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Putnam family Earlier spellings Puttenham, Putenham Place of origin England Traditions
Puritan
Coat of Arms of John Putnam
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 1580 and came from
Aston Abbotts ,
Buckinghamshire , England. He was married to Priscilla Gould and they settled in Salem. They were the parents of seven children: Elizabeth, Thomas, John, Nathaniel, Sara, Phoebe, and John. Their eldest son, Thomas, was the father of
Thomas Putnam and Deacon Edward Putnam, who were involved in the
Salem witch trials and were partially responsible for the executions of those convicted of witchcraft.
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Notable members
Albigence Waldo Putnam (1799–1869), historian
Ann Putnam, Jr. (1679–1716), accuser at
Salem Witchcraft trials
Brenda Putnam (1890–1975), sculptor
Carleton Putnam (1901–1998), aviator, activist & author
David Putnam (1898–1918), World War I air ace
Frederic Ward Putnam (1839–1915), American anthropologist, Harvard University
George Putnam (1807–1878), Unitarian minister
George Putnam (1889–1960), great-great-grandson of Judge Samuel Putnam, founder of
Putnam Investments ; his son George Putnam, retired chairman Putnam Investments; and grandson
George Putnam III , Chairman,
Putnam Investments
George D. Putnam (born 1948), screenwriter
George Haven Putnam (1844–1930), book entrepreneur & publishing-family member
George Palmer Putnam (1814–1872), book entrepreneur
George P. Putnam (1887–1950), publisher, author, explorer, & publishing-family member; husband of aviator
Amelia Earhart
Gideon Putnam (1763–1812), entrepreneur
Harriet Putnam Fowler (1842–1901), author & poet
Herbert Putnam (1861–1955), American library administrator & publishing-family member
Israel Putnam (1718–1790), American Revolution General
Jake Putnam (born 1956), Emmy award winning journalist, author, US Osuna Cup Team, Senior Olympic tennis player
James Jackson Putnam (1846–1918), neurologist
Mary Corinna Putnam Jacobi (1842–1906), American physician
Palmer Cosslett Putnam (1900–1984),
Wind power pioneer and author, builder of the
Smith–Putnam wind turbine
Paul A. Putnam (1903–1982), American Brigadier General United States Marine Corps, Commander during the defense of wake Island during World War II
Samuel Putnam (1768–1853), Massachusetts Supreme Court justice, who wrote the opinion in
Harvard College v. Amory , which established the
Prudent man rule in US Law
Robert Putnam (born 1941), American political scientist, Harvard University
Rufus Putnam (1738–1824), American Revolution officer, later brigadier general
Seth Putnam (1968–2011), American musician, from Newton, Massachusetts
Thomas Putnam (1651–1699), landowner in Salem during the
Salem witch trials
William Lowell Putnam (1861–1923), American jurist & banker
George Putnam (newsman) (1914–2008), Emmy award winning investigative journalist & news broadcaster
Family tree
Putnam family members
John Putnam (c 1580–1666) m. Priscilla Gould
Thomas Putnam (1614–1686)
Thomas Putnam (1652–1699), Salem witch trials accuser
Deacon Edward Putnam (1654–1747), Salem witch trials accuser
Edward Putnam (1682-1755)
Edward Putnam (1711-1800)
David Putnam (1752-1840)
David Putnam Jr. (1790-1879)
Alonzo W. Putnam (1828-1881)
Hiram M. Putnam (1856-1935)
George F. Putnam (1891-1946)
Elisha Putnam (1685–1745)
Joseph Putnam (1669–1722) m. Elizabeth Porter (1673–1746)
David Putnam (1707–1768)
Israel Putnam (b. 1742)
William Putnam (b. 1749)
Israel Putnam (1718–1790), General
Nathaniel Putnam (1619–1700)
Benjamin Putnam (1664–1715) m. Sarah Tarrant
Nathaniel Putnam (1686–1754)
Archelaus Putnam Sr. (b. 1718)
Nathaniel Putnam (1746–1800)
Nathaniel Putnam (1774–1849)
Nathaniel Putnam (1802–1886)
Abby Putnam Morrison (1848–)
Lillian Morrison Tingue (1885–)
Grace Tingue Curran (1907–1988)
Archelaus Putnam Jr. (1740–1800)
Caleb Putnam (1763–1826)
James Russell Putnam (1781–1841)
James Mercier Putnam (1823–1887), instrumental in colonizing British Honduras
James Henry Putnam (b. 1848), sugar plantation and railroad owner
Robert Emmet Putnam (1883–1959)
Richard Johnson Putnam (1913–2002), federal judge
"Bobby" Emmet Putnam (1919–2009)
Dr. Kimball Putnam Marshall (b. 1947), nationally recognized professor of business
Tarrant Putnam (1688–1732)
Gideon Putnam (1726–1811)
Samuel Putnam (1768–1853), Massachusetts Supreme Court justice
Daniel Putnam (b. 1696)
John Putnam (1627–1710)
James Putnam Sr. (1661–1727), bricklayer
James Putnam Jr. (b. 1689), bricklayer
References
^ Putnam, Eben (1891),
A History of the Putnam Family in England and America. Recording the Ancestry and Descendants of John Putnam of Danvers, Mass., Jan Poutman of Albany, N. Y., Thomas Putnam of Hartford, Conn, Volume 1 , Salem Press Publishing and Printing Company, retrieved October 4, 2007