ÿþ<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:dt="uuid:C2F41010-65B3-11d1-A29F-00AA00C14882" xmlns:st1="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <meta name="Microsoft Theme 2.00" content="strtedge 111"> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=unicode"> <meta name=ProgId content=Word.Document> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 10"> <meta name=Originator content="Microsoft Word 10"> <link rel=File-List href="Personal%20Web%20Page_files/filelist.xml"> <link rel=Edit-Time-Data href="Personal%20Web%20Page_files/editdata.mso"> <!--[if !mso]> <style> v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} .shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);} </style> <![endif]--> <title>Main Heading Goes Here</title> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="State"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"/> <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:DocumentProperties> <o:Author>default</o:Author> <o:Template>Normal</o:Template> <o:LastAuthor>Thomas Dicken</o:LastAuthor> <o:Revision>3</o:Revision> <o:TotalTime>336</o:TotalTime> <o:Created>2003-09-07T03:49:00Z</o:Created> <o:LastSaved>2005-10-30T20:47:00Z</o:LastSaved> <o:Pages>1</o:Pages> <o:Words>457</o:Words> <o:Characters>2610</o:Characters> <o:Lines>21</o:Lines> <o:Paragraphs>6</o:Paragraphs> <o:CharactersWithSpaces>3061</o:CharactersWithSpaces> <o:Version>10.2625</o:Version> </o:DocumentProperties> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id=ieooui></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--> <style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; 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<st1:State><st1:place>South Carolina</st1:place></st1:State></h1> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;color:#003366;mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;mso-bidi-font-style:italic'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>There are many Gresham lines from Virginia documented on the Internet so I have not listed those on this site.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>The line that I will begin with is William, Thomas, and Austin Gresham/Grisham who are living in Spartanburg County, South Carolina in the early 1800s.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>As of this time, I cannot place them with a family before this time.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>I was told in 1999 that their father was James and while Thomas s family lore confirms that; I have no documents to prove it at this time.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>Austin, I have been told was born about 1771, while Thomas and William were born about 1773 - 1775, probably in North Carolina using census records as a reference.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>The earliest document with Austin Grisham is where he is a witness to a land sale from Augustin Clayton to David Drummon on Oct.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>24, 1796 for 50 sterling on the branch of Middle Tygar River; border.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>I have found deeds with Austin Grisham and Francis Powers who is a brother in law to Thomas, which helps to connect the men as possible bothers.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>There are deeds with both Thomas and William together.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>Both Thomas and his wife, Jane Goodlett, moved away after the February 5, 1824 deed where Thomas sold 30 Acres to John S. Coan, Deed Bk S, p.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>380-381.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>William remained in the Greenville/Spartanburg area near Greer and raised his family with his wife, Sarah Wakefield, daughter of Moses Wakefield and unknown.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>Thomas uses the name Grisham and while William s estate record says Grisham, many of his records are listed with both spellings, and most of his children and grandchildren used Gresham.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>Thomas is on the 1800 Spartanburg Census and William appears in the 1810 Census.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>The first land deeds for William are in 1807 and we know that he had children by that time but we do not know where he was living before that time.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>Robert appears in the Greenville census records in the later part of the 1800 s living very near the children and grandchildren of William.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>So far, we do not think that he is a grandchild of any of the three men but we still would like to find his line.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>Internet sources cite his line as being from an Edgefield group of Greshams.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>We would also like to find out if the Gresham families in Edgefield, Pickens, and Abbeville are connected to our three men.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>I hope that maybe some out there will know where these men came from and can help us find out more about them.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>If have information to share with us, please email Amanda Dicken at <a href="mailto:tdicken@cswnet.com">tdicken@cswnet.com</a>.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"; 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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:windowtext'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="_x0000_i1030" type="#_x0000_t75" style='width:11.25pt;height:11.25pt' o:bullet="t"> <v:imagedata src="Personal%20Web%20Page_files/image002.gif" o:title="astrbul1e"/> </v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img border=0 width=15 height=15 src="Personal%20Web%20Page_files/image002.gif" alt="*" v:shapes="_x0000_i1030"><![endif]></span></h3> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <h2><a name="_Contact_Information"></a>Gresham Researchers</h2> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>Amanda Dicken<span style='mso-tab-count:1'>        </span><a href="mailto:tdicken@cswnet.com">tdicken@cswnet.com</a></p> <p class=MsoNormal>Frank Grisham<span style='mso-tab-count:1'>          </span><a href="mailto:fgrishman@bellsouth.net">fgrishman@bellsouth.net</a></p> <p class=MsoNormal>Dot Cooley<span style='mso-tab-count:2'>                 </span><a href="mailto:dhcooley@charter.net">dhcooley@charter.net</a></p> <p class=MsoNormal>Tom McCollister<span style='mso-tab-count:1'>        </span><a href="mailto:alpp@aol.com">alpp@aol.com</a></p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;tab-stops:list .5in'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;tab-stops:list .5in'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;color:windowtext'><a href="../Index.htm" target="_top">Homepage</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><a href="Personal%20Web%20Page.htm#_top">Back to top</a></p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>Last revised: October 30, 2005.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> </div> </body> </html>