Notes for George GRESHAM

Notes for George GRESHAM Doug & Nancy Russell's Homepage

Notes for George GRESHAM

Source: George Grisham listed on the 1800 Halifax County Tax List, with 1 white male 21 year
s & over, 2 horses, 1 slave. (Gresham, Any Way You Spell It Newsletter, 1985, Volume II, January, page 10.)

George Gresham listed on the "A Supplement to the 1810 Census of Virginia" for Halifax Count y with 1 White Tithables, 3 Slaves over 12 Years, 2 Horses.

George Grisham listed on the Kentucky 1820 Census Index for Christian County. Census shows:
Free white males of ten and under sixteen - 3 (Archibald age 12, Samuel 14, Wiley 15)
Free white males of sixteen and under twenty-six, including head's of families - 3 (Joseph 16 , Joel 22, James 23)
Free white males of forty-five and upwards, including heads of families - 1 (George 50)
Free white females of sixteen and under twenty-six, including head's of families 1 - (Catheri ne we have b. 1812)
Free white females of twenty-six and under forty-five, including head's of families 1 - (Jan e Thomas b. unknown)
Number of persons engaged in agriculture - 6
Slaves: Males under fourteen - 1
Males of twenty-six and under forty-five - 2
Females of (under) fourteen - 3
Females of fourteen and under twenty-six - 1

George Gresham listed on the Kentucky 1830 Census with:
1 Free White Male aged 20-30 years (could be Archibald 22, Samuel 24, or Wiley 25)
1 Free White Male aged 30-40 years (could be Joel 32 or James 33)
1 Free White Male aged 60-70 years (George)
1 Free White Female aged 20-30 years. (probably Jane Thomas, but would be between 40-50 years )

George Grisham listed on the Kentucky 1840 Census Index for Christian County. Census shows
1 Free White Male aged 70 and under 80 (George)
1 Free White Female aged 50 and under 60 (Jane Thomas)
Slaves:
Males under 10 - 1
Males 10 and under 24 - 2
Males 24 and under 35 - 1
Males 35 and under 55 - 1
Males 55 and under 100 - 1
Females under 10 - 1
Females 10 and under 24 - 2
Females 24 and under 35 - 2
Total Persons: 13
Number of persons in each family employed in agriculture: 6
Deaf and Dumb Persons: 14 and under 25: 1
(Wiley is listed three household's down with 4 persons)

Christian County, Kentucky, Deed Abstracts of Books K and L (1818-1821):
DB L-179 December 4, 1820, Benjamin P. Campbell to Josiah Morin (Moren) both of Christian Cou nty for $50.00, 25 acres on Sinking Fork of Little River, being part of 317 A survey patent to Campbell. Adjacent to Rickets survey, George Gresam, Drury Palmer, Coleman and Shipp. Signed: Benjamin P. Campbell. Recorded December 4, 1820.
DB L-180 December 1820 Benjamin P Campbell to John F. Rickett both of Christian County for $7 5.00. 15 Acres being part of 317 A survey patient to said Campbell on Sinking Fork of Little River, adjacent to Labon Shipp, George Grisam and John Dickey. Signed: Benjamin P. Campbell. Recorded December 4, 1820.

Settlement of Will: Christian County Will Book M, page 354.
1. Christian County,
This day we as Commissioners of accounts for said county have examined settlement and settle d the accounts of S. Gresham, administrator of George Gresham, Deceased, and do hereby reflect a balance in the hands of said administrator of finances of said Estate of Five Hundred and Forty Three Dollars and 68/100. Given under our hand this 6th day of July 1846. John McCarroll, George Poindexter, Commissioners.
2. Commonwealth of Kentucky, County of Christian To Wit:
I, Abraham Stites, the Clerk of the County Clerk of Christian County aforesaid, do certify th at this settlement of the Estate of George Gresham, Deceased, now on that 7th day of July 1846, returned to said court and having been was on the 8th day of September 1846, examined, approved of and ordered to be recorded, whereupon the said settlement together with the foregoing certificate hath been duly admitted to record in my office. Given under my hand the 7th day of September 1846. Attest: Abram Stites, CCCC.

Marriage:
Copy of Marriage Certificate. Marriage Bonds and Ministers' Returns of Halifax County, Virgi
nia 1753 - 1800: January 20, 1794. George Gresham and Jane Boyd, daughter of James Boyd who consents. Sur. Abner Boyd. married 29 January by Reve. Reuben Pickett, pg. 29.Source: Copy of marriage certificate.

| HOME | EMAIL | SURNAMES |