English Colonists in N America C17th

Internet searches for the Crombleholme (Cromlum / Cromlom) name in early North America bring up the records below. These may not relate to our families and could just relate to the more common Cromwell name.  We have not therefore allocated ID numbers as yet.

Thomas Crumlum and Gyles Crumlum c.1640 who were very early English settlers in Newbury in Norfolk County Massachusetts. The first European settlers arrived in the area in 1630’s and Newbury was established soon afterwards at the mouth of the Merrimac river.

Above : Newbury and port (c1686) - on the mouth of the Merrimack River near the Massachusetts / New Hampshire border. 

Below : A earlier and larger scale map of Newbury in 1640. This map is a reproduction (unattributed) from p 83 of History of Newbury Mass 1635-1902 by John J Currier, pub in Boston in 1902.

Records  in date order :

(Sources : Records & Files of the Quarterly Courts of Essex County, Massachusetts Vol 1 1636-1676  pub by Essex Institute, Salem. 1911)

Note : many original records have disappeared and these were abstracted from a copy of the original fortunately made by a Mr David Pulsifier in 1852.

(* : additional information has been added from an on line source file attached to this section - by Ron C Myers "Ancestors of Margaret May Harvey” much of this comes from the History of Newbury Mass - see link at bottom of this page.)

c1616 - Gyles Cromlom born in Hampshire, England*

c1617 - Thomas Cromlom born in ......? England*

1630 - 8th February : Gyles Cromlom married Alice Weeke / Wickes ? at Eling (nr Southampton), England*

1630 - 1637 : It is assumed that both Gyles and Thomas Cromlom (brothers ??) left England for Massachusetts at some time during this period

1636 - John Cromlom born at Newbury, Mass. (father ??)*

1638 - 24th February : Thomas Cromlom (with others) was fined for non attendance at a Newbury town meeting* 

1638 - 6th August : Thomas Cromlom mentioned in Newbury town records. *

c.1640 - By this time, Gyles, John and Thomas Cromlom appear as living in the Newbury area. * 

1640 - Sept : Ipswich Quarterly Court   (p336)

Giles Cromlome recorded as an inhabitant of Newbury and listed amongst those signing a petition to the General Court in support of an inhabitant ...................."our loving friend Lt Robert Pike of Dalsbury has let fall some words"  for which the General Court had censured him, certifying that he had been a peaceful man and a useful instrument and praying that he be restored to his former liberty.

1641 - 12th March : Thomas Cromlom recorded in the division of Newbury ox common. *

1642 - 7th December : Thomas Cromlom is recorded as a proprietor of Newbury. *

1645 - Thomas Cromlom of Newbury died at Newbury (p119) (also *)

1646 - 29th Sept : Ipswich Quarterly Court (p110) (also *)

Gyles Cromlome recorded as objecting to the Will made by Thomas Cromwell.

Will of  Thomas Cromwell brought in to be proved, Gyles Cromwell objecting to it, court ordered Mr John Lowell and Mr Edward Woodman to take an inventory of the estate.

The Court addressed Mr Woodman, saying that the Ipswich Court ordered Mr John Loule and himself to take into custody the goods of Thomas Cromlom of Newbury, deceased, that were in the hands of Samuel Scullard, deceased. Not having done so, they are now ordered to answer next court, and this order to be published next lecture day. 

Signed by Raph Fogg . Sec.

1648 - Sept : Hampton Quarterly Court (p150)

Giles Crumlum recorded in a court case versus Mr Nicolas Easton (reason ??)

1648 - 14th June : Alice Crumlom (nee Weeke / Wickes ?) wife of Giles Crumlom died at Newbury*

1648 - 10th September : Gyles Crumlom married Alice Wiseman in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts. (his 2nd wife)*

1662 - 2nd November : John Cromlom married Joan Butler at Newbury. * 

1668 - John Cromlom moved to Woodbridge as one of the first settlers there

1669 - 6th June : Alice Crumlom (nee Wiseman) died in Newbury *

1673 - 25th February : Gyles Crumlom died at Salisbury, Essex County, Mass.*

His will mentions two children : a son, Philip who later settled in nearby Dover (north of Newbury), he was a butcher in Salem and made a freeman in 1665, Mass; a daughter Argentine who in 1662 married Benjamin Cram s/o “good old John Cram" of Hampton

1674 - Giles Crumlum - now deceased. Notes his heirs probably in dispute about  land formerly belonging to him lying near Merrimack river in Newbury 1674. Note that Robert Pike (noted in the 1640 above) is now a commissioner.  : 

Benjamin Cram (his X mark) of Hampton for £34 mortgaged to Richard Dole of Newbury my house and 5 acres of land in Hampton on which the house stands and orchards, bounded by highway, Robert Tuck and Benjamin Sweat; also 5 acres of marsh, bounded by a great creek, Christopher Hussie, Henry green and Nath Wear; conditioned that the heirs etc of Giles Crumlum of Nuburie, deceased, shall not disturb title of grantee to house, orchard and land that he bought of said Cram which was formerly Giles Crumlums, lying near Merrimack River in Newbury, March 9 164-5. Witness Steven Greenleafe and John Wells. Acknowledged March 9 1674-5 before Robert Pike, commissioner. 

Note : For a very detailed history of Newbury, Mass. please use this link to : online version of "History of Newbury, Massachusetts 1635-1902" by John J Currier pub 1902.

https://archive.org/stream/historyofnewbury1902curr/historyofnewbury1902curr_djvu.txt