Thomas Putnam, III - Zachariah Putnam Sr.

Zachariah Sr. isn't a close relative of mine even if he does turn out to be a son of Thomas III and Elizabeth Whipple Putnam, but based on Zach Sr.'s date and place of birth as currently listed on his profile, I would say it's extremely unlikely that he is Thomas III's son, as he is only nine years younger than Thomas and born in VA. Something has to give there, and I'd say it's most likely to be his parents, based on what you've mentioned plus the information on the profiles.

Hello—. Zacharias was definitely not a son of Thomas III and Elizabeth (Whipple) Putnam. These were my 7-great-grandparents, and I’ve researched this family closely. I have a copy of Thomas’ will. Somebody added two other “sons” to this family, by the way, who don’t belong — William and Henry. I will have to fix that. Can’t help any further with Zacharias but do know he wasn’t a member of this family...

Bob Hanscom
Andover MA

Thank you both Living Cooley And Robert...I have a distant deceased 3rd cousin who died when I was 13 who swore they were German Palaentines...but upon further research, I have found this to be false, I am even stronger leaning toward billputman.com assertion that Zachariah's line was the Virginia line, not Thomas III and Elizabeth Whipple's New England side...although I believe they are related by Uncles, Zachariah IMO appears to be a Cholesbury Putnam, whereas the New England line are Penn Putnam's....thank you for yalls input, it is greatly appreciated.......

Thomas Putnam, Sr John Putnam the founder of salem line of putnam's and William Putnam Jr. the founder of Virginia line....they were cousins....thought yall may like this info...thanx and God bless yall

It seems there might be a mix up. Someone put the Salem lines under Thomas Putnam III. From my understanding this is incorrect.