John Cram1,2,3,4,5

M, #54, b. 6 April 1665, d. between 9 December 1734 and 31 March 1742
  • Birth*: 6 April 1665; Hampton, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire6
  • Marriage*: before 1693; Year based on birth date of first child.; Spouse=Mary Wadleigh7,8,3,4
  • Marriage*: 13 January 1730; Spouse=Susannah Page9,10
  • Death*: between 9 December 1734 and 31 March 1742; Dates his will were written and proved. Note that this differs from the Jan 1728 date given in Cram's Genealogical Outline.1
  • Note*: Resided Hampton Falls, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire
  • Note: "He served in King William's war."3
  • Note: Will of John Cram of South or Falls Parish in Hampton in the province of New Hampshire, farmer, written 9 Dec 1734, proved 31 Mar 1742. Bequests to eldest son Benjamin Cram, daughter Argentine the wife of Abraham Brown, son Wadley Cram, daughter Abigail the wife of John Bachelder, son John Cram, son Jonathan Cram, daughter Mary now the wife of Samuel Cram, and his wife, unnamed. Executor son Jonathan. Witnesses Nath Healey, Jonathan Bac’elder, Benjamin Present, Jonathan Bachelder. Recorded Probate Records, vol. 15, p. 154. Abstracted by Jeff Moore.1
Last Edited: 30 Sep 2015
Charts:
Ancestors of Mary Abbe Childs
Indented Pedigree of Mary Abbie Childs

Parents:

Father: Benjamin Cram6,2 b. bt 1637 - 1642, d. bt 27 May 1708 - 5 Dec 1711
Mother: Argentine Cromwell6 d. b 1 Mar 1707/8

Family 1:

Mary Wadleigh d. b 13 Jan 1730
  • Marriage*: before 1693; Year based on birth date of first child.; Spouse=Mary Wadleigh7,8,3,4

Children:

Argentine Cram11 b. 20 Dec 1693
Abigail Cram+ 12 b. 10 Sep 1695, d. 25 Feb 1773
Benjamin Cram13 b. 16 Mar 1699/0
Wadleigh Cram14 b. 12 Oct 1702
John Cram15 b. 16 May 1710
Mary Cram16 b. 23 Jul 1713

Family 2:

Susannah Page b. 20 Dec 1674

Citations

  1. [S107] Probate records of the province of New Hampshire, Vols. 1-9, in New Hampshire State Papers Series, Vols. 31-39. [Viewed on archive.org via url=http://www.library.unh.edu/diglib/bookshelf/NHPapers/…] 32:2:2 (1718-1740):p. 520-522, Will of John Cram, 1734.
  2. [S107] Probate records of the province of New Hampshire, 31:1 (1635-1717):618-9, Benjamin Cram, 1711.
  3. [S32] Cram, Charles M., Genealogical Outline of the Cram, Walker, and Weeks Families (Boston 1934 [hathitrust.org], ), p. 9.
  4. [S12] "Batchelder, Bachilder Genealogy". Manuscript, typed, 222 pages. Data compiled by Charles Hull Batchelder through 1936; edited, prepared and privately published by Carl W. Brage, 1985; transcribed by David E. Johnson, 2005; Lane Memorial Library website, Hampton, New Hampshire, url: http://www.hampton.lib.nh.us/genealog/batchelder/index.htm p. 14.
  5. [S97] Noyes, Sybil,Charles Thornton Libby, Walter Goodwin Davis, Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire (Portland: Orig. publ. in five parts, 1928-1935), p. 169, John Cram, son of Benjamin.   Noyes--Gen-Dict-Maine-and-NH.pdf
  6. [S119] Sanborn, George Freeman Jr. and Melinde Lutz Sanborn, Vital Records of Hampton, New Hampshire to the End of the Year 1900. 2 volumes. (NEHGS 1992. Online database; AmericanAncestors.org, and downloaded from www.HathiTrust.org via FamilySearch, ), 1:97,553.   Sanborn--Vital-Records-of-Hampton-NH--Vol-1.pdf
  7. [S88] New Hampshire Provincial Deeds, Rockingham Co., online , Vol. 12, p. 638-640; Vol. 11, p. 182-3.
  8. [S97] Noyes, Sybil,Charles Thornton Libby, Walter Goodwin Davis, Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire, p. 169, 708.
  9. [S12] Batchelder Bachilder Genealogy, p. 8.
  10. [S97] Noyes, Sybil,Charles Thornton Libby, Walter Goodwin Davis, Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire, p. 169, 522.
  11. [S119] Sanborn, George Freeman Jr. and Melinde Lutz Sanborn, Records of Hampton, 1:87.
  12. [S119] Sanborn, George Freeman Jr. and Melinde Lutz Sanborn, Records of Hampton, 1:63.
  13. [S119] Sanborn, George Freeman Jr. and Melinde Lutz Sanborn, Records of Hampton, 1:70.
  14. [S119] Sanborn, George Freeman Jr. and Melinde Lutz Sanborn, Records of Hampton, 1:27.
  15. [S119] Sanborn, George Freeman Jr. and Melinde Lutz Sanborn, Records of Hampton, 1:41.
  16. [S119] Sanborn, George Freeman Jr. and Melinde Lutz Sanborn, Records of Hampton, 1:45.