Thomas Putnam Jr 
Thomas Putnam was born on January 12th, 1652 in Salem, Essex Co, MA. Thomas Putnam's father was Thomas Putnam and his mother was Ann Holyoke. His paternal grandparents were John Putnam and Priscilla Gould; his maternal grandparents were Edward Holyoke and Prudence Stockton. He had a brother and five sisters, named Edward, Ann, Sarah, Mary, Deliverence and Elizabeth. He was the fourth oldest of the seven children. He had a half-brother named Joseph. He died at the age of 47 on May 24th, 1699 in Salem, Essex, MA.General Notes
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One of the first to make accusations of witchcraft during the Salem witch
trials.
Notes for THOMAS PUTNAM:
Sergeant Thomas Putnam had received a liberal education for his times,
but with others whom we should more enlig htened, he took a most prominent
part in the witchcraft delusion of 1692, bei ng in fact, second to none
but Rev. Parris in the fury with which he seemed t o ferret out the
victims of his young daughter's insane desire for notoriety. His wife
also took prominent part in those proceedings.
Sergeant Putnam wa s of a decisive and obstinate nature; he had been in
the Narragansett fight, belonged to the company of troopers and was
parish clerk. Many of the record s of the witchcraft proceedings are in
his hand. He wrote a fine, clear and beautiful hand.
It was in the houses of Thomas and of Rev. Parris that the "be witched"
children first met to accomplish their pranks. In the "circle" were the
daughter Ann, and a maid-servant of Mrs. Putnam, Mary Lewis by name.
Th at Sergeant Putnam was a firm believer in the whole matter there seems
to be but little doubt. He showed a lamentable lack of common sense, but
so did ma ny others. The strain was too much for him and he died shortly
after the tra ils; his wife followed him to the grave a few weeks later.
More About THOMAS P UTNAM:
Baptism: February 16, 1651/52, 1st Church, Salem, Massachusetts
Burial : Putnam Cemetery, Harhorne, Danvers ??
Title: Sergeant
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.~ 1490 in Rowsham, England d.26 Feb 1556 in Wingrave, Buckinghamshire, England
- b.1520 in Rowsham, Buckinghamshire, England d.02 Oct 1573 in Wingrave, Buckinghamshire, England
- b.~ 1502 in Eddlesborough, England d.~ 1565
- b.1540 in Wingrave, Buckinghamshire, England d.27 Sep 1598 in Stewkley, England
- b.1521 in Wingrave, Buckinghamshire, England d.27 Jun 1568 in Wingrave, Buckinghamshire, England
- b.17 Jan 1579 in Wingrave, Buckinghamshire, England d.30 Dec 1662 in Salem, MA
- b.1501 in Wingrave, Buckinghamshire, England d.1535 in Wingrave, Buckinghamshire, England
- b.~ 1524 in Wingrave, Buckinghamshire, England d.1602 in Wingrave, Buckinghamshire, England
- b.~ 1503 in England d.Oct 1558 in Wingrave, Buckinghamshire, England
- b.16 Aug 1556 in Wingrave, Buckinghamshire, England d.08 Jan 1619 in Aston Abbotts, Buckinghamshire, England
- b.~ 1530 in Wingrave, Buckinghamshire, England
- b.07 Mar 1615 in Aston Abbots, Berkshire, England d.10 May 1686 in Salem Village, Essex, MA
- b.1500 in Bovington, Hertfordshire, England d.23 Nov 1547
- b.~ 1530 in Bovington, Hertsfordshire, England d.04 Dec 1558 in Stoke, Mandeville, Buckinghamshire, England
- b.1490 in Stoke-Mandeville, Buckinghamshire, England d.28 Jun 1546 in Bovington, Hertfordshire, England
- b.1553 in Stoke, Mandeville, Buckinghamshire, England d.1604 in Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England
- b.1525 in England
- b.1538 in England d.29 Mar 1560
- b.1586 in Bovington, Hertsfordshire, England d.Bet 1616 and 1680
- b.1563 in Stoke, Mandeville, Buckinghamshire, England
- b.12 Jan 1652 in Salem, Essex Co, MA d.24 May 1699 in Salem, Essex, MA
- b.~ 1495 in England
- b.1520 in England d.Jan 1568 in Alcester, Warickshire, England
- b.~ 1498 in England d.Dec 1578
- b.~ 1555 in England d.Nov 1587 in Alcester, Warickshire, England
- b.1490 in England d.1547 in Kinnerton, Warickshire, England
- b.~ 1522 in England d.Feb 1587 in Alcester, Warickshire, England
- b.1492 in England d.1559 in Yardley, Worchester, England
- b.1585 in Tamworth, Staffordshire, England d.04 May 1660 in Boston, MA
- b.1500 in Yardley, Worchester, England d.Jan 1549
- b.1533 in Yardley, Worchester, England d.Jun 1590 in Yardley, Worchester, England
- b.~ 1502 in England
- b.1562 in Yardley, Worchester, England d.Aug 1615 in Alcester, Warickshire, England
- b.~ 1535 in England d.Jun 1591 in Yardley, Worchester, England
- b.1625 in Tamworth, Staffordshire, England d.Sep 1665 in Salem Village, Essex, MA
- b.1503 in Edsley, Whitchurch, Stropshire, England d.1558 in Whitchurch, Shropshire, England
- b.1530 in Edsley, Whitchurch, Stropshire, England d.<24 Apr 1591 in Tilstock, Whitchurch, Stropshire, England
- b.~ 1505 in Stropshire, England d.<12 Jul 1580 in Whitchurch, Shropshire, England
- b.1544 in Whitchurch, Shropshire, England d.Nov 1630 in Kimcote, Leicestershire, England
- b.~ 1530 in Stropshire, England
- b.1584 in Kinholt, Leicestershire, England d.< 1658 in Boston, MA
- b.~ 1560 d.Feb 1630 in Kimcote, Leicestershire, England
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‌Thomas Putnam and Ann were married in a religious ceremony on November 25th, 1678 in Salem, MA. They had three sons and five daughters, named Thomas, Ebenezer, Timothy, Ann, Elizabeth, Deliverence, Child and Abigail.
Family Notes
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Children
Elizabeth Putnam
Elizabeth was born on May 29th, 1683 in Salem, Essex Co MA. She died before 1740 in Wenham, MA.
Child Putnam
Child was born in September 1689 in Salem, Essex Co MA. She died at 3 months old in December 1689 in Salem, Essex Co MA.
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