Person:Thomas Burnham (24)

Name^[1]	Thomas Burnham
Gender	Male
Birth^[3]	Abt 1700	Essex, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Marriage	16 Apr 1728	Essex, Essex, Massachusetts, United Statesto Mary Wheeler (add)
Death^[2]	Bef 12 Jul 1762	Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

References

↑ Burnham, Roderick Henry. The Burnham family: or, Genealogical records of the descendant of the four emigrants of the name, who were among the early settlers in America. (Hartford: Press of Case, Lockwood & Brainard, 1869)
p. 314, 320.

Thomas Burnam [#20], s/o Thomas Burnam [#9] and Susannah ---, m. 10 [sic, Ipswich VRs say 16] Apr 1728 [p. 314 says published 31 Mar 1728] Mary Wheeler.
↑ Massachusetts. Probate Court (Essex County), and Massachusetts. Court of Insolvency (Essex County). Essex County, Massachusetts, probate records and indexes 1638-1916. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1971, 2000, 2001)
Case 4180: Burnam, Thomas. Ips. yeom. test. 1762, July 19.

Will of "Thomas Burnam of Ipswich ... yeoman; being weak in body", dated 6 Jul 1761, proved 19 Jul 1762, names wife Mary, son Simeon Burnam, son Thomas Burnam, daughters Elisabeth and Sarah Burnam, daughter Mary Page. Sons Simeon and Thomas to be exeuctors.
12 Jul 1762: Warrant to apparise Estate of Thomas Durnam Late of Ipswich decd. Taken 13 Jul 1762 by Jeremiah Story, Benjamin Marshall Ju'r and Aaron Low.
↑ The parentage is based on the Burnham Genealogy, cited. No specific proof known versus other possible candidate Thomas, s/o Thomas and Margaret, b. 1704. Assuming these parents, an agreement of heirs lists Thomas first, so oldest son, born before Jeremiah whose birth is specified as 1702 in Burnham Genealogy.