Anthony GHOLSON SR. 
Anthony was born in St. George Par., Va..1 Anthony's father was John Gulston and his mother was Jane KETTERICH. His paternal grandparents were William Gulston and Elizabeth (Gulston). He was an only child. He died on December 3rd, 1764 in St.thomas Perish, Orange, Virginia.1 General Notes
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Anthony Gholson is the first well documented Gholson yet found in the country that was to bec ome America. The first record of Anthony is inSpotsylvania County Virginia in 1725 when he p urchased 200 acres of land. In 1728, Anthony received a Land Grand for 1000 acres of land o n Terry's Run in Spotsylvania County Virginia from King George the Second. Anthony sold thi s 1000 acres to three different people in 1734. Anthony and his family apparently prospere d in Virginia which during their lifetime was a British Colony. In 1763, the year before h e died and when he was 83 years old, he made deeds of gifts leaving a considerable amount o f land and personal property and at least ten slaves to various relatives.
Anthony Gholson Sr. The first record found of Anthony Gholson Sr. (Golson, Gholston, Golsan ) is his purchase of 200 acres on the south side Holloday Swamp, Saint Geroge Parish, Spotsyl vania County, VA in 1725. He received a 1000 acre land grant on Terrys Run on Sept. 28, 1728 . His sons, Anthony Jr. & William each received 500 acres at the same time. Anthony Sr. marri ed Jane before 1739. He died in Orange County, VA before Dec. 3, 1764. The know children of A nthony Sr. & Jane are as follows.
From Nancy Green Prewitt Hawkins DAR records Anthony Gholdson was overseer of road Oct 7 172 7 in Spotsylvania Co. VA Ct. OR. Bk. p. 352 Anthony Sued Joseph Hawkins for a debt, 1729, p . 337 Anthony Gholson p. 392 [1730-38] Tilley, a negro girl belonging ot Anthony Golston is a djudged to be 14 years of age...and Tom a negro boy belonging to said Golston is 16 yrs of ag e. In bk 1738-39 his negro boy Daniel is adjudged to be 10 years old
William Gholson, Sr. mar. 1 Susanna Collins, mar. 2. Joan (Perry?) Anthony Gholson, Jr. mar . Mary Sandridge , Elizabeth Gholson mar. 1. William Pollard, mar. 2. Samuel Rice Lucy Gholso n mar. Mr. Stepp (James?) John Gholsons mar. Ester Cooke
Following data from Ken Parker Family Tree Maker web site
http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/p/a/r/Ken--Parker/BOOK- 0001/0008-0001 .html 1. JOHN1 GH OLSON was born 1664, and died Unknown.
Notes for JOHN GHOLSON: Gary Dyer lists John Gholson as John Gulston. He shows the name at va rious times changing to Gholson and Gholston.
Child of JOHN GHOLSON is: 2. i. ANTHONY2 GHOLSON, b. 1684, St. Thomas Parish, Virginia; d . 03 December 1764, Orange County, Virginia.
http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/p/a/r/Ken--Parker/BOOK- 0001/0008-0002 .html#CHILD2 2. A NTHONY2 GHOLSON (JOHN1) was born 1684 in St. Thomas Parish, Virginia, and died 03 December 17 64 in Orange County, Virginia1. He married JANE BLAND Abt. 1703. She was born 1688 in Virgini a, and died 1796 in Spotsylvania, Virginia.
Notes for ANTHONY GHOLSON: Gary Dyer records that Anthony Gholson bought 200 acres on the sou th side of Holloday's Swamp in 1725. He received a grant from King George II for 1,000 acre s on Terry's Run in Spotsylvania County, Virginia 28 September 1728. At the same time, Anthon y Gholson Jr. and William received a joint grant for 1,000 acres. In the summer of 1763, Anth ony deeded his personal property, including several slaves, to his wife and children.
Charles Gholson says the surname was spelled as Gholson, Gholston, Gholstone, Golson, Goldsto ne, Golston, etc. in various records concerning Anthony created during his lifetime. His "sig nature" was a large "A," indicating that Anthony, like many early colonists, was more concern ed with dealing with their hardships and eking out a living than they were in a formal educat ion.
Linda K. Gholson Hoffines shows Anthony Gholson born about 1670. She attributes her informati on to the book "Golsan, Golson, Gholson, Gholston Families in America" by James M. Black.
Real estate transfers involving Anthony Gholson included: 6 July 1725, James Taylor of Drysda le Par., King and Queen Co., Gentl., to Anthony Gholstone of St. Geo. Par, Spts. Co., 50 lb s tobacco, 200 acres on ye south side of Holloday's Swamp, St. Geo. Par., Spts. Co. Witnesse d by W. Russell, Richd. Bayley and Saml. Loyd. 28 September 1734, Anthony X of Spts. Co. to W m. Gaines of King and Queen Co., 23 pounds curr. 442.5 acres in St. Geo. Par., Spts. Co. Par t of patent granted Gholson 28 Sept. 1728. Witnessed by Joseph Thomas, Charles Stevens, Jno . Cook. Jane, wife of Anthony Gholson, relinquished dower right. 28 September 1734, Anthony G holson of Spts. Co. to James Jones of Caroline, 27 pounds curr, 442.5 acres in St. Geo. Par . Part of patent granted to Gholson 28 September 1728. Witnessed by Joseph Thomas, Charles St evens and Jno. Cook. Jane Gholson relinquished dower right. 22 February 1739, Anthony Gholsto ne of Spts. Co. and Jane, his wife, to Zachary Lewis of same county, 30 pounds curr. for 20 0 acres in Spts. Co. on south side of Holliday's Swamp, part of the patent granted to James T aylor, Gent., decd. 21 July 1722 and conveyed by sd. Taylor to sd. Gholstone by deeds 6 Jul y 1725. Witnessed by Joseph Thomas, Charles Barrett, John Holloday and John Bowles. 1 July 1 740, John Chew and Margaret, his wife, of St. Geo. Par., Spts. Co., to Anthony Gholstone of s ame Par. and County, 40 pounds curr. for 400 acres in Spts. Co.. Witnessed by John Waller, Wm . Waller and M. Battaley. 2 October 1744, Anthony X Gholson and Jane, his wife, of St. Geo. P ar., Spts. Co., to William Pollard of St. Thomas Par., Orange Co., 55 pounds curr. for 120 ac res, part of the tract whereon sd. Anthony lives, formerly bought of John Chew. Witnessed b y Edwd. Herndon, A. Foster, Edmd Foster. 6 November 1744, William Gains of St. Thomas Par., O range Co. and Isbell, his wife, to Joseph Hawkins of St. Geo. Par., Spts. Co., 7 pounds curr . and 2600 lbs of tobacco for 442.5 acres in St. Geo. Par., Spts. Co., part of a tract grante d to Anthony Gholson 28 September 1728 by pat. James Mills, James X Jones, Jos. Collins and W illiam Collins were witnesses. 4 April 1761, Anthony Gholstone of St. Geo. Par., Spts. Co., t o Joseph Hawkins, junr., of same Par. and Co., 60 pounds curr. for 280 acres in Spts. Co. Wit nessed by Lark. Chew, George Stubblefield, Willm. Waller, Benjamin Winslow.
23 July 1763, Anthony signed a deed of gift conveying to his son William a Negro man named To m, a Negro boy named Little Tom and a feather bed and its furniture; to Anthony Tholson a Neg ro man named Bob and a Negro boy named Cupit and a feather bed and its furniture; to his daug hter, Eliza. Rice a Negro woman named Venus, a Negro girl named Mary; to daughter Lucy Step , he lent a Negro woman named Philles and a Negro girl named Creece, to be for Lucy's use fo r her lifetime and then they and their increase to be divided among Lucy's children, also t o Lucy a feather bed and its furniture; and to granddaughter Jane Pollard a Negro girl name d Sarah. The deed was witnessed by Robt. Sharman, William Cave and Benjamin Cave and was prov ed in Orange County court 28 July 1763.
8 August 1763, Anthony signed a deed giving to son Jon Gholson a lot of land bought from Nath aniel Geer, a Negro wench named Judy, a Negro boy named Ben, all of his horses and cattle an d all other remainder of his estate with the transfer to take place after the death of Anthon y and Jane. The deed was witnessed by Roger Bell, John Oakes and Ambrose Smith and was prove n in court 25 August 1763.
3 December 1764, Jane Gholson signed a deed granting to her son John for her lifetime the sla ves Tom, Bob, Venus, Phillis, Judey, Creece, Ben, Little Tom, Cupid, Mary and Billy, all of w hich had been left to her by her late husband Anthony for her lifetime. After her death, th e slaves were to be returned to the other children. Witnessed by Robt. Johnson, Nat. Geer an d Elizabeth Geer. Proven in court 5 April 1765. Linda Kay Gholson Hoffines says Jean Tallife rro married in 1703 in Scotland John Craig, b. 1650, d. 1705 in Scotland). Soon after John Cr aig's death, Jean joined her brothers, Robert Talliferro (1633-1700) and John Talliferro, i n Virginia and gave birth there to her son Talliferro Craig. Mrs. Hoffines says it is possibl e Jean became the second wife of Anthony Gholson and the mother of John Gholson. Tolivar, th e Americanized version of Talliferro, appears several times in the Gholson family.
Citing "Golsan, Golson, Gholson, Gholston Families in America," by Black and "Gholson and All ied Families" by Virginia Baker Mitchell, Michael Mathis reports that both of these writers b elieve Anthony Gholson is descended from the relatives of Dr. Theodore Goulston of England, w ho was a stockholder of the Virginia Company. Dr. Theodore Goulst on did not have children. H e was born 1572 in Wymondham, Leic., died 1632. He was physician of the Virginia Company an d married Helen Southerton. Virginia Baker Mitchell states that she believes John Gholson (sp elled Gunston) is a possible brother of Dr. Theodore Goulston and that Anthony is related t o this John, maybe his father. She also wondered what happened to the shares he owned in th e Virginia Company, but Michael Mathis says the Virginia Company was dissolved about 1622 an d everyone lost his investment, so no shares were valid.
Notes for JANE BLAND: Gary Dyer has Anthony marrying Jane Hawkins in 1704.
Charles Gholson has Anthony marrying Jane Hawkins about 1704.
Children of ANTHONY GHOLSON and JANE BLAND are:
3. i. WILLIAM3 GHOLSON, b. Abt. 1705, Spotsylvania County, Virginia; d. 1795, Spotsylvania Co unty, Virginia. 4. ii. ANTHONY GHOLSTON, b. Abt. 1707, Spotsylvania County, Virginia; d. Jul y 1779, Halifax County, Virginia.
5. iii. ELIZABETH GHOLSON, b. 1709, Spotsylvania Count y, Virginia; d. Abt. 1779, Halifax Cou nty, Virginia. 6. iv. LUCY GHOLSON, b. 1711, Halifax, Virginia; d. 05 May 1795, Gerrard, K entucky.
7. v. JOHN GHOLSON, b. 1713, Spotsylvania County, Virginia; d. Abt. 1788, Orange County, Vi rginia.
THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT ANTHONY MARRIED TWICE. Anthony had
in 1728 taken up a thousand acres in Spotsylvania Co.
THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT ANTHONY MARRIED TWICE. Anthony had
in 1728 taken up a thousand acres in Spotsylvania Co.
Anthony Gholson Sr. The first record found of Anthony
Gholson Sr. (Golson, Gholston, Golsan) is his purchase of
200 acres on the south side Holloday Swamp, Saint Geroge
Parish, Spotsylvania County, VA in 1725. He received a 1000
acre land grant on Terrys Run on Sept. 28, 1728. His sons,
Anthony Jr. & William each received 500 acres at the same
time. Anthony Sr. married Jane before 1739. He died in
Orange County, VA before Dec. 3, 1764. The know children of
Anthony Sr. & Jane are as follows.
From Nancy Green Prewitt Hawkins DAR records Anthony
Gholdson was overseer of road Oct 7 1727 in Spotsylvania
Co. VA Ct. OR. Bk. p. 352 Anthony Sued Joseph Hawkins for a
debt, 1729, p. 337 Anthony Gholson p. 392 [1730-38] Tilley,
a negro girl belonging ot Anthony Golston is adjudged to be
14 years of age...and Tom a negro boy belonging to said
Golston is 16 yrs of age. In bk 1738-39 his negro boy
Daniel is adjudged to be 10 years old
William Gholson, Sr. mar. 1 Susanna Collins, mar. 2. Joan
(Perry?) Anthony Gholson, Jr. mar. Mary Sandridge ,
Elizabeth Gholson mar. 1. William Pollard, mar. 2. Samuel
Rice Lucy Gholson mar. Mr. Stepp (James?) John Gholsons
mar. Ester Cooke
Following data from Ken Parker Family Tree Maker web site
http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/p/a/r/Ken--Parker/BOOK-
0001/0008-0001 .html 1. JOHN1 GHOLSON was born 1664, and
died Unknown.
Notes for JOHN GHOLSON: Gary Dyer lists John Gholson as
John Gulston. He shows the name at various times changing
to Gholson and Gholston.
Child of JOHN GHOLSON is: 2. i. ANTHONY2 GHOLSON, b.
1684, St. Thomas Parish, Virginia; d. 03 December 1764,
Orange County, Virginia.
http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/p/a/r/Ken--Parker/BOOK-
0001/0008-0002 .html#CHILD2 2. ANTHONY2 GHOLSON (JOHN1) was
born 1684 in St. Thomas Parish, Virginia, and died 03
December 1764 in Orange County, Virginia1. He married JANE
BLAND Abt. 1703. She was born 1688 in Virginia, and died
1796 in Spotsylvania, Virginia.
Notes for ANTHONY GHOLSON: Gary Dyer records that Anthony
Gholson bought 200 acres on the south side of Holloday's
Swamp in 1725. He received a grant from King George II for
1,000 acres on Terry's Run in Spotsylvania County, Virginia
28 September 1728. At the same time, Anthony Gholson Jr.
and William received a joint grant for 1,000 acres. In the
summer of 1763, Anthony deeded his personal property,
including several slaves, to his wife and children.
Charles Gholson says the surname was spelled as Gholson,
Gholston, Gholstone, Golson, Goldstone, Golston, etc. in
various records concerning Anthony created during his
lifetime. His "signature" was a large "A," indicating that
Anthony, like many early colonists, was more concerned with
dealing with their hardships and eking out a living than
they were in a formal education.
Linda K. Gholson Hoffines shows Anthony Gholson born about
1670. She attributes her information to the book "Golsan,
Golson, Gholson, Gholston Families in America" by James M.
Black.
Real estate transfers involving Anthony Gholson included: 6
July 1725, James Taylor of Drysdale Par., King and Queen
Co., Gentl., to Anthony Gholstone of St. Geo. Par, Spts.
Co., 50 lbs tobacco, 200 acres on ye south side of
Holloday's Swamp, St. Geo. Par., Spts. Co. Witnessed by W.
Russell, Richd. Bayley and Saml. Loyd. 28 September 1734,
Anthony X of Spts. Co. to Wm. Gaines of King and Queen Co.,
23 pounds curr. 442.5 acres in St. Geo. Par., Spts. Co.
Part of patent granted Gholson 28 Sept. 1728. Witnessed by
Joseph Thomas, Charles Stevens, Jno. Cook. Jane, wife of
Anthony Gholson, relinquished dower right. 28 September
1734, Anthony Gholson of Spts. Co. to James Jones of
Caroline, 27 pounds curr, 442.5 acres in St. Geo. Par. Part
of patent granted to Gholson 28 September 1728. Witnessed
by Joseph Thomas, Charles Stevens and Jno. Cook. Jane
Gholson relinquished dower right. 22 February 1739, Anthony
Gholstone of Spts. Co. and Jane, his wife, to Zachary Lewis
of same county, 30 pounds curr. for 200 acres in Spts. Co.
on south side of Holliday's Swamp, part of the patent
granted to James Taylor, Gent., decd. 21 July 1722 and
conveyed by sd. Taylor to sd. Gholstone by deeds 6 July
1725. Witnessed by Joseph Thomas, Charles Barrett, John
Holloday and John Bowles. 1 July 1740, John Chew and
Margaret, his wife, of St. Geo. Par., Spts. Co., to Anthony
Gholstone of same Par. and County, 40 pounds curr. for 400
acres in Spts. Co.. Witnessed by John Waller, Wm. Waller
and M. Battaley. 2 October 1744, Anthony X Gholson and
Jane, his wife, of St. Geo. Par., Spts. Co., to William
Pollard of St. Thomas Par., Orange Co., 55 pounds curr. for
120 acres, part of the tract whereon sd. Anthony lives,
formerly bought of John Chew. Witnessed by Edwd. Herndon,
A. Foster, Edmd Foster. 6 November 1744, William Gains of
St. Thomas Par., Orange Co. and Isbell, his wife, to Joseph
Hawkins of St. Geo. Par., Spts. Co., 7 pounds curr. and
2600 lbs of tobacco for 442.5 acres in St. Geo. Par., Spts.
Co., part of a tract granted to Anthony Gholson 28
September 1728 by pat. James Mills, James X Jones, Jos.
Collins and William Collins were witnesses. 4 April 1761,
Anthony Gholstone of St. Geo. Par., Spts. Co., to Joseph
Hawkins, junr., of same Par. and Co., 60 pounds curr. for
280 acres in Spts. Co. Witnessed by Lark. Chew, George
Stubblefield, Willm. Waller, Benjamin Winslow.
23 July 1763, Anthony signed a deed of gift conveying to
his son William a Negro man named Tom, a Negro boy named
Little Tom and a feather bed and its furniture; to Anthony
Tholson a Negro man named Bob and a Negro boy named Cupit
and a feather bed and its furniture; to his daughter,
Eliza. Rice a Negro woman named Venus, a Negro girl named
Mary; to daughter Lucy Step, he lent a Negro woman named
Philles and a Negro girl named Creece, to be for Lucy's use
for her lifetime and then they and their increase to be
divided among Lucy's children, also to Lucy a feather bed
and its furniture; and to granddaughter Jane Pollard a
Negro girl named Sarah. The deed was witnessed by Robt.
Sharman, William Cave and Benjamin Cave and was proved in
Orange County court 28 July 1763.
8 August 1763, Anthony signed a deed giving to son Jon
Gholson a lot of land bought from Nathaniel Geer, a Negro
wench named Judy, a Negro boy named Ben, all of his horses
and cattle and all other remainder of his estate with the
transfer to take place after the death of Anthony and Jane.
The deed was witnessed by Roger Bell, John Oakes and
Ambrose Smith and was proven in court 25 August 1763.
3 December 1764, Jane Gholson signed a deed granting to her
son John for her lifetime the slaves Tom, Bob, Venus,
Phillis, Judey, Creece, Ben, Little Tom, Cupid, Mary and
Billy, all of which had been left to her by her late
husband Anthony for her lifetime. After her death, the
slaves were to be returned to the other children. Witnessed
by Robt. Johnson, Nat. Geer and Elizabeth Geer. Proven in
court 5 April 1765.
Linda Kay Gholson Hoffines says Jean Talliferro married in
1703 in Scotland John Craig, b. 1650, d. 1705 in Scotland).
Soon after John Craig's death, Jean joined her brothers,
Robert Talliferro (1633-1700) and John Talliferro, in
Virginia and gave birth there to her son Talliferro Craig.
Mrs. Hoffines says it is possible Jean became the second
wife of Anthony Gholson and the mother of John Gholson.
Tolivar, the Americanized version of Talliferro, appears
several times in the Gholson family.
Citing "Golsan, Golson, Gholson, Gholston Families in
America," by Black and "Gholson and Allied Families" by
Virginia Baker Mitchell, Michael Mathis reports that both
of these writers believe Anthony Gholson is descended from
the relatives of Dr. Theodore Goulston of England, who was
a stockholder of the Virginia Company. Dr. Theodore Goulst
on did not have children. He was born 1572 in Wymondham,
Leic., died 1632. He was physician of the Virginia Company
and married Helen Southerton. Virginia Baker Mitchell
states that she believes John Gholson (spelled Gunston) is
a possible brother of Dr. Theodore Goulston and that
Anthony is related to this John, maybe his father. She also
wondered what happened to the shares he owned in the
Virginia Company, but Michael Mathis says the Virginia
Company was dissolved about 1622 and everyone lost his
investment, so no shares were valid.
Notes for JANE BLAND: Gary Dyer has Anthony marrying Jane
Hawkins in 1704.
Charles Gholson has Anthony marrying Jane Hawkins about
1704.
Children of ANTHONY GHOLSON and JANE BLAND are: 3. i.
WILLIAM3 GHOLSON, b. Abt. 1705, Spotsylvania County,
Virginia; d. 1795, Spotsylvania County, Virginia. 4. ii.
ANTHONY GHOLSTON, b. Abt. 1707, Spotsylvania County,
Virginia; d. July 1779, Halifax County, Virginia. 5. iii.
ELIZABETH GHOLSON, b. 1709, Spotsylvania Count y, Virginia;
d. Abt. 1779, Halifax County, Virginia. 6. iv. LUCY
GHOLSON, b. 1711, Halifax, Virginia; d. 05 May 1795,
Gerrard, Kentucky. 7. v. JOHN GHOLSON, b. 1713,
Spotsylvania County, Virginia; d. Abt. 1788, Orange County,
Virginia.
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