Thomas BURNHAM, LT.

                       Sources: 1.  Part 4 of Burnham anscestory by Walter Burnham.
    2. Book on "Boston and Eastern Massachussetts."  3.  Compendium of early American innigrant Ancestors, page 837.  4.  "Burnham Genealogy" by Roderick M. Burnham, published in 1869, Hartford, Conn.  5.  Probrate Records of the Province of New Hampshire, Vol. 1 1635-1717 by Albert Stillman Batchellor, Editor of State Papers.  6.  Probrate Records of Essex Co Massachusetts, Vol 1, 1635-1664, in Salem Mass. by the Essex Institute, 1916.  7.  Records and Files of the Quarterly Courts of Essex Co. Mass, Vol. 7, 1678-1685, published by the Essex Institute, 1919, Salem Mass.  8.  History of the Andrews family "A Genealogy of Robert Andrews and His Descendants 1635 to 1890" by H. Franklin Andrews, Attorney at Law, publishedin Audubon, Iowa by William E. Brinkerhoff, in 1890.  Note:  This book states that Lt. Thomas Burnham had a wife Ruth who died July 30, 1657.  This is wrong and this error has been perpetrated by all people doing genealogy on this line since.  The above references and others clearly indicate that he did not have a wife Ruth.  The Ruth who died July 30, 1657 is identifed in the official records of births and deaths in Ipswich and Chebacco Mass. as the daughter of Thomas Burnham.  The above references point out very clearly that Thomas' wife was Mary (Marie) Lawrence.  A court case in 1670 very definitely states that his wife in 1650 was Mary and his Mother-in Law was Mistress Tuttle.  This was sworn to in the court by Thomas, Mary, Goodwife Archer, and John Peripoint.  Other records support this fact.  Another misconception is the name of Thomas' wife Mary (Marie) Lawrence.  Some people doing this generalogy have stated the she was married to Mr. Tuttle.  This is wrong.  The above references state that she was Mary (Marie) Lawrence. Mary's mother, Joanna Antrobus was first married to a John Lawrence,Sr.  They had three children:  John Lawrence,Jr. age 17 in 1635, William Lawrence age 12 in 1635 and Marie Lawrence age 9 in 1635.  After the death of John Lawrence,Sr. Joanna married John Tuttle.  They had the following children according to the records of 1635: Abigail age 6 in 1635, Symon, age 4 in 1635, Sara Age 2 in 1635, Sara age 2 in 1635, and John age 1 in 1635.  This is taken from Depositions in Essex Court in 1662. The parents of Thomas Burnham have not been proven.  However, it is stated that his parents were Robert Burnham and Mary Andrews.
    9. Book "Deacon John Burnham of Ipswich and Ebenezer Martin of Rehoboth, Ma and some of Their Descendants" by Elisabeth Puckett Martin, Gateway Press, Inc. Baltimore, 1987.

    Sources: 1.  Part 4 of Burnham anscestory by Walter Burnham.
    2. Book on "Boston and Eastern Massachussetts."  3.  Compendium of early American innigrant Ancestors, page 837.  4.  "Burnham Genealogy" by Roderick M. Burnham, published in 1869, Hartford, Conn.  5.  Probrate Records of the Province of New Hampshire, Vol. 1 1635-1717 by Albert Stillman Batchellor, Editor of State Papers.  6.  Probrate Records of Essex Co Massachusetts, Vol 1, 1635-1664, in Salem Mass. by the Essex Institute, 1916.  7.  Records and Files of the Quarterly Courts of Essex Co. Mass, Vol. 7, 1678-1685, published by the Essex Institute, 1919, Salem Mass.  8.  History of the Andrews family "A Genealogy of Robert Andrews and His Descendants 1635 to 1890" by H. Franklin Andrews, Attorney at Law, publishedin Audubon, Iowa by William E. Brinkerhoff, in 1890.  Note:  This book states that Lt. Thomas Burnham had a wife Ruth who died July 30, 1657.  This is wrong and this error has been perpetrated by all people doing genealogy on this line since.  The above references and others clearly indicate that he did not have a wife Ruth.  The Ruth who died July 30, 1657 is identifed in the official records of births and deaths in Ipswich and Chebacco Mass. as the daughter of Thomas Burnham.  The above references point out very clearly that Thomas' wife was Mary (Marie) Lawrence.  A court case in 1670 very definitely states that his wife in 1650 was Mary and his Mother-in Law was Mistress Tuttle.  This was sworn to in the court by Thomas, Mary, Goodwife Archer, and John Peripoint.  Other records support this fact.  Another misconception is the name of Thomas' wife Mary (Marie) Lawrence.  Some people doing this generalogy have stated the she was married to Mr. Tuttle.  This is wrong.  The above references state that she was Mary (Marie) Lawrence. Mary's mother, Joanna Antrobus was first married to a John Lawrence,Sr.  They had three children:  John Lawrence,Jr. age 17 in 1635, William Lawrence age 12 in 1635 and Marie Lawrence age 9 in 1635.  After the death of John Lawrence,Sr. Joanna married John Tuttle.  They had the following children according to the records of 1635: Abigail age 6 in 1635, Symon, age 4 in 1635, Sara Age 2 in 1635, Sara age 2 in 1635, and John age 1 in 1635.  This is taken from Depositions in Essex Court in 1662. The parents of Thomas Burnham have not been proven.  However, it is stated that his parents were Robert Burnham and Mary Andrews.
    9. Book "Deacon John Burnham of Ipswich and Ebenezer Martin of Rehoboth, Ma and some of Their Descendants" by Elisabeth Puckett Martin, Gateway Press, Inc. Baltimore, 1987.