Public Records of the Colony of Connecticut 1636

Public Records of the Colony of Connecticut 1636-1776

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The following are selected text from the records that pertain to the Burnham Family

Volume 4 Page 50

     Wm Man haueing petitioned this Court that they would please to grant their confirmation of what the county court did as to the setlement of Thomas Burnhams last will and testament, the Court haueing considered the same with the testemonies belonging thereto, doe see good reason to ratify and allowe the setlement of that estate of Thomas Burnham, except the will appeare, which was done June 26, 1690. Wm Man voluntarily allso appeared in court and engaged himselfe, his heirs, executors [and] administrators, to pay unto John Burnham, his heires, executors or adminstrators, the sume of thirty pownds, in currant pay of the country, within six moneths after he shall come to peaceable posession of that legacy his father gaue Rebeckah, his now wife, by sayd will.

 

Volume 4 Page 394

[398]  Mr William Man of Boston being unsatisfied with the apprizement of a parcell of land taken by execution for a debt due to him from Thomas Burnham, John Burnham, Richard Burnham, and Samuel Burnham, all of the town of Hartford, applied himself to ys  Court for relief. The Upper House having considered that the preceedings in the said apprizement have been according to the lawes of this Colonie, doe not see cause to grant him a second apprizement, and the Lower House not recieving his petition, it was not granted, and costs were adjudged to the Burnhamws. Cost allowed are two pounds four shillings and sixe pence.