Thomas Antram1 was born 1607 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England., and died June 24, 1662 in Salem, Massachusette.. He married Jane Batter on May 24, 1630 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England..
Notes for Thomas Antram: Thomas Antram was a cord winder, he made ropes for the ships that came into port. After the ships had been at sea for a while the ropes would be incrusted with saltwater and in time had to be replaced. When Thomas Antram came to America He could not bring any money with him all he could bring was trade goods , so he brought 500 lbs of lead to trade. Thomas sent his two youngest sons John And James back to England in 1678 bring friends and to raise funds to buy land in New Jersey.
Thomas's father Thomas Sr. was in Tax Bondage as a child, The year was 1548 and it was time to pay Taxes to Englind. Ever year England would send a small army of tax collectors to Ireland to collect taxes, The people of Ireland had very little money and never enought to pay taxes to Englind. The Tax collectors had been given the right from their King Edward V to take any thing of value to pay the taxes owed. It was the practice of King Edward and Mary Tudor to take Children in payment for taxes. The children were taken to England to be trained as domestic servants and bonded labors. and Thomas's Father James and Mother Colleen (O'Shay) Antram were in Tax bondage as Children.
More About Thomas Antram and Jane Batter: Marriage: May 24, 1630, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England..
Children of Thomas Antram and Jane Batter are:
Obadiah A Antram, b. June 07, 1640, Salem, Essex, Co, Mass., d. 1666, "Death at See" West Indies..
Mary Antram, b. July 16, 1643, Salem, Essex, Co, Mass., d. date unknown, ?.
+John Antram, b. January 29, 1645/46, Salem, Mass, d. May 30, 1719, Northampton Twp, Burlington, NJ.
Abigail Antram, b. August 24, 1648, Salem, Essex, Co, Mass., d. date unknown, ?.
+James Antram, b. September 12, 1657, Salem, Essex, Co, Mass., d. date unknown, Mansfield Twp, Burlington, N.J..
Thomas Antram (b. 1607, d. June 24, 1662)
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