came to this country in 1736 from the north of Ireland, and settled in Milford in 1746, where he died in 1782. Thomas Burns, the son of John Burns, married Elizabeth Hartness, of Lunenburg, Mass., and settled in Milford, where he died at the age of eighty.
Samuel Burns, son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Hartness) Burns, and grand-father of Charles H. Burns, was born in Milford, September 17, 1779; married February 12, 1801, Abigail Jones, a woman of great strength of mind, and of most excellent character, and settled in Milford. He was a strong man, frequently elected to responsible offices, serving the town ten years as one of the selectmen, and died of brain fever in the prime of life, September 20, 1817. His funeral was the largest ever held in Milford.
Charles A. Burns, son of Samuel and Abigail (Jones) Burns, was born in Milford, January 19, 1809; married December 31, 1833, Elizabeth Hutchinson, of Milford, and settled in his native town. They were both people of the highest character, and well known for their intelligence and worth. They were the parents of Charles H. Burns. The father died of fever January 25, 1857. The mother, Elizabeth (Hutchinson) Burns, born in Milford, June 18, 1816, and now living, traces her descent from Barnard Hutchinson, who in 1282 was living in Cowlan, in the county of York. He was an esquire, and married at daughter of John Bagville, of one of the oldest families of Yorkshire. From their oldest son, John Hutchinson, (1) Richard Hutchinson, the pioneer ancestor of Mrs. Burns, traced his descent. He was born in England; married December 7, 1627, Alice Bosworth; resided in North Markham, and in 1635 migrated to America. The following year he was in Salem, Mass. He died about the year 1662.
2. Joseph Hutchinson was born in England in 1633, and was brought to this country in his infancy.
3. Benjamin Hutchinson married (1) Jane, daughter of Walter and Margaret Phillips; married (2) January 26, 1714, Abigail Foster; died in 1733.
4. Benjamin Hutchinson, son of Benjamin and Jane (Phillips) Hutchinson, was born in Salem, Mass., January 27, 1693, and married February 7, 1715, Sarah, daughter of John and Mary (Nurse) Tarbell. He was a man of large wealth.
5. Nathan Hutchinson, son of Benjamin and Sarah (Tarbell) Hutchinson, was baptized February 10, 1717; married Rachel Sterns, and was one of the first settlers on the territory within the present limits of Milford. He died January 12, 1795.
6. Nathan Hutchinson, son of Nathan and Rachel (Sterns) Hutchinson, was born in Milford, which was then a part of the town of Amherst, in February, 1752; married, in 1778, Rebecca, daughter of William and Rebecca (Smith) Peabody; was a farmer, and died December 26, 1831. She was born January 2, 1752; died February 25, 1826.
7. Abel Hutchinson, son of Nathan and Rebecca (Peabody) Hutchinson, father of Mrs. Elizabeth (Hutchinson) Burns, and grandfather of Charles H. Burns, was born in Milford, August 8, 1795, and married January 22, 1815, Betsey, daughter of Isaac and Elizabeth Bartlett. She was born October 26, 1796, and died August 23, 1873, in Milford. He died February 19, 1846. Of this union was born, June 18, 1816, Elizabeth (Hutchinson) Burns.
