Claim: Thomas Burnham, the first American ancestor of a large number of Burnhams, was a lawyer and colonist, who migrated to the American Colonies before 1645, and lived most of his adult life in Connecticut.
Evidence: Thomas Burnham (1617 – June 24, 1688) was a lawyer and colonist, who was born in England and migrated to the American Colonies sometime prior to 1645. He lived most of his adult live in Connecticut where he was a lawyer and a landowner. He was the first American ancestor of a large number of Burnhams.