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Notes for THOMAS PUTNAM, LT:
Lt. Thomas Putnam was an inhibitant of Lynn, Mass. in 1640;freeman1642;onof seven men (selectmen) of Lynn in 1643.
The town of Salem, Mass. granted to him, 20-11-1640,'fiftyacres[ofupland] and five acres of meddow.' This was at the sametimethathisfather, John Putnam, received a grant of one hundred acresfromthetown('in exchange of one-hundred acres formerly granted to him').
In 1645 the General Court passed the following order:'MrThomasLayghton,Edward Burcham, & Thomas Puttman are appointed bythisCourteto end smalecauses for ye towne of Lynne for ye yeere ensewing'18June,1645. ThisComission was renewed the 20 May, 1648, 'to endsmalecawses,vnder twentyshillings.'
11th, 9 mo., 1648 he was 'Chosen for Gran-Juryman' inSalem,and10-10-1655was chosen constable of Salem in place of Mr.WilliamBrowne.The office ofconstable at that date carried great authorityandcoveredthe entire localadministation of affairs.
Thomas Putnam was also the first parish clerk at SalemVillageandwasprominent in the local military and ecclesiatical, aswellastownaffairs.
Thomas Putnam wrote a very fine hand and had evidentlyreceivedagoodeducation, as had his brothers. In 1679 he gives totheRev.JamesBarley, upon his retirement from the ministry atSalemVillage,threeacres of meadow. During the long dispute over BarleyattheVillage,Thomas and John seem to have supported Barley,whileNathanielwas inopposition.
Thomas Putnam during a number of years held, besidestheofficesabovementioned, the various positions of 'Layer outofHighways,''Inspectorof Bridges,' 'to care for rates for theminister,'etc. On the29th day,11 mo., 1658, 'Jefferey Massey, ThomasPutname, NathPutname andJosephHutchensen are Impowered, or any three ofthem, to joynewithTopsfield,Mass. about the Runninge & setlenge & fullendinge of oursixemile linein the extent of it in so many places as theyshall seemeet,for a fullconclusion of the worke.' Oct. 8, 1662, theGeneralCourtconfirms hisapponitment as Lieutenant in the troop of horse.
When on October 8, 1672, the General Court permittedtheimhibitantsofSalem Farms to become a separate parish, he wasmadechairman ofthecommittee chosen to carry on the affairs of the parish(11Nov.,1672),and on 25 Nov., 1680, it was voted 'that Lt. ThomasPutnamandJonathanWolcott supply the place of deacons for ensueing;'theywerecontinued inoffice 27 Dec., 1681. This is the first mentionofdeaconsin theVillage records. (In the Secretary's office at theStateHousemanydocuments relating to the religious disturbances attheVillage.Thoseshow very plainly the attitude of the Putnamsduringthatexcitingperiod.)
In 1682 occurs the first list of tax-payers at theVillage.Thereareninety-four names on this list. Lt. Thomas Putnam wasbyfarthewealthist in the 'Village' or 'Farms.' Besidesinheritingadoubleportion of his father's estate, (It was usual amongmanyNewEnglandfamilies for the eldest son to have a double portion;thisbecamea lawand continued in force until quite recent times.) he byhismarriagewithwidow Mary Veren came into possesion of considerablepropertyinJamaicaand Barbadoes. The homestead of Thomas although muchenlargedisstillstanding and is now known as the 'General IsraelPutnamhouse.'Thishouse is situated a little east of Hathorne's Hill inthenorthernpartof Danvers, not far from the Asylum, and was occupied byhiswidowin1692. Here also his son Joseph lived during hisoppositiontothewitchcraft proceedings.
There was also a town residence in Salem situated on the northsideofEssexstreet extending back to North River, its front onEssexStreetembraced thewestern part of the grounds now occupied by theNorthChurchand extended toa point beyond the head of Cambridge street.
In his will dated, 8 Feb., 1682/3, and proved at Boston, 8July,1686,hegives the eastern half of the above to his son Thomas,thwwesternhalfto his son Joseph; another estate on the western sideofSt.Peter'sstreet, to the north of Federal, he gives to Edward.(TheHon.Abner C.Goodell, Jr. owned and occupied a part of this estate.Nearherewasalso the jail wherein were confined the condemnedduringtheexcitementof 1692.) To each of his children he gives a largeestateinSalemVillage and a valuable piece of meadow land. ToafaithfullservantJoseph Stacey, he gives eleven acres.
The children by his first wife attempted, unsuccessfully,tobreakthiswill, claiming that undue influence was used to obtainforJosephmorethan his share of the estate.
Mr. Upham in his Salem Witchcraft thus sums up the characterandpositionofThomas Putnam in contrast with his brothers 'Possessingalargeproperty byinheritance, he was not quite so active inincreasingit, butenjoying thesociety and friendship of the leading menlived amoreretired life. At thesame time he was always ready toservethecommunity when called for as heoften was, when occasion arosefortheaid of his superior intelligence andpersonal influence,' alsoinwritingabout the settlement of the 'Farms' hesays, 'The PutnamsfollowedupBeaver Brook to Beaver Dam, and spread outtoward the north andwest.'
The will of Thomas Putnam is here given in full.
Know all men by these prsents, That I Thomas Putnam SenrofSalem,beingAncient & sencible of the declining of old age, &weakness&sumptoms ofmortality daily atending upon me, but being of soundmind&memoryblessed be Gog, doe make this my last will & testament,this8thday offebruary Anno Dom. 1682/3 as followeth
Impr I give my soule into the hands of Jesus Christ in whomeIhopetolive forever, and my body to the earth, In hope ofaGloriousresurectionwith him when this vild body shalbe made likeuntohisGlorious body andfor the estate God hath given me, in hisworld,(mydepts being paid), Idispose of as followeth.
It. I give & bequeath to my son Thomas putnam & tohishears&assignes the dwelling house he now lives in, with theBarne&oarchards,with all the land belonging there to containingbyestimation,onehundred & fifty acres, be it more or lesse, according asitlyesbounded,as is heareafter exsprest, viz: from Hathorns medow asthewaterruns outof the medow, till it comes into Ipswich River, thenfromthebound bythe river to the end of the Iland, to the great blackoakbetwixtmyCozen John Putnams land & mine, from thence to Cromwellsboundtree,&from thence to a walnut tree & a Litle red oak where lyesaheapeofstones, the trees being falen down, which is alsoetheboundsbetixtJoshua Rens land & this land, & from thence to Reasbounds,that isa redoake where lyes stones: & from thence to another heapeofstones, &fromthence to the fence at Hathorns medow, where is atreemarked bythefence, & from thence with or along by the fence, alltheupland &swamp,till it comes to the place where the water comes out ofthemedow,Andfrom thence my Spong of medow on the other side the brooke,&theuplandon Jonathan Knites his side, till it comes to a markedtree,neerethesaid Knights Corner of his field next Beare hill, &thenCrossetheswamp, to the cart way that is at the lower end, of theflaggymeddow,&to take in all the meddow, & to run by the swamp, notoverAndeverwaye,till it comes at the tree where is three rocks & thetreemarked, &thetree is to the westward of the rockes: on the northside,whereAndeverhigh way turnes, & from thence to the bound where IJoynetoTopsfieldmen, & soe to the River; till I meet mr. Bayles meddowattheSpring,that runs into the River, a little above the bridg, &fromthebridg,Andever Road to be the bounds to the tree, where isthreestones,at theturne of the waye, & from thence to two trees marked attheridg ofTopof the hill, that lyes on the right hand of the path asweecome fromthebridg Thomas Putnams house, and from the two trees to agreatrockthatis neere Hathorns brooke where Thomas & Edward are to makeabridgeoverthe brook against the corner of Thomas his field byhisBarne,withinwhich bounds is included a pcell of land, containingaboutfiftyacreslying by the River, which said fifty acres alsoe I give&bequeathto mysaid son Thomas his heirs & assignes together withtheforesaidhouseBarne oarchards & about one hundred & fifty acres,uplandandmeddow, allwhich my son Thomas his heirs & assignes shall have&Injoyforever,after my decease
It. I give and bequeath, to my sonn Edward Putnam & tohisheires&assignes a certaine tract of land, upland &meddow,containingabouteighty Acres be it more or less, with the house henowdwells in, &thebarne & oarchard, upon the said land, which said pcellofland,isbounded, by the land before Specifyed given to mysonThomasaforesaid,easterly: & Ipswich River westerly: Alsoe I give untohimmyson Edwardone pcell more of land, lying upon the little hillsoecaled,containingabout sixty arces more or lesse, being boundedasfolloweth,viz: from aforked walnut, that is alsoe Loshua Reas&nathaniell putnamsbounds,from thence to a stake & heape of stonesneerethe Cartwaye, fromthenceto Cromwells bound tree soe caled, fromthence toa walnut & redoakblowed downe where lyes a heape of stones, fromthenceto theforkedwalnut, Alsoe I give to my son Edward one pcell of landmore,lyinguponBeare Hill, containing about sixty acres more or less:beingbounded,bythe three Rocks & a tree standing by them marked, fromthencetothebound in the swamp, where my land Joynes to Topsfeildland,fromthenceto william Hobs his bounds, from thence along Knights hislinetillitcomes to a marked tree, & from the sd marked tree, Cross thelandtoared oak tree standing by a great Rock on the north easterlysideofAndevRoad, -Alsoe I give my sd son Edward a pcell ofpcellofmeddowcontaining fower acres more or less, lying on the west sideoftheRiver,neere his house & the upland against his sd meddow, fromtheupperend ofye said meddow Cross my upland, to the top of the high hill&doeStraiteto my brother Nathaniels line, & then to run along theline,tohisbounds, at the lower end of the meddow, which is a heapofstones,uponthe topp of a hill about twenty pole from themeddowcontainingeightacres more or less, of upland, - Alsoe I give him mysdson Edward,allmy meddow lying in Cromwells meddow soe caled,contayningfoweracresmore or less, Alsoe I give my sd son Edward, all thatmy partofmeddowthat lyes in Hathorns soe caled, lying bounded by JoshuaReasmedowonthe west, Ezekiell Cheevers meddow on the south,JonathanKnightsuplandon east & Thomas Putnams Spong of medow on thenorth, allwhichsaidpcells of lane, boath upland & meddow I give &bequeath to mysonEdward,& to his heires & assignes forever, after mydecease.
It. I Give & bequeath, to mary my beloved wife, & tomysonJosephPutnam, borne by her, my said wife, all that my farme Inowliveuponwith all the buildings & houseing theire upon withalltheapprtenancesthereto belonging, both upland & meddow oarchardsfences&prvilidgesthereto be-belonging, for them to have hold & Injoy theSametothem &their assigne after my decease, for the term of mySaidwivesnaturalllife, (they making no Strip nor waste,) either of themortheireassignesto Injoy the one halfe part thereof, who will maintaine&keep ingoodrepaire either of them theire said part the said terme,&after mysaidwives decease, then my will is & doe by theseprsentsbequeath thewholeof all said farme buildings & apprtenances to mysaidsonn JosephPutnam& to his Heires & assignes, from the time of mywivessaid decease& forever after, which said farme containes about onehundred& twentyAcres,be it more or les, that is to say the upland &meddow ofmowinggroundthat is adjoyning to the house which is bounded asfolloweth,onthe westwith the land formerly Richard Hutchensons, a redoakmarkedneere thehouse where Bragg dwelt, from thence to a heape ofstones& astakestanding neere my oarchards, from thence to an otherheapeofStones, onthe side of the hill, from thence to another heapeofstones,which wasthe Said Hutchensons Corner bounds toward themeddow,fromthence to aheape of stones, which is Reas bounds alsoe, &Hutchensons&mine, fromthence to another heape of stones, that is alsoethe boundsofJoshuaReas & Thomas Putnams & mine, & from thence Crosse theuplanddownetothe marked tree by the meddow, soe Called (which meadowistobeunderstood as part of the said farm, as it now lyesfenced,)&fromthence the upland on the east, to a tree fallen where isaheapeofstones that is the bounds of Peeter Prescotts & mrCheevrsland,fromthence on the stump, from thence to a white oake on topof thehill,thatis
More About THOMAS PUTNAM, LT:
Admitted Church: April 03, 1643, Salem, Massachusetts
Baptism: March 07, 1614/15, Aston Abbotts, Bucks (Baptismal Register)
Burial: probably Putnam Cemetery, Hathorne, Danvers
Title: Lieutenant
Will dated: February 08, 1682/83
Will proved: July 08, 1686, Boston, Massachusetts
I. 3 Lieutenant Thomas (John), eldest son of JohnandPriscillaPutnam,baptized at Aston Abbotts, Co. Bucks., England, 7Mch., 1614-5; died atSalemVillage,5 May, 1686; married, first, at Lynn,Mass., 17th, 8 mo., 1643, Ann,daughterofEdward3 and Prudence (Stockton)Holyoke. The Holyoke family were one ofthemostprominent and aristocraticfamilies in the colony. Mrs. Ann (Holyoke) Putnamdied1Sept., 1665 (1st, 7mo., 1665).
Lt. Thomas married, second, at Salem, 14th, 9 mo., 1666, MaryVerenwidowofNathaniel Veren a rich merchant formerly of Salem. Mrs.Mary(Veren)Putnamdied 16 (or 17th) Mch., 1694-5. In 1684, Mrs. Putnam inthe apportionmentofseatsin the meeting house at the Village was seated inthe first, orprincipalpewreserved for women.
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