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John Tatom (b. Abt. 1663, d. 02 May 1738)

John Tatom (son of Nehemiah Tatom)¹¹³⁷ was born Abt. 1663 in Bermuda¹¹³⁷, and died 02 May 1738 in West New Jersey¹¹³⁷.

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[Genealogy.com, LLC WFT Vol. 105, Ed. 1, Tree #0396, Date of Import: May 30, 2003]

JOHN TATOM

Was born about 1663 in Bermuda. As a young man, he moved to Deptford Township, New Jersey, purchased 50 Cares of land on Woodbury Creek, West New Jersey Province, from Jonathan Wainwright on 14 September 1689. The first mention of John Tatom in New Jersey is 7 February 1689, when he witnessed a deed between William Salesbury and Jonathan Wainwright.

He married twice, first to a woman name Elizabeth and second to a woman named Mary. He died before 2 May 1738 in West New Jersey, date will was probated.

He was a Presbyterian, being a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. However, the Quakers had some influence on him because upon leaving Bermuda, he settled in a Quaker settlement along with his brother, Samuel. Also the Bullocks and Painter, relatives through marriage, were Quakers.

He was a ship's carpenter. From the cedar wood of the box used to transport his worldly possessions, he built a writing desk which is still in the hands of a John Tatom, eighth in an unbroken descent of Johns.

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Religion: Presbyterian.¹¹³⁷