Thomas Burnham (1623 - 19 May 1694) - Family History

Thomas Burnham

  (1623,  Norwich, Norfolk, England  - 19 May 1694,  Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA )  
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Ancestry  Pedigree Chart for Thomas Burnham

Thomas Burnham  was the child of Robert Burnham and Mary Andrews

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Lieutenant Thomas Burnham, one of the three brothers who came in 1635 from England in the ship Angel Gabriel, after being wrecked on the coast of Maine, settled at Chebacco (Ipswich), Mass. He joined the Pequot Expedition, 1636 or 7; was selectman in 1647, and on town committees; 1664 made sargeant of Ipswich company; 1665 made ensign; 1683 appointed Lieutenant; Deputy to the General Court in 1683, 1684 and 1685. In 1667, "Thomas Burnham is granted the privilege of erecting saw-mill on the Chebacco river near the falls;" 1657 "a road or way to be laid out through Thomas Burnham's land, across the swamp;" 1678 "Ensign Thomas Burnham, of Ipswich, has right of commonage according to law." He owned much real estate in Ipswich and also in Chebacco. His houses and farms were divided between his sons Thomas and James.--Burnham Genealogy

IMMIGRANT, 1635
PEQUOT WAR VETERAN
DEPUTY TO THE GENERAL COURT
SELECTMAN

Thomas Burnham - Life Events

Angel Gabriel   "The great storm of August 15, 1635 was probably one of the most severe and destructive ever known on the coast of New England. It ravaged the whole coast from Nova Scotia to Manhattan (New York) and probably further south...This storm was very severe at Pemaquid, but we are indebted chiefly to a disasterous shipwreck that occured here for what information we have of its ravages. June 22nd, previously, two ships, the Angel Gabriel of two hundred and forty tons, and carrying sixteen guns, and the James of two hundred and twenty tons, sailed together from Milford Haven for New England; both bringing passengers and supplies for the colonies. They kept together for nearly two weeks, but the James, being the best sailer, at length lost sight of the other, and proceeded on her voyage. During those two weeks the latter had not spread all their sails, so that they 'might not overgo her.' ...The night before the storm, while the James lay at the Isle of Shoals, the Angel Gabriel lay also at anchor at Pemaquid; but probably not in the inner harbor, for if she had been there, even if her anchors could not hold her, she could not have been dashed in pieces, as actually happened. One seaman and three of four of the passengers were lost, and most of the animals and goods." Source: Twenty years at Pemaquid : sketches of its history and its remains, ancient and modern, pages 69-70. From "The Ancestry of Major John Burnham & Abigail Collins" by Eva B. Jenson ANGEL GABRIEL The Angel Gabriel was wrecked off the coast of Maine in 1635. I believe it was the first ship that wrecked while bringing immigrants to America from England. The passengers and crew had to swim to shore and barely escaped with their lives.The Angel Gabriel was built by Sir Charles Snell of Kingston, St. Michaels, North Wilts, England, for Sir Walter Raleigh. It was completed around 1617. She was commanded in 1635 by Michael Hunt, who was part owner. The ship was described as "a strong ship, and well furished with forteen or sixteen pieces of ordnance, and therefore our seamen rather desired her company; but she is slow in sailing." The Angel Gabriel set sail on June 4, 1635 from Bristol, England bound for New England. She was accompanied by the lighter ship James. The Angel Gabriel, being heavier, fell behind and anchored in the outer harbor at Pemaquid at the time that the James anchored at the Isles of Shoals. A severe storm came up during the night with extreme tides, and the Angel Gabriel was torn from her anchorage and wrecked on the shore. One seaman and three or four passengers were lost, while two others had died on the voyage. The rest got safely on land, although much of their belongings were lost or damaged.1874. http:/members.aol.com/dcurtin1/gene/gabriel.htm Passenger List for the Angel Gabriel 1635 On the last Wednesday in May, 1635 (May 27th), the ship "Angel Gabriel" a strong ship of 240 tons, and carrying a heavy armament of 16 guns swung at her moorings in the King's Road, four or five miles distant from the city. Her destination was Pemaquid. On her deck was "a company of many Godly Christians", some from other ships, bound for New England. The wreck of the bark, Angel Gabriel, a major disaster in the middle of the "Great Migration". It was wrecked in a great storm, probably a hurricaine, in August 1635 off Pemaquid Pt. Maine. According to the "Lighthouses in Maine" site one of the passengers was a man who left his wife behind planning to send for her after he became established. Although he survived the wreck, his wife was afraid to follow him after what had happened to the Angel Gabriel. He was unable to face the journey back to England, so they never saw each other again. A visitor to this site has sent me information that the man who was seperated from his wife was John Bailey who also left behind his son, Robert, and one or more daughters. The Angel Gabriel's destruction affected many people but it's impact was perhaps felt most strongly by her master and owner, Robert Andrews and his nephews, John, Thomas and Robert Burnham. The three brothers were sons of Capt. Andrews' sister, Mary and her husband, Robert Burnham. The three boys, were put in the charge of their uncle Capt. Andrews for the voyage to America. Was their intention to settle in America? Or was it just to learn the ways of the sea from their uncle? Whatever their intentions may have been, after the Angel Gabriel was shattered on Maine's rocky coast, Capt Andrews and his nephews settled in the New World. Rumor has it that the boys left England to get away from their brother Edward and possibly intended to return to England afterwards; however, this mother and father did come to MA. Another brother, Benjamin, went to India, amassed a fortune which he left to his brothers in the Colonies [the will was contested by Edward and was never settled.] Capt. Andrews and his three nephews settled at Chebacco, in Massachusetts Bay on the south side of a river, possibly Chebacco Creeke. Land records of 1635 show that his houselot adjoined property belonging to Thomas Firman, John Perkins Jr., John Cross, Richard Hoffield and Thomas Hardy. The records of Ipswich show that on "3 Sept 1635 Robt Andrews licensed to keep ordinarye (an inn) in the Plantacon where he lives during the pleasure of ye court.". He was allowed to sell wine by retail, "if he do not wittingly sell to such as abuse it by drunkenness." This is the earliest reference to a public house in the records of Ipswich.

Misc   “Lt. Thomas Burnham also joined the Pequot Expedition in 1637 along with his brother, John. He was made Selectman in 1647; Sergeant of the Ipswich Company in 1664; made Ensign in 1665 and was commissioned as Lieutenant in 1683. He was Deputy to the General Court from 1683 to 1685 and on town committees. In 1667 he was granted the privilege of erecting a saw mill on the Chebacco River. He owned much land both in Chebacco and in Ipswich which was divided between his sons, Thomas and James upon his death.” --B.B. Burnham

1656 - Invention - The pendulum clock (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)

Death   From History of Ipswich, Essex, and Hamilton by Joseph B. Felt http:/john-slaughter.rootsweb.com/IpswichHistory/ "1694, June. Thomas Burnam d. Æ. 71; left a wife, Mary, and children, Thomas, John, James, Mary, Johannah, Abigail, Ruth, Sarah, and Hester. He was of Ipswich in 1647, Selectman, and on town committees; freeman in 1671, Deputy to the General Court in 1683, 1684, 1685."

Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts http://www.ma-vitalrecords.org/  Burnum Thomas, Lt., June __, 1694

Thomas Burnham - Marriage(s) and Child(ren)

Thomas Burnham married Marie Lawrence -- Date: Jun 1645 Place:  Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Source: Torrey’s New England Marriages Prior to 1700. (Online database. NewEnglandAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. CD-ROM. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001.  "Thomas1 & Mary [LAWRENCE]/TUTTLE?; 1645?; Ipswich {Cushing (ms) 38, 93, 186, 285, 288; Woodbury (1904) 151; Andrews (1890) 180; Tuttle xxxv; Cogswell 19}"

Ancestry  Family Group Record for Thomas Burnham and Marie Lawrence

Children: Thomas Burnham (19 Jan 1646, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA - 21 Feb 1728, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA) John Burnham (1648, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA - 12 Jan 1704, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA) James Burnham (1650, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA - 30 Jun 1729, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA) Mary Burnham (1652, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA - Feb 1723, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA) Johanna Burnham (1654, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA - , ) Abigail Burnham (1656, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA - , ) Ruth Burnham (1 July 1657, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA - 30 Jul 1657, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA) Ruth Burnham (23 Aug 1658, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA - 11 Jan 1724, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA) Joseph Burnham (26 Sep 1660, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA - 30 Jun 1729, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA) Nathaniel Burnham (4 Sep 1662, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA - 16 Apr 1746, Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, USA) Sarah Burnham (28 Jun 1664, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA - , ) Esther Burnham (19 Mar 1665, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA - 6 Oct 1749, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA) Phebe Burnham (16 Mar 1667, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA - , ) Josiah Burnham (8 Apr 1671, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA - 12 Jan 1704 , Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA)

Thomas Burnham - Death-related Information

From Vital Records of Ipswich, page 511 and 512 http://www.rootsweb.com/~maessex/VitalRecords/EssexCounty/Ipswich/Deaths_AtoK.html#B Deaths: Thomas, Lt., June __, 1694. Mary, w. Lt. Thomas, Mar. 27, 1715, a. 92 y. GR1

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My great-grand mother Cynthia McKiver (Maiden name - Rowe) born or lived in Groton, South Dakota contended that she was a descendant of Lieut. Thomas Burnham who settled in Norwich, Mass. in the early 1600's. Cynthia & her husband Thomas McKiver lived in Aberdeen, South Dakota & moved to Canada (southern Alberta) during the 1920's. David Boldt david.boldt@yahoo.ca 10/26/2012 3:58:16 PM

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