Dea. Elisha Hale Putnam

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Deacon Elisha Putnam

Born 3 Nov 1685 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts

Son of Edward Putnam and Mary (Hale) Putnam

Brother of Edward Putnam, Holyoke Putnam, Joseph Putnam, Mary (Putnam) Flint, Prudence (Putnam) Wyman, Nehemiah Putnam, Ezra Putnam, Isaac Putnam and Abigail Putnam

Husband of Hannah (Marble) Putnam — married 10 Feb 1711 in Salem Villiage, Essex, Massachusetts

Husband of Susanna (Fuller) Sadler — married 15 Feb 1713 [location unknown]

Father of Elisha Putnam, Nehemiah Putnam, Jonathan Putnam, Susanna (Putnam) Whipple, Stephen Putnam, Eunice Putnam, Huldah (Putnam) Matthews and Rufus Putnam

Died 10 Jun 1745 in Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts

Profile last modified 20 Aug 2019 | Created 20 Oct 2010

Biography

Elisha Putnam, son of Edward and Mary (Hale), born Nov. 3, 1685., Salem, Essex, Massachusetts[1]

Deacon Elisha Putnam, of Topsfield, married first at Salem, 10 February, 1710/11, Hannah Marble of Salem, at Salem[2] The printed town records indicate that the 10th was either missing or illegible.

Elisha Putnam, of Topsfield, and Susanna Fuller, were married Feb. 15, 1713/14, in Salem.[3]

Will 1745 Worcester County, Massachusetts[4]

Deacon Elisha Putnam died June 10, 1745, in Sutton, Massachusetts[5]

Elisha Putnam of Topsfield, husbandman, and a half dozen other people bought 500 acres of land in the Nipmug country for £658. The parcel was the northern half of the 1000 acres granted to Colonel Elisha Hutchinson and Isaac Addington by the General Court in 1713. One week later they mortgaged this same parcel for £600, the mortgage running until 10 Aug 1723. Elisha and his family settled on this land between 1723 and 1725[5].

In the year 1726, Elisha's name first appears in the Sutton Records, he being appointed part of a committee to negotiate with the minister[5]. He was the representative from Sutton to the General Court during 1740/1 and 1743; town selectman 1726, and 1729; town clerk from 1738 to 1745; moderator in 1740; and treasurer 1729-41[6].

He was admitted to the Sutton church in 1730, and was deacon from 1731 until his death in 1745. "...he was much respected as a citizen and a christan."[5] and "... a very useful man in the civil and ecclesiastical concerns of the place."[5]

Children 1st five born Salem Village; children starting with Mary were born in Sutton[5]

Elisha, b. 2 Dec; bapt. 8 Jan., 1716, in Salem Village;d , 1758. Hannah, bapt. 8 Sept., 1717, in Salem; m. In Sutton, 18 Aug., 1736, Jonathan, son of Samuel and Abigail Dudley. Nehemiah, b. 22 March, and bapt. 29 March, 1719 in Salem Village; d. 27 Nov., 1791. Jonathan, b. 19 July, bapt. 3 Sept., 1721, in Salem Village. Susanna, bapt. 8 Sept., 1723, in Salem Village; d. ; m., 1st, in Sutton, 24 Feb., 1742, Timothy, son of Timothy and Keziah Holton. Mrs. Susanna Holton m., 2d, John Whipple. Mary, b. 12 June, 1725 ; d. 22 Apr., 1736. Stephen, b. 4 Apr., 1728; d. 5 March, 1803, in N. H. Amos, b. 22 July, 1730; d. 19 Aug., 1804 or 17 Sept., 1811. Eunice, b. 6 July, 1732; d. at Windham, Connecticut. Huldah, b. 25 May, 1734 ; m. Daniel Matthews, son of Daniel and Eunice (Morse) Matthews. Rufus, b. 9 Apr., 1738 ; d. at Marietta, Ohio, 4 May, 1824; General In Revolutionary army. Sources

↑ Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850. Salem - V2, Page(s): 209. online at American Ancestors ↑ Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850. Salem - V4, Page(s): 61. At AmericanAncestors ↑ Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850. Salem - V4, Page(s): 229. Online at American Ancestors ↑ Worcester County, MA: Index to Probate Records, 1731-1881. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004), (County of Worcester, Index to the Probate Records of the County of Worcester, Massachusetts, five vols., 1898–1920) ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 Putnam, Eben.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, 1891 ↑ Legislators of Massachusetts General Court, 1691-1780 (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2002), (Orig. Pub. by Northeastern University Press , Boston, MA. John A. Schutz, Legislators of the Massachusetts General Court 1691–1780 A Biographical Dictionary, 1997.) See also:

S468 Dave Carlsen, The Descendants of Richard Hutchinson A : http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~rhutch/ Note: Based on the book: The Hutchinson Family: or the Descendants of Barnard Hutchinson, of Cowlam, England, compiled by Perley Derby, Essex Institute Press, 1870, Salem, Massachusetts Michael A. Hobart, Possible Ancestry of Freeman Trask http://users.sisna.com/mhobart/US/FTrask/wc_toc.htm

Edward Putnam, grandson of the first John, givesthe above account in a manuscript dated 1733, himself being then seventy-nine years of age, and adds: "From these three proceeded twelve males; from these twelve, forty males; and from these forty,eight-two males. There were none of the name of Putnam in New England but those of this family.

"With respect to their situation in life," he remarks, "I can say with the Psalmist: 'I have been young and now am old, yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken nor his seed begging bread,' except of God, who provides for all. For God had given to the generations of my fathers, Agar's petition-' neither poverty nor riches '-but hath fed us with food convenient for us, and their childrenhave been able to help others in their need. The third generation have all gone to their account but three, and he that gives this account is one of them, aged seventy-nine years."

In 1741,at the age of eighty-seven, he gives the names of the following heads of families of the fourth generation, viz.: Edward, Elisha, Joseph, Ezra, Isaac, Nathaniel, Daniel, Benjamin, Tarrent, Cornelius, Stephen, Israel, Thomas, Edward, Archelaus, Joseph, Samuel, John, Amos, Josiah, James, Caroline, Jethro, John, Jonathan,Henry, Holyoak, Jacob, William, David, Ely, Joshua, Henry-32. But how many there were at that time, [10]of that generation, he says he could not tell. This good, old man died in the year 1747, in the ninety-fourth year of his age.

The Putnam family, as before stated, settled at Salem, Massachusetts, in the year 1634, and they were very numerous at that day in that and the neighboring towns. However, they are a family by no means so governed by local habits as some others. They now spread through all New England and many other parts of the United States; nor have I ever found one of the name but was descended from the Salem family. It would be in vain to attempt, at this day, to give an account of all the male descendants of the family. However, I shall attempt a genealogy, as far as has come to my knowledge:

First, Thomas Putnam, the eldest son of our ancestor, John Putnam, had four sons Thomas, Edward, Archelaus and Joseph. Edward was born July 4, 1634, and died at upwards of ninety-three, before mentioned. His sons were the fourth generation, viz.: Edward, born April 29, 1682, lived to an old age; Holyoak, born September 18, 1683, killed by the Indians; *Elisha, born November 3, 1685, died June 10, 1745; Joseph, born November 1, 1687; Nehemiah, born December 20, 1694, died young; Ezra, born April 29, 1696, died aged fifty-one, Isaac, born March 14, 1698, died aged fifty-nine.

Of the fifth generation, sons of Edward2,viz.: Edward3 settled in Sutton, died at an advanced age, leaving a numerous issue; Holyoak, who also settled in Sutton; and Miles, who first settled inMiddleton.

Fifth generation, sons of Elisha, third son ofEdward1: Elisha, born December, 1715,died in the army, 1758; Nehemiah, born March 22, 1719,died at Sutton, November 27, 1791; Jonathan, born July 19, 1721, died at Sutton; Stephen, born April 4, 1728, died at Northampton March 5; Amos, born July 22, 1730, died August 19, 1804;tRufus, born April 9,1730.

Fifth generation, Sons of Joseph, fourth son of Edward1: Oliver and Joseph. [11]

Fifth generation, sons of Ezra, sixth son of Edward1: Nehemiah, died young. Ezra had three sons; all died without male issue.

Fifth generation, sons of Israel, seventh son of Edward1: Phineas, Asaph, Nathan, Isaac, Edward, Daniel. Edward died young. The others have numerous families.

Sixth generation, descending from Elisha, son of Edward1, viz.: sons of Elisha2: Andrew, Elisha, Antepas,Jockton, Luke, William. Sons of Nehemiah-Aaron, Reuben, Joseph, Benjamin. Sons of Jonathan- Adonijah, Trolinsbee, Jonathan, Francis, John. Sons of Stephen-Solomon, John, Elisha, Gideon, Lewis, David, Rufus. Son of Amos-Paul, who died in childhood. Sons of Rufus_**Ayres, William Rufus, **Franklin, Edwin.

Seventh generation, grandsons of Rufus, son of Elisha. Sons of William Rufus-William, died a few days after birth; William Rufus, born June 13, 1812. Sons of Edwin-Franklin, Rufus, William Rice.

In reviewing this memoir, in justice to the character of my father, Elisha Putnam, I ought to mention that he was much respected as a citizen and Christian, was town clerk many years and deacon of the church, and represented the town of Sutton in the general court, how many years I cannot say.

Descendants of Joseph, the youngest son of Thomas and grandson of our venerable ancestor. He was half-brother to Edward 1,whose descendants have been noticed:

Fourth generation, sons of the above Joseph-William, David, Israel1.

Fifth generation, sons of David - William, Allen,Joseph, Israel, Jesse.

Fifth generation, Sons of ttIsrael2: Sixth generation-Israel, David (who died young), Chuyler.

Sixth generation, sons of William, son of David1 - Andrew and William.

Sixth generation, sons of Joseph, son of David1-Jesse.

Sixth generation, sons of Israel, son of David1 - Allen, David, Israel.

[12]Sixth generation, Sons of Israel, son of Israel1-Israel, Aaron Waldow,David, William Pitt, George Washington.

Sixth generation, sons of Daniel, son of General Israel-William.

Sixth generation, sons of Chuyler, son of General Israel-John, Nathan, P. Schuyler, Oliver.

Seventh generation, sons of Aaron Waldow, son of Colonel Israel-William Pitt, Aaron Waldo, Israel Loring.

Seventh generation, sons of David, son of ***Colonel Israel-Benjamin Perkins, Charles M., Peter R., Douglas, David, Murray, George.

The descendants of the branches of the Putnam family are very numerous, an account of whom has not been attempted for want of documents, and it is to be observed that, of the thirty-two heads of families mentioned by my grandfather in 1741, the descendants of only eight of them have been noticed, and those very partially in several instances.

• Elisha removed from Salem and settled in Sutton, May, 1725. Isaac also removed to Sutton soon after.
  • Died in childhood. tCommenced the settlement at Marietta, on the Ohio, April 7, 1788, and arrived there with his family November, 1790. ttThis is the celebrated General Putnam, born at Danvers, Mass., 1716; settled at Pomfret, Conn.
    • Colonel Israel Putnam, with all his family, removed to the Ohio between 1788 and 1797; settled at Marietta and Belpre.

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