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Thomas Lumley was born in 1560.

John Barber was born on 22 July 1563 in Cartmel, Lancashire, England. born between 11 Jan 1562 and 9 Jan 1565. He died on 21 April 1620 at age 56 in Stamford, Lincolnshire, England.

Agnes Cawper was born in 1567 in Southill, Bedfordshire, England.

Maryane Gaspye was born in 1593 in Saint Mary Magdale, Somerset, England. John Cogan and she were married. She died on 17 December 1643 at age ~50 in Somerset, England.

Gaspye was born in 1575 in England.

Henry Cogan was born in 1572 in Taunton, Somerset, England. He and Joan Boridge were married on 30 November 1590 in Taunton, Somerset, England. He died in 1612 at age ~40 in England.

Joan Boridge was born in 1569 in England. Henry Cogan and she were married on 30 November 1590 in Taunton, Somerset, England. She died in 1612 at age ~43 in England.

Humphrey Finney was born in 1588 in England. He and Mary Hull were married in 1634 in Dorchester, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. He died on 20 August 1683 at age ~95 in Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut.

Mary Hull was born on 27 July 1596 in Somerset, England. Humphrey Finney and she were married in 1634 in Dorchester, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. She died on 20 August 1684 at age 88 in Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut.

Birthdate wrong. Her mother would have been only 6 years old.

John Pinney was born in 1551 in Broadway, Somerset, England. He died on 28 December 1632 at age ~81 in Broadway, Somerset, England.

Joanna Hawkins was born in 1562 in England. She died in 1632 at age ~70 in England.

John Moore was born in 1558 in England.

Mary Walter was born in 1586 in Exeter, Devon, England. William Gaylord and she were married about 1615. She died on 20 June 1657 at age ~71 in Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut. She was buried in 1657 in Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut.

Mary Walter was christened on 6 August 1591 in Shebbear, Devon, England, United Kingdom.

John Gaylord was born in 1552 in Pitminster, Somerset, England. He and Jane Mallin were married on 25 January 1572 in Pitminster, Somerset, England. He died on 31 May 1607 at age ~55 in Pitminster, Somerset, England. He was buried on 31 May 1607 in Pitminster, Somerset, England.

John Gaylord was christened on 11 October 1557 in Pitminster, Somerset, England.

Jane Mallin was born in 1557 in Pitminster, Somerset, England. John Gaylord and she were married on 25 January 1572 in Pitminster, Somerset, England. She died on 5 June 1589 at age ~32 in Pitminster, Somerset, England. She was buried on 5 June 1589 in Pitminster, Taunton Deane, Somerset, England, United Kingdom.

Nicholas Gaylord was born in 1525 in Langford, Somerset, Englang. He and Johanne Sevenocke were married about 1550. Was she also known as Magaret Brixton? He died on 18 March 1564 at age ~39 in Pitminster, Somerset, England.

Johanne Sevenocke was born in 1529 in Brixton, Devon, England. Giles Alwyn and she were married. Nicholas Gaylord and she were married about 1550. Was she also known as Magaret Brixton? She died in August 1572 at age ~43 in Pitminster, Somerset, England.

Or Joan Brixton.

Elizabeth Judd was born after 1636 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut. She died on 7 May 1676 in Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts.

Thomas Judd was born about 1615 in England. He and Clemence were married on 4 November 1634 in Trevalga, Cornwall, England. He died on 12 November 1688 at age ~73 in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.

Thomas Burnham was born in 1617 in England. He and Anna Wright were married in 1639 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut. He died on 24 January 1688 at age ~71 in Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut.

Origin of the name in England (1080), .
Saxon Villages of Burnham, ....
Manors held by the Burnhams (1080-1504),

On Nov. 20, 1635. Thomas Burnham, 18 years old, left England for the Barbados, on the "Expedition", Peter Blacklee, Master. He took the oath of Allegiance & Supremacy in the town of Gravesend before sailing from England. He stayed in Barbados and very short time. Many emigrants where leaving Barbados because of political troubles. It is assumed that this is the reason that Thomas left Barbados. He first appeared in Hartford about the time of such political unrest.
He was educated in England and on first coming to this country he practiced law. He was said to have had a very determined character. In immigrating to the colonies he was moved less by religious scruples than by a desire to improve his fortunes. He would appear from the records to have been a shrewd Criminal Lawyer.
On first coming to Hartford, Connecticut, he bought the property on the corner of Main and State streets.
Thomas's first appearance on Colonial or Court Records was September 6, 1649 where he was bondsman for his man Rushmore in Court in the sum of 10 pounds, that Rushmore should appear at the next Particular Court held in Hartford. In December 1649, he was in court again, this time as a plaintiff.
In March 1656, he was sworn as Constable for Hartford. Burnham was made a freeman at the General Court in May 1657. January 1658, he was Attorney for Jeremy Adams. In 1659, he was required by ye General Court to appear to answer for his former carriage
In 1659, he bought a tract of land where he resided, from Tantonimo, (a one-eyed Indian, and chief Sachem of the Podunk Tribe). This land is now the town of South Windsor and East Hartford, a part of which is still in the possession of his descendants.
At a Court held in Hartford, March 14, 1660, the Court ordered "that no person whatsoever in this Colony should purchase lands possessed by the Indians", but in Thomas Burnham's case, allowed him to use the Indians' land in case of their departure.
But in April 1660 the Court heard the report of a Committee appointed look into these matters. This Committee concluded that Burnhams contract with Tanonimo was not valid, it was said that part of the lands laid out for Burnham belonged to Foxena and his successors given to Foxena by his Allies. It was ordered that Burnham could only use the land that Tantonimo could prove was his property. In August 1661 Arramament, Taquis, and four other Indians, Foxena's successors or Allies. Through Foxena's right and title to all the lands at Podunk, and indorsed by the Court, turned over "for ourselves and succesors all our right and title in thos lands aforesayd unto Thomas Burnham and his heirs".
In 1662, he was Attorney for Abigail Betts, who was accused of blasphemy. His defending Betts upset and angered his neighbors. The usual punishment for blasphemy was death. Abigail was not executed, and there does not seem to be any record of what punishment she received. Unfortunately, Thomas had angered the courts and was severely sentenced by the Court for presuming to defend a person accused of so heinous a crime; "he appeals 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 of the Magistrates being carried into effect, with the exception of his being deprived of his Citizenship for a time, and prohibited from practicing in the Courts. It was after this that Thomas erected his "Garrison house" and settled on his lands at Podunk. His house at Podunk was one of the five on the east side of Connecticut River, to be fortified and garrisoned during the Indian war of 1675.
In 1666, Barth, Barnard, and Wm Pitkin sued Thomas Burnham, claiming one half the lands at Podunk belonged to Jacob Mygatt, whose claim they had purchased; The Court orders the land divided, but Burnham refuses to surrender possession, and harassed Barnard and Pitkin by frequent suits at Law; On one occasion Burnham's wife Anne, with a company of men and women drove the workmen of Barnard and Pitkin off from the land. Thomas maintained possession of the property.
Thomas was one of the largest landholders in the Colony. In 1676 his holdings along with 14 other men became even larger. In his will dated February 22, 1676 Joshua Uncas, Sachem, son of Uncas, Sachem of Monheag, willed the described land to be shared by the 15 mentioned men." Item, all that tract of land lying from the mountains in sight of Hartford, northward, to a pond called Shemipipic, (now Coventry) East to Willimantucke river, south by said river, West by Hartford bounds".
Even after his death the courts concerned them selves with his land holdings. At a town meeting in 1688 the inhabitants of Hartford appointed a Committee in behalf of the town to look in to Thomas's claim to the lands on East side of the Great River. Thomas had divided the greater part of his land amongst his children by deed before his death. His widow could not produce his will when the Court called for it. In June of 1690 a special court ordered that Caleb Stanley, one of the two witnesses to the will give testimony as to the contents of Burnhams last will and testament.

Anna Wright was born on 29 August 1620 in England. Thomas Burnham and she were married in 1639 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut. She died on 29 August 1703 at age 83 in Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut.

Margaret Wood was born on 1 July 1705 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut. Josiah Burnham and she were married on 12 February 1729. She died in 1747 at age ~42 in Montague City, Franklin County, Massachusetts.

Nathaniel Wright was born on 28 January 1581 in Essex, England. He died on 15 August 1643 at age 62 in London, Middlesex, England.

Mary Dell was born in 1602 in Bow, London, England. John Wright and she were married on 22 April 1624 in Waltham, Essex, England. She died on 22 February 1638 at age ~36 in Waltham, Essex, England.

Mary Dell was born in 1602 in Stratford-le-Bow, Essex, England. She died on 23 February 1638 at age ~36 in Waltham, Essex, England.