Murchison Dynasty of Texas and William Goyens, Jr. Tender Ties

Rassie Wicker himself was intrigued by the Moore County Goinses, because he too was a descendent of Kinnith Murchison through Kenneth Wicker who married Isabella Currie, who was the daughter of Malcolm Bethune Currie and Catherine Murchison. Talitha Ann Wicker, born 1863 married Andrew Cole, whose land bordered on William Goings, Sr.’s property in Pocket Creek. Flora Coffer, daughter of Henry Copher and Margaret McIntosh, born in 1839 married Ben Kimball, which is also a family name which appears on Goins’ affidavit of genealogy. The Henry Coffer home was adjacent to Edward Goins’ line. The old white Coffer house was converted into a church before it was removed to the Henry Kimball place.[i] It is the intricate kinship which proves the credibility of the Goins affidavit witnesses and the validity of their testimonies in court including the Goins’ Portuguese/Native American heritage. The Pocket Creek Community was small and families intimately related. Descendants of the Goings/Goyens/Goins family have had Whole DNA tests which revealed Berber, (Asni, Morocco), Spanish, Moroccan, Macedonian, Canary Islands and Scottish among the top ten global population matches in order from highest contribution to lower contributions. The conclusion was 91% European, 9% Native American and 0% Sub-Saharan or East Asian ancestry[ii] proving that all dark-skinned individuals, including Europeans and Native-Americans were subjected to the burden of proof which could result in loss of rights and even enslavement. The blood validates the oral tradition and the historical documentation on the family.