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Harris Gresham aka Grisham

Born about 1762 in Orange, North Carolina

Ancestors

Son of Edward Gresham Sr. and Mary Polly (Rhodes) Gresham

Brother of Davis Gresham [half], Ferdinand Gresham [half], Edward Gresham Jr. [half], Archibald Gresham [half], Littleberry Gresham [half], Agnes Gresham and Benonia Gresham

Husband of Francis (Glenn) Gresham — married 1792 in North Carolina

Descendants

Father of Geather Ferdinand Gresham, Fathing Marmaduke Gresham, Edward Gresham and Harris Gresham

Died after Sep 1850 after about age 88 in Jones, Georgia, United States

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Biography

Harris was born about 1762. He was the son of Edward Gresham and Mary Rhodes. He passed away about 1850.

Marriage and Children

Name: Harris Grisham

Gender: Male

Bond Date: 27 Feb 1792

Bond Place: Orange, North Carolina, USA

Spouse: Franky Glenn

Spouse Gender: Female

Event Type: Bond^[1]

Bondsman: William Glen

Witness: A Benton Bruce^[2]

--SPOUSE AND CHILDREN--

Spouse
Frances America "Frankey" Glenn 1770–1850

Children:
Geather Ferdinand Gresham, married Sarah Hogue (b. Orange, NC) 1792–1846

Captain Farthing Marmaduke Gresham (b. Orange, NC) 1794–1848

Mildred Gresham (b. Orange, NC)1796–

Edward Gresham, married Mary Hogue (b. Orange, NC, m. 1823) 1799–1870

Frances Gresham Thomas (b. in Georgia) 1801–1850

Harris Gresham ( b. Jones, Georgia, m. 1843 Mary Ann Smith) 1803–1882

Polly Gresham 1806–

Elizabeth Gresham FunderburK 1809–1849

Sources

↑ North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011 (database on-line). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Accessed 01 October 2018, amb
↑ North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868. Bond #: 000097207. ImageNum: 002973. County: Orange

1800; State: GA; County: Oglethorpe County; Georgia, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890 (database on-line). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999. amb 22:51, 1 October 2018 (UTC)
1850 United States Federal Census; Census Place: Division 47, Jones, Georgia; Archive Collection Number: T1137; Roll: T1137:3; Page: 131; Line: 23; Schedule Type: Agriculture. amb 22:49, 1 October 2018 (UTC)
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSZ9-FQDH-6
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSZ9-N36Z
"North Carolina Revolutionary Pay Vouchers, 1779-1782," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9W8-N79N?cc=1498361&wc=QDRZ-1NF%3A1589672408 : 7 October 2016), Green, William to Gurganos, Reubin > image 649 of 970; citing State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh.
Gresham, Robinson & Allied Families https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/6989691/person/6042312158/facts

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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Harris by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:

Troy Gresham : Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 700 markers, haplogroup R-FT286509, FTDNA kit #174412
Lester Wayne Grissom : Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test, haplogroup R-FT286509, FTDNA kit #151506
John Gresham : Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 700 markers, haplogroup R-FT381055, FTDNA kit #236928
Kevin Gresham : Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 700 markers, haplogroup R-FT286509, FTDNA kit #179563 + Y-Chromosome Test 700 markers, haplogroup R-FT286509

It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Harris:

~1.56% William Calhoun : 23andMe, GEDmatch PU898542C1 [compare] + AncestryDNA, GEDmatch PU898542C1 [compare], Ancestry member wcrisler47 + Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch PU898542C1 [compare], FTDNA kit #N112723
~1.56% Hank Cobb : 23andMe, GEDmatch CZ1456976 [compare]
~1.56% Molly Calhoun : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A561936 [compare], Ancestry member clarkem11531 + Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #B156894
~1.56% Claire Calhoun : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A228581 [compare], Ancestry member claire3310
~1.56% Kelly (Calhoun) Laramore : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A224492 [compare], Ancestry member twoinarmy
~1.56% Mary Harvey : AncestryDNA, Ancestry member mycestors36
~1.56% Lanny Dark : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch DX1087630 [compare], yourDNAportal LAN87b1115d
~0.78% Daniel Dillman : 23andMe + AncestryDNA, Ancestry member ddillman160 + Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch RB9567918 [compare], yourDNAportal DAN7163082f, FTDNA kit #B200139 + MyHeritage DNA + Living DNA, yourDNAportal DAN7163082f
~0.78% Cole Dark : 23andMe
~0.78% Lanna Dark : 23andMe, GEDmatch TP5812470 [compare], yourDNAportal LAN06641D90 + AncestryDNA
~0.78% Tina (Hacker) Baker : AncestryDNA
~0.78% Cher Cunningham : AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Cher_Cunningham
~0.78% Stephen Calhoun : Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch GB685782C1 [compare], FTDNA kit #N88232
~0.78% Hank Calhoun : Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T264135 [compare], Ancestry member hanzoloco, FTDNA kit #368709
~0.39% Bonnie Beasley : 23andMe, GEDmatch CZ1456976 [compare], yourDNAportal Bond067f27c + AncestryDNA
~0.39% Jon Johnston : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A101590 [compare]
~0.39% Cameron Craddock : AncestryDNA, Ancestry member cameron_craddock
~0.39% John Gresham : Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch US8435438 [compare]