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Note for: Andrew Newcomb, ABT 1618 - 31 Dec 1686
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Individual Note: Captain Andrew Newcomb was born in England about 1618 and died in Boston
in November 1686. On April 15, 1662 he married Grace Rix (Ricks) who was
the widow of William Ricks. Andrew was a sea Captain and had followed the
sea most of his adult life. Andrew was married previously in England
where his son Andrew was born about 1640, and his daughter Susanna was
born about 1642.
To date we have no record of Andrews first wife.
SOURCES FOR THE NEWCOMB FAMILY:
Andrew Newcomb by John Bearse
Vol 2 Family #867 WFT
Vol 7 Family #4112 WFT also Family #0619 and #4396
Vol. 27 family 1219 adds information from Andrew Newcomb (1618) to Hugh
Newcomen (1160)
Vol. 3 Family 2073
Individual Notes
Note for: Grace Ricks, ABT 1618 - ABT 1693
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Individual Note: AFN:GK37-BM
December 18, 1991
Individual Notes
Note for: Anna Baker, 11 Jan 1604 - BEF Mar 1697
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Christening: Date: 11 Jan 1604
Place: Hopton, Great Ness, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Individual Notes
Note for: Thomas Stanley, ABT 1597 - 30 Jan 1663
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Christening: Date: 20 Oct 1597
Place: , Ashford, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Individual Notes
Note for: Bennet Tritton, 1609 - 5 Jan 1665
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Christening: Date: 30 Jul 1609
Place: , Ashford, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Individual Notes
Note for: William Morton, 26 Sep 1646 - 7 Jan 1712
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Individual Note: Sources:
Family Tree of Thomas Peter McHugh on WorldConnect.RootsWeb.com Entries:52477 Updated: 2004-09-09 14:50:57 UTC (Thu) Contact: Thomas McHughat vtvending@aol.com
Title: FamilySearch Pedigree Resourse File
Page: CD 10 PIN 875390
Title: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/
Page: REG&db=williamsfamily&id=I679
Title: FamilySearch Pedigree Resourse File
Page: CD 40 PIN 21525
Individual Notes
Note for: Mary Burnham, 1642 - 25 Jan 1720
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Burial: Date: 1720
Place: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Individual Note: Sources:
Family Tree of Thomas Peter McHugh on WorldConnect.RootsWeb.com Entries:52477 Updated: 2004-09-09 14:50:57 UTC (Thu) Contact: Thomas McHughat vtvending@aol.com
Title: FamilySearch Pedigree Resourse File
Page: CD 10 PIN 875391
Title: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/
Page: REG&db=williamsfamily&id=I679
Title: FamilySearch Pedigree Resourse File
Page: CD 40 PIN 21526
Individual Notes
Note for: Thomas Burnham, ABT 1617 - 24 Jun 1688
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Emigration: Date: 1635
Place: Via Barbados
Burial: Date: Jun 1688
Place: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Individual Note: Note: Two branches of the family settled in America, first, ThomasBurnham, Sr., who in 1635 sailed from Gravesend, England, for theBarbadoes, soon coming to Connicticut, for the purpose of improving hisfortunes. He was a shrewd criminal lawyer, and for defending AbigalBetts, who was accused of blasphemy, he was prohibited from furtherpractice in the courts.
He settled on his land at Podunk and finally settled at Hartford,Connecticut. He was born in 1617, died June 24, 1688, aged 71 years. Hiswife’s name was Ann. His children were Thomas, John, Samuel, Mary, Anna,William, Richard and Rebecca. He was the first American ancestor of alarge number of Burnhams.
This information is in "Genealogical Records of Deacon John Burnham andHis Descendants" Third Edition, pages 50 & 57, originally published in1884 by Roderick H. Burnham.
"Thomas Burnham, sen., of Hartford and Podunk.
Born 1617 d June 24, 1688, Ae 71 years.
Married Ann Wright Born 1620 d 1703
children:
Thomas d May 31, 1726 Married Naomi Hull
John d May 1721 Married Mary
Samuel Married Mary
Mary Married Morton
Anna Married Nicholas Morecock m Samuel Gaines
William d Sept. 9, 1761 m Elizabeth
Richard b 1654 d 1731 m June 11, 1680 Sarah Humphreys
Rebecca m William Mann of Wethers'd
"Thomas Burnham, sen., who in 1635, sailed from Gravesend, England, forthe Barbados, and soon after came to Connecticut, apparently with thesole purpose of improving his fortunes, would appear from the records tohave been a shrewd Criminal Lawyer. He found little favor with hisneighbors, and was for his defence of Abigal Betts accused of Blasphemy-"saving her neck " - prohibited from further practice in the Courts. Hethen erected his "Garrison house" and settled on his lands at Podunk. Onfirst coming to Hartford, Connecticut, he bought the propert y on thecorner of Main and State streets. In 1659, he purchased of Tantonimo, (aone-eyed Indian, and chief Sachem of the Podunk Tribe), a tract of landin what are now the towns of South Windsor and East Hartford, on whichhere sided, and a part of which is still in the possession of hisdescendants. At a Court held in Hartford, March 14, 1660, the Courtordered that no person whatsoever in this Colony should purchase landspossessed by the Indians, but in Thomas Burnham's case, allowed him touse the Indians' land in case of their departure, &c. but in April, 1660,the Court having heard the report of a Committee appointed for thatpurpose, "Came to a conclusion respectingThomas Burnham, his contractwith Tantonimo, it appears that part of these Lands laid out to the saidBurnham doth belong to Foxena's successors, by a gift Foxena to hisAllies, therefore ordered" that said Burnham shall enjoy only that landwhich Tantonimo can prove to be his property, &c. By a deed dated August,1661 (now in my possession), Arramament, Taquis, and four other Indians,Fozens's successors or Allies, (claiming - through Foxens, the right andtitle to all the lands at Podunk, with their claim to apart of saidlands, indorsed by the Court as above), made over "for ourselves andsuccessors all our right and title in those lands aforesayd unto ThomasBurnham and his heirs." 1666, Barth, Barnard, and Wm Pitkins sued ThomasBurnham, sen., claiming one half the lands at Podunk as belonging toJacob Mygatt, whose claim they had purchased; Court orders the landdivided, but Burnham refuses to surrender possession, and harassesBarnard and Pitkin by frequent suits at Law; Burnham's wife, with acompany of men and women drive the workmen of Barnard and Pitkin off fromthe land. He, Thomas Burnham , sen., also acquired (in connection withfourteen others), by the will dated February 22, 1676 of Joshua Uncas,Sachem, son of Uncas, Sachem of Monheag, "Item, all that tract of landlying from the mountains in sight of Hartford, northward, to a pondcalled Shemipipic, (now Coventry) East to Willimantucke river, south bysaid river, West by Hartford bounds," &c. &c. "He was a large landholderis (sic) the Colony." His house at Podunk was one of the five on the eastside of Connecticut river, to be fortified and garrisoned during theIndian war of 1675 . He was bondsman for his man Rushmore in Court in thesum of (pounds) 10, that Rushmore
should appear at the next Particular Court held in Hartford, September 6,1649 (sic); this was his first appearance on Colonial or Court Records.In December 1649, he was a plaintiff in Court. In March, 1656, he wassworn as Constable for Hartford. Made a freeman at the General Court inMay, 1657. January 1658, he was Attorney for Jeremy Adams. In 1659, hewas required by ye General Court to appear to answer for his formercarriage, &c. &c. In 1662, he was Attorney for Abigail Betts, accused ofblasphemy. She was not executed, but he was severly sentenced by theCourt for presuming to defend a person accused of so heinous a crime; heappeals to 'ye Generall Court,' defends himself strongly and shrewdly,and closes by demanding"Justice according to Law," and declares himself a"Subject and Denason of England." There is no record of the sentence ofthe Magistrates being carried into effect, with the exception of hisbeing deprived of his Citizenship for a time, and prohibited frompracticing in the Courts. "In1688, At a Town meeting, the inhabitants ofHartford appointed a Committee in behalf of this town, to treat withThomas Burnham, Senior, upon his claim to the lands on the East side ofthe Great River, &c." He divided the greater part of his lands among hischildren (by deed) before his death. His Widow did not produce his willwhen it was called for by the Court; it was subsequently proved by thewitnesses to the instrument, June 1690." 1723. Deed from Daniel Gaines toJohn Burnham, of land at Podunk, which his mother, Anna Gaines, inheritedfrom her father, Thomas Burnham, Senior. In presence of Joseph PitkinNoah Sparks.
August 12, 1727. Deed from John Morecock, only son surviving of NicholasMorecock, late of Boston, in the Province of the Massachusetts Bay, inNew England, Dec. to Richard Burnham, &c. &c . one ninth part of acertain Piece or Parcel of Land on east side the Great River, &c. &c.that sometimes did belong to Thomas Burnham, Dec. father of the saidRichard Burnham, and of the mother of the said John Morecock, &c. &c.Inpresence of John Dod, Elizabeth Wyllys.
Sources:
Burnham Family on WorldConnect.RootsWeb.com
Entries: 1199 Updated: Sat May 17 18:19:01 2003 Contact: David atburnham1078@charter.net Home Page: My Burnham and Smith Family Web Page
Note:
"Nov. 20, 1635. Thomas Burnham, 18 years old, embarqued for the Barbados,in the Expedition, Peter Blacklee, Master, took the oath of Allegiance &Supremacy, Examined by the Minister of the town of Gravesend."
On 10 Nov 1635, at the age of 18, he sailed from Graveser, England andsettled in Hartford, CT Burnham Family Lineage Charts 1966-68 BurnhamLib. Cong. Catalog no. 66-21927. in 1638. He came to America with twobrothers, John and Robert. He was educated and on first coming to thiscountry he practiced law. He was said to have had a very determinedcharacter. In emigrating to the colonies he was moved less by religiousscruples than by a desire to improve his fortunes. He was a Freeman in1671 and a Representative in 1681.Thomas of Hartford part 2 1964-71 Hemarried in 1639 to Anna Wright. Anna was born in England 1620 and died 5Aug 1703 in Hartford CT. He died 24/28 Jun 1688 at Hartford CT, age 71years.