John BURNHAM

                   Deacon John Burnham was one of the earliest settlers in eastern portion of Ipswich, Massachusetts, known as the parish of Chebacco, and now constituting the town of Essex.  There is a family tradition that he and his brothers Thomas, and Robert Burnham sailed for America about 1635in the ship Angel Gabriel, in charge of their uncle, Captain Andrews.
Deacon John Burnham as a young man served in the pequot War in l637 and in 1642 was one of the company that marched against the Indian Sagamore
Passaconway.  For his services he received grants from the town of Ipswich  He was deacon of the church at Chebacco.  He became the owner of a large tract of land on the east side of what was later Haskell's Creek.
       Mary, wife of John Burnham is said to have died at age 45 in Chebacco Parish.

Source: RHB p492:  Deacon John Burnham died November 5, 1694

Source: Commemorative Biographical Record Tolland and Windham Counties, Conn.(1903):
       The Burnham family, one of the oldest in the town of Hampton, Windham county, is descended from that English John Burnham, who, with two brothers, came from England in 1635 and settled at Chebacco, now Ipswich, Mass.  Two years later he marched with the forces sent to fight the Pequod Indians.  For this service he was given a tract of land.  During his lifetime he acquired a considreable property, located on the east side of the stream, now known as Haskell's creek, where he lived until his death.  He was a prominent citizen of the little colony of Chebacco and was deacon of the church there.  He and his wife Mary had four children: John, Josiah, Ann, Elizabeth.

Source: Essex Antiquarian Vol 6 p15:
       John Burnham owned, for a short time (1641-1648), part of the estate where the Thomas Safford House in Ipswich was built.  The property was conveyed to Anthony Potter from John Burnham in 1648 for 80 pounds.
       p 18: John Burnam conveyed to Anthony Potter "a house lott next to Mr. Fawner, to come to the scirt of the hill next the swamp".  A part of this lot was granted to Major Denison in 1637.  Anthony Potter later conveyed the land to Samuel Belcher in 1672 and is where the Rev. Samuel Belcher House now stands in Ipswich.