Adam CREMER, REV WAR VET

                   Received from Ora Flaningam  She also sent thousands of names and extensive notes on others.

Adam Cramer was the progenitor of theCramer family. Information on most of his descendants comes from Mazie Cramer Emanuel(1993). Plus added references given below. The Somerset Co., PA estate abstract reads: "Estate #1 of 1820. Adam Cramer, Administrator bond filed Feb. 3, 1820. Admr's Samuel Cramer & Christian Cramer. Bondsmen John Webster & Michael Hugus. Rebecca Miller, late Rebecca Whipkey, petitions for guardian, Heir of her Grandfather's estate. Her grandfather being Adam Cramer. Isaiah Miller appointed. Heirs: Elizabeth, Samuel, Christian, Benjamin, John & Adam Jr. and David. Estate $1528.56 1/2."  Adam Cramer born Oct. 15, 1745 and died Dec. 29, 1819. His marker in the Cramer-King cemetery at New Centreville, PA gives his birth year as 1747 rather than the 1745 of the family tradition. The marker is 'new' and a replacement for his original marker. The complete text of the marker reads: "In memory of Adam Cramer who was born 15th of October 1747 and died 22 of December 1819 aged 72 years 2 mo and 4 days. Father I give my spirit up and trust it in thy hands my dying flesh shall rest in hope and rise at thy command. I Text War 2 Capitel Luca 29 and 30 verses. Braddocks defeat. Vet of Revolutionary War." While there is supposed to have been an Adam Cramer, a wagoner, with Braddock's army in the French & Indian War, it is unlikely to have been this Adam. He would have been only 10 years old when Braddock was killed in 1755. Perhaps his father was the Adam of Braddock's army? The order of birth of the children has been the object of some uncertainty. Mazie Emanuel's sources gave the order as: Samuel, Susanna, Christian, John, Benjamin, Adam, David, Elizabeth. Ernest Cramer in data submitted to Somerset Co. Hist. & Gen. Soc. gives order as: Samuel, Benjamin, Christian, Elizabeth, Susannah, Adam, John and David. LDS Family Group Sheets give the order as: Samuel, Christian, Benjamin, Elizabeth, Susannah, Adam, John, David. We (OLF) take exception to two points in the LDS group sheets. (1) the LDS birth year of Adam, Jr. as 1785 is too early since in the 1820 census his age is given as 16-26. (2) Katherine Zufall as wife of Adam, Jr. is incorrect. Deeds by Adam, Jr. and wife give her name as Elizabeth. We believe Katherine Zufall was married to Adam, son of Christian. Based on census and other evidence we also believe that Benjamin was born before John. Samuel and Christian were almost certainly the 1st and 2nd sons. The order of birth of John, Adam & David is believed correct. Elizabeth may well be earlier in the birth order, possibly first as noted in the Estate Abstract. The order in this work: Samuel, Christian, Benjamin, Elizabeth, Susannah, John, Adam, David, is a compromise and is open to future  revision.

This family is being researched by Ora L. Flaningam, 3227 E. Stewart Rd., Midland, MI 48640, compiler of this file. (July, 1998)
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Although my 1994 family history is quoted as a reference, the following notes from a Broderbund CD show some variance from my 1994 notes, but give some good added information:
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[Brderbund WFT Vol. 12, Ed. 1, Tree #3318, Date of Import: Jul 28, 1998]

(Adam) Served in the Revolutionary War, Buried in the CRAMER-King Cemetary NE of New Centerville. Probably had a brother named Christian(??. Christian was Adam's son. OLF) who also served in the Revolutionary War (No, Christian not born till about 1779. OLF) and is buried in the CRAMER Cemetary NE of Centerville.

Found in DAR record #629855, 1978, of Patricia Collins Byall, descendant.  Served in Continental Line, York County Militia, as a private in Capt. John Wampler's Company from Dec 7, 1781 - February 7, 1782.

Authority -- Interest Register, Vol B., page 115.  Militia loans of 1784-1785. "Public debt" records of the Comptroller General, at the division of Archives and Manuscripts - Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Box 1026, Harrisburg, PA 17108.

From source:  "A Cramer Family History", September, 1994, compiled by Ora L. Flaningam of 3227 E. Stewart Rd. Rt. 10, Midland MI 48640 and Mazie Cramer Emanuel of 342 Homer Dr., Turtle Creek, PA 15145.

Adam is believed to be the Adam Cramer of the tax rolls of York Co. PA, and had 100 acres surveyed to him Dec., 1785-6.  Adam Cramer served in the Revolutionary War as a private in 1781 in John Wampler's Company from York, PA.  He served in the York Co. militia in 1785 after the revolution.
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The surname of Adam and his descendants is spelled a number of ways in census and other contemporary records. Different branches of the family also spell it different ways. Examples: Creemer (1790 census), Cramer, Creamer, Cremer, Cremor, Cremole (1810 census).