Thomas Gresham

(YDNA Haplog R-BY56690 is the beginning haplog for all the biological male descendants of Edward Gresham Immigrant to Virginia in 1650. Tests at FTDNA for the Big Y 700 show this haplog for each and every Gresham.
Haplog R-U198 is not a Gresham haplog and it attached to this profile in error).

Thomas Gresham married Mary Ann Dillard on 29 Oct 1787 in Amherst County, Virginia. He was living in Wilkes County, Georgia and went back to Virginia for his bride.

• Land Patent: 13 Feb 1784 Kettle Creek, Wilkes, Georgia had Thomas and his brother James on the deed signed by John Houston, Gov.
• On the 1785-1795 Tax List for Wilkes County, Georgia it lists the three Gresham brothers James, Thomas and George along with a cousin, Edward Gresham Jr.

Thomas Gresham and Williams Gresham his brother were Captains in the Wilkes County Militia in 1792.

Thomas Gresham died young in 1800. He left a widow, Mary Ann Dillard Gresham and 6 children.
(Mary Ann remarried James Fluker and he briefly became joint guardian for the orphans of Thomas Gresham.)

There are numerous Orphan Court records concerning the six Orphans of Thomas and Mary Ann.

Probate Records of Wilkes County, Georgia from "Early Records of Georgia", by Davidson
1. 9 Jun 1800 Caveat of Will by Cyrus Billingslea
2. 31 July 1800 Cyrus Billingslea vs Exec of Thomas Gresham, dec'd, Will set aside and Mary Ann Gresham and Spencer Branham appointed adms.
3. 1 Sept 1800 Mrs. Mary Ann Gresham, widow of Thomas Gresham, dec's chooses her thirds.
4. 23 Feb 1801 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.
5. 11 Mar 1802 Thomas Gresham dec'd, orphans, William Fluker appointed guardian, he having married the widow of the said Thomas Gresham.
6. 3 June 1803 Inventory
7. 2 Aug 1803 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
31 Dec 1803 Sale. Mary Ann Fluker, admx. Recorded by James Gresham, admr. on 13 Mar 1805?
8. 12 Mar 1805 Mary Ann Fluker, dec'd. John Johns and Archibald Simpson appointed Admrs.
12 Mar 1805 James, John and Charles Gresham appointed Admrs of Thomas Gresham, dec'd instead of Mary Ann Fluker, late Mary Ann Gresham
13 Mar 1805 Inventory: Isaac Fluker, James, Chas., and Harris Gresham purchasers.
Vol II, pg 225-257: of Jesse Evans to Jas. Gresham gdn of orphans of Thomas Gresham, dec'd to pay for for coffin for Mary Ann Fluker
3 Mar 1807 Petition of James Gresham, Admr of Thomas Gresham, dec'd to sell 200 acres of land it being the whole of the real estate.
4 Aug 1807 John Gresham, orphan of Thomas Gresham bound to Thomas Gresham to learn wagon making
7 Mar 1810 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 petioner, he living some distance from the orphans.
8. Mar 1810 Petition of John and James D. Gresham, guardians of orphans of Thomas Gresham, dec'd to divide the estate.
8. 1812-1815 Probate: James D. Gresham, guardian of Thomas Gresham orphan of Thomas. Shows board and tuition in 1812 to Moriah Mercer, to William Booker 1813-1815 Wilkes County, Georgia.
9. Probate: James D. Gresham, gdn of Thos. W. Gresham. Paid John H. Gresham board 1816, paid Wilson Whatley tuition 1815, paid Jas. Chivers two months board.
10. Cash received from Thomas Gresham orphans est in Virginia. 7 Jun 1817 Wilkes County, Georgia

Children of Thomas and Mary Ann Dillard Gresham:
1. James Dillard Gresham b. Abt 1788 d. 11 Jan 1830 Crawfordville, Taliaferro County, Georgia. James also died young leaving widow Mary Ann "Polly" Ellington Gresham and orphans.
2. Elizabeth Williams Gresham b. Abt 1790
3. John Hunt Gresham b. Abt 1791
4. Jane Chane Dillard Gresham b. Abt 1793 d. 23 Jan 1873
5. Lucinda A. "Sinthy" Gresham b. Abt 1795
6. Thomas Williams Gresham b. Abt 1796

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/202779870/thomas-gresham
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Gresham-143