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GEERTRUY (ARENT,
JOHANNES, ARENT, JOHANNES)
Gertrude was born November 1772 and baptized 21 November
1773 at the Dutch Reformed Church of Schenectady.
She married Aaron J. Schermerhorn 21 October 1791 at the Dutch Reformed
Church at Schenectady. Aaron was
the son of Jacob Schermerhorn and Maria Vedder.
Gertrude and Aaron lived in Schenectady, New York.
Children:
1)
Jacob. He was born 8 June
1792.
2)
Jacob. He was born 18
February 1794.
3)
Aaron P. Aaron was born 10
April 1796.
2)
Ernestus P. He was born 21
March 1802.
5)
Elizabeth. She was born 24
December 1803.
6)
Daniel.
7)
Simon.
8)
Mariah. She married a
Greeman.
9)
Sarah. She married a Lyons.
10)
Mary. She married a Sampson.
11)
Barbara. She married a Searle.
ERNESTUS (ARENT,
JOHANNES, ARENT, JOHANNES)
Ernestus was born 27 October 1776 and baptized 3 November
1776 Dutch Reformed Church of Schenectady.
Ernestus married first Martha Becker in Schenectady about 1808/09.
Ernestus married second Elizabeth Gray 24 March 1814 at Shepardstown, VA.
She was from Ireland and was born there in 1788. They later removed to
Madison, Ohio, and then Winchester, IN.
In the article titled "Reminiscences," which was printed in the
Greenville Newspaper, Ohio, 17 May 1902, the following information was given
about the family:
At the age of fourteen, [Ernestus] was bound to a German to serve until
he was twenty-one years of age, to learn the gun and whitesmith trade.
He was a brutal, cruel master. On
arrival at his majority, he receive from home, in addition to his trade, a
silver watch, the outside case being made of turtle shell, and a yearling colt;
while Uncle John received, to off set this outfit, the home farm of three
hundred acres. With a splendid
knowledge of his trade, he started his way in the world.
He first went to Springfield, MA, and soon got a good position with the
Government Armory; how long he remained there, I am unable to state.
About 1808 or 09, he married Martha Becker at Schenectady.
Soon after, in company with two other young married men with their wives,
[he] started for the Indiana territory making his way to Wheeling, VA.
They constructed (these two men were mechanics) a flat boat, which was
loaded with such things as would be necessary in making a
home in a new country. In
this boat, they floated down the Ohio River to where the city of Madison now
stands; there they met General W. H. Harrison, who was Governor of Indiana
Territory, and who had just finished surveying the plat of the town.
Here each selected a lot and erected each a log cabin.
Father had taken with him a complete set of tools for making funs, for
which there was a good demand from the settlers.
The boat, in which they made the journey, they demolished and used the
lumber in helping to construct their buildings.
On
the 11th of January 1811, brother Aaron was born; his mother soon there after
died. Father often told how kind
the wives of the comrades were to him and the motherless babe.
He disposed of his new home and, as soon as he could get passage on a
keel boat, he worked his way back to Wheeling, and from there to Harper's Ferry,
where he got a position in the Government Armory.
While working there, he became acquainted with Miss Elizabeth Gray; they
were married on the 24th of March, 1814, and soon thereafter moved to
Washington, D. C. where he soon became a contractor with the Government in doing
the iron and plating work of the Capitol and the White House, which was burn by
the British. In his work, he was successful, soon owning his home and shops.
In 1818, he traded his real estate in Washington for a lot of land in
Kentucky; he went there in person and found the land as had been represented,
but found his title defective and worthless.
With the help of Uncle John Gray, he traced the swindler over the south
and west and finally located him working in the lead mines at Galena, IL,
perfectly worthless. Returning to
Washington, he closed up his business, packed up their valuables that made the
least bulk, loaded them with mother, Jane, and John, who were born there, in a
one-horse wagon, and started for Fort Black, Darke County, Ohio, where he had
preciously, through Uncle John Gray, entered a quarter-section of land, just
west of the quarter that the Fort was located on.
I will digress a little here. Grandfather
Gray, Uncle Thomas Carson, and Uncle John Kinnear had preceeded them.
Uncle Thomas having entered the quarter section west of father (half for
grandfather), and Uncle John Kinnear the quarter section next west.
The quarter section on which the Fort was located
had been entered by Zeddock Smith, who had made some little improvements
nad had laid out some lots and named his town Madison.
He had sold three or four lots of which two had small hewn log houses on.
At that time, land had to be entered in quarter sections at $2.00 per
acre, one-half paid at date of entry and balance in deferred payments.
After
a long and tedious journey over mountains, rivers, plains, and swamps, they
arrived at Fort Black. (Grandfather
with Grandmother and Aunt Mary, Uncle Thomas Carsons with Aunt Nancy and Uncle
John Kinnear with Aunt Sarah and two children had preceded them.)
They procured a guide who piloted them down the south side of the great
pigeon swamp to miles to the McClure cabin, crossing the head of White water,
then north passing the John Rush cabin to Grandfather's.
(More)
Ernestus died 20 October 1865.
Elizabeth died 15 February 1864.
Children:
1) Aaron. Aaron
was born 11 January 1811. He
married Eliza Jane Smith 25 May 1835 and died in Los Angeles, CA, 3 October
1893.
Children:
1)
Sarah A. She was born in 1841.
2)
Martha. Martha was born in 1843
3)
Emily. She was born in 1845.
2) Ann
Elizabeth. Ann was born in 1815 and
died young in 1816.
3) Jane G. She
was born in 1816.
4) Elizabeth. She
was born in 1818.
5)
David. David was born in 1821.
6) Barbara. Barbara
was born in 1823.
8) Mary J. Mary
was born in 1824.
9) Ernestus J. Ernestus
was born in 1826 in Ohio. He
married Sarah.
Children:
1)
John D.
10) Thomas C.
Thomas was born in 1828 in Ohio and died in 1848.
11)
James. James was born in 1830 in
Ohio.
12)
Nancy C. Nancy was born in 1833 in
Ohio.
JOHANNES (ARENT,
JOHANNES, ARENT, JOHANNES)
Johannes Putman was baptized 7 February 1779 and probably died young
because he had a younger brother named Johannes.
JOHANNES
(Arent, Johannes, Arent, Johannes)
John Putman was born 31 August 1780 in Schenectady and baptized 10
September 1780 at the Dutch Reformed Church of Schenectady.
He remained on the home farm, 4 1/2 miles from Schenectady, and married
Magdalena Vrooman 23 December 1804 at the Dutch Reformed Church of Schenectady.
Magdaline was born 17 March 1787 the daughter of Hendrick Vrooman and
Sarah Gansalis.
The history of this family was printed in an article titled
"Descendants of Putman Hill Settlers Mark Sesquicentennial of Their
Own," which reads as follows:
Descendants of the original settlers of Putman Hill, Rotterdam, are
commermorating a sesquicentennial of their own.
It was about 1798 that Arent J. Putman, a Holland Dutchman, rangy and
strong-limbed, cut out the logs with which he built the first Putman habitation
in Putman Rd.
The broad axe used in the hewing of the logs, with other relics of early
days, has been presented to the Schenectady County Historical Society by the
great-grandson of the original
settler, Jacob A. Putman .
. . and today is on exhibition at the society's building.
The original Putman home was a humble place of habitation, set on the
hillside near a small stream of water, overlooking a thousand acres of farmland
and forest. The rangy
Hollander cut the logs from the hillside forest, single-handedly and built the
cabin and brought his family to the section just prior to ---, and it was not
until years later, after he had enjoyed a periodof prosperity that he built more
commodious quarters, a two story frame house which stood until about 1812, when
the spacious Putman brick residence was erected across the farm lane fromthe
frame house, where it stands today . . . ..
There Andrew Yates Putman was born in the new brick house. There Jacob
A., his son, was born in half-century later.
It was not until 1941 that
Jacob, the last of the Putman men, then 80 years old, and his wife, Sarah Van
Hyke Putman left the ancient homesite, selling the property
. . . ..
Andrew Yates Putman was the son of John, son of Arent J. Putman. Andrew, not unlike other hilsdie boys, grew to rugged
manhood, and each Sunday put off down the road to the little frame Dutch church
that stood on the bank of the
Poentic Kil, on the site of the present Cobblestone Reformed church in
Putman Rd.
Andrew loved the open life of the hillsides, and music as well.
He played a finely-made and simply-ornamented flute of the period.
Down at the church they were wont to sing unaccompanied by music.
That is where Andrew came in handy and
his flute as well.
Recruiting the service of "Cobus" Schermerhorn, who live not
far distant and played the bass violin, the church installed "music,"
and the congregation increased in size. Each
morning, young Putman and his companion would climb to the little balcony over
the church entrance, "Cobus" laboriously working his big bass viol up
the narrow stairway, to play for the service, as a Mr. Van Allen would bring
forth his tuning fork and set the pitch for the singing.
The Putmans were patriotic and served in the militia of their day. They saw warfare approach the "woestina" and became
wilderness fighters with no thought of complaint. One of them, reputed to be Arent J., the founder of the
family, was a lieutenant in the militia. One
day he sat for his picture, in uniform, sword on display, and the painting
became an heirloom .
. .
..
John Putman died 1 May 1851 in Rotterdam, New York.
Magdalena died 16 December 1830.
Children:
1) Aaron.
Aaron was born 10 November 1805 and married Nancy Hageman 7 October 1829
at the Dutch Reformed Church of Amsterdam, New York.
Nancy was born in 1808. They
lived on the lower farm on Princetown Rd. Aaron
died 11 September 1882 in New York, and Nancy died 13 March 1890.
Children:
1) John
A. He was born in 1830 in New York.
2) Joseph.
He was born in 3 May 1833 in New York and married Marth E.
Shufelt.
3) Maggy
V. She was born in 1840 in New York
and died 19 November 1875. Maggy
married George C. Hageman 23 January 1866.
4) Francis
D. He was born in 1843 in New York
and died 10 September 1866.
5) Elizabeth.
She was born in 1851 and died 1897.
Elizabeth married Edward S. Sauter 7 October 1873.
6) Ernestus.
2) Henry
Vrooman. Henry was baptized 20
December 1807. He
married Jennie (Eliza) Van Der Veer and lived in the town of Galway,
Saratoga Co., New York. They later
removed to the town of Somerset, Niagara Co., New York, where Henry bought a
farm about a mile from Lake Ontario. Henry
died there 11 April 1875.
Children, by 1850:
1) Henry,
born in 1834 in New York.
2) Susan,
born in 1840 in New York.
3) Aaron,
born in 1843 in New York.
3) Ernestus
J. He was born 22 July 1810 and
married Harriet Newell Marselis 22 September 1839 at the Dutch Reformed Church
of Amsterdam, New York, (Elizabeth?, 1850 NYC).
She was born 12 April 1817 daughter of Manning Marselis and Deborah De
Graff. She died 20 March 1839.
Ernestus married second 4 September 1845 in Amsterdam, New York, Harriet,
sister of Elizabeth. Ernestus and his brother John were tradesmen in Schenectady,
New York. Ernestus died 8 September
1784 in Schenectady, New York, and Harriet died 18 January 1901.
Children, of Harriet: 1) Margaret who was born in 1838 in New York and
married Henry Swart.
4) Elizabeth.
Born 12 January 1813, Elizabeth married Sebastian Visscher and died 25
August 1840 in Schenectady, New York.
5) John.
John J. Putman was born 3 April 1816 and baptized 3 April 1816 at the
Dutch Reformed Church of Schenectady, New York.
He later married Hannah Annatje Paulding 27 September 1838 in
Schenectady. Both John and his
brother, Ernestus, were tradesmen in Schenectady.
John died in Niagara Co., New York, 18 August 1845.
6) Sarah.
Sarah was born 12 January 1819 and baptized 30 January 1819 at the Dutch
Reformed Church of Schenectady. She married Joseph Levy 29 January 1840 in
Niagara Co., New York. She died 17
March 1905.
7) Andrew
Yates. Andrew was born 12 March
1822 and married Eve Angelida Mabie 24 May 1849.
She was the daughter of Simon
Mabie and Hannah Marlette. Andrew
and Eve lived in Rotterdam, New York. Andrew
died 6/13 May 1878 in New York: Eve
10 March 1874. Children: 1) John.
He was born 22 July 1850 and married Sarah E. Segar.
2) Simon. He was born 14 Feburary 1852 and died 3 February 1862.
3) Aaron M. Aaron was born 6 March 1854 and married Amanda
Schermerhorn. 4)
Jacob Alexander. He was born 5 September 1861 and married Sarah Van Dyck.
8) Clarissa,
or Clara. She was born 4 February
1825 and baptized 24 February 1825 at the Dutch Reformed Church of
Schenectady, New York. Clarissa
lived in Rotterdam, New York, and died 23 October 1904 in New York.
9) Sebastian
G. Sebastian was born 15 December
1827 and married Margaret Waddell 30 March 1852 in Schenectady, New York.
She was born 3 April 1829 daughter of David Waddell and Mary Coil.
Sebastion lived on a farm on the Mariaville Rd.
below Putman Hill. He died
in 1904. History of the County of
Schenectday records the following:
Sebastian Putnam is one of the thrifty farmers of Rotterdam living on the
road leading to Princetown on the corner of where the Fort Hunter Rd. crosses 3 miles from Schenectady. It is one of the situations ever admired by the passerby
. .
. ..
Children:
1) Mary
B. She was born 21 September 1855
and died 21 October 1856.
2) Ernestus.
He was born in 1860.
3) Sarah
E. She was born in 1863.
4) Phidelia.
She was born in 1867.
10) Oliver. He
was born 2 December 1830. Oliver
married Catherine Elizabeth Mabie 25 December 1859.
She was born 1 November 1837 daughter of Simon Mabie and Hannah
Marlette. Oliver bought a
farm west of Rotterdam Junction, New York.
Hannah died 17 January 1904: Oliver
18 October 1906.
Children:
1) Simon
W. He was born 16 April 1863 and
married Stella Sterling.
2) Anna
M. Anna was born 28 June 1870 and
married Charles B. Henry.
BARBARA
(Arent, Johannes, Arent, Johannes)
Barbara Putman was baptized 2 March 1783 in Schenectady and married
Oliver Springer. She was the daughter of Arent Johannes Putman.
Children:
1) Elizabeth.
She was born 13 August 1802.
2) Benjamin
U. He was born 29 August 1804.
3) Aaron.
Aaron was born 27 May 1809.
4) John.
John was born 8 March 1812.
5) Henrietta
Wemple. She was born 9 January
1826.
AARON
(Henry, Johannes, Arent, Johannes)
Whether Henry Putman had a son named Aaron Putman is doubtful,
ELIZABETH
(Henry, Johannes, Arent, Johannes)
Elizabeth Putman was born about 1786, or earlier, at The Mountain near Fort
Erie. She received a land grant on February 25, 1809, in Bertie Township.
MARY
(Henry, Johannes, Arent, Johannes)
Mary Putman was born about 1787 and married a Mr. Fish. She received a
land grant February 25, 1809, in Bertie Township.
JOHN
(Henry, Johannes, Arent, Johannes)
John Putman was born about 1789 in Canada and was given a land grant as a Son
of an Empire Loyalist September 26, 1809, in Elgin County, Ontario. A John
Putman witness the will of Phillip Wintermute, formerly of Wantage, New Jersey,
but then of Bertie Township. The will was proved October 10,
1809.
HANNAH
(Henry, Johannes, Arent, Johannes)
Hannah Putman was a daughter of Loyalist
Henry Putman. She received a grant
of land May 20, 1817, in Bertie Township, Welland County, Ontario, Canada.
A Hannah Putman married Hiram Swayze, son of Loyalist Israel Swayze, Jr.
Hiram was born 7 March 1784 in NJ, and this was Hiram's second marriage:
he married first Mercy Lewis. Hiram
and Hannah lived on Lots 54 and 55 in Thorold Township, Welland County, Ontario.
HENRY
(Henry, Johannes, Arent, Johannes)
Henry Henderickse Putman was born about
1794. A Henry Putman received a grant of land as a Son of an Empire
Loyalist May 9, 1821.
JACOB
(Henry, Johannes, Arent, Johannes)
Jacob Putman was born about 1796 in Canada and received a land grant February
26, 1824, as a son of an Empire Loyalist in Dufferin County. During the 1851 Ontario Census, Jacob lived in Niagara
Township,
Lincoln County, Ontario, with wife Rebecca
Young.
Children, by 1851 Ontario Census:
1) Henry.
2)
Andrew.
3)
Jacob.
DOROTHY
JANE
(Henry, Johannes, Arent, Johannes)
She was born about 1805, before 1810, in Canada and married William Griffin of
Thorold, Welland County, Ontario, Canada. Her land grant was received
June 13, 1836.
JOHANNES
(David, Johannes, Arent, Johannes)
Johannes Putman was baptized 2 October 1784 at the Dutch Reformed Church
of Caughnawaga, Fonda, New York, and was
a son of David Putman and Rebecca Davis. In
"Reminiscences," Ernestus Putman Jr. wrote some information that seems
to describe Johannes family:
During the Civil War, the 69th regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, to
which I belonged, was detailed to guard the rebel officers captured at Fort
Donaldson, among which I found a captain of a Tennessee regiment, named Wm. L.
Putman. I recognized him in a room
with twenty-six other officers, and from what he told me he must have been a
grandson of grandfather's brother [David (Johannes, Arent, Johannes)]
. . .
.. Grandfather [Arent
J.] married Elizabeth De Spitzer.
During the 1810 Census, a John Putman lived in Kanawah Co., VA, which
later became a part of West Virginia. This
John may have been David and Rebecca Davis Putman's son.
John may have removed to Ross Co., Ohio, by the 1820 census and St.
Louis, MO, by the 1830 census. (William B. Putman, Jr., 1993)
Children:
1) Prob.
William. William Putman lived in
Henry Co., TN, during the 1840 census. He
was born in 1803, and during the 1850 TN Census, he lived in Bedford Co. where
he was employed as a stone mason at age 47.
William married Ann G., born in NC in 1810. Their children were all born in TN. Bill Putman, Hyannis
Port, MA, tells the following about William:
William, who would have been in his 60's, enlisted as a 1st Leut. and
rose to captain in Company I of the 18th Tennessee Infantry. His son David was a
private in the 11th Tennessee Cavalry, Holman's Unit.
I listed Anne as a widow in 1860, but William may simply have been away
from home . . . ..
Sixty is old, but a bunch of older men felt strongly enough to fight
[against the North] and most were made officers.
(1994)
Children:
1) David
V. David was born in 1832 and
during the Civil War was a private in the 11th Tennessee Cavalry, Holman's Unit.
2) May
Ann. She was born in 1837.
3) Sarah
Jane. Sarah was born in 1840.
4) Wm.
Vina. She was born in 1840.
5) Rebecca
Elizabeth. Rebecca was born in 1845
and married James Wright 7 March 1863 in Bedford Co., TN.
6) Sciota.
She was born in 1847 and married David Rolfe 9 April 1866.
2) Poss.
John J.
Lived in WI.
CHARITY
(David, Johannes, Arent, Johannes)
Charity Putman was born 5 April 1787 and baptized 18 November 1787 at the
Johnstown Presbyterian Church. Her
parents were listed as ----.
ELIZABETH
(David, Johannes, Arent, Johannes)
Elizabeth Putman was born in 1790 and baptized 18 November 1792 at the
Johnstown Presbyterian Church, Johnstown, New York.
Her parents were listed as ----.
MARIA
(David, Johannes, Arent, Johannes)
A query, source unknown but probably from Northern New York, asked for
the ancestry of "David Putnam, Revolutionary soldier, who served under Gen.
Van Rensselaer, 1776; lived Montgomery Co., 1790.
He had daughter Maria who married Joseph Briggs, born 1790, son of
Stephen." From the above
query, I suppose David Putman and Rebecca Ferguson had a daughter Maria born
about 1792.
DAVID
(David, Johannes, Arent, Johannes)
David Putman was born 4 June 1793 and baptized at the Johnstown
Presbyterian Church, Johnstown, New York. His
parents were listed as Robert David Putman and Rebecca.
Robert David may have been a name that David J. Putman, son of Johannes,
used. This David married Rebecca
Davis.
SOLOMON
(Adam, John, Arent, Johannes)
Solomon, or Salomo, Putman was born 20 October 1778 and was baptized at
the Dutch Reformed Church of Albany. He
married a Margaretha who was probably a Walrath by birth. They lived in the Town
of Litchfield, Herkimer Co., New York, where Solomon probably died.
In the 1855 New York State Census in Jefferson Co., Isaac Putman's mother
is listed at age 75. This would
place her birth in 1780. According to the same census, she was born in Herkimer
Co., New York, and was a resident of Jefferson Co.
since 1837. In the 1860 New
York Census, Margaret Putman is listed as 82 years old and a resident in the
household of her son Henry Putman.
Children:
1) Benjamin.
He was born 15 June 1801 in Herkimer Co., New York, and was baptized 8
July 1804 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minden (or Fort Plain).
His sponsors were Adam Wallrath and his wife Elizabeth.
Benjamin died of Typhoid Fever 1 June 1864 in New York.
2) Henry.
According to the 1855 New York State Census, Henry was born in Herkimer
Co., New York, in 1802. He probably married first Elizabeth Emhuff (Emhough), who was
born in 1805, and second a Sarah. Henry
lived in the town of Litchfield, Herkimer Co. but later removed to the Town of
Theresa, Jefferson Co., New York. Elizabeth
died about 1863 in Theresa. Henry
married second a Sarah, who was born in 1810 in New York.
They removed to Sparta, WI, where Henry died 2 October 1869.
Children:
1) David.
He was born in the Town of Litchfield, New York, in 1834.
2) Isaac
Van Rensealer. Born 21 August 1836
in Litchfield, New York, he probably married first Zilpha Cornwall, second Mary
C. Dinger, and third Mary Bennet 28
July 1886. Isaac died 28 July 1886
in Sparta, WI. His obituary reads
as follows:
Issac V. Putman . . . was born in Herkimer County, New York, in 1836,
coming west in 1866. He lived in
Neillsville for a time finally coming to Sparta and locating in Beaver Creek
where his home had been up to a short time ago, when he sold his farm and went
to Chippewa Falls. He returned last
October, and has lived in the city since. He
was a veteran of the Civil War, enlisting in Co. F, 10th New York Artillery, in
August 1862, and was honorably discharged at Petersburg, VA, June 6, '65. He was married July 28, '86, to Mary C. Bennnett, who
survives him, and also one daughter, Mrs. Nora E. Neuman. Three brothers are also living, Jerome Putman; New York,
John, Humbird, WI; and William of chippewa Falls, WI; and a sister, Lydia, New
York. (28 February 1908)
3) Benjamin.
Benjamin was born in 1838 in Litchfield, New York.
He remained single and died 17 September 1865 in New York.
4) Delilah.
She was born 10 April 1841 in Theresa, New York, and married first a
Baker and second Edward Thompson 30 October 1873.
Delilah died 5 April 1926 in Theresa, New York.
5) Jerome.
He was born 18 August 1843, in Theresa, New York.
Jerome never married and died in Theresa 4 October 1925.
6) Margaret.
She was born in 1846.
7) John
Henry. John was born in Theresa,
New York, 2 October 1850. He
married Amanda Nokes 21 September
1871 in WI and died in Humbird, WI, 2 November 1917.
8) William.
William was born in Theresa, New York, 20 October 1852.
He married first a Georgia and second Pricilla Brown by who he had a
daughter Susie Edith. He married
third Edith Ehlke who was born 23 July 1891.
William died 16 November 1933 in WI.
His obituary read:
William Henry Putnam, aged 81, died last night at his home on W. Canal
St., after an illness of some duration. He
had been a resident of the city for 35 years or more, and had formerly been
employed at the Northern Colony and Training School, of late years operating a
truck garden near his home .
. .
.. (16 November 1933)
3) Catharina.
Catherine was born 22 November 1805 in Herkimer, New York, and was
baptized 26 December 1805 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Minden.
Her sponsors were Adolph Wallrath and wife Maria.
4) Elizabeth.
She was born 14 December 1809 and baptized 23 April 1810 at the Dutch
Reformed Church of Fort Plain. Her
sponsors were Peter Walrad and Elizabeth, his wife. Elizabeth died 30 July 1849
in New York.
5) Isaac
Van Rensselaer. Isaac was born 16
June 1816 (in the town of Alexander, Jefferson Co., New York), He was baptized 16 February 1817 at the Dutch Reformed Church
of Fort Plain. Isaac mrried Mary
Duel 23 July 1837 in Orleans, New York. In
1855, they removed to WI and settled in Farmers Valley, later moved to a home
two miles west of Sparta, and finally lived in Sparta.
During the Civil War, Isaac was a private in Co. D, 52nd Wisconsin
Infantry. Isaac died in Sparta, WI,
16 June 1896. His obituary in the
Monroe County Democrat read:
Another pioneer resident of Sparta passed away last Tuesday morning, June
16. When Isaac Putnam answered the
call of the grim reaper at the ripe old age of 80 years, he having celebrated
his eightieth anniversary on the day previous.
Mr. Putnam was a native of New York State, a veteran of the Civil War,
and had been a resident in or near Sparta for forty years
. . . ..
(16 June 1896)
Children:
1) Mary.
She was born in 1837, married a Pickett, and removed to OR.
2) Lucius,
born in 1839.
3) Charles
of LaCrosse born in 1843.
4) George
of Sparta born in 1949. 5) Lester,
born in 1862. All were born in New
York. Mary Duel Putman's obituary
was published in the Monroe City Democrat 22 November 1901.
6) Israel
C. Israel was born 23 March 1818 in
New York. He married Lydia Ann Duel
who was born in New York in 1828. Israel
died 2 April 1898 in Sparta, WI, and his obituary was published in the Sparta
Herald:
Israel Putman, one of the older residents of the town of Sparta, whose
home has been with his nephew, Isaac Putman, northwest of the city, died last
Friday, April 1, after a comparatively brief illness
. .
. .. The deceased was past 80 years of age, and he had been a
resident of this vicinity the past twenty-eight years, coming here from Theresa,
Jefferson Co., New York.
Children, all born in New York:
1) Lucy
Ann, born in 1847.
2) Clark.
He was born in 1851.
3) Adelbert
who was born in 1842.
4) Martha,
born in 1844.
5) Jacob,
born in 1846.
6) Abraham,
born in 1848. According to the 1850
New York Cenus, a Rebecca Putman, born in 1781, lived in Israel's household.
7) Peggy,
or Rebecca. Rebecca was born 18
April 1820 and baptized 8 July 1821 at the Dutch Reformed Church of Fort Plain.
Her sponsors were Daniel Walrod and Maria Zoller, his wife.
Rebecca married Frederick Hicks 31 October 1850 in Jefferson Co., New
York. Rebecca had a 50th wedding
anniversary celebration in which her brother Isaac attended. Rebecca died 26 February 1913 in Plymouth, WI, at age 92.
Rebecca died 26 February 1913 in Plymouth, WI, at age 92.
Her obituary in the Columbus Republican, Columbus, WI, read as follows:
Mrs. Rebecca Hicks, for many years a resident of Columbus, died at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. C. H. Lueske, Plymouth, WI, Tuesday February 25th.
Mrs. Hicks, whose maiden
name was Rebecca Putnam, was born in Jefferson Co., New York, April 18, 1820.
In October, 1850, she was married to Frederick Hicks.
The young couple coming to Wisconsin and settling in Columbus, which has
been their home until about five years ago, when she went to live with her
daughter at Plymouth. Mr.
Hicks passed away eleven years ago.
The deceased is survived by three children: Mrs. Eunice Parnell,
Riceville, IA; Mrs. Almeda Luecke, Plymouth; and Mr.
Frank Hicks of this city .
. . .. (date
unknown)
ELIZABETH
(Adam, John, Arent, Johannes)
Elizabeth Putman, or Bodman, was born about 1783.
In the Town of Columbia, Warren Co., New York, she married Daniel
Dievendorf. Elizabeth and Daniel
Dienvendorf removed to Lowell, Michigan, about 1838.
Children:
1) Daniel.
He was born 2 November 1812 in Columbia, Herkimer Co., New York, and was
an early settler in Lowell, Kent Co., Michigan. Daniel married Nancy
Kraker/Karker 10 November 1831 at St.Peter's, Sharon, New York.
Children:
1) David,
married a Sarah and lived in 1870 in Wyoming, Michigan, now a suburb of Grand
Rapids.
2) Elizabeth.
She was born in the Town of Warren, Herkimer Co., New York, 23 July 1806
and baptized 7 August 1806 at the home
of Maria Rasbach. (Dutch Reformed
Church of Herkimer)
3) Sarah.
She was christened 31 July 1814.
4) Nelson.
Nelson was christened 20 July 1817.
5) Solomon.
Solomon was christened 6 June 1819.
ANNA
(Adam, John, Arent, Johannes)
Anna Putman, or Bodman, attended the Church at Warren, Herkimer Co., New
York, and married Abraham Menning. Anna
is a possible daughter of Adam and Catherine Putman.
Children:
1)
Joannes. John was baptized
21 May 1806 in the Church at Warren, the son of Abraham Menning and Anna Bodman.
Witnesses were Leonard Ekler and wife Catherina.
CORNELIA
(Adam, John, Arent, Johannes)
Cornelia Putman was possibly a daughter of Adam and Catherine Meyer
Putman. Cornelia was born in
1790 and raised in Columbia, Herkimer Co., New York.
She married first Jacob Crawford and second Christian Burns about 1833.
Children, by Jacob Crawford:
1)
Lorana. Married Russell
Green.
2)
John. Born in 1821 in New
York.
Children, by Christian Burns:
3)
Benjamin. Born in 1835 in
Angelica, New York.
JACOB
(Adam, John, Arent, Johannes)
Jacob Putman was baptized October 1791 at the Dutch Reformed Church of
Caughnawaga, the son of Adam Putman and Catherine Meyers. He married Nabba, or
Abba, Crouch, and lived in Columbia, Herkimer Co., New York.
Children:
1)
Caty. Baptized 1 June 1817
at the Dutch Reformed Church of Columbia.
2)
Barbara. Baptized 28 June
1818 at the Dutch Reformed Church of Columbia.
AARON
(Derrick, Lodewyck, Arent, Johannes)
Arent Derrickse Putman was born December 10, 1768, in the
Town of Ephratah, Montgomery County, New York, and was baptized June 7, 1768 at
the Dutch Reformed Church of Stone Arabia in Ephratah.
His sponsors were Lodewyck Putman and Elizabeth Suitz, his grandparents.
About 1787, Aaron married Alida Wilson. She was born May 11, 1768, and was baptized June 7, 1768, at
the Dutch Reformed Church of Stone Arabia.
Alida was the daughter of John Wilson and Barbara Dieffendorf.
Sponsors at her baptism were John and Jannitje Davis.
Arent and Alida Putman are enumerated in the 1790 New
York Census in the Town of Caughnawagua, Montgomery County, next to Gisebert Van
Brocklyn. It is said that Arent and
Alida lived in Bowman's Creek about six miles south of Canajoharie.
In the 1810 New York Census, Arent Derrick Putman appears
in the Town of Cherry Valley near L. Putman, who was probably Lewis Putman his
brother.
During the 1820 New York Census, Arent D. Putman is again
in Cherry Valley, and during the 1825 New York State Census Aaron and Alida
Putman lived in Schoharie, Schoharie County with 4 males and 2 females in his
household. The towns of Cherry
Valley and Schoharie are next to each other.
Arent eventually removed to Wayne County, Michigan, but
before he arrived there he seems to have lived in the Town of Medina, Orleans
County, when the 1830 New York Census was taken.
Arent was in Michigan by 1836.
"Early Land Transfers of Detroit and Wayne County, Michigan,"
records the following land transaction by Arent and his wife Elizabeth:
William
Steer of Springwell Township purchased from Aaron Putnam and wife Elizabeth of
Dearborn Township, May 3, 1836, 80 acres in . . . Township 3, 5 Range 10 E. in
Wayne County.
From this land
entry, it appears Arent married second Elizabeth unless Elizabeth is Alida.
The 80 arces next to Arent's was owned by Martin Van Riper and Lewis
Putman both of Madison County, New York. They
had purchased a total of 240 acres with a patent dated June 26, 1835.
Lewis Putman was Arent's brother
A letter from Lewis D. Putman's daughter Marie Vrooman of Detroit,
Michigan, dated October 8, 1890, said, ". . . uncle Aaron died at Sheldons,
Washtenau County, in 1837." Since
there is no township or town called Sheldons in Michigan, I wonder if it was a
Sheldon home.
Children:
1.
Richard.
Richard was born about 1788 in Montgomery County, New York.
During the 1820 New York Census, he may have lived in the Town of Lenox,
Madison County. His uncle Lewis
lived in Lenox during the 1830 New York Census.
By the 1830 New York Census, Richard lived in the Town of Batavia,
Genesee County, and during the 1840 New York Census he lived in Wheatland,
Monroe County. According to History
of Livingston Co., New York, Richard was in attendance April 22, 1841, at
the wedding of his brother Simon Putman to Maria Hever both of Wheatland, Monroe
Co. The wedding ceremony took place
in Caledonia, Livingston County, just a couple of miles to the south.
Richard probably married Marie Hannah Schearman of Sharon, New York . .
..
2.
Neeltje.
Neeltje was born 3 November 1793 and died young.
3.
Syme, or Simon.
Simon was born August 8, 1794, and baptized January 8, 1797, at the Dutch
Reformed Church of Caughnawaga, Fonda, New York.
He married, first in 1826, Hannah. They
lived in Batavia, Genesee County, New York, where Hannah died July 2, 1839, and
was buried at the Batavia Cemetery. Simon
Putman married second Mariah Hannah Hever.
History of Livingston Co., New York, says that April 22, 1841,
Simon Putman of Wheatland, Monroe County, New York, married Maria Hever of
the same place. Simon's brother, Richard Putman, was in attendance as was
William Hever brother of the bride. The
wedding took place in Caledonia, Livingston Co.
Simeon and Mariah Putman removed to Kent County, Michigan, in 1846.
Simeon died in the winter of about 1867.
Children,
by Hannah:
1.
Alida, or Aly.
She was born 8 December 1817 and baptized 29 March 1818 at St. John's
Lutheran Church in Sharon, New York.
2.
William. William
was born 7 June 1823 in Sharon, New York, and became a pastor.
Michigan Pioneer records the following:
William Putnam was born June 21, 1823, in Sharon, Schoharie County, New
York. In 1826, the family moved to
Batavia, Genesee County, New York, where his boyhood was spent.
In 1839, when he was sixteen years of age his mother die and the family
was broken up and scattered. Having
no home, he accepted the opportunity to learn the gunsmith trade and served as
an apprentice until twenty-one years of age.
He worked at that business long enough to earn money for schooling.
In March 1841, he united by baptism with the Baptist church in Batavia
and became a teacher in the Sunday school before he was 18 years old.
In 1845, he was licensed by the church to preach and in October of that
year commenced his work in the ministry with the Baptist church in East
Pembroke, six miles from his childhood home.
There he was publicly ordained to the work of the Christian ministry in
1848. He subsequently served as
pastor successfully at Shelby, Kendall, Waverly, and Lyons, New York.
While he was at Lyons, the Civil War broke out, and in August 1862 he
enlisted as volunteer in the 160th Regiment, New York Infantry, where he served
two and one-half years as private and chaplain.
After the war, he moved, in 1867, to Michigan, and preached successively
at Mason, Plymouth, Howell, Unadilla, and Gaylord.
At each of these places, he organized the church and was the first
pastor. While in northern Michigan,
he served three years as member and secretary of the county board of school
examiners: five years as township health officer; two years as register of
deeds; eight years as notary public and six years as postmaster, besides holding
some other minor offices. In 1892,
he made his home in Lansing, and in that year was elected chaplain of Charles T.
Foster Post, GAR, which position he continuously filled until 1913, a period of
twenty-two years. He was elected
chaplain of the Department of Michigan GAR in 1902 and held that office
continuously until 1913. He was
also chaplain of the Michigan Commandery of the Loyal Legion form 1907 until
1913. At the time of his death, he was over 89 years of age; indeed
he lacked but 49 days of his 90th birthday.
Rev. William married first Emily Wood May 19, 1846, in Batavia, New York.
Emily died 23 November 1853 in Shelby, New York.
Reverend William Putman married second Huldah Ann Burroughs October 26,
1854, in Shelby, New York.
Children,
by Emily:
1)
Emily. She was born 28
February 1847.
2)
Mary Lucinda. She was born
15 July 1848 in New York.
3)
James W. He was born 20 May
1850 in New York.
Children,
by Huldah Burroughs:
1)
Pauline. She was born 17
December 1857.
2)
John Simeon. John was born
about 1861 in Lyons, New York.
3)
Elvira B. She was born 5
July 1862.
4)
Edward H. Edward was born 23
July 1866 in Hamlin, New York.
3)
Prob. a son. He was born
about 1825 in New York.
Children,
by Mariah Hannah Hever:
4.
Hannah.
She was born in 1842 in New York.
5.
John. John
was born in 1845 in New York.
6.
Lovina.
She was born in 1849 in Michigan and married Lafayette Houck, the eldest
son of Jacob Houck. It was
Lafayette's second of three marriages. After
Lovina's death, Lafayette married her sister, Lucy.
Children,
by Lavina:
1.
Lavina.
She died at age 7.
7.
Lucy.
She was born in 1851 in Michigan and married Lafayette Houck.
8.
Mary. Mary was born in 1855 in Michigan.
9.
Eliza.
She was born in 1859 in Michigan.
10.Eva.
Eva was born in 1862 in Michigan.
4.
Neeltje.
She was baptized January 8, 1797, at the Dutch Reformed Church of
Caughnawaga, Fonda, New York, and her sponsors were Gerrit Putman and Angietje
Van Brockelen. She died young and
had a younger sister baptized in 1800 also named Neeltje.
5.
Neeltje.
Nellie was baptized March 19, 1800, at the Dutch Reformed Church of
Caughnawaga, Fonda, New York.
6.
Margareta.
She was baptized January 24, 1802, at the Dutch Reformed Church of
Caughnawaga. Her sponsors were
Arent Cromwell and Margaret Wilson.
7.
John Wilson. John was
baptized June 15, 1806, at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in the Town of Minden,
Montgomery County, New York. By
1840, John W. Putman is in Washtenaw County, Michigan.
John W. Putnam of Dearborn Township purchased from Lewis Putman, [his
uncle], and wife Hannah of Ecorse Township 80 acres in December 26, 1836, in
Township 2 South, Range 10 East, Dearborn.
Witnesses were Hiram Wightman and Jacob Putnam [Lewis Putman’s son]. John W. Putman married a Sally.
June 10, 1845, John W. Putnam and wife Sally Ann of Ypsilanti, sell to
William D. Wescott, of Nankin Township, Wayne County, 41.5 acres of land.
Witnesses were Norman Putnam and Benjamin Fallett.
Norman married a Hannah. John
and Sally were listed in Bennington Township, Shiawassee County, during the 1850
Michigan Census. Norman and Hannah
seem to be listed in the Town of Bennington, Wyoming County, New York, during
the 1850 New York Census. Shortly
afterward the family removed to Bay City, along the Saginaw River in Bay County,
near Saginaw Bay where they operated an inn.
Children:
1.
John A. He was born in 1830.
2.
Louisa. Louisa as born in
1834.
3.
Marsha M. She was born in
1836 in Michigan.
4.
Celia. Celia was born in
1840 in Michigan.
5.
Charles W. Charles was born
in 1844 in Michigan.
6.
Elizabeth. She was born in
1845 in Michigan.
7.
California. California was
born in 1849 in Michigan.
8.
Peter. Peter
was born January 24, 1810, and baptized at St. John's Lutheran Church, in
Sharon, New York.
GILBERT
(Derrick, Lodewyck, Arent, Johannes)
Gysbert Derrickse., or Gilbert, Putman [Bottman] was born
February 9, 1770, in the Town of Ephratah, New York.
His sponsors were Nicholas and Sarah Van Brackelen.
Gilbert married Catherine Schall, or Scholl, January1, 1795, at the Dutch
Reformed Church of Stone Arabia. Her
parents were residents of the Town of Danube, Herkimer Co., New York.
Gilbert and Catherine resided in Danube and owed several
hundred acres of land where Indian Castle stood.
In 1818, they removed to Illinois where Gilbert
died of Yellow Fever. Catherine
started back East, but she and her baby died in childbirth in Kentucky.
Children:
1.
Richard Henry or Dietrich Bottmann.
Richard was born in 1795 and baptized as Dietrich Bottmann 16 August 1795
at the Dutch Reformed Church of Stone Arabia.
He served in the War of 1812 according to tradtion and married second 2
March 1820 Nancy Schall (Shall, Schell). Nancy
was born in 1796 and was the sister of Daniel Schall. Richard and Nancy Putman removed to Wayne County, Michigan,
in 1836 and by 1837 were living in Williamston, Ingham County.
Richard died in Williamston August 4, 1856.
Children:
1)
Parmelia. She was born 6
September 1820 in Danube, New York. She
married Gardner Fletcher in March 1843. Gardner
was born 7 July 1816 and died 26 January 1901.
Parmelia died 3 November 1890. They
lived in Wheatfield, Ingham Co., Michigan.
Children: Delilah who married Lafayetter King.
2)
Eva. Eva was born 19
September 1824 in Danube, New York. She
married Orra S. Grover 5 March
1847. He died in 1875 while Eva
died 29 July 1890.
3)
Catherine. Kate was born 18
September 1824 in Danube, New York, married Alexander Dockstader 26 January
1847, and lived in Williamston, Michigan. She
died in 1895.
4)
Betsy. Born 14 April 1826,
Betsy married Harrison Marsh December 1847.
He died in 1880.
5)
Mary Ann. She married first
in 1850 Otis Marsh and second Mr. Sabin. Mary
was born 3 July 1828 and died in 1882.
6)
Poss. May Viola.
Married Fred Parker and had a child Mary.
7)
William. He was born 20
April 1830. William married Martha
Jane Smith 12 March 1854 and died 30 June 1864.
Martha married second John S. Huston.
Children:
1)
Lester,. He lived in CA
2)
Alice. She married Charles
Smith in 1876.
8) David. David
was a twin and born in 1832. He
married a Melissa.
Children:
1)
Clyde.
2)
May.
3)
Viola.
4)
"Judge." He was
believed to have been David Lee Putman, Jr.
8)
Daniel. Daniel, a twin, was
born in 1832 and married Elizabeth Babbage 22 February 1864.
He died in 1903, and Elizabeth died 8 June 1916.
Children:
1)
Belle.
2)
Ernest.
9)
Gilbert. Gilbert was born 8
October 1835. He married Helen
Mather 17 April 1864 and lived in Williamston, Michigan.
Gilbert died 30 May 1872 in Williamston.
10)
Harriet. She was born in 1842 in
New York according to the 1850 New York Census.
2) Betsy.
She was born about 1797 and lived in Coldwater, Michigan.
She married Peter Grove about 1815 and died in Coldwater in 1896.
Children:
1)
Harriet. Harriet was
born 25 September 1816 and married Fellows of Bronson, Michigan.
2)
Catherine. She was born 6
May 1820.
3)
Lavina. She was born 14
March 1822.
4)
William. William was born 29
June 1824.
5)
Gilbert. Gilbert was born 8
December 1826.
6)
Peter A. He was born 13
January 1829.
7)
John P. He was born 13
December 1834 and lived in Orangeville, Michigan.
3. Ellen. Born
about 1800, Ellen married Spencer Burton 19 October 1820 and lived in Herkimer
Co., New York. She died in 1896.
4. Catherine.
Katy was born in 1802 and lived in Fayetteville, Chittenango Co., New
York. She married first Daniel Ehle and second Henry Hessler who
died in 1895.
Children:
1) Hale. Born
in 1876.
2) Guy. Died
in 1913.
3) George. He
lived in Troy, Ohio, and died in 1901.
4) Daniel. Lived
in Troy, Ohio, and died in 1915.
5) Cassius.
5. Benjamin.
He was born 26 February 1808 and baptized 14 March 1808 at the German
Reformed Church of New Rhinebeck-Cobleskill.
Benjamin married Sophia Moyer 1827 in Sullivan, Madison Co., New York.
They lived in Danube, New York, (and later Cazenovia?). Benjamin died in January 1889.
Children:
1)
Oscar F. He was born in 1829
in New York and lived in Cazenovia, New York.
2)
Gilbert. Gilbert was born in
1836 in New York and lived in Greenbush, WI.
3)
Charles. He was born in 1839
in New York and may have married Carrie.
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