David Goin Mulatto

Notes for David Goin a Mulatto killed at Manskers Station in 1780.

The Preemptors – Middle Tennessee’s First Settlers – compiled by Irene Griffey

The heirs of David Gowan obtained a preemption of 640 acres of land lying on the South side of Cumberland on the East side of Mill Creek about a mile above Henderson’s trace that leads to Stones  river begin’g on Mill Creek & running East & North to include Spring and tree marked W G.

The civil and political history of the state of Tennessee: from its earliest settlement up to the year 1796 : including the boundaries of the state

Nashville, Tenn.?:  W.H. Haywood,  1891,  page 125

At Mansco’s Lick a little while before, they killed Jessie Ballestine and John Shockley.  They afterward killed David Goin and Risby Kennedy at the same station, in the winter of same year.

South Carolina Magazine of Ancestral Research

SCMAR, Vol. XVI, Summer 1988, No. 3,

Pages 162-164 - Levi Goyen (signed by mark (X) Levi Gowen) of Fairfield Co., power of attorney to my trusty and well beloved friend John Goyen of “Daverson” Co., NC, gentleman, to sell a certain tract of land on Mill Creek of the East side of Daverson Co. aforesaid, the said land being first in the hands of David Goyen, dec'd., “four Mulatto went to Cumberland River in the year 1779 and were killed by the Indians in the year 1780 and left the said Mulatto Levi Goyen his proper Heir in Law.” Tract of land contains 640 acs. Dated 17 Sept. 1792. Wits: William Easley and Benj. Boyd.

SCMAR, Vol. XVI, Summer 1988, No. 3, p.166

Fairfield Co.: Personally appeared Beckey Eleot, Beckey Gowen by a former husband David Gowen, and deposeth that she had a son by the said David Gowen named David Goyen who about 14 years ago left this County and as she was Informed went to Cumberland River in N. Carolina and was there killed by the Indians. Said deponent further saith that Levi Gowen who now appoints John Gowen as his attorney is the full and oldest Brother of the aforesaid David Gowen. Signed by Beckey (X) Eleot 17 Sept. 1792 before Benjn. Boyd, J.F.C., Boyd also certified that the above named Levi Gowen “passeth in this County for a free Mulatto and it is said was born here.” Certification dated same day.

SCMAR, Vol. XVI, Summer 1988, No. 3, p.166

Certification by D. Evans, C.F.C., that Benjamin Boyd, Esq. was a Justice of Fairfield County Court and that the above signature was his. Dated and recorded 18 Sept. 1792.