Archibald Gresham (abt. 1753 - 1823)

Born about 1753 in Prince Edward, Virginia

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Died 23 Feb 1823 at about age 70 in Greensboro, Greene, Georgia, United States

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Biography

Archibald was born about 1753. He passed away in 1823.

• Administrators and Guardian Bonds, 1811-1949]; Author: Georgia. Inferior Court (Clarke County) names Davis, nephew of Archibald.

• Birth 1740, Virginia]. Historical reg. Of Virginians in the Rev., soldiers, saliors and marines, 1775-1783. Vol 67, p. 501.

• Probate Date: 10 Mar 1823
• Georgia, Wills and Probate Records, 1742-1992]. Probate Place: Greene, Georgia

Spouse: Nancy ____

Names of children mentioned in will:

1. Sterling Gresham
2. Young Felix Gresham
3. Milly Jenkins, widow of James R Jenkins
   1. Sterling Gresham Jenkins
   2. Pleasant C Jenkins
   3. James R Jenkins, Jr
   4. Frances Adeline Jenkins
4. Polly Jenkins
5. Nancy Veazey
6. Frances Gresham (unmarried daughter)

Charles Redd, husband of Elizabeth Gresham (d/o Davis), was a witness to the last will of Archibald.

Sources

• Birth 1740, Virginia. Historical reg. Of Virginians in the Rev., soldiers, saliors and marines, 1775-1783. Vol 67, p. 501. Ed. By John H. Gwathmey. Richmond, Va. 1938. (13, 872p.):326;
• Godfrey Memorial Library, comp.. American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 1999. amb 05 August 2017.
• 1785: Name on a petition, 1785, to the Gov. from inhabitants of Greene Co. seeking removal of Thomas Espy as a justice of the peace. Espy was convicted in the Superior Court at Morganton, NC for taking a brib. [database online] *Telamon Cuyler Collection, Manuscript #1170 [Hargrett Library, University of Georgia]; Call Number: Box 40A; Page Number: 2; Family Number: 8. amb 16:02, 5 August 2017 (EDT)
• "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLW-X1Y : accessed 5 August 2017 amb),
• Archd Gresham, Capt Grigorys District, Greene, Georgia, United States; citing p. 227, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 8; FHL microfilm 175,767.