Unknown
Gresham
Born about in New Kent, Virginia
Son of Edward Gresham
and Unknown (Unknown) Gresham
[uncertain]
[spouse(s) unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Henry Gresham, Ambrose Gresham, John Gresham, Philip Gresham, George Gresham, Mary (Gresham) Lee, Robert Gresham, James Gresham, Edward Gresham Sr., Lawrence Gresham and Louvenia (Gresham) Forrest
Died after
after about age 44
in King and Queen, Virginia
Profile last modified
| Created 26 Nov 2015
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Biography
Note: This is a Placeholder Profile that includes all the Greshams that do not have valid documented records as to their parentage. It is a Theory.
John or Edward or George or Thomas Gresham are estimated to have been born between 1665-1670. These are the 4 Gresham men listed on 1704 QRR for King and Queen County. They are the theorized sons of Edward Gresham Immigrant to Virginia in 1650 because the number of acres they were taxed on equals the number of acres held by Edward Immigrant by patents in 1650, 1675 and 1690 Resurvey.
There are no records that absolutely prove whether George or John or Edward is the father for the next generation of Gresham children. It is not correct to assign children to one of these 3 debated men as the father without proper valid documentation. The only son of Edward that has a documented lineage is Thomas d. 1741 in Spotsylvania.
They are all grouped together here under Placeholder Father as a THEORY ONLY but it is more genealogically correct than dividing them up and putting some children under George, some under Edward, some under John with just a loose theory. There are certain groupings of siblings that are closely associated by deeds, wills and migration patterns but to know for certain which man their father is unproven.
Note: A Ydna Study is currently underway at FTDNA and is trying to align the descendant lines of these 4 Gresham men. If you are a Gresham male please consider joining the Gresham/Grissom/Grisham Surname Project at 111 markers and then the Big Y DNA Project.
Sources
- Gresham, Robinson & Allied Families https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/6989691/person/-1150260915/facts
- Various sources and theories of Gresham family researchers. See Research Shared by Private Researcher on profile https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Gresham-86
- Numerous Gresham Genealogies found online.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Unknown 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:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Unknown 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
-
~1.56%
John Gresham :
Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch US8435438 [compare]
-
~0.78%
Mary Gresham :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A811721 [compare], yourDNAportal YCX6b8a0091, Ancestry member gresham970
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A811721 [compare], FTDNA kit #B863814
-
~0.39%
Holly (Lay) Yancey :
23andMe
-
~0.39%
William Calhoun :
23andMe, GEDmatch PU898542C1 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch PU898542C1 [compare], Ancestry member wcrisler47
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch PU898542C1 [compare], FTDNA kit #N112723
-
~0.39%
Larry Jackson :
23andMe
-
~0.39%
Bruce Gilstrap :
23andMe, GEDmatch FK8954624 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch GN9504264 [compare], Ancestry member bagilstrap
-
~0.39%
Hank Cobb :
23andMe, GEDmatch CZ1456976 [compare]
-
~0.39%
Buster Williams :
23andMe
-
~0.39%
Pam Burris :
AncestryDNA
-
~0.39%
Jon Johnston :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A101590 [compare]
-
~0.39%
Melinda Hickerson :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A955589 [compare], Ancestry member MelindaHickerson
-
~0.39%
Deborah (Pruett) Crain :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A101494 [compare], Ancestry member DKC
-
~0.39%
Mary (Sullivan) Taylor :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A698541 [compare], Ancestry member luke_letlow
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A698541 [compare], FTDNA kit #B265709
-
~0.39%
Lawana Lyle :
AncestryDNA
-
~0.39%
Judy Turpen :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Judith_Tigue
-
~0.39%
~3.12%
Peggy Patton :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member marisma1
-
~0.39%
Kat Martin :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A190938 [compare], Ancestry member KaPendle
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A190938 [compare], FTDNA kit #B386968
+
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch A190938 [compare]
-
~0.39%
Molly Calhoun :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A561936 [compare], Ancestry member clarkem11531
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #B156894
-
~0.39%
Claire Calhoun :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A228581 [compare], Ancestry member claire3310
-
~0.39%
Kelly (Calhoun) Laramore :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A224492 [compare], Ancestry member twoinarmy
-
~0.39%
Mary Harvey :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member mycestors36
-
~0.39%
Lanny Dark :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch DX1087630 [compare], yourDNAportal LAN87b1115d
-
~0.39%
Kevin Gresham :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch FH5210475 [compare], Ancestry member kgresham4
-
~0.39%
John Forester :
AncestryDNA
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder
-
~0.39%
Cameron Craddock :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member cameron_craddock
-
~0.39%
Ren Cates :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch UB9093734 [compare], Ancestry member steven_r_cates
-
~0.39%
Edna (Niblett) Wood :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder
-
~0.39%
K King :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T032510 [compare], FTDNA kit #737735
-
~0.39%
Brin King :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #456659
-
~0.39%
M King :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder
-
~0.39%
Tommie Merritt :
Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch A980390 [compare]
-
~0.39%
Daniel Wren :
MyHeritage DNA
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Mary Gresham
Mary Gresham
Mary Gresham
Mary Gresham
Mary Gresham
Mary Gresham
Jack Wise
Mary Gresham
Mary Gresham
Gresham-386 and Gresham-547 do not represent the same person because: Two different people
posted
by Mary Gresham
Mary Gresham
Gresham-310 and Gresham-547 do not represent the same person because: Not the same person
posted
by Mary Gresham
Mary Gresham
Gresham-386 and Gresham-1231 appear to represent the same person because: Merging into main profile
posted
on Gresham-1231 (merged)
by Mary Gresham
Mary Gresham
Gresham-310 and Gresham-1231 appear to represent the same person because: Merging into main profile.
posted
on Gresham-1231 (merged)
by Mary Gresham
Mary Gresham
Gresham-547 and Gresham-1231 appear to represent the same person because: Merging into main profile.
posted
on Gresham-1231 (merged)
by Mary Gresham
Mary Gresham
Gresham-386 and Gresham-1231 do not represent the same person because: These are not the same person.
posted
on Gresham-1231 (merged)
by Mary Gresham
Jack Wise
Gresham-386 and Gresham-1231 appear to represent the same person because: Duplicates
posted
on Gresham-1231 (merged)
by Jack Wise
Mary Gresham
I am arranging all these children under a Gresham "place holder" because no documentation exists that clearly show which of these 4 Gresham men was their father. All we have are family associations using deeds, wills and migration patterns. That is not enough. There are too many theories floating around that confuse people, adding errors to the already error prone Gresham trees on all other genealogy websites. Theories are fine if they are clearly labeled as such, but WIKI is about clearing out old family legends with proper sources. Most of the older Gresham theories are being accepted as fact, using family research that was only a theory to begin with and old Gresham Books that contradict each other and have blatant errors in them. This is the purest, most accurate way I can think of to assign them a parent until the results of the Ydna studies can provide a better direction. We do not really know who the original Briar Hill Greshams were, who the sons of Edward Immigrant in 1650 were, how the two Thomas Greshams fit into the picture.
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on Gresham-1231 (merged)
by Mary Gresham
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