The Lane family immigrated to Pittsylvania County from Maryland and it has been theorized that both Thomas Gresham and Dorcas were from Maryland. It is believed now that Dorcas Lane met and married Thomas Gresham in Virginia and not in Maryland as previously thought.
DNA research at FTDNA in the Gresham Surname Project is currently underway trying to prove whether Thomas "of Buffalo Ridge" Gresham's descendants match either those of John "of Maryland" Gresham or Edward "of Virginia" Gresham. In the meantime, the birth place will be left blank.
The will of Thomas Gresham was made in 1803 and probated in 1804.
The Lane family immigrated to Pittsylvania County from Maryland and it has been theorized that both Thomas Gresham and Dorcas were from Maryland. It is believed now that Dorcas Lane met and married Thomas Gresham in Virginia and not in Maryland as previously thought.
DNA research at FTDNA in the Gresham Surname Project is currently underway trying to prove whether Thomas "of Buffalo Ridge" Gresham's descendants match either those of John "of Maryland" Gresham or Edward "of Virginia" Gresham. In the meantime, the birth place will be left blank.
The will of Thomas Gresham was made in 1803 and probated in 1804.