William de Puttenham, II

William (2), son of Henry (2) Puttenham, was born about 1430, died in 1492. His will was dated July 10, 1492, and proved at Lambeth, July 23, 1492. He directed that his body be buried before the image of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Chapel within the church of the Hospital of the Blessed Mary, called the Elsingspytell, in London. He married Anne, daughter of John Hampden, of Hampden, county Bucks. William Puttenam of Puttenham, Long Marston, Sherfield, Warbelton, etc. returned as "Esquire" for the Co. of Herts, about 1480. Aged 30 and over in 1473 and 40 and upwards 1st of Ric. III, say 1483.

He was declared "heir" of Henry Puttenham his father by Inqn. P.M. 1473. In 1475 he held the Manor of Tyscote near Puttenham. v. Inqn. of Jo. Harvey.

Had issue;

• Sir George Puttenham [heir] b.c. 1470
• Edward
• possibly Nicholas Puttenham/Putnam of Penn but unlikely as Nicholas was born c. 1445
• possibly John Puttenham/Putnam of Edelsborough brother of Nicholas. Five daus. unmn. in 1492 and named in their father's Will:
• Frideswide. [In 1496 Sir Th. Oxenbridge and his wife Frideswide held lands in Co. Beds. She may have been the eldest dau. of William Puttenham.].
• Elizabeth
• Alienore [said to have married Richard Piggott]
• Brigide
• Agnes

Citations:

New England families, genealogical and memorial: a record of the ..., Volume 2 edited by William Richard Cutter Pg.1075

http://books.google.com/books?id=1M8UAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA1075&lpg=PA1075&...

William de Puttenham, of Sherfield, Penn, Wableton, Long Marston, etc., in Co. Sohants., Bucks., and Herts., d. 1492. m. Anne de Hampden. Their third son, Nicholas Putnam, of Penn, Bucks., who was named in his father's will, and in the Bucks "Visitations," (see Eben Putnam's "Putnam Family," and reference therein).

A history of the Putnam family in England and America: recording the ... By Eben Putnam Pg.128

http://books.google.com/books?id=kdlIAAAAMAAJ&pg=RA1-PR13&lpg=RA1-P...

Stirnet's "Hampden1" page only identifies this William as "_ Putnam".

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(XIII) William, eldest son of Henry Puttenham, was in possession of Puttenham, Penne, Sherfield, and other estates. He was buried in London, and his will was proved July 23, 1492. He married Anne, daughter of John Hampden, of Hampden, who was living in 1486. They had sons: Sir George, Thomas and Nicholas.

http://dunhamwilcox.net/me/me_bio_putnam.htm

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