"16. Rev. William Burnham (son of William, gdson of Thomas), of Kensington, Conn.; born July 17, 1684; died Sept. 23, 1750, Æ 66 ys.; … graduated at Harvard, 1702; in 1712 he was installed by the church at Kensington (Farmington), as their pastor, … In 1747, Rev. William Burnham was paid £200 old tenor, and in 1748 they granted him £350 old tenor, as salary for the year. He was chosen moderator of the General Association of Connecticut, at their meeting in Stratford, A.D. 1738. His name is first on the list of moderators of the General Association. … 'Mr. Burnham continued to be the Minister of the society at Kensington till the time of his death, Sept. 23, 1750. His remains lie interred in the old burying-ground, his gift to the Society, in Christian Lane; …"