Individual Details
Thomas Burnham
(1617 - June 28, 1688)
Events
Families
Spouse | Ann Wright (1620 - 1703) |
Child | Anna Hannah Burnham (1644 - 1722) |
Notes
Marriage
Thomas's wife was most likely Ann Wright daughter of Captain Richard Wright. Most recent research is in The American Genealogist 67:32-46.Civil
At a General Court of Election 21 of May 1657 Were made free before the Court those whose names are underwritten: Tho BurnhamCivil
Attorney for Abigail Betts, she called Jesus Christ a bastard, Thomas defended by proving English laws, not colonial Puritan laws governed the colonies. She was freed, he was kept from practicing law again, he had displeased the (Puritan) Court.Will
Thomas's will and estate spent some time in the courts. His widow and son in law William Mann disagreed on the termsBurial
Burial place is a maybe, there's no photo, no burial details.Endnotes
1. (2008). || Volume 1 page 251.
2. Connecticut. The Public Records of the Colony of Connecticut transcribed and published in accordance with a resolution of the general Assembly under the supervision of the secretary of state with occasional notes and an appendix. Hartford: Brown and Parsons, 1850, Volume 1 page 297.
3. (2009). || Volume 67 page 32-46.
4. Burnham, Roderick Henry. Genealogical Records of Thomas Burnham, the Emigrant: Who Was Among the Early Settlers At Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. America, And His Descendants. 2nd ed. Salem, Mass.: Higginson Book Co, Page 31.
5. (1904–6). || Volume 1 Page 418 Thomas Burnham.
6. Burnham, Roderick Henry. Genealogical Records of Thomas Burnham, the Emigrant: Who Was Among the Early Settlers At Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. America, And His Descendants. 2nd ed. Salem, Mass.: Higginson Book Co, Page 31.
7. Burnham, Roderick Henry. Genealogical Records of Thomas Burnham, the Emigrant: Who Was Among the Early Settlers At Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. America, And His Descendants. 2nd ed. Salem, Mass.: Higginson Book Co, Page 58 Part 2, Records of Thomas Burnham Sen'r Courts Abigail Betts.
8. , "FindAGrave.com," online database, Find a Grave ( http://www.findagrave.com : accessed ), .