'Gresham01'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Gresham of Holt, Gresham of Limpsfield, Gresham of Titsey, Gresham of Walsingham Parva
Edward Gresham | |||||||||||||||
1. | John Gresham of Gresham, Norfolk (a 1377) | ||||||||||||||
A. | John Gresham of Holt or Holte or Hoult | ||||||||||||||
Visitation (London, 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, supported by Visitation (Norfolk) except that that names him James, which reports as follows ... | |||||||||||||||
m1. Mary Rookwood (dau of William Rookwood) | |||||||||||||||
i.+ | issue (d young) - William, William, son, Suzan | ||||||||||||||
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 & Limpsfield (Surrey) | ||||||||||||||
m1. Mary Clark | |||||||||||||||
(a) | Thomas Gresham (bur 06.01.1654/5) | ||||||||||||||
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 (bpt 24.01.1627, d 14.04.1696) | ||||||||||||||
m. (c12.1647) Alice Corbet (b c1628, d 01.09.1692, dau of Richard Corbet, Bishop of Norwich, by Alice, dau of Rev. Leonard Hutton) | |||||||||||||||
((1)) | Sir Edward Gresham, 2nd Bart of Limpsfield (b 30.01.1648/9, d 23.04.1709) | ||||||||||||||
m. (23.02.1671/2) Martha Maynard (b c1650, d 14.01.1711/2, dau of Sir John Maynard of Gunnesbury) | |||||||||||||||
((A)) | Elizabeth Gresham (bpt 02.03.1691/2, d unm before 08.03.1727) | ||||||||||||||
((2)) | Sir Charles Gresham of Titsey, 3rd Bart of Limpsfield (b 30/1.05.1660, d 28.03/04.04.1718, 6th son) | ||||||||||||||
m. (1696) Mary Godfrey (b 1660-1, bur 04.03.1749, dau of William Godfrey of Ongar) | |||||||||||||||
((A)) | Sir Marmaduke Gresham of Titsey, 4th Bart of Limpsfield (bpt 14.07.1700, d 02.01.1741-2) | ||||||||||||||
m. (27.11.1724) Anne Hoskyns (b 24.12.1696, bur 31.08.1769, dau of William Hoskyns of Barrow Green by Martha) | |||||||||||||||
((i)) | Sir Charles Gresham of Titsey, 5th Bart of Limpsfield (d unm c02.1749/50) | ||||||||||||||
((ii)) | Sir John Gresham of Titsey, 6th Bart of Limpsfield (bpt 09.10.1735, d 12.10.1801) | ||||||||||||||
m. (02.06.1765) Henrietta Maria Clayton (b 1737-8, b 26.01.1804, dau of Sir Kenrick Clayton, Bart, by Henrietta Maria, dau of Henry Herring) | |||||||||||||||
((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 or Martha 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 contributor (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 of Walsingham Parva, Norfolk | ||||||||||||||
m. Johan Porter (dau of Geffrey Porter of Holkham) | |||||||||||||||
a. | James Gresham of Walsingham Parva | ||||||||||||||
m. Agnes Mynn (dau of Nicholas Mynn of Fransham) | |||||||||||||||
(1) | Paul Gresham of Walsingham Parva | ||||||||||||||
m1. Elizabeth Markham (dau of Jeromy Markham of Houghton) | |||||||||||||||
(A)+ | issue - Thomas, Richard, Anne | ||||||||||||||
m2. Margaret Lynn 'of Tickencote' (dau of Randall Lynn, m2. Robert Radcliffe) | |||||||||||||||
(D) | Elizabeth Gresham (d 14.02.1601-2) | ||||||||||||||
m. John Wingfeild (of the Exchequer) | |||||||||||||||
(E)+ | other issue (dsp) - Nicholas, Paul, Isabell | ||||||||||||||
b. | Margery Gresham | ||||||||||||||
m. John Done (Downe) of Bale | |||||||||||||||
c. | Ursula Gresham | ||||||||||||||
m. Francis Yerbridge (Gerbridge) of Walsingham | |||||||||||||||
d. | Susan Gresham | ||||||||||||||
m. William Candeler (Candler)of Walsingham Parva | |||||||||||||||
Main source(s): BEB1841 (Gresham of Limpsfield) with some support/input from Visitation (London, 1568, Gresham), TCB (vol 3, Gresham), Visitation (Norfolk, 1568-1589+1613, 'Gresham'
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