NINTH GENERATION

396. Capt. Benjamin Putnam ⁽¹⁰³²⁾⁽⁷⁶⁸⁶⁾⁽⁷⁶⁸⁷⁾⁽¹⁰³⁰⁾⁽⁷⁶⁸⁸⁾⁽⁷⁶⁸⁹⁾⁽⁷⁶⁹⁰⁾⁽⁷⁶⁹¹⁾⁽⁷⁶⁹²⁾ was born on 24 Dec 1664 in Salem Village, Essex Co., Massachusetts.⁽⁷⁶⁹³⁾⁽⁷⁶⁹⁴⁾⁽⁷⁶⁹⁵⁾⁽⁷⁶⁹⁶⁾⁽⁷⁶⁹⁷⁾⁽⁷⁶⁹⁸⁾ He took the oath of freeman in 1690.⁽⁷⁶⁹⁹⁾ He signed a will on 28 Oct 1706.⁽⁷⁷⁰⁰⁾

WILL OF BENJAMIN PUTNAM.

In the Name of God Amen I Benja Putnam of Salem in
ye County of Essex in ye province of the Mass Bay in New
England being in perfect health & of sound memory Blefsed
be God for it. yet Considering my own mortality Doe
make This my Last Will & Testament In Forme and manner
following
Imps I Give up my Soul to God & my Body to Decent buriall
hopeing for a glorious refurrection in & thro Jesus Christ
my Redeemr. and as for yt estate yt God hath bestowed
upon me I give & Bequeath in Manner following
I Give to Sarah my beloved wife fifty pounds in or as Money
to be payed within five years after my decease by my
Exers hereafter named Also ye use of ye lower room in ye
west end of my house & halfe ye Cellar under it during her
widowhood.
Item I give this ffarme I now dweel upon to my Two eldest
sons Nathaniel & Tarrant with all the buildings & fences
thereon to be equally Divided between them only Nathaniel
shall have twenty acres above halfe They paying as is
hereafter expressed
Item I give to Benja & Stephen my two sons My part of Davenports
farm; also my part of the meadow that belongs to
said farme, also ye land adjoining to ye meadow yt I bought
of Mr. Israel Porter to be equally divided between them
both land & Meadow they paying as hereafter is expressed.
Item I Give to my son Israel That land which I bought of Mr
Minziefs belongeing to Mr Humpherys farme alfo that six
acres of meadow ground which I bought of my brother John
Putnam belongeing to Grigeles his farme.
Item I Give to my son Daniell one hundred and fifty pounds
in or as money To be payed by my Two sons Nathaniel
and Tarrant equalley betweene them as he shall neade it in
his Larning or when he comes of age If he do not take to
Larening.
Also my sons Nathaniell and Tarant shall pay fifty pounds
Willed to my wife as above said and also fourty pounds to
their sister Elizabeth and also twenty pounds to their
brother Cornelius when they com of age each their part.
Item My Will is that my son Cornelius be put out to larne
som good Trade and that his brothers Benjamin and Stephen
shall pay him Six Score pounds in or as mony within
Three years after he comes of age That is forurty pounds a
yeare To be Equally to be payed betweene them.
Item I Give to my Daughter Elizabeth Sixty pounds to be
payed out of my household goods at my decees proportunalle
of every thing to be apprised to Her and the Remainder
of my Household goods with my out dores Vseing Tooles I
give to my Two sons Nathaniel and Tarrant.
Item All my Stock of what Kinde soever I give to be equally
devided amonges all my children except my son Daniel.
Item I do appoint my two sons Nathaniel and Tarrant to be
Joynte Executors of this my will and my will is that if any
of my children dye before they com of age that theire parte
or portion shall be equalley devided between the servivors
I Do desire and apointe my Well beloued frinds my brother
John putnam and my Cozen Jonathan putnam to be the
Ouerfeers of this my will and I do require all my children
to sett down by the advice of my overfeers whare there may
arise any mifsunderstanding of my will
In Testemony that this is my last Will and Testement I have
hereunto set my hand and seele This Twenty eight day of
October in the year of our Lord Seventene hundred and six
Signed and Seeled published and declared in presence of us
Wittnesses
John Jeffards Beniamin putnam [seal]
her
Hannah X Roberds
mark
Jonathan Putnam
Apprais and Allowed befr Hon Jno Appleton at Court at
Ipswich April 25 1715
Endorsed Will of Leut Putnam

He died about 1715 in Sutton, Worcester Co., Massachusetts.⁽⁷⁷⁰¹⁾⁽⁷⁷⁰²⁾⁽⁷⁷⁰³⁾⁽⁷⁷⁰⁴⁾⁽⁷⁷⁰⁵⁾ "Putnam Lineage" says he died in Salem Village. His estate was probated on 25 Apr 1715.⁽⁷⁷⁰⁶⁾ He was married to Hannah on 25 Aug 1686.⁽⁷⁷⁰⁷⁾⁽⁷⁷⁰⁸⁾⁽⁷⁷⁰⁹⁾⁽¹⁰³⁰⁾⁽⁷⁷¹⁰⁾

397. Hannah⁽⁷⁷¹¹⁾⁽⁷⁷¹²⁾ died on 21 Dec 1705.⁽⁷⁷¹³⁾⁽⁷⁷¹⁴⁾ Children were:

i. Josiah Putnam⁽⁷⁷¹⁵⁾⁽⁷⁷¹⁶⁾ was baptized on 2 Oct 1687 in 1st Church, Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts.⁽⁷⁷¹⁷⁾⁽⁷⁷¹⁸⁾
198 ii. Deacon Nathaniel Putnam.
iii. Tarrant Putnam⁽⁷⁷¹⁹⁾⁽⁷⁷²⁰⁾ was born on 12 Apr 1688.⁽⁷⁷²¹⁾⁽⁷⁷²²⁾ He was baptized in Aug 1688 in 1st Church, Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts.⁽⁷⁷²³⁾
iv. Elizabeth Putnam⁽⁷⁷²⁴⁾⁽⁷⁷²⁵⁾ was born on 8 Jan 1690.⁽⁷⁷²⁶⁾⁽⁷⁷²⁷⁾ She was baptized on 22 Feb 1690 in North Parish, Danvers, Essex Co., Massachusetts.⁽⁷⁷²⁸⁾
v. Benjamin Putnam⁽⁷⁷²⁹⁾⁽⁷⁷³⁰⁾ was born on 8 Jan 1692/93.⁽⁷⁷³¹⁾⁽⁷⁷³²⁾ He was baptized on 25 Jan 1692/93.⁽⁷⁷³³⁾
vi. Stephen Putnam⁽⁷⁷³⁴⁾⁽⁷⁷³⁵⁾ was born on 27 Oct 1694.⁽⁷⁷³⁶⁾⁽⁷⁷³⁷⁾
vii. Daniel Putnam⁽⁷⁷³⁸⁾⁽⁷⁷³⁹⁾ was born on 12 Nov 1696.⁽⁷⁷⁴⁰⁾⁽⁷⁷⁴¹⁾ He was baptized on 17 Oct 1697 in Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts.⁽⁷⁷⁴²⁾
viii. Israel Putnam⁽⁷⁷⁴³⁾⁽⁷⁷⁴⁴⁾ was born on 22 Aug 1699.⁽⁷⁷⁴⁵⁾⁽⁷⁷⁴⁶⁾ He was baptized on 27 Aug 1699 in North Parish, Danvers, Essex Co., Massachusetts.⁽⁷⁷⁴⁷⁾
ix. Cornelius Putnam⁽⁷⁷⁴⁸⁾⁽⁷⁷⁴⁹⁾⁽⁷⁷⁵⁰⁾ was born on 3 Sep 1702 in Sutton, Worcester Co., Massachusetts.⁽⁷⁷⁵¹⁾⁽⁷⁷⁵²⁾⁽⁷⁷⁵³⁾ He was baptized on 6 Sep 1702 in North Parish, Danvers, Essex Co., Massachusetts.⁽⁷⁷⁵⁴⁾ He died in 1761 in Sutton, Worcester Co., Massachusetts.⁽⁷⁷⁵⁵⁾