FOUNDERS OF FORT NO. 4, CHARLESTOWN, NH
From:	Farns10th@aol.com - Janice Farnsworth

Surname:  PUTNAM (Part 2) Rev. 5/23/98
Source:   History of Charlestown, NH - Fort No. 4  by
          Rev. Henry H. Saunderson
p.526
Seth Putnam one of the proprietors under the N.H. Chart-
er settled at Charlestown, NH abt the year l750.  He was
from Salem (Essex County) MA subsequently chartered under
the name of Danvers, MA.  He had five children who either
came with him or had prev. settled at Charlestown.  They
were: Ebenezer, Ruth, Seth, Thomas and Timothy Putnam.
Seth Putnam, Jr. was the lst of the settlers of Fort 4
killed by the Indians.  Ebenezer Putnam was at Fort 4
as early as l745.  Ruth Putnam, who married Peter Labaree
and Thomas and Timothy who came in l750 or abt that year
with their father, Seth Putnam Sr.  Seth Putnam's wife
was Ruth Putnam, but little is known of him or her other
than the inscription on the stone erected to their 
memory reveals to us.  This gives his death as having
occurred Nov 30, l775 and his age at 80 years and 6 mos.
This would bring his birth the last of May, l695.  On the
stone is inscribed the following: "The memory of the just
is blest".  Mrs. Ruth Putnam died Feb l, l785 in her 93d
year and that she was greatly beloved, the following
inscription would indicate:
"Sweet Soul, we leave thee to thy rest
Till we shall meet thee above with Christ".
The following are their children and descendants:
p.527
1.Ebenezer Putnam, son of Seth and Ruth Putnam was one of
the Grantees under NH and was a prominent and useful
citizen. He was one of the defenders of Fort 4 in its
days of peril.  His name is on the roll of a company
under the command of Col. Josiah Willard of Fort Dummer
in l746 and afterwards in l748 and onwards, he was a
member of several companies under command of Capt.
Phineas Stevens.  He was a Selectman of Charlestown,
l755 l756 thru l76l and l765. He d. Feb 2, l782 aged 63
years.  The children of Ebenezer Putnam and his wife,
Mary Putnam:
l. Seth Putnam b. Aug 24 l746 d. Sep 26 following.
2. Mary Putnam b. Jan 4, l747 d. Aug l2, l762.
3. Ruth Putnam b. Jan l3, l749/50 m. Solomon Grout.
4. Ebenezer Putnam, Jr. b. Jan 25,l75l/2
5. Seth Putnam 2d b.Aug 9, l754 (new style)
6. Levi Putnam b.Feb ll, l757 m. Rebecca Holden on Mar
   29, l784 - their children:
l. Ira Putnam m. Susan Kimball Feb l823
2. Hiram Putnam m. Emily Griswold. Their child:
l. Rebecca Holden Putnam b. l824 m.
                   Nathan Wesley Howard.
3. Levi Putnam 
4. Betsy Putnam
5. Sophia Willard 
7. Rebecca Putnam b. May l5, l759
8. Pamelia Putnam b.May 25, l76l
9. Mary Putnam b. Apr 22, l763 d. l78l
l0 Isaac Putnam b. May 6, l765 d. Jan 24, l766.
11 Isaac Putnam 2d b. May 27, l766
12 Terza Putnam b. Aug 4, l768
l3 Jacob Putnam b. Mar l8, l77l
l4 Benjamin Putnam b. Dec 27, l775 m. Sally Willard
   dau of Aaron Willard and wife, Mary (Smead) Willard.
   She b. May l2, l782.  Their children:
l. Wealthy Putnam m. Lemnel Gilson of Hartland.
   Their children:
l. Laura Gilson m. Wm. Labaree of Fort 4
2. Sally Gilson m. George Dorr of Honeoye
                   Falls, NY.
3. Leonard Gilson
4. Harriet P. Gilson

2. Sally Putnam m. George Dorr of Honeoye Falls,
           NY.  Their children:
l. Putnam Dorr
2. Marcia Dorr

3. Sciena Putnam m. Luke Allen. Their children:
l. Caroline Allen
2. Sarah Allen
   Note: Mrs. Allen when a widow resided in Decatur
           Illinois.
4. Daniel Putnam m. Elizabeth Jones Res: Douglas
           CT d. at Napanock, NY.  Children:
l. Lizzie J. Putnam
2. George Israel Putnam b. Apr 24, l860
5. Zylpha Putnam m. Henry Kimball of Fort 4.
           removed to Springfield, Illinois
           Their children:
l. Marcia Kimball
2. Nettie Kimball 
6. Lucetta Putnam m. (l) Samuel Stevens of
   Rochester, Illinois.  Their child:
l. Samuel P. Stevens
           Lucetta (Putnam) Stevens m. (2) Samuel West
           son of Deacon Benjamin West b. at Charlestown.
l. Martha West 
2. Samuel West, Jr.
3. Charlest West
        4. Lucy West
7. Louisa M. Putnam m. James B. Dunsmoor
8. Benjamin Willard Putnam b. Sep l7, l82l
   m. (l) Feb 20, l849 Mary Rounsvel of Dalton,
           NH  Their children:
l. Ella M. Putnam b. l85l
   Mary died and he m. (2) l854 Ann B. Hamlin
           dau of Ashbel Hamlin b. Feb 8, l830. Children
2. May Putnam b. l86l
3. Willie A. Putnam b. l863.
4. Marcia Putnam b. l865
5. Edwin Putnam b. l867
6. Lucy N. Putnam b.l868.
p.528
2. Ruth Putnam dau of Seth and Ruth Putnam (see p. 527)
   Ruth Putnam m. Peter Labaree Res: Charlestown, NH

3. Seth Putnam, Jr. was the lst victim in No. 4 in the
   Indian Wars killed, May 2, l746.
4. Thomas Putnam (son of Seth and Ruth) was one of the
   grantees under NH and an excellent citizen.  He was
   in Capt. Steven's Company in l750, also a soldier in
   the Revolution, marching under Capt. Abel Walker to
   the battle of Bennington from Acworth, of the south
   part of which town he was then a resident.  He was
   elected Deacon of Mr. Olcott's Chruch in l766 and in
   l77l he removed to Acworth, where he was the first
   miller and owner of its lst grist-mill.  He and his
   wife were two of the eight persons organized into a
   church Mar l2, l773 by Rev. Bulkley Olcott of Fort 4
   and Rev. George Wheaton of Claremont.  He was its lst
   Deacon.   Later he moved back to Charleston.  He d.
   Aug 20, l8l4 aged 86.  His wife was Rachel (Wetherbe)
   Putnam who d. Jun e l2, l8l2 aged 76.

p.529
Thomas Putnam m. Rachel Wetherbe dau of Capt. Ephraim
and Joanna (Bellows) Wetherbe of Charlestown, NH.  Their
children:
l. Ephraim Putnam b. Oct l6, l759 d. Oct l6, l769
2. Rachel Putnam b. Apr 9, l76l m. James Thurber, St.
   Johnsbury, (Pub. Nov l, l792)
3. Joanna Putnam, b. Dec 30, l763 m. Samuel Willard son
   of Joseph and Huldah Willard.
4. Abijah Putnam b. Jan 3l,l765 m. Susannah Durant l794
   Their child:
l. Ephraim Putnam b. Aug l0, l794 m. Sep 24, l8l6
           Prudence Graves dau of John and Prudence
           (Simonds) Graves, and widow of Israel Sander-
           son.  b. April 29, l790.  He d. l875.  Their
           children:
l. Harriet Putnam b. l8l7 d. l835 aged
                   l8.
2. Mary Simonds Putnam b. l823 m. l85l
           Albert Kendall of Strafford, VT Res:
                   Cooperstown, NY. One son, Frank Kend-
                   all.
3. James Baker Putnam b. l825 m. l849
           Elmeda Pike of Marlow, NH Res: Wash-
                   ington, DC.  One dau, Anna E. Putnam
                   b. l852.
4. Caroline W. Putnam b. l830 m. l849
                   Jonas Porter son of David and Deborah
                   Porter of Alstead, NH b. l829.
    Abijah Putnam the ancestor of this line was Deacon
    of the church for many years.  He d. May 22, l842.
    His wife, Susannah d.l843 aged 75.

5.  Abel Putnam (son of Thomas and Rachel Putnam) b.
    June 29, l766 m. Polly Whipple.  Their children:
l. John Whipple Putnam b. Jan 25, l804
6.  Hepsy Putnam (dau of Thomas and Rachel Putnam) d. unm.
7.  Elisha (son of Thomas and Rachel Putnam) m. l79l Mrs.
    Lydia (Durant) Parker.  Their children:
l. Henry Putnam b. Feb 28, l792 Res: Quincy, MA
           m. Mary Adams of Quincy, MA.  Their children:
l. Mary Putnam m. Charles F. Willard son
   of Roswell Willard and wife, Elizabeth
                   (Taylor)Willard of Charlestown.
2. Eliza A. Putnam m. William C. Willard
   brother of Charles F. Willard above.
3. Jane B. Putnam m. Elisha Spear of
                   Quincy, MA.  All removed west to
                   Muncie, Ind.
   Henry Putnam, his after his lst wife died 
           moved to Cincinnati where he m. (2) and died.
2. Nathan P. Putnam b. Aug 23, l793 m. l8l5
   Nancy Grinnell.  Their children:
l. Charlotte Putnam (see Harvey Hackett)
2. Franklin Putnam b. l832 m. l86l 
   Rosette Mary Putnam dau of John and
           Valera (Sever) Putnam b. l835.
l. Augusta Putnam b. l869.
3. Lydia Putnam b. Dec. l0, l794 m. l833 Major
   Jonathan Grout.
4. Elisha Putnam b. l797 m. l8l7 Nancy Melville
   dau of Thomas B. Melville and wife, Betsy
           (Walker) Melville. b. l798. Children:
l. Frederick Putnam b. l8l8 Res: Muncie
           Ind. in l838 where he m. l84l Susan
   Sawyer, dau of Col. Benjamin and Ann
                   Sawyer of Saratoga County, NY.Children:
l. Eliza Putnam b. l842 d. l842
        2. George Stedman Putnam b. l843
   d. l845
3. Mary F. Putnam b. l846 m.
                           l866 John M. Kirby son of
                           Thomas and Sarah Kirby. Three
                           Kirby children: Thomas, Ada
                           and Susie Kirby.
4. Margaret Putnam b. l852 m.
                           Edward Olcott.
2. Henry Putnam (son of Elisha) b. l820
   Elizabeth Wellington and d. at 
                   Charlestown l860 - one dau., Nancy.
3. Edward Putnam (son of Elisha) b. l822
   m. Lois Swain of Woodstock, VT
4. Elizabeth Putnam b. l825 d. l826
5. George M. Putnam b. l827 m. Mary A.
           Parker at Washington, D.C. and d. at
   Glen Falls, NY l864. Children:
Laura Putnam b. l856
Anna Putnam b. l860
6. William F. Putnam b. l830 m. Celinda
                   m. Thomas at Chicago, ILL. d. in
                   Washington, D.C. l868
7. Elizabeth Putnam b. l833 (see Edward
                   Thompson)
Elisha D. Putnam whose descendants are given above,
born l797 enlisted on Mar l, l8l3 as a musican in Capt.
James Pratt's company, 2lst Reg. of Infantry and was
discharged at Sackett's Harbor May 24, l8l5.  He was
wounded at Sackett's Harbor and placed on the pension list
roll of the MA agency. The pension commenced l8l5 and
continued to his death. l864.  His father Elisha Putnam
who enlisted the same time, died in the army.
5. Susanna Putnam b. l799 m. John L. Bowman of
   Royalton, VT
6. Rachel Putnam b. Mar l4, l80l m. l824 Samuel
   Hurlburt of Dalton, NH
7. Asahel Putnam b. Dec l8, l803 d. early.
8. Patty Putnam d. in infancy.
9. Lavina m. (l) l824 Joseph Dill Res: Lafayette
           Ind. (four children unlisted) She m. (2)
   Gen. James Burns of Stoyestown, PA and res.
           there.
Mrs. Lydia (Durant) Putnam (see No. 7, above) m. for her
3rd husband, l8l6 Samuel S. West and both died in Colum-
bia Ohio.

8.  Seth Putnam m. Feb k805 Jane K. Hall of Acworth.

9.  Ephraim Putnam b. l770 d. unm.

l0 Martha Putnam, dau of Deacon Thomas Putnam and wife
   Rachel Putnam m. John Hackett.
ll Dorothy Putnam
l2 Asa Putnam.

p.53l
Timothy Putnam and his wife, Susanna (Badger) Putnam.
l. Timothy Putnam, Jr. b. l760 m. Sarrh Hewit
           l778.  Their children:
l. Sarah Putnam b. at Langdon l779 m.
                   Joseph Courier and d. l8l4.
2. Timothy Putnam 3rd b. l78l m. l80l 
                   Betsy Dickey Hall of Charlestown.
   d. l834 Res: Ludlow, VT had l2
                   children not listed.
3. Abraham Putnam b. l783 m. Sarah Gill
           of Springfield, VT (l2 children b at
                   Springfield)
4. Samuel Putnam b. l785 m. l8l5 Eliza
                   Southard. Children:
l. Eliza J. Putnam b. l8l6 m.
   Prentice P. Bowen (see Bowen)
2. Samuel Putnam b. l8l7 m. l860
   Annette Minard dau of Wm &
                           Ann (Glover) Minard.
l.Samuel W. b. l86l
2.Aaron S. b. l864
3.Alice b. l866
4. J. Lyman b. l873
                        3.James Putnam b. l8l9 m. l855
                          Susan R. Dinsmore dau of
                          Ingalls and Susan (Holden)
                          Dinsmore of Alstead
                                l. Susan M. b l856
                                2. Carlie E. b. l858
                                3. Fred I. b. l864
                       4. Parthena Putnam b l823 m.
                          l842 Gilman Bowen.
                       5. Lucinda Putnam b. l825 d. unm
                       6. Caroline Putnam b. l827 d. unm

5. Betsy Putnam b. l788 m. l808 Levi
                   Spencer and had nine children at
                   Charlestown, NH (see Spencer)
6. Olive Putnam b. Feb 5, l79l d. l79l
7. Polly Putnam b. l792 m. William
   Stoddard of Springfield, VT Res:
   Cleveland, Ohio.
8. Olive Putnam b. l794 m. l8l7 Nathan
                   White of Springfield, VT (eight Child
                   ren).
9. Deacon Moses Putnam b. l796 m. (l)
   l825 Amanda Holden of Langdon, b.
                   l797.
l. Edmund Putnam b. l825 d. l825
2. Edmund Putnam 2d b. l827 m.
   l853 Elizabeth Tutherly b.
   l829. Children:
l. Lizzie b. l856
3. Malvina Putnam b. l829 m. l858
   Horace A. Corbin b. l829
                           Res: Union City, Mich.
4. Janette Putnam b. l832 m. l862
   Otis W. Burton Res: Union
                           City, Mich.
5. Harriet Putnam b. l838 d. l860

Note: Mrs. Amanda (Holden) Putnam died
Oct l6, l862 and Deacon Putnam m. (2)
Mrs. Esther L. Twitchell in l867.

Deacon Moses Putnam died Feb 9, l872.
l0.  Deacon John Putnam b. l799 m. Valeria A. Seaver
l. John Putnam, Jr. b. l829 m. l854 Rebecca Winter
           dau of Sandford Winter and wife, Rosalinda
           (Reckard) Winter.  Their children:
l. George Putnam b. l856
        2. Valeria Annette Putnam b.l833 m. (l) l860
           George Bond m. (2) l872 William Daggett
3. Rosette M. Putnam b. l835 m. l860 Franklin
           W. Putnam Their children:
l. Augusta Putnam b. l869
4. Wesley D. Putnam b. l840 m. l863 Mary J.
   Parks. Children:
l. Mary Belle Putnam b. l865
ll. Oliver Putnam b.l802 m. l830 Catherine Dunsmoor 
    of John and and Polly (Sartell) Dunsmoor b. l806.
    l.  Charles Putnam b. l83l m. Sarah Graves
l. Katherine Putnam b. l866
                2. Oliver Putnam b.l869
    2.  Henry D. Putnam b. l834 m. l856 Adeline Reed
l. Jennie Putnam b. l858
2. Arthur Putnam b. l859
        Henry died in the Civil War at Baton Rouge, LA
        July 28, l863.
    3.  William D. Putnam b. l834 m. Elmira Sartwell
l. Frank b. l856
2. Stella b. l859 d. l863
3. Emma S. b. l863 
4. Willie H. b. l866
5. Ada M. b. l869
6. Grace M. b. l872
    4.  Timothy Putnam b. l837 d. l839
    5.  Mary E. Putnam b. l839 d. l839
    6.  Catherine Putnam b. l845 m. Alvah C. Way
    7.  Mary E. Putnam 2d b. l848 m. Charles Sparrow
    8.  Lucy D. Putnam b. l850 m. Parker R. Wood Res:
        CA
l2. Joseph Putnam b. l804 m. Sally Putnam of Ludlow, VT
    Res: Springfield, VT (seven children)
l3. Benjamin Putnam twin to Joseph d. l808
l4. Susanna B. Putnam b. l809 m. l826 Joseph Smart b.
    at Concord, NH 

p.533
Samuel Putnam 2d child of Timothy and Susanna (Badger)
Putnam b. l762 m. l789 Ruth Spencer.  Their children:
l. Roswell Putnam b. l790
2. Horace Putnam b. l793
3. Alpheus Putnum b. l795
4. Orran Putnam b. l797
5. Jeremy Putnam b. l799
6. Luke Putnam b. l802
the last three were born at Weathersfield, VT:


John Putnam 3d child of Timothy and Susanna (Badger)
Putnam, b. l764 m. Catherine___.  Their children:
l. Mary Putnam b. l786
2. Catherine Putnam b. l789 m. l807 Jabez Beckwith


Experience Putnam 4th child born l766 d. l844

Sarah Putnam 5th child b. l768 m. l789 Luther Spencer

Bailey Putnam 6th child b. l770 m. l795 Anna Bailey
l. Roselana Putnam b. l797
2. Hiram Putnam b. l798
3. Guy Putnam b. l800
4. Benjamin Putnam
David Putnam 7th child b. l772.

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