 1615 - 1686 (71 years)
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| Name |
Thomas Putnam |
| Prefix |
Lt. |
| Birth |
7 Mar 1614/5 [2, 4, 7] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Baptism |
7 Mar 1614/5 |
Aston Abbotts, Buckinghamshire, England  [6, 8, 9, 11, 13] |
| Freeman |
18 May 1642 [6, 11, 15, 16] |
| Will |
8 Feb 1682/3 [17] |
The will of Thomas Putnam is here given in full.
Know all men by these prsents, That I Thomas Putnam
Senr of Salem, being Ancient & sencible of the declining of
old age, & weakness & sumptoms of mortality daily atending
upon me, but being of sound mind & memory blessed
be God, doe make this my last will & testament, this 8th
day of february Annø Dom. 168 2/3 as followeth
Imp.r I give my soule into the hands of Jesus Christ in whome
I hope to live forever, & my body to the earth, In hope of
a Glorious resurection with him when this vild body shalbe
made like unto his Glorious body and for the estate God
hath given me, in this world, (my debts being paid), I dispose
of as followeth.
It. I give & bequeath to my son Thomas putnam & to his
hears & assignes the dwelling house he now lives in, with
the Barne & oarchards, with all the land belonging there to
containing by estimation, one hundred & fifty acres, be it
more or lesse, according as it lyes bounded, as is heareafter
exsprest, viz: from Hathorns medow as the water runs out
of the medow, till it comes into Ipswich River, then from
the bound by the river to the end of the Iland, to the great
black oak betwixt my Cozen John Putnams land & mine,
from thence to Cromwells, bound tree, & from thence to
a walnut tree & a litle red oak where lyes a heape of
stones, the trees being falen down, which is alsoe the
bounds betwixt Joshua Reas land & this land, & from
thence to Reas bounds, that is a red oake where lyes stones:
& from thence to another heape of stones, & from thence
to the fence at Hathorns medow, where is a tree marked
by the fence, & from thence with or along by the fence,
all the upland & swamp, till it comes to the place where
the water comes out of the meddow, And from thence my
Spong of medow on the other side the brooke, & the upland
on Jonathan Knites his side, till it comes to a marked
tree, neere the said Knights Corner of his feild next Beare
hill, & then Crosse the swamp, to the cart way that is at
the lower end, of the flaggy meddow, & to take in all the
meddow, & to run by the swamp, not over Andever waye,
till it comes at the tree where is three rocks & the tree
marked, & the tree is to the westward of the rockes: on the
north side, where Andever high way turnes, & from thence
to the bound where I Joyne to Topsfeild men, & soe to the
River; till I meet mr. Balyes meddow at the Spring, that
runs into the River, a little above the bridg, & from the
bridg, Andever Road to be the bounds to the tree, where is
three stones, at the turne of the waye, & from thence to two
trees marked at the ridg or Top of the hill, that lyes on the
right hand of the path as wee come from the bridg to Thomas
Putnams house, and from the two trees to a great rock that
is neere Hathorns brooke where Thomas & Edward are to
make a bridg over the brook against the corner of Thomas
his feild by his Barne, within which bounds is included a
pcell of land, containing about fifty acres lying by the River,
which said fifty acres alsoe I give & bequeath to my said
son Thomas his heires & assignes together with the aforesaid
house Barne oarchards & about one hundred & fifty acres,
upland and meddow, all which my said son Thomas his
heires & assignes shall have & Injoy forever, after my decease
It. I give and bequeath, to my sonn Edward Putnam & to
his heires & assignes a certaine tract of land, upland & meddow,
containing about eighty Acres be it more or less, with
the house he now dwells in, & the barne & oarchard, upon
the said land, which said pcell of land, is bounded, by the
land before Specifyed given to my son Thomas aforesaid,
easterly: & Ipswich River westerly: Alsoe I give unto him
my son Edward one pcell more of land, lying upon the little
hill soe caled, containing about sixty acres more or lesse,
being bounded as followeth, viz: from a forked walnut, that
is alsoe Joshua Reas & nathaniell putnams bounds, from
thence to a stake & heape of stones neere the Cartwaye,
from thence to Cromwells bound tree soe caled, from thence
to a walnut & red oak blowed downe where lyes a heape of
stones, from thence to the forked walnut, Alsoe I give to
my said son Edward one pcell of land more, lying upon
Beare Hill, containing about sixty acres more or less: being
bounded, by the three Rocks & a tree standing by them
marked, from thence to the bound in the swamp, where my
land Joynes to Topsfeild land, from thence to william Hobs
his bounds, from thence to Phillip Knights his bounds behind
Beare hill, & from thence along Knights his line till it
comes to a marked tree, & from the sd marked tree, Cross
the land to a red oak tree standing by a great Rock on the
north easterly side of Andev Road,--Alsoe I give my sd
son Edward, a pcell of pcell of meddow containing fower acres
more or less, lying on the west side of the River, neere his
house & the upland against his the sd meddow, from the
uper end of ye said meddow Cross my upland, to the top
of the high hill & soe Straite to my brother Nathaniells line,
& then to run along the line, to his bounds, at the lower end
of the meddow, which is a heap of stones upon the topp of
a hill about twenty pole from the meddow containing eight
acres more or less, of upland,--Alsoe I give him my sd son
Edward, all my meddow lying in Cromwells meddow soe caled,
contayning fower acres more or lesse, Alsoe I give my sd son
Edward, all that my part of meddow that lyes in Hathorns
soe caled, lying bounded by Joshua Reas medow on the
west, Ezekiell Cheevers meddow on the south, Jonathan
Knights upland on east & Thomas Putnams Spong of medow
on the north, all which said pcells of land, boath upland
& meddow I give & bequeath to my said son Edward, & to
his heires & assignes forever, after my decease.
It. I Give & bequeath, to mary my beloved wife, & to my
son Joseph Putnam, borne by her, my said wife, all that my
farme I now live upon with all the buildings & houseing
theire upon with all the apprtenances thereto belonging, both
upland & meddow oarchards fences & prvilidges thereto belonging,
for them to have hold & Injoy the Same to them
& there assigne after my decease, for the terme of my Said
wives naturall life, (they making no Strip nor waste,) either
of them or theire assignes to Injoy the one halfe part thereof,
whoe are to mainetaine & keep in good repaire either of
them theire said part the said terme, & after my said wives
decease, then my will is & I doe by these prsents bequeath
the whole of all the said farme buildings & apprtenances to
my said sonn Joseph Putnam & to his heires & assignes,
from the time of my wives said decease & for ever after,
which said farme containes about one hundred & twenty
Acres, be it more or les, that is to say the upland & meddow
or mowing ground that is adjoyning to the house which
is bounded as followeth, on the west with the land formerly
Richard Hutchensons, a red oak marked neere the house
where Bragg dwelt, from thence to a heape of stones & a
stake standing neere my oarchards, from thence to an other
heape of Stones, on the side of the hill, from thence to another
heape of stones, which was the Said Hutchensons
Corner bounds toward the meddow, from thence to a heape
of stones, which is Reas bounds alsoe, & Hutchensons &
mine, from thence to another heape of stones, that is alsoe
the bounds of Joshua Reas & Thomas Putnams & mine, &
from thence Crosse the upland downe to the marked tree by
the meddow, which is my share of meddow in Hathorns
meddow, soe Caled (which meadow is to be undrstood as
part of the said farme, as it nowlyes fenced,) & from thence
the upland on the east, to a tree fallen where is a heape of
stones that is the bounds of Peeter Prescotts & mr Cheevrs
land, from thence to Hamer b??ame soe caled, where lyes a
heape of stones on the stump, from thence to a white oake
on the top of the hill, that is the bound, alsoe of Henry Kenny
& mr Cheevers, & from thence by the said Kenne to a
Rock in the waye, from thence along by the land of Robert
Princes to a great white oak at Beaver Dam, & from thence
to the Red oack marked by Hutchensons land by Braggs
house, alsoe as belonging to the said farme a pcell of upland
& meddow, sixteen acres more or lesse, lying on the
west side of he great River, from the logg Bridg downe the
River, to the place, where the water runns, from Thomas
Putnams and Edward Putnams meddow into the River,
from thence to the top of the high hill, & soe Straite to my
Brother Nathaniell Putnams bound or line, from thence to
Princes bounds by ye pond, & soe to a great rock lying
neere the high waye, where wee goe into the meddow, & soe
along the waye to the bridg, Alsoe one pcell of meddow
more containing two acres more or lesse lying in Hathorns
litle meddow soe caled, with the fences as it now lyes, John
Darling lying on the west, Joseph Hutchenson on the east,
the brook on the south, Darlings upland on the north, alsoe
five acres lying in Peeterses meddow soe caled be it more
or lesse, alsoe my meddow at Bishops, soe caled, containing
two acres more or lesse, alsoe my meddow lying by John
nichols upland, about two acres Alsoe my old oarchard, with
all the land fences & timber, with the share of Hathorns
farme, as it now lyes bounded, by my brother nathaniell
Putnams land, & my brother John Putnams land, & with
the land, that was Robert Prince his all which said pcells of
land & meddow, with all the prvilidges and apprtenances
thereof, is a part & soe by me acconted as a part of my
said farme as belonging there unto, & is to be understood
intended by me as soe, & given to my said wife & son Joseph,
the terme of her life & afterwards the whole to Joseph
his heires & assignes forever after his mothers decease,
It. I give & bequeath, to my beloved wife mary & my son
Joseph, all that my house & ground in the towne with all
its aprtences & prvilidges according as is mentioned &
bounded in my said wives bill of sale (which said house &
ground my said wife bought of Phillip Veren before her marriage)
to possess & Injoy the same the terme of my said
wives naturall life, after my decease: & after my wives
decease, I give & bequeath all the said house & land as
aforesaid to my son Thomas & my son Joseph, to have & to
hold to them theire heires & assiges, forever after my said
wives decease, and my will is, that when my said sons shall,
them or either of them, devide the same betweene them in
two distinct parts, they shall devid it equally: & at the
front next the street to devide it there an equall breadth,
each part,
It. I give & bequeath to my son Edward my halfe acre of land
that I bought of Robert Temple & of John Simond deceased,
& Job Swinerton Junr as by theire deeds of Sale
apeereth, to him & his heires forever after my decease
Item, I give to my daughter Ann, deceased late the wife of william
Trask: to her fower children, viz: Ann, william, Sarah,
& Susana ten pounds to each of them, to be paid as they
com of age, the sons & daughters, as they com to the age of
21 yeares, in currant pay
It. I give to my daughter Deliverance one hundred pounds, to
be paid her within one yeare next after my decease, in part
in household goods in proportion as her sisters have had,
& the rest in currant paye,
It. I give to my daughter Elizabeth, three & forty pounds, to
be paid her in currant pay, within one yeare next after my
decease
It. I give to my Daughter Prudence, fifty pounds, to be paid
her within two yeares, next after my decease in currant pay.
It. I give to my three sonns, viz Thomas Edward & Joseph,
ten acres of meddow more or lesse lying in the place caled
blind hole, Joyning to Joseph Porters upland, to be equally
devided between ym: to Injoy to them & there heires forever
next after my wives decease
It. I give to mary my beloved wife, fifty pounds out of my estate
after my decease, the plate to be a part, as Invintoryed:
& the rest out of any of my other goods as shee pleases:
(except any quined money which is to be excepted) & the
sd fifty pounds with what shall remaine of it or other of the
estate undisposed of, by this my will as she is executrix, at
her decease to dispose of it, to & amongst my children as
shee shall think fitt,
It. I give to my son Joseph, after my decease, all my plow geer
& kart & tacking of all sorts, with all my tooles, implyments,
of all sorts kind & quallyty what soe ever, my mill
stone & grinston & Cider mill & apprtenances, & his mother
to have halfe the use of them while shee lives: provided,
she mainetaine the halfe of them, to keep them in repaire &
make them good at her decease.
It. I give to my servant Joseph Stacy if he shall live to serve
out his time, & be diligent, a pcell of land containing about
eleven acres of upland & swamp, as it lyes bounded from
the tree marked by Jonathan Knights feild, neere his corner
next Beare hill, & soe by Thomas Canes land, to a tree
marked, on the hill caled Beare hill, soe Cross, downe to a
rock & red oak tree marked, on the north side of Andever
Roade, & from thence along by the swamp, along by the
flaggy meddow side, to the place where the carts have lately
gon over, & soe Cross the swamp to the Said Knights marked
tree
Item. I doe apoynt and ordaine my beloved wife Mary to be my
executrix, & my son Joseph executor Joyntly together with
his mother, of this my last will & testament, And it is to
be understood & it is my will that in case I depart this life
before my sonn Joseph comes of age, & my said wif see
cause to marry an other man alsoe before he comes of age,
that then before she marry the estate Shalbe devided betweene
them, & either to pay theire proportion of what
leagacies shall then be unpaid, & my said son Joseph, may
then choose his guardian, to assist him & take care of his
part, & my will is that my said son Joseph shall have the
possession & improvemt of his part at the age of eighteene
yeares, & I doe desire my loveing freinds, & apoynt them,
Vizt. Ensigne Israell Porter and Seargt. John Leach, to be
overseers, to see this will pformed to whome I give twenty
shillings each of them, In wittnes that this is my last will
& testament, I have sett to my hand & seale, the day &
yeare first above written: being the 8th of february Annø
Dom 168 2/3
there was Interlyned in p: 1: betwene the 32 & 33 lynes
the word (tree) & in the p: 3: betweene the 18 & 19 lynes
the word (ground) & in p: 4: the words (about two acres)
between the 15: & 16 lines in the same p: the words (accounted
as) between the 20: & 21 lines & in the sam p: the
word (them) betweene the 35 & 36 lines & in p: 6: the
words (before shee mary) betweene the 6: & 7 lines & in
the same page the word (eighteene) betweene the 12 & 13
lines & a word underneath blotted out & all these Interlinings,
don by consent before signing & sealing.
Signed Sealed, & declared to be the last will & Testament
of ye sd Thomas Putnam by him, after the severall
enterlinings as above said, in the prsence of us: with this
further addition Vizt: That in case my son Joseph depart
this life, before he come to have power to make his will,
(which I conceive to be when he comes to the age of eighteene
yeares, (when he is to possess his estate, as by my
will), I say if he dy before then his estate, viz: the land to
fall to his two brothers, viz: Thomas & Edward only outof
ye land to his Brother nathaniell veren, the value of twenty
pounds in pay: & the rest of his estate to be devided among
his three sisters, my daughters, it is to be understood the
housing is ment as the land, to ye brothers
Thomas Putnam sen. [Seal.]
witnes Hilliard Veren
Thomas feilld
This fourth of January one thousand six hundered Eigtie
five
Where as my will being made some Considerable time
past and therefore doe see cause to allter some perticulars
in my said will and it being the plesuer of god to visit me
with siknes and weaknes yet through his goodnes of sound
mind and memory blessed be god for it
and whereas it is Exprest in my will that I have given to
my three sons namely thomas Edward and Joseph: my
meddowe it being ten Acers mor or Lese Lying in blinde
hold soe called Adjoyning to the Land of Joseph Porter:
I doe give & bequeth it to my twoe sons vide Thomas and
Edward as allsoe part of the Land that I have purchesed and
given to my sons: thomas and Edward Liying in topsfilld
towneship at this time and thay thretening as if thay would
deprive them of it the which if it should be: then my will is
that my Land and orched belonging to my old house: as
allsoe my Land that was my brother John hathorns Share
of danforths farme all which Contains about Eighty Acars
more or Lese: I doe give to my three sons thomas Edward:
and Joseph Equily to be divided between them After my
wifes deses.
and whereas I have given my wife fifty pound to be taken
out of my Esteate After prisell: I doe allsoe give and bequeth
to my son Joseph out of my Estate after prisell his
Liberty of Choyse to take twoe oxen & twoe Cowes and sixe
sheep and A horse or A mare
and where as I have given to my daughter diliverance A
hundered pounds upon my will there Remains but fourty:
and three pounds to pay the Rest being all redy payd and
as allsoe my daughter Elizabeth haveing all Redy Receved
sixty and eight pounds: seven shillings & sixe pence there
Remains to make up to her an hundered pounds thirty &
one pounds: twelve shillings & sixe pence
my daughter Prudence allsoe haveing all Redy receved fifty
and nine pound five shilings there Remains: to make up to
her an hundered pounds: fourty pounds and fiften: shillings
Signed and Sealed as with som allterations: and with some
considerations in this my Last will and testament as witnes
my hand
Thomas Putnam sen. [seal.]
Witnes to the hole will
Israell Porter
John leach
Mr. Israel Porter and mr. John Leach having renounced
their Legacyes of Twenty shillings P. man given in this will
and Thomas Feild all three sworne say that they were
present Feild on the Eighth of February 168 2/3 and mr Porter
and Leach upon the fourth of Jan: 1685, and saw Leift.
Thomas Putnam signe seale and publish this will to which
this is annexed as his last will and Testament, and that
when he so did he was of sound memory and understanding
to their best Judgemt and feild further adds that he saw Mr
Veren signe with him as a witnesse
Boston 8 July 1686
Jurat Coram J. Dudley presidt
Attestr. Daniel Allin. Cler.
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| Death |
5 May 1686 |
Salem Village, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America [2, 7, 8, 9, 11, 13, 15, 18] |
| Probate |
8 Jul 1686 |
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, British America [17] |
| Person ID |
I15507 |
Duane's Ancestors |
| Last Modified |
13 Dec 2008 |
| Father |
Lt. John Putnam, b. 17 Jan 1579/80, Wingrave, Buckinghamshire, England d. 30 Dec 1662, Salem Village, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America (Age 82 years) |
| Mother |
Priscilla Gould, b. Abt 1585 |
| Marriage |
Bef 1605 [1, 5, 7, 8, 9, 19, 20, 21, 22] |
| Family ID |
F5398 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 1 |
Ann Holyoke, b. Abt 1622, England d. 1 Sep 1665, Salem Village, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America (Age ~ 43 years) [11, 12, 14] |
| Marriage |
17 Oct 1643 |
Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America [5, 6, 9, 11, 14, 15, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28] |
| Children |
| | 1. Ann Putnam, b. 25 Aug 1645, Salem Village, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America |
| | 2. Sarah Putnam, b. 30 Jul 1648, Salem Village, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America |
| | 3. Mary Putnam, b. 17 Oct 1649, Salem Village, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America |
| | 4. Thomas Putnam, b. 12 Mar 1651/2, Salem Village, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America d. 1699 (Age 46 years) |
| | 5. Deacon Edward Putnam, b. 4 Jul 1654, Salem Village, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America d. 10 Mar 1747, Salem Village, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America (Age 92 years) |
| | 6. Deliverance Putnam, b. 5 Sep 1656, Salem Village, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America |
| | 7. Elizabeth Putnam, b. 30 Aug 1659, Salem Village, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America d. 21 Dec 1705 (Age 46 years) |
| | 8. Prudence Putnam, b. 25 Feb 1661/2, Salem Village, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America |
| | 9. Joseph Putnam, b. 1 Sep 1665 d. young |
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| Family ID |
F5578 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
4 Apr 2020 |
| Family 2 |
Mary ________, b. Abt 1626 d. 16 Mar 1694/5 (Age ~ 69 years) [11, 14] |
| Marriage |
14 Sep 1666 |
Salem Towne, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America [10, 14, 26, 27] |
| Children |
| | 1. Joseph Putnam, b. 14 Sep 1669, Salem Village, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America d. 1725, Salem Village, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America (Age 55 years) |
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| Family ID |
F5988 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
4 Apr 2020 |
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| Event Map |
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 | Baptism - 7 Mar 1614/5 - Aston Abbotts, Buckinghamshire, England |
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 | Marriage - 17 Oct 1643 - Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America |
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 | Marriage - 14 Sep 1666 - Salem Towne, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America |
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 | Death - 5 May 1686 - Salem Village, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America |
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 | Probate - 8 Jul 1686 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, British America |
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