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The Putnam family of prominent old colonial Americans was founded by Puritans John and Priscilla (Gould) Putnam in the 17th century, in Salem, Massachusetts. Many notable individuals are descendants of this family, including those listed below. John Putnam was born about 1285 and came from Aston Abbotts, Buckinghamshire, England. He was married ...
Thomas Putnam (March 22, 1652 [O.S. March 12, 1651] – June 3 [O.S. May 24], 1699) [3] was a member of the Putnam family, a resident of Salem Village (present-day Danvers, Massachusetts, United States) and a significant accuser in the notorious 1692 Salem witch trials.
Ann Putnam (October 18, 1679 – 1716) was a primary accuser, at age 12, at the Salem Witch Trials of Massachusetts during the later portion of 17th-century Colonial America. Born 1679 in Salem Village , Essex County , Massachusetts Bay Colony , she was the eldest child of Thomas (1652–1699) and Ann (Née Carr) Putnam (1661–1699).
Ann Putnam née Carr (15 June 1661 – 8 June 1699) is frequently referred to as "Ann Putnam Senior" to differentiate from her daughter of the same name, as both featured prominently in the Salem witch trials. Born in Salisbury in the Massachusetts Bay Colony on 15 June 1661 [1] to George, Sr. and Elizabeth (Dexter) Carr.
Ann Putnam Jr. – age 12 and living in Salem Village/Danvers. Daughter of Thomas Putnam and Ann Putnam Sr. Jemima Rea, age 12 and living in Salem Village/Danvers; Mary Gould-Reddington, age 71 and living in Topsfield; Joseph Ring, age 28 and living in Salisbury; Mary Duncan-Sargent, age 33 and living in Gloucester; Susannah Sheldon, age 18 and ...
Many in Salem knew about her fornication with Alexander and by endeavoring to gain full ownership of her late husband's estate she ignored the tradition of family alliances in Salem as she was denying her two sons wealth and social position. [3] The Putnam's family economic stability grew less secure by Osborne's attempt at economic independence.
Edward Bishop III eventually married Susannah Putnam, a relation of the Putnam family who were the main accusers in the witchcraft hysteria. [3] Edward Bishop, the sawyer, was perhaps not closely related to the other Edward Bishops. Edward Bishop, the sawyer, married Bridget Playfer. Bridget Bishop lived on Conant Street in Salem Town. [3]
Putnam was born in 1718 in Salem Village (now Danvers), Massachusetts to Joseph and Elizabeth (Porter) Putnam, a prosperous farming Puritan family. His parents had opposed the Salem witch trials in the 1690s. [2] Putnam moved west in 1740 at age 22 to Mortlake, Connecticut [3] (today Brooklyn) where land was cheaper. [4]