Court Records
Arkansas
'Court of Common Pleas and
Circuit Court for Hempstead Co., Ark.'
P.38 Dec. 1820. Friday Morning.
Court met pursuant
to adjournment.
United States vs.
Walter Pool, Jesse Burnham & Samuel Burnham
Ordered on motion of
Prosecuting Attorney that an Scire Facias issue
returnable to the
next term of this court.
P.49.
United States vs. Samuel
& Jesse Burnham....Scire Facias
Ordered by the court, on
motion of the Prosecuting Attorney, that the defendants be fined in the sum of one dollar and
the costs of this prosecution.
Arkansas Territory 1821
From the book 'Territorial Papers of the United States, Vol. XIX 1819-1825 , page 384
There is Memorial to the President By Citizens of the Territory (Arkansas), dated 1821.
This is a petition by the citizens to the president
in regard to the removal of the Choctaw Indians to the area where
the petitoners are living. It is signed,
among a long list of persons, by Jesse and
Samuel Burnham.
Ref: 'The History of Lamar
County' by Neville P.
11
That there was a considerable number of settlers
in the west end of Red River County,
then Miller County, Ark., in 1835
and now Lamar county, is shown by a
petition in the Miller county records asking for a new township.
It reads: "To the Honorable Judge of the county court of
Miller county:
The undersigned petitioners humbly beg leave to show to your honor that a large and extensive portion of Miller County
lieing and being about the town of Jones Boro, which is now known by the name
of Washington township, which is so
extremely large as means inconveniences to the citizens of this extensive township.
The undersigned petitioners humbly beg leave to
show your honor the inconvencience of
said township could be divided
much more convenient to its
inhabitants by having the same divided by beginning a line at the lake.....
Signed by Samuel Burnam, Samuel Fulton and Robert Cravens, along with 24 other people.
Many of the men on this list settled in what, eventually, became Lamar County.
In the same book, "The Republic of Texas lost no time taking
possession of the territory claimed by
Miller County, Ark.
Meeting at Columbia, the
First congress enacted a bill establishing a
general land office to record the
grants of land to settlers.
The bill provided that it should go into effect
on the first Thursday in February, 1838."
A record of Samuel Burnham's headright can be
found in the records of Red River
County, Texas.
Someone had written that he was dec'd by 1830, but he couldn't have been and received a headright.
Jesse Burnam is believed to have joined Austin's
Colony and arrived there in the fall of 1821.
On the Wavell Red River Colony List, Samuel Burnham
stated that he arrived May 1819,
Jesse and Samuel are believed to have traveled
together on their move to Texas.
Madison County, Kentucky
Henry Burnam, to Brother, John
burnham
Henry
Burnam Power of Attorney
Marshall County, Kentucky
Tavern Keepers Bond Book
1855-1867
Text of the Tavern Keepers Bond:
"WHEREAS, _____________ has obtained a
license to keep a Tavern at ______________________, in the County of Marshall
NOW, WE, ______________________, Principal, and
_______________ , his Surety, do
hereby covenant and agree that the
said ___________ shall continually find and provide in said Tavern good, wholesome, cleanly lodgings and diet
for all travelers,
and stabling and provender, or pasturage, for
horses and mules during the period the license remains in force; and that he
will
not suffer and gaming in his house or
on his premises; and will not suffer and persons to tipple or drink more than
is necessary
in his house or on his premises;
or, at any time, suffer any scandalous or disorderly behavior in his house or
on his premises.
GIVEN under our hands, this ___ day of ________, 18___"
Tavern Keeper's
Name Location of Tavern Sureties
Date of Bond
A.F.
Burnham
The Burnham House
James Burnham
3 Dec 1855
L.W.Graddy
The Graddy House
M.Riley &
W.J.Dycus 7 April 1856
Martin F.Burnham
Briensburg Hotel
James
Burnham
5 Jan 1857
M.L.Williams
&
The Graddy House
Aurelius Daniels
5 Jan 1857
R.K.Williams,
Jr.
J.S.Locker
There were others listed in the book.
New Hampshire
Page 79 of Farmington, N.H. Town Records,
Jan. 5th, 1805
Pursuant to the notification the freeholder &c
met & proceded as follows viz ;
Appointed Enoch Burnham a juror to serve at the
court of common pleas at Rochester, N.H. on the third
Tues. of January current. Meeting dissolved. Attest
; Eph. Kimball, Town Clerk
Page 6 of Epsom, N.H. Town
Records dated March 6, 1816
John Burnham was among 12 men chosen by the court
to be Surveyors of Lumber and Sworn.
1825 Epsom, N.H. Town Records
Assessments
John Burnham
Town = 1.59, School = 1.15, County .41, Amount
=3.15
Jeremiah Burnham Town = 2.33,
School = 1.77, County = .59, Amount = 4.69
Ezekiel Burnham Town =
.91, School = .56, County = .23, Amount = 1.70
Page 284 of Farmington, N.H. Town
Records 1833
Enoch Burnham ; This may certify that Enoch Burnham
took the oath of office as collector of Taxes for the town
of Farmington, on the 25th day of May A.D. 1833
before me ; Joseph Jones, Justice of Peace
North Carolina
Members
of the N.C. Assembly 1729
Gabriel Burnham, along with about 20 other names
Information from CO 5 / 293 folio 137 of the
British Records Collection at the N.C. State Archives
Navegation Project on Goshen
Swamp Duplin Co. 1785
From the book on Duplin Co..
The committee reported to the April 1785 Court ;
From the great abundance of water in the said
swamp-- there is a practicability of making it navigable by clearing the main
run during the dry season. The justices then instructed the committee to search
the run of Goshen, lay it off in districts and obtain a list of inhabitants
living near each district.
The committee reported to the July 1785 court
that it had layed off the run of Goshen Swamp into 17 convenient small
districts. These districts were numbered consectively from where the Goshen
empties into the Northeast Cape Fear, Westward along the Swamp to just beyond
the mouth of Panther Branch in the west, which flows into the south side of
Goshen a few yards west of where, US 117, now crosses the swamp.
This Panther Branch is not to be confused with
Panther Creek, which empties into the northeast Cape Fear, just north of the
mouth of Goshen Swamp in East Duplin County.
A description of each District, together with the names of overseers and hands
follows ;
1st district thru 14th district, other surnames.
For the 15th District, from mouth of White
Oak up to the Bridge ; John Bradley overseer, hands ; Jeptha Daniel,
James Bradley, Shadrick Daniel, John Daniel Jr, William Gilly & his
son,(not named) Thomas Wiggins & his negro, William Burnham, William Hurst
and his two negroes, Thomas Flowers, Simon Flowers, Starling Powell & all
others belonging to their families.
There were other names listed for the 16th &
17th districts.
This was also in the Duplin Co. Court minutes book
of 1784-1787.
Duplin Co. Court Co. Minutes
book of 1784- 1787
William Burnham served on Jury in Duplin Co.
Grand Jury / April 21, 1788 Duplin Co. Court
of Pleas & Quarter Sessions begun and held for County of Duplin at the
Court House
Duplin Co. Court Minutes
book 1791- 1795
Deed ; Thomas Flowers to William Burnham for 150
acres proved by John Hurst ; order registered.
Duplin Co. Court Minutes 1795-
1798
20 April 1795 county court of Pleas & Sessions
begun & held for County of Duplin at the court house Wed. morning court
met at 9:0clock according to adjournment.
Ordered Hannah Summions, orphan child a free born
negro, now about 1 year old, bound apprentice to Betsy Burnham, till age 21 to
learn to read the Bible, and to spin & weave.
Duplin Co. Court Minutes 1805-
1809
Page 2
Tuesday, 22 October, 1805
Appointed Frederick Burnham, a constable, he gave
bond
Page 88
20 July, 1808
David L. Kenan, Sherriff, rendered a list of
insolvents, Poll Taxables for 1807 as follows ;
Fred'k Burnham, listed along with about 40 other
names.
Duplin Co. Court Minutes 1805-
1807
Page 1
Tuesday 22 October, 1805
Appointed William Burnham, guardian to Serena
Idelot, a minor, he gave bond of f 1500 :
ordered he take her estate into possession.