Sarah Arentse Putman

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Sarah Arentse Putman

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Birthplace: Tribes Hill, Albany, New York, United States
Death: February 21, 1820 (63-71)
Stone Arabia, Montgomery/Tryon, New York, United States of America
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Arent (David) Victorse Putman and Elisabeth (Lysbet) Pootman
Sister of Maritje Margareta B. Pootman; Victoor A. Pootman; Cornelia Clarrisa Pootman; Annatje Pootman; Cornelis A. Pootman and 2 others

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About Sarah Arentse Putman

Sara (Arent, Victor, Johannes)   
    Sara Putman was baptized 1 March 1754 by a missionary of the New York Trinity Church.  

Most early authors list this Sarah as the wife of Jacob De Graff, and this seems to be true. His name is also written as Graff, Groff, and Craft.
A report says that Jacob married Sarah Putman in 1771 at the Johnstown Presbyterian Church.
Jacob Graff was born in 1726 and came from Hanover, German, about 1760. He settled in what is now the Village of Fond, New York.
According to her gravestone, Sarah Putman was born in 1742 and died October 20, 1805, at the age of 63 years. Jacob died October 3, 1805. Both were buried in Fonda, Montgomery County, New York.
Children:
1. Peter. He was born in 1763. Peter married Elizabeth Frye March 7, 1785 in Caughnawaga, or Fonda, New York. Peter saw service during the Revolutionary War and was present at the surrender of Burgonye. He was afterward a farmer and gunsmith. Peter had children Philip, Anne, Peter, Abraham, and Clarisa.
2. Daniel. He was born June 10, 1769, at the Lutheran Church of Stone Arabia with sponsors Daniel Serbes and Margaretha Postman. Parents were Jacob and Sarah De Graff. Daniel married Margaret Ackerman.
3. Margaret Putman. She was born December 4, 1772, and baptized June 6, 1772, at the Dutch Reformed Church of Fonda, New York. Her sponsors were Jacob Simmons and Margaret Putman.
4. Phillip. He was born January 2, 1774. He married Deborah Wemple April 15, 1791, the daughter of Barent Wemple and Sarah Smith. Phillip was a member of the Rangers mentioned in Stone's "Life of Joseph Brant".
5. Johannes. He was born January 12, 1775, and baptized April 16, 1775, at the Dutch Reformed Church of Fonda, New York. His sponsors were Johannes Kitts, Jr., and Anna Kitts. Johannes married an Angene.
6. Maria. She was born June 19, 1777, and baptized August 13, 1777, at the Dutch Reformed Church. Sponsors were Cobus Davis and Rebecca Davis.

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Sarah Arentse Putman's Timeline

1752
May 5, 1752
Tribes Hill, Albany, New York, United States
1820
February 21, 1820
Age 67
Stone Arabia, Montgomery/Tryon, New York, United States of America