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- . Lieutenant Thomas Burnham, one of the 3 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.
. 1636-7 - He joined the Pequot Indian War Expedition;
. 1637 - John Burnham was a soldier in the war against the Pequot Indians, for which service he received a grant from the town of 8 acres of land.
. 1647 selectman in 1647, & on town committees;
. 1664 - Sargeant of Ipswich company;
. 1665 - ensign;
. 1683 appointed Lieutenant;
. 1683, 1684 & 1685 - Deputy to the General Court.
. 1667, "Thomas Burnham is granted the privilege of erecting sawmill on the Chebacco river near the falls;"
. 1657 "a road or way to be laid out through Thomas Burnham's land, across the swamp;"
. 1674 Aug 12 - He came into full communion with the Church August 12. 1674. He was appointed deacon of the church at Chebacco &became a freeman of Chebacco
. 1678 "Ensign Thomas Burnham, of Ipswich, has right of commonage according to law." He owned much real estate in Ipswich & also in Chebacco. His houses & farms were divided between his sons Thomas & James Burnham.
. "The 3 Burnham brothers, John, Thomas, "The 3 Burnham brothers, John, Thomas, "The 3 Burnham brothers, John, Thomas, and Robert, sons of Robert "The 3 Burnham brothers, John, Thomas, and Robert, sons of Robert and Mary Andrews Burnham, arrived in May, 1635 on the ship "Angel Gabriel" in the charge of their maternal uncle, Capt. Andrews, master of the ship. Capt. Robert Andrews, was the brother of Mary Andrews Burnham.
The ship "Angel Gabriel" pulled into Pemaquid Bay (Maine) on August 13, 1635 & laid at anchor.
The next day there was a terrible rain storm which ravaged the whole coast from Nova Scotia to New York starting at morning. The Angel was torn to pieces by the savage storm & cast away. Most of the cattle, 1 seaman & 3 or 4 passengers died. The others escaped to shore. Among the few personal belongings saved was a chest belonging to the Burnham boys. The tides had been as high as 20 feet. Some passengers set up tents along the shore & John Cogswell [Coggswell] went to Boston & sought the help of a Capt. Gallop who commanded a small barque as it was called then. He took some passengers to Ipswich & made another trip the end of October.
The 3 Burnham brothers went to Chebacco, in the colony of Massachusetts Bay, probably with their uncle, Capt. Andrews, & John Cogswell & his family in Capt. Gallop's barque." --B.B. Burnham
Ref: Burnham Genealogy & Find A Grave.
. 1681-82. Thomas Burnham signed the Ipswich Petition.
. Dept. General Ct. from Ipswich 1683, 1684 & 1885.
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1623 - 1694 (71 years)