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Samuel Burnham (1650 - 1728)

Samuel Burnham
Born in Hartford, Connecticut Colonymap [uncertain]
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Husband of — married 8 Oct 1684 [location unknown]
Husband of — married 8 Oct 1684 [location unknown]
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Died at about age 78 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut Colonymap
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Biography

Samuel Burnham was born in 1650 in Hartford, Connecticut Colony, son of Thomas Burnham (<1619–1688) and Anna Wright (1620–1703).

His siblings were:

Samuel (33) married Mary Cadwell (25) (born in Hartford, Connecticut; daughter of Thomas Cadwell and Elizabeth (Stebbins) Cadwell) on 8 October 1684. Their known children were:

Samuel (33) married Mary Fitch (26) (born; daughter of Joseph Fitch and Mary (Stone) Fitch) on 8 October 1684.

Samuel died on 19 April 1728 in Hartford, aged 77.[1]

Research Notes

7. Samuel2 Burnham, (Thomas1) b. 1650, d. 12 Apr 1738, resided in East Windsor, Hartford, CT.

A man of property, he gave each of his sons a home and a farm.
Recorded in Vol. XII, Page 139 Name: Samuel Burnham, Sen. Location: Hartford
Died 19 April, 1728. Invt. ?735-04-11. Taken 6 May, 1728, by Gabriel Williams and John Wood. Will dated 20 November, 1727.
I give to my wife Mary Burnham all the household stuff, goods and estate whatsoever yt she brought with her at the time of her marriage with me, and also one pide cow, to be at her own dispose forever. I give to my son Samuel Burnham the house in which he dwells and the land on which it stands, bounded west on a highway, south on land of John Burnham, north on land of John Wood’s, the bredth of my lott (excepting two rods on the north side extending eastward within 8 rods of the house, hereafter given to my son Joseph Burnham). I give to my son Joseph Burnham his house and 14 acres of land. I give to my son William Burnham the house in which he dwells, with land bounded west on land of heirs of Thomas Burnham, Jr., decd., south on Jonah Williams, north on Charles Burnham. I give to my sons Daniel and Timothy Burnham, equally to be divided between them, my dwelling house, barn and homelott. I give to my daughter Hannah Drake, to my daughter Ann Trumble, and to her eldest son — Trumble, to my daughter Mary Church, and to my daughter Rebeckah Burnham. I appoint my sons Samuel Burnham and Joseph Burnham to be executors.
Witness: Jonathan Burnham, Jabez Burnham, William Pitkin.
Samuel Burnham, ls.
Court Record, Page 193–May, 1728: Will proven.
A DIGEST OF THE EARLY CONNECTICUT PROBATE RECORDS.
1723 to 1729.
He married Mary Cadwell, married 8 Oct 1684, b. 8 Jan 1659, d. 19 Apr 1738.
Mary: Daughter of Thomas Cadwell and Elizabeth Stebbins Wilson.
Children:
  1. Hannah3 Burnham b. 1686.
  2. Rebecca Burnham, b. 1688, baptized 5 Dec 1688, d. post 1728. Never married.
  3. Anna Burnham, b. 1690, baptized 10 Oct 1690, d. 10 Aug 1753. Married Ammis Trumbull on May 8,1711.
  4. Mary Burnham, b. 1692, baptized 13 Mar 1692, d. 10 Mar 1767.Married John Church on Dec. 4,1722.
  5. Samuel Burnham, b. 1694, baptized 11 Feb 1694, d. unmarried.
  6. Joseph Burnham b. 1696.
  7. William Burnham b. 20 Jul 1698.
  8. David (LT.) Burnham, b. 1700, baptized 26 Mar 1700, resided in Hartford, Hartford, CT. Father’s will says “Daniel” not David.He married Damaris Spencer.
  9. Timothy Burnham b. 1705.

Sources

  1. Manwaring, Charles William. A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records (R. S. Peck & Co., Printers, 1904)
  • Burnham, Roderick Henry. Genealogical Records of Thomas Burnham, The Emigrant (Case, Lockwood & Brainard Co., Hartford, Conn., 1884) Page 121, Page 125
  • Winthrop family papers Dates: 1537-1990 Bulk Dates: 1620-1900 Physical Description: 62 document boxes, 121 volumes, 5 extra-tall volumes, and 6 oversize boxes Call Number: Ms. N-262; Ms. N-263 (photostats) Microfilm Call Number: P-350, 53 reels Repository: Massachusetts Historical Society 1154 Boylston Street Boston, MA 02215




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Burnham-745 and Burnham-431 appear to represent the same person because: Burnham-745 and Burnham-431 appear to represent the same person
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Burnham-2521 and Burnham-431 appear to represent the same person because: same birth and wife's name, no primary source for death date
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