'Gresham01'
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Families covered: Gresham of Holt, Gresham of Limpsfield, Gresham of Titsey

Edward Gresham
1. John Gresham of Gresham, Norfolk (a 1377)
  A. John Gresham of Holt or Holte or Hoult
  Visitation (1568, within the Harleian report on 1598) reports that John married Margery Billingford and then a daughter of William Rokewood (by whom he had a William dsp and a Susan). We follow BEB1841 which reportes as follows ...
  m1. Mary Rookwood (dau of William Rookwood)
  i.+ issue (d young) - 3 sons and 1 daughter
  m2. Margaret or Margery Billingford (dau of William Billingford of Blackford)
v. John Gresham of Holt
  m. Alice Blyth (dau of Alexander Blyth)
  a. Sir Richard Gresham, Sheriff and Lord Mayor of London (d 20.02.1548, 2nd son
  m. Audrey Lyme (dau of William Lyme of London or Northamptonshire)
  (1) Sir John Gresham (a 1568)
  m. Frances Thwaites (dau of Sir Henry Thwaites of Lound)
  (A) Elizabeth Gresham
  m. Sir Henry Neville of Billingbere
(2) Sir Thomas Gresham of Osterley Park (d 21.11.1579)
  m. Anne Fernley (dau of William Fernley of Creting (Farley of Westchester))
  (A) Richard (not Thomas) Gresham (dvp 1564)
  partner unknown
  (B) Anne Gresham
  m. Sir Nathaniel Bacon of Stifkey
  (3) William Gresham
  (4) Christian Gresham
  m. Sir John Thynne of Longleat (d 21.05.1580)
b. Sir John Gresham of Titsey, Sheriff and Lord Mayor of London (4th son)
  m1. Mary Ipswell (dau/heir of Thomas Ipswell of London)
  (1) William Gresham of Titsey (d 1578)
  m. Beatrix Guybon (dau of Thomas Guybon of Lynn)
  (A) Sir William Gresham of Titsey
  m. _ Finch
  (i) Elizabeth Gresham (d unm)
  (B) Sir Thomas Gresham of Titsey
  m. Mary Lennard (dau of John Lennard of Knowl)
  (i) Sir John Gresham of Titsey (dsp 1643)
  m. Elizabeth Bisshopp (dau of Sir Thomas Bisshopp, Bart of Parham)
  (ii) Sir Edward Gresham of Titsey
  m1. Mary Clark
  (a) Thomas Gresham
  m. ?? (dau of Lady Bridges)
  ((1)) Jane Gresham
  m. John Lloyd (son of Charles of Montgomeryshire)
  m2. Mary Campion (dau of Edward Campion of Putney)
  (b) Sir Marmaduke Gresham, 1st Bart of Limpsfield (d 1696)
  m. Alice Corbet (d 1692, dau of Richard Corbet, bishop of Norwich)
  ((1)) Sir Edward Gresham, 2nd Bart of Limpsfield (d 1769)
  m. Martha Maynard (dau of Sir John Maynard of Gunnesbury)
  ((A)) Elizabeth Gresham (d unm)
((2)) Sir Charles Gresham, 3rd Bart of Limpsfield (b 31.05.1660, d 04.04.1718)
  m. _ Godfrey
  ((A)) Sir Marmaduke Gresham, 4th Bart of Limpsfield (b c1700, d 02.01.1741-2)
  m. Anne Hoskyns (dau of William Hoskyns of Barrow Green)
  ((i)) Sir Charles Gresham, 5th Bart of Limpsfield (d unm c1751)
  ((ii)) Sir John Gresham, 6th Bart of Limpsfield (d 120.10.1801)
  m. Henrietta Maria Clayton (dau of Sir Kenrick Clayton, Bart)
  ((a)) Katherine Maria Gresham (d 07.10.1808)
  m. (20.08.1804) William Leveson-Gower (b 06.08.1779, d 03.10.1851)
((iii)) Anne Gresham
  ((B)) Mary Gresham
  m. William Hoskyns (son of William of Barrow Green)
  ((C)) Beatrix Gresham
  m. Nathaniel Edwards of London
  ((D))+ other issue - Edward, Charles (dsp), Mary, Elizabeth, Anne
  ((3)) Mary Gresham
  m. Dr. Thorpe
  ((4))+ 3 sons (dsp - Marmaduke, John, William) and 2 daughters (d unm - Elizabeth, Anne)
(c) Elizabeth Gresham (bpt 15.07.1626, d 22.01.1682-3)
  m. (19.06.1658) Sir Anthony Oldfield, Bart of Spalding (bpt 27.07.1626, bur 05.09.1668)
  (iii) Thomas Gresham
  m. Frances Strickland
  (a) Leonard Gresham
  (C) Cicely Gresham
  Cicely and her family were kindly identified by a site visitor (BW, 19.09.07).
  m. Sir Henry Woodhouse of Norfolk
(i) Gresham Woodhouse
  (ii) Anne Woodhouse
  m. Thomas Grey (son of Edward of Buildwas, natural son of Edward, Lord of Powis)
  (2) John Gresham of Fulham ancestor of Greshams of Fulham, Albury, and Haslemere
  m. Elizabeth Dormer (dau/heir of Edward Dormer)
  (3) Edmond Gresham of London
  m. Joan Hynde (dau of Augustin Hynde, Alderman of London)
  (A)+ issue - Richard (b c1565), Anne
  (4) Mary Gresham
  m. Sir Thomas Rowe of London (d 1570, alderman)
  (5) Ursula Gresham
  m. Thomas Leveson of Haling
  (6) Cecily Gresham
  m. German Syoll (Jarman Sewell)
  (7) Ellen Gresham
  m. William Vuedall (Uvedale?) of Hampshire
  (8) Elizabeth Gresham
  m. John Elyott
  m2. Catherine Sampson (relict of Edward Dormer)
  c. Margery Gresham
  m. _ King of London
  d.+ other issue - William (dspm), Thomas (priest)
  vi. William Gresham
  m. Johan Porter (dau of Geffrey Porter)
  a. James Gresham
  b. Margery Gresham
  m. John Done of Bale
  c. Ursula Gresham
  m. Francis Yerbridge of Walsingham
  d. Susan Gresham
  m. William Candeler of Walsingham Parva

Main sources: BEB1841 (Gresham of Limpsfield) with some support/input from Visitation (London, 1568, Gresham)
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