Putnam family
The old colonial American and Puritan Putnam family was founded by John and Priscilla Gould Putnam in the 17th century, in Salem, Massachusetts. Many notable individuals are descendants of this family, including those listed below.
Notable members
- Albigence Waldo Putnam (1799–1869), historian
- Ann Putnam, Jr. (1679–1716), accuser at Salem Witchcraft trials
- Brenda Putnam (1890–1975), sculptor
- Carleton Putnam (c. 1902–1998), aviator, activist & author
- David Putnam (1898–1918), World War I air ace
- Frederic Ward Putnam (1839–1915), American anthropologist, Harvard University
- George Putnam (1889–1960), great-great-grandson of Judge Samuel Putnam, founder of Putnam Investments; his son George Putnam, retired Chairman Putnam Investments; and grandson George Putnam III, Chairman, Putnam Investments
- George D. Putnam (born 1948), screenwriter
- George Haven Putnam (1844–1930), book entrepreneur & publishing-family member
- George Palmer Putnam (1814–1872), book entrepreneur
- George P. Putnam (1887–1950), publisher, author, explorer, & publishing-family & aviation-family member
- Gideon Putnam (1763–1812), entrepreneur
- Herbert Putnam (1861–1955), American library administrator & publishing-family member
- Israel Putnam (1718–1790), American General
- James Jackson Putnam (1846–1918), neurologist
- Mary Corinna Putnam Jacobi (1842–1906), American physician
- Palmer Cosslett Putnam (1900–1984), Wind power pioneer and author, builder of the Smith-Putnam wind turbine
- Judge Samuel Putnam (1768–1853), Massachusetts Supreme Court judge, promulgator of Prudent man rule in US Law
- Robert Putnam (born 1941), American political scientist, Harvard University
- Rufus Putnam (1738–1824), American soldier
- Thomas Putnam (1651–1699), landowner in Salem during the Salem witch trials
- William Lowell Putnam (1861–1923), American jurist & banker
- Quinn Bradlee (born 1982), American filmmaker, author and advocate for improving the lives of disabled individuals
- Alan Copeland (born 1926), Grammy award-winning musician, vocal arranger, conductor and author
Family tree
| John Putnam (January 1580 – December 1662) | Priscilla Gould | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nathaniel Putnam (1619–1700) | Ann Holyoke | Thomas Putnam (1614-1686) | Mary Veren (d. 1694) | John Putnam (1627-1710) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Benjamin Putnam (1664–1715) "Landlord Putnam" | Thomas Putnam (1652–1699) Salem Witch Trials accuser | Edward Putnam (1654-1747) Salem Witch Trials accuser | Joseph Putnam (1669-1722) Openly opposed the Salem Witch Trials | Elizabeth Porter (1673-1746) | James Putnam Sr. (1661-1727) Bricklayer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nathaniel Putnam (1686-1754) | Cornelius Putnam (1702–1761) | Daniel Putnam (b. 1696) | Ann Putnam, Jr. (1679–1716) Salem Witch Trials accuser Later recanted | Elisha Putnam (1685-1745) | Israel Putnam (1718–1790) General "Old Put" | David Putnam (1707-1768) | James Putnam Jr. (b. 1689) Bricklayer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Archelaus Putnam Sr. (b. 1718) | Cornelius Putnam II (1730–1790) | Daniel Putnam | Rufus Putnam (1738–1824) General | William Putnam (b. 1749) | Israel Putnam (If D's son, 1742. If I's son, 1740.) | Ebenezer Putnam | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Archelaus Putnam Jr. (1740-1800) | Cornelius Putnam III (1763–1820) | Henry Putnam | Andrew Putnam | Daniel Putnam | Ebenezer Putnam | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Caleb Putman (1763-1826) Moved from Mass. to Louisiana | Cornelius Putnam IV (1786–1850) | Henry Putnam | George Putnam | Benjamin Putnam | Ebenezer Putnam, III | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Joel Harris Putnam (1825–1909) | George Putnam | Frederick Putnam | Frederic Ward Putnam (1839–1915) Naturalist | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wells J Putnam (1860–1944) | William Lowell Putnam (1861–1923) Jurist, banker | David Putnam (1898–1918) World War I air ace | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Horace M Putnam (1896–1974) | George Palmer Putnam (1814–1872) Book publisher | Victorine Haven | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mary Corinna Putnam Jacobi (1842–1906) Physician | Abraham Jacobi (1830–1919) Physician | George Haven Putnam (1844–1930) Book publisher | John Bishop Putnam (1849–1915) Book publisher | Francis Faulkner | Irving Putnam Book publisher | Herbert Putnam (1861–1955) Librarian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bertha Putnam (1872–1960) Historian | Palmer Cosslett Putnam (1900–1984) Engineer | George P. Putnam (1887–1950) Writer, explorer | Amelia Earhart (1897–1937) Aviator | Brenda Putnam (1890–1975) Sculptor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- Eben Putnam, A history of the Putnam family in England and America, 1908
- G. Andrews Moriarty Jr., A.M., LL.B., F.S.A., The English Ancestry of John Putnam Of Salem, Massachusetts