Sir
Richard
Gresham
Born about in Thorpe Market, Norfolk, England
Ancestors 
Son of Edmund Gresham
and Jone (Hynde) Gresham
Husband of
Anne (Crofts) Gresham
— married
1588 in Little Saxham, Suffolk, England
Father of
Elizabeth Gresham and Edmund Gresham
Died
at about age 62
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 4 Aug 2013
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Biography
Sir Richard Gresham, brother to Mary who married Robert Kempe of Antingham. Richard was a knight of Thorpe Market and of the precincts of Norwich Cathedral
Sir Richard Gresham and Anne Crofts had 5 children; Richard, Thomas, Edmund (heir), Anne, Susan, and Elizabeth.
To view the full pedigree for Sir Richard Gresham, view his fathers profile (Gresham-175).
Research Notes
- I added his birth and death dates as seen on the pedigree chart attached to the profile. It says he was 21 years old in 1586, and died in 1627
Sources
- Hitchin-Kemp "A general history of the kemp and kempe families of great britain and her colonies, with arms, pedigrees, portraits, illustrations of seats, foundations, chantries, monuments, documents, old jewels, curios, etc". by Frederick Hitchin-Kemp (1902). Published: London: The Leadenhall Press: New York: C. Scribner’s Sons. [database on-line]. Provo UT. The Generations Network, Inc.
- British History online: Sanderstead
- Visitation of Norfolk in 1563
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