GEORGE GRESHAM, SR.
PARENTS: --Likely
Samuel Gresham, Sr. and Mary Faulkner
WIVES: (1) --traditionally
Miss Waugh
(2) Nancy Ann Gwin nee Chaffin
BORN: 22 January, 1772, Briar Hill, King and Queen County, VA
DIED: 16 March, 1852, Lawrence County, TN
1. George GRESHAM, Sr. was
born 22 January, 1772, at Briar Hill, King & Queen County, VA,
and was likely a son of Samuel GRESHAM, Sr. and Mary FAULKNER.
George married (1) in VA, Miss WAUGH,
who died about 1816. George married (2) Nancy Ann (CHAFFIN)
Gwin about 1817, in Lawrence
County, TN. George died intestate 16 March, 1852,
Lawrence County, TN, where we assume he was buried.
Bobby Lane's obituary of Rev. John Haram Grisham,
indicated that John Haran was the youngest son of 21 children. It
is believed that there were 11 children by his first wife and it is
known that there were 10 children by his second wife. John Haran posted
bond as court-appointed administrator for the estate of George
Gresham--County Court Minutes, Lawrence Co., TN, Bk.
1851-1858.
George moved to Lancaster after he married Miss Waugh.
George was appointed ranger when Lawrence County was formed May,
1818.
Nancy (Chaffin) Gwin was a widow with two children when
she married George Gresham. She and George were the parents of 10 (or
12?) children. Nancy died after 1860.
Children by __?__ WAUGH:
2. i George Washington GRISHAM,
Jr. born 1792.
George Washington Grisham, Jr. died in 1849 in old Tishomingo County,
MS.
ii. Solomon GRESHAM, born 1797, VA, married
Lizzie Badchel on 2 March, 1820, in Lawrence County, TN, Bondsman
was Wm. F. Cunningham. Solomon was enumerated in 1820 in Lawrence
County, TN.
iii. Catherine GRISHAM, born 1800, VA.
Catherine married Ethelred Thomas on 1 March, 1819,
in Lawrence County, TN, Bondsman was Solomon Gresham.
iv. Samuel GRESHAM, born VA.
v. David GRESHAM, born 1810-1812, VA,
David was a Methodist Minister, who died in Lauderdale
County, AL.
3. vi. Ephraim
GRESHAM/GRISHAM, born 1810.
vii. John Wesley GRESHAM, was born. 1811,
VA. His wife was named Nancy.
[A John Grissom married Nancy
McBride in Lawrence County, TN, on 30 May, 1842. In the 1850 Lawrence
Co. Census, there was a John & Nancy Grisham with children,
Meridian, 16; Thomas, 12, Elizabeth, 8; Emeline,6; and Francis M.,
This John was born in VA.]
viii. Aaron GRESHAM, was born in
1812, in VA.
ix. Allen G. I. GRESHAM was born in 1814,
VA.
4. x. Andrew Jackson "Jack" GRISHAM, Sr.
was born in 1815 in VA. [I have no
proof that Andrew Jackson GRISHAM, Sr. was a son of George Grisham,
Sr.
and Miss Waugh. He could
fit here.]
Children by Nancy Ann CHAFFIN:
5. xi. Carroll Calloway GRESHAM,
born 1817.
xii. Elizabeth Jane GRESHAM, born 31 May, 1818, in
Lawrence County, TN, married Dr. Green GRIMES, on 7 February,
1839, in Lawrence County, TN--Marriage Book Vol. A, Pg.
8. Elizabeth died in 1885.
xiii. Nancy M. GRESHAM, was born 17 January,
1819/20, in Lawrence County, TN, Nancy married Joel Sumter WHITTEN
on 13 September, 1836, in Lawrence County, TN,. Nancy died 5
July, 1903, in Wayne County, TN.
xiv. Dicy E. GRESHAM, was born 13 May, 1821,
in Lawrence County, TN Dicy married. (1) William B. BALL
on 22 December, 1841, in Lawrence County, TN,--Marriage Record Book
Vol. A, Pg. 31. Dicy , married (2) Felix
CARROLL
on 15 October, 1858.
6. xv. Margaret A. "Peggy" GRESHAM, was born 6
March, 1822.
xvi. Rebecca Ann GRESHAM, was born 11 January,
1824, in Lawrence County, TN. Rebecca married (1) David
SATTERFIELD, 16-Dec-1848 or 1840 or 1841, in Lawrence Co., TN,
; married (2) Thomas McClahan; and married
(3) William Anderson. Rebecca died 18 June, 1896, Perry (?) County,
TN.
7. xvii. James M. GRESHAM, born 1825.
.xviii. Martha E./L. GRESHAM,
was born _8 January, 1826, Lawrence County, TN. Martha
married
John M. CARROLL. 22
July, 1851, in Lawrence County, TN.
xix. Robert W. GRESHAM, born 20 August,1827,
in Lawrence County, TN. Robert died 21 April, 1828, Lawrence
County, TN.
xx. Rev. John Haran GRESHAM, born 24
February, 1829, Lawrence County, TN John Haran was a Methodist
Minister, who was married on 27 January, 1847, in Giles Co., TN,
to Caroline Langham. John died 3 April, 1892, in Hunt County,
TX. He was the court-appointed administrator of the estate of his
father, George Gresham, Sr. He moved to Hunt County, TX in 1869
and was the father of 13 children.
xxi. Caroline M. GRESHAM, born 24 July, 1833,
Lawrence County, TN. Caroline married Thomas J. TURNBOW
on
16 July, 1851, in Lawrence County, TN. Caroline died 2 July, 1854,
Lawrence County, TN.
8. xxii. William James GRISHAM, born
1828.
Census Records
1820 Lawrence County, TN
George Gresham
p. 2
|
Age |
Males |
Females |
|
0-10 |
1 |
3 |
|
10-16 |
1 |
1 |
|
16-18 |
0 |
0
|
|
16-26 |
0 |
0 |
|
26-45 |
0 |
1 |
|
45 & up |
1 |
0 |
1820 Lawrence County, TN
Solomon Gresham
p. 2
|
Age |
Males |
Females |
|
0-10 |
0 |
0 |
|
10-16 |
0 |
0 |
|
16-18 |
0 |
1
|
|
16-26 |
1 |
0 |
|
26-45 |
0 |
0 |
|
45 & up |
0 |
0 |
1830 Lawrence County, TN
George Gresham
|
Age |
Males |
Females |
|
0-5 |
2 |
0 |
|
5-10 |
0 |
2 |
|
10-15 |
1 |
1 |
|
15-20 |
1 |
0 |
|
20-30 |
0 |
0 |
|
30-40 |
0 |
1 |
|
40-50 |
1 |
0 |
1830 Lawrence County, TN
Solomon Gresham
|
Age |
Males |
Females |
|
0-5 |
1 |
1 |
|
5-10 |
0 |
1 |
|
10-15 |
0 |
1 |
|
15-20 |
0 |
0 |
|
20-30 |
0 |
1 |
|
30-40 |
1 |
0 |
1830 Lawrence County, TN
John Gresham
|
Age |
Males |
Females |
|
0-5 |
1 |
0 |
|
5-10 |
2 |
2 |
|
10-15 |
0 |
1 |
|
15-20 |
0 |
0 |
|
20-30 |
0 |
0 |
|
30-40 |
0 |
0 |
|
40-50 |
1 |
1 |
1830 Lawrence County, TN
Isaac Gresham
|
Age |
Males |
Females |
|
0-5 |
0 |
1 |
|
5-10 |
3 |
0 |
|
10-15 |
1 |
0 |
|
15-20 |
0 |
0 |
|
20-30 |
0 |
0 |
|
30-40 |
1 |
0 |
|
40-50 |
0 |
0 |
| 50-60 |
0 |
0 |
1840 Lawrence County, TN
George Gresham
(This one appears to be George Gresham who died
in Lawrence County, TN in 1852)
|
Age |
Males |
Females |
|
0-5 |
1 |
0 |
|
5-10 |
0 |
1 |
|
10-15 |
0 |
2 |
|
15-20 |
0 |
2 |
|
20-30 |
0 |
0 |
|
30-40 |
0 |
0 |
|
40-50 |
0 |
0 |
|
50-60 |
0 |
1 |
|
60-70 |
1 |
0 |
1840 Lawrence County, TN
George (Wolf) Gresham
|
Age |
Males |
Females |
|
0-5 |
2 |
1 |
|
5-10 |
0 |
0 |
|
10-15 |
2 |
0 |
|
15-20 |
1 |
0 |
|
20-30 |
0 |
1 |
|
30-40 |
0 |
0 |
|
40-50 |
0 |
0 |
|
50-60 |
1 |
0 |
1840 Lawrence County, TN
Ephraim Gresham
|
Age |
Males |
Females |
|
0-5 |
1 |
2 |
|
5-10 |
1 |
1 |
|
10-15 |
0 |
0 |
|
15-20 |
0 |
0 |
|
20-30 |
0 |
1 |
|
30-40 |
1 |
0 |
|
40-50 |
0 |
1 |
1840 Lawrence County, TN
James Gresham
|
Age |
Males |
Females |
|
0-5 |
1 |
0 |
|
5-10 |
0 |
0 |
|
10-15 |
0 |
0 |
|
15-20 |
0 |
1 |
|
20-30 |
1 |
0 |
|
30-40 |
1 |
0 |
1850 Lawrence County, TN
Family of George Gresham, Sr. and Nancy (Chaffin) Gwin
Dwelling No.: 354; Family No.: 765
|
Name |
Age |
Birthplace |
|
Grisham, George |
77 |
VA |
|
Nancy |
60 |
VA |
|
Martha E. |
24 |
.
|
|
Caroline M. |
16 |
.
|
SOURCES
Gresham, Any Way You Spell It, Vol. VIII, #2, p.
42.& Vol. V, #4, p. 20; Vol. III, #1, pg. 19.
Gresham, Any Way You Spell It, Vol. VI, #3, Pg. 57.
Gresham, Any Way You Spell It, Vol. IV, #3, p. 13.
Grisham, Noel
Lane, Bobby
Rees, Dortha Fay Grisham
Rice, Shirley Hollis, editor,
"Lawrence County, Tennessee Census Records, 1820, 1830, 1840 and
Miscellaneous Early County Records." Family Tree Press, 1992.
Sistler, Byron & Barbara, "Early Middle
Tennessee Marriages, Vol. I, Grooms" Byron Sistler &
Associates, Inc., 1712 Natchez Trace, P. O. Box 120934, Nashville, TN
37212, 1988.
Stoffel, Carol, "Gresham--Any Way You Spell It Lineage
Book," Troy, MI, Fall, 1988. p.102.
1850 Census, Lawrence County, TN
Newspaper Obituary for Rev. John Haran Grisham received from Bobby Lane of Stephenville, TX.
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