Thomas Gresham (1756 - 1800)

Born 2 May 1756 in Goochland, Goochland, Virginia

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Died 9 Jun 1800 at age 44 in Wilkes, Georgia, United States

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Biography

Thomas was born in 1756 in Goochland County, Virginia. He died in 1800 in Wilkes County, Georgia.

Timeline

Thomas Gresham

• Birth 2 MAY 1756 • St James Northan Parish, Goochland, Virginia
• Death 9 JUN 1800 • Wilkes County, Georgia, United States

• Birth of Brother
• Col. John Gresham (to Oglethorpe, Georgia (1759–1818)
• 24 Jan 1759 • St. James Northan Parish, Goochland

• Birth of Brother
• George "Capt. of Light Horse Calvary" Gresham (Rev. Pensioner in Phila, PA in 1831)(1760–1837)
• 8 Nov 1760 • Goochland, Goochland, Virginia

• Death of Father
• Lt. James Gresham. Goochland (1716–1770)
• 21 May 1770 • Goochland, Virginia

• Death of Mother
• Elizabeth Williams Gresham (1725–1781)
• 14 June 1781 • Burke, Georgia, United States

• Property
• 13 Feb 1784 • Kettle Creek, Wilkes County, Georgia, on Deed with brother James Gresham. *Signed by John Houston, Gov.

• Marriage
• 29 Oct 1787 • Amherst, Virginia, United States
• Mary Ann Dillard Gresham (1760–1804)

• Birth of Son
• James Dillard Gresham (1788–1829)
• 1788 • Goochland County, Virginia, United States

• Birth of Dau
• Elizabeth Williams Gresham (1790–1858)
• abt 1790 • Wilkes, Georgia, United States

• Birth of Son
• John Hunt Gresham (1791–1835)
• Abt. 1791 • Wilkes, Georgia, United States

• Birth of Daughter
• Jane Chane Dillard Gresham Young (Named for her aunt) (1793–1873)
• Abt. 1793 • Wilkes, Georgia, United States

• Birth of Daughter
• Lucinda A. "Sinthy" Gresham (1795–)
• Abt. 1795 • Wilkes, Georgia, United States

• Birth of Son
• Thomas Williams Gresham (Witnessed his father's will) (1796–1830)
• Abt. 1796 • Wilkes, Georgia, United States

• Death
• 9 Jun 1800 • Wilkes County, Georgia, United States

Probate and Guardianship Records

Minutes of Inferior Court 9 June 1800 • Wilkes County, Georgia Pg 36, Cyrus Billingslea vs Excr of Thomas Gresham, dec'd. Will set aside and Mary Ann Gresham and Spencer Branham appointed Admrs. Caveat of will by Cyrus Billingslea

Probate 31 July 1800 • Minutes of Inferior Court, Wilkes County, Georgia, pg. 46, Cyrus Billingslea vs Excr of Thomas Gresham, dec'd. Will set aside and Mary Ann Gresham and Spencer Branham appointed Admrs. John Johns and Archibald Simpson, Security

Minutes of Inferior Court 1 Sept 1800 • Wilkes County, Georgia Pg 56, Mrs. Mary Ann Gresham, widow of Thomas Gresham, dec'd chooses her thirds.

Minutes of Inferior Court 23 Feb 1801 • Wilkes County, Georgia pg. 67 Marian (Mary Ann), widow of Thomas Gresham dec'd, appointed guardian of her children, James D. Ward Gresham, Elizabeth Williams Gresham, John Hunt Gresham, Jane Chain Gresham, Lucinda Gresham, and Thomas Williams Gresham, children of said dec'd.

Guardianship Records 11 Mar 1802 • Wilkes County, Georgia Pg 20 Thomas Gresham, dec'd, orphans, William Fluker appointed guardian, he having married the widow of the said Thomas.

Probate Records 3 Aug 1803 • Wilkes County, Georgia Pg 64, Mary Ann Gresham, Admx of Thomas Gresham, dec'd ordered to attend next court

Probate Records 3 Aug 1803 • Wilkes County, Georgia Pg 63, Former guardian having died, James, John, and Charles Gresham appointed guardians of James, Elizabeth, John, Jane, Sinthy and Thomas, orphans of Thomas Gresham, dec'd

Probate Records 4 Aug 1804 • Wilkes County, Georgia Pg 334, John, orphan of Thomas Gresham, dec'd bound to Thomas Gresham, wagonmaker.

Probate 1804 • Wilkes County, Georgia o Jesse Evans to Jas. Gresham, gdn of orphs of Thos. Gresham, dec'd, pay for coffin for Mary Ann Fluker

Probate Records 12 Mar 1805 • Wilkes County, Georgia Pg 107, Mary Ann Fluker, dec'd. John Johns and Archibald Simpson apponted Admrs.

Probate Records 12 Mar 1805 • Wilkes County, Georgia Pg 107, James, John, and Charles Gresham appointed Admrs. of Thomas Gresham, dec'd. instead of Mary Ann Fluker, late Mary Ann Gresham

Probate Records 13 Mar 1805 • Wilkes County, Georgia Inventory, Isaac Fluker, James, Chas. and Harris Gresham purchasers. Page 94 Ann Fluker, admx. Recorded by James Gresham, admr

Property 1806 • Land Lottery Wilkes County, Georgia James Gresham gdn. orphans of Thos. Gresham, dec'd, 2 draws

Probate Records 3 Mar 1807 • Wilkes County, Georgia Pg 318, Petition of James Gresham, Admr of Thomas Gresham, dec'd to sell 200 acres of land it being the whole of the real estate.

Probate Records 7 Mar 1810 • Wilkes County, Georgia Pg 427, Petition of John Gresham stating that his brother James, who was joint guardian of orphans of Thomas Gresham, dec'd has died, asking that James D. Gresham be appointed with said petitioner, he livng some distance from the orphans.

Probate Records 8 Mar 1810 • Wilkes County, Georgia Pg 218, Petition of John and James D. Gresham, guardians of orphans of Thomas Gresham, dec'd to divide estate.

Probate 1812-1815 • Wilkes County, Georgia, USA James D. Gresham, guardian of Thomas Gresham, orphan of Thomas. From 1812-1815, paid Wildon Whatley tuition 1815, paid Jas. Chivers two months board

Probate 7 Jun 1817 • Wilkes County, Georgia Cash received for Thomas Gresham orphans, Estate. in Virginia.

Family

Chancery Court Case - Estate of James Dillard^[1]

Joseph Cowper & Wife versus James Dillard (Case #1804-030)
Amherst County, Virginia
https://www.lva.virginia.gov/chancery/case_detail.asp?CFN=009-1804-030

Below are abstracts of the papers found in the above case file.

Nov 1802
Plaintiffs are Joseph Cowper & Jane (daughter of James Dillard) his wife.
James Dillard died intestate.
At the time of his death there were five children, John Dillard, James Dillard, Elizabeth married to John Scott, Mary Ann married to Thomas Gresham, and Jane Cowper.
The Plaintiffs believe they are entitled to one-fifth of the estate of James Dillard. Some time after the death of the father, the afore mentioned James Dillard of Amherst took out letters of administration in the estate of his father and took possession of the considerable estate. There was an agreement amongst the heirs that James Dillard was empowered to sell the lands and distribute the monies. The defendant has taken possession of the lands and receives the rents and profits from them. The defendant also purchased one of the tracts of land. The defendant has paid John Dillard 225 pounds as his share. He has paid Thomas Gresham 135 pounds. The defendant wrote a letter to the Plaintiffs dated 5 September 1795 promising to pay them. The Plaintiffs have asked for an accounting of the estate numerous times and have received none. They believe unknown persons are conspiring to defraud them of their share. They have heard that the defendant has sold some land of the intestate. The Plaintiffs ask for a full accounting of the estate and answers to their questions.

22 November 1797
Answer of James Dillard
My father departed this life 24 August 1794. He did qualify as the administrator. He did possess the estate of his father, but made a full inventory and appraisal to the court. The negroes were divided among the representatives of the estate. The Complainant and Elizabeth Scott did not get an equal share. We agreed to wait and have their part out of the sale of the estate when it could be collected. The sale was made, but not enough monies have been collected to discharge the debts of the estate. An agreement was made between the parties and is attached to the case. The Respondent agrees that the children of James Dillard are as stated. The Respondent states he has paid John Dillard 291 pounds and Thomas Gresham 218 pounds. He states he paid Joseph Cowper 108 pounds and 133 pound to Elizabeth Scott (she being a widow at the time ?). There are considerable debts against the estate and the estate has not yet been settled.

Letter from James Dillard to sister (presumably Jane Cowper, but not stated)
Buckingham, VA - September 1795
Along with familial greetings, James explains that he doesn't think he can settle the estate for a while due to various reasons.

Bond by McHay for Captain Joseph Cowper of Wilks County, Georgia (not dated)

Payment receipt
20 May 1802
Received of James Dillard to Joseph Cowper, 131 pounds full settlement for interest in the estate of James Dillard. Signed by Joseph Cowper and witnessed by James Christian and Joseph S. Dillard

Notes

First Land Patent in Kettle Creek, Wilkes, Georgia dated 13 Feb 1784 on deed with his brother James Gresham

Sources

1. ↑ Amherst County (Va.) Chancery Causes, 1779-1912. Joseph Cowper and Wife v. James Dillard, 1804-030. Local Government Records Collection, Amherst Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

• Marriage Record Amherst County, Virginia
• http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=document&guid=c0a9869d-bdda-4420-bc4c-25c7ab784fb4&tid=54585233&pid=3525

*Guardianship Records for children of Thomas Gresham

• http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=document&guid=26d657de-c91a-40e0-8690-7b9806a8c9be&tid=54585233&pid=3525
• Ancestry Family Trees Gresham, Robinson & Allied Families
• https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/6989691/person/-1151508173/facts
• Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current *https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=60541&h=167083251&ssrc=pt&tid=6989691&pid=-1151508173&usePUB=true
• Virginia, Marriages, 1660-search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=3002&h=102920&ssrc=pt&tid=6989691&pid=-1151508173&usePUB=true
• Find a Grave Memorial
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/202779870
• Repository: #R-1668899733 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Page: Ancestry Family Tree Data: