Notes:

According to http://web.tampabay.rr.com/weishaupt/cradec:
John CRAM was born on 29 Feb 1596 in Bilsby Parish, Lincolnshire Co, England. He was christened on 29 Jan 1597 in Bilsby Parish, Lincolnshire Co, England. He emigrated in 1638 from Bilsby Parish, Lincolnshire Co, England. He died on 5 Mar 1682 in Hampton, Rockingham Co, New Hampshire. The majority of the Cram family history is from research conducted by Janet Stewart and was subsequently expanded by research conducted by Michael Cram (see the references). The numbering following the ancestoral Cram line came from Janet and helps to follow through the families - John Cram (#1) born 1595 through Rev. Abiel Cram (#7) born 1802.

From the Cram Source Book Vol I, Appendix G, page 195; "There is a dispute as to just who the parents of John Cram (the first member of the family to emmigrate from England to America) were. Victor Channing Sanborn, Esq., of Kenilworth, Illinois was published in the January, 1914 issue of New England Genealogical and Historical Register. Sanborn presents his proof that John Cram (1) was not descended from the von Cramms of Germany, but is of earlier English heritage." We have chosen to align our genealogy with the conclusions of Victor Sanborn which is in conflict with some family histories.

The name Cram is mostly from the German "kram". The German spelling was von Cramm as in the Village Cramm near Wolfenbuttel. Other early variations of the spelling include Crambe, Crame, and Cramme which appeared throughout parish registers. John's birth date has been reported as both 1597 and 1607 with disagreement on his who his parents really were. It was research by Michael A. Cram that presented the best case for identification as represented in this history. The essence of the connection was Hester and John's son Joseph who was mentioned in the 1632 transcripts of Falsthorpe, England where Joseph's baptism was recorded and the June 24th 1648 records of Exeter in New England where Joseph was reported drowned at age 15 years.

They lived in Alford (town), Newcastle-on-Tyne, Bilsby (Parish) and in Farlsthrope in Lincolnshire (County), England. The family immigrated to Boston with Rev. John Wainwright's party in (1638?) by some records.. He settled at Muddy River, now Longwood, Mass in 1635 and was a proprietor in Boston in this time frame. He was also an early proprietor of Exeter, N.H. after moving there in 1638. He later moved to Hampton, N.H. in 1650.

A will from the Old Norfolk County Records; "John Cram (his I mark) of Hampton, with consent of my wife Hester Cram, conveyed to my son Benjamin Cram my now dwelling house and houselot with ye barn and other buildings standing thereon; also 5 acres of salt marsh which was sometimes Richard Swaine's, bounded by Ben: Swett, Henry Green and Mr. Christopher Hussey; and, also, one-half of my stock of cattle and implements belonging to husbandry as cart, ploughs, chains, yokes and such like instruments. I convey to my son Tho Cram 6 acres of salt marsh, bounded by ye fals river, Phillip Lewis and John Marian; also 4 acres of meadow bounded by Anthony Stanian and Robert Tuck; also, my grant of 40 acres at ye new plantation and ye other half of my cattle and implements. My said sons are to maintain their father and mother during their lives; and to my daughter Mary 30L, to my daughter Lydia Cram 30L at various times specified, 24:12:1665. Signed, also, by Benjamin Cram (his + mark) and Thomas Cram (his V mark). Wit: Joseph Dow and Daniell Tilton. Ack. by all these parties May 21, 1668 before Samuel Dalton, Commisioner."

He was married to Esther "Hester" WHITE * on 7 Jun 1624 in Bilsby Parish, Lincolnshire Co, England. Esther "Hester" WHITE * was born about 1595 in Bilsby Parish, Lincolnshire Co, England. She emigrated in 1638 from Bilsby Parish, Lincolnshire Co, England. She died on 16 May 1677.

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From another (unknown) source:
John Cram of Bilsby and Farlesthorpe came to Boston in 1635 with a groupof Lincolnshire men. He was alloted 16 acres at Brookline on Muddy River.He followed Wainwright north and in 1639 became one of the founders ofExeter, New Hampshire. He was a signer of the "Wainwright Combination."

John was in the first division of land at Exeter, alloted 8 acres and 4poles. In 1658 he moved to Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire. He firstsettled in Hampton Falls near the site of the Weare monument. Later, theold Cram homestead was erected by him. It is the oldest house in townand was occupied by generations of the Cram family, beginning withBenjamin the son of John. It was said of John that he was "a man ofsound and discriminating mind , judicious, and honest. " In the record ofhis death, he is styled, "Good old John Cram, one just in hisgeneration".

John died in Hampton Falls on 5 Mar 1682. His wife, Hester, died 16 May1677.

John married Esther (Hester) WHITE on 8 Jun 1624 in Bilsby Parish, Lincolnshire Co, England. Esther (daughter of Robert WHITE and Janeta BROMEBYE) was born in 1598 in Bilsby Parish, Lincolnshire Co, England; died on 16 May 1677 in Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

According to http://web.tampabay.rr.com/weishaupt/cradec:
Thomas CRAM (CRAMBE) was born on 28 Oct 1567 in Alford, England. He was baptized on 28 Oct 1567 in Alford, England. He died about 1639 in Bilsby Parish, Lincolnshire Co, England. Thomas of Alford and Bilsby. The father of the first Cram to immigrate to the United States was identified by Michael Cram in the "Cram Sourcebook - 1996". Thomas Crambe was from Alford and Bilsby and most probably born in Alford. As the testor of 1638, an abstract of his April 3, 1638 will can be found in the Cram Sourcebook, Vol 1, page 201.

Thomas married Jane UNKNOWN about 1587 in England. Jane was born in 1567 in Bilsby, Lincolnshire, England; died on 17 Feb 1612 in Bilsby Parish, Lincolnshire Co, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Robert married Janeta BROMEBYE on 11 Jan 1583 in Alford, Lincolnshire, England. Janeta was born on 19 Mar 1564-1565 in Scotton, Lincolnshire, England; died before 1635 in England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

According to http://web.tampabay.rr.com/weishaupt/cradec:
John CRAM (CRAMBE) was born in 1537 in Well in Alford, Lincolnshire Co, England. He died about 1615 in England. The earliest member of the Cram line was researched by Michael Cram "The Cram Sourcebook - 1996".

Additional information on the early Cram family line is available through;

Allen L. Potts
5820 So Majestic Pine Drive
Murry, Utah 84107
phone 1-801-268-2906
E-mail allenp19@.idt.net

John married Unknown UNKNOWN about 1561. Unknown was born about 1540 in England; died about 1615 in England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]