No 9 Richard Stilwell lot No 10 John Griggs lot No 11 Rem Van Cleef lot No 12 Sam l Hubbard lot No 13 Dan l Lake lot No 14 Isaac Denyse lot No 15 John Van Voorhees lot No 16 Richard Stilwell lot No 17 Peter Gronendyke lot No 18 Wilhel minus Ryder lot No 19 Ferdinandus Van Sicklen lot No 20 Wm Johnson lot No 21 Daa l Lake lot No 22 Nicholas Stilwell lot No 23 Cornelins Stryker Albert Terhune and Nicholas Stilwell lot No 24 Bernardus Ryder lot No 25 Benj Steinmetz lot No 26 Jacobus Van Meys lot No 27 Cornelins Emaus lot No 28 John Griggs lot No 29 Richard Stilwell lot No 30 Daniel Lake and F Van Sicklen lot No 31 Bernardus Ryder lot No 32 Albert Terhune lot No 33 Ferdinandus Van Sicklen lot No 34 Cornelins Stryker lot No 35 Nicholas Williamson lot No 36 John Van Voorhees lot No 37 Cornelins Emans lot No 38 Isaac Denyse lot No 39
