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Mary (Thornton) Gresham (abt. 1773 - 1823)

Mary Gresham formerly Thornton
Born about [location unknown]
Ancestors ancestors
Daughter of and [mother unknown]
Wife of — married 1793 in Oglethorpe County, Georgia, USAmap
Descendants descendants
Died at about age 50 in Lauderdale, Alabama, United Statesmap
Profile last modified | Created 31 Aug 2013
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Biography

Research Note

There are three Mary Thorntons all dying in 1823 that are being confused in family trees.

  • 1.Mary J.B. Thornton and her sister Elizabeth, both unmarried dau. of Capt. William Thornton died Sept. 20, 1823 in Cumberland, VA.
  • 2. Miss Mary Thornton died Sept. 27, 1823 in Amherst, VA.
  • 3. Mary Thornton Gresham/Grisham d. 1823 in Lauderdale, AL, wife of Thomas d. 1816

Mary Grisham's estate inventory for probate was done in 1829 in Lauderdale County, AL

  • ancestry.com

married 1793

  • Fact: Burial Grisham Cemetery, Lauderdale, Alabama, United States

Notes

Birth place: Oglethorpe, Macon, Georgia, United States Macon County was formed in 1838. There were no counties in Georgia in before 1777.

Sources


  • Virginia, US, Extracted Vital Records, 1660-1923

https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/61462/images/vavitalrecords-000429-196?pId=10006717

https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/6170362:8799?tid=&pid=&queryId=a8df8ed641baf7a5968f4f69701d994f&_phsrc=SZB72&_phstart=successSource

Acknowledgments

  • WikiTree profile Thornton-1459 was started by David England through the import of Ancestors of my Thomas Gresham.ged on Aug 31, 2013.




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Thornton-6551 and Thornton-1459 appear to represent the same person because: Duplicates- please merge
Thornton-5149 and Thornton-5146 appear to represent the same person because: Same spouse

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