Asa Norman  BURNHAM

From 'The History of Cayuga County 1789-1879' page 364 Union Springs / Town of Springport www.rootsweb.com/ ~nycayuga/ storke/ page364.html
'Dr. John Mosher, Capt. William Cozzens and Asa Burnham, started a store in the fall of 1815, which they continued for several years. Burnham and Mosher afterwards did business alone, the former but a few years, the latter continuing till about 1842.'


Asa was Inspector of Common Schools and Commissioner of Common Schools, Union Springs (History of Cayuga County by Elliot G. Storke, p. 363), married Martha Slocum Hammond

...Cayuga - Asa N. Burnham, commissioner to acknowledge deeds &c;...

Date: July 14, 1819
Location: New York
Paper: National Advocate

Asa N. BURNHAM of Springport; 1830
Bond: Eleazer BURNHAM; Seneca WOOD (Ledyard); Thomas WOOD (Auburn)
Children under 14: Thomas H., Norman H., & Sally C. BURNHAM
Father: Asa BURNHAM
'Inventory of Debts due BURNHAM & COZZINS 1/ 2 such July 16, 1830'

The creditors of Asa N. Burnham, late of Springport in Cayuga county, deceased, and all persons having claims against said deceased, will take notice that it is hereby required of them to exhibit the same with the vouchers thereof, according to law, to the subscriber, at his dwelling house in the town of Ledyard, in said county, on or before the fifteenth day of August next, or they will lose the benefit of the Statues in such case made and provided. All persons indebted are required to make immediate payment. - Dated February 8, 1831.

ELEAZAR BURNHAM, Administrator

Date: August 03, 1831
Location: New York
Paper: Cayuga Patriot

'The few old landmarks of the early settlers which remain in Union Springs are being rapidly obliterated and it may not be considered out of place to locate a few of the more recent.'


'When the old, red stone building of Pierson's, on the corner of Cayuga and Mill streets, was torn down, it took some time--even with the help of the date of the building, 1810, found on the corner-stone--for the oldest inhabitant to recall that it was built by William Burling. Asa Burnham kept a store there. '

'The rest of the town was on Main street, reaching from Captain Cozzens' place (afterwards Mr. Arnold's) to John Yawger's tavern, which was on the site of the brick house afterwards built by Daniel Yawger, the brick house at the corner of Schoby and Cayuga Street.). There were four dry goods stores, (no groceries), the first north by Asa Burnham on the southwest corner of the street leading to the grist mill, in a stone building. He lived in the same building; another kept by Isaac Valentine, about half-way between Burnham's and one kept by Laban Hoskins, which was nearly opposite his residence; the fourth was John Mosher's which was about on the site of the Baptist church…'



'Some of the first inhabitants were Captain Cozzens, Aunt Amy, then the widow White, and her mother, Aunt Lizzy Mosher. They had a row of poplar trees in front of their house, (about the only shade trees the village could boast. (Mary Jane Webb's home is that house.) Dr. John Mosher, Uncle Esek Mosher,