Jefferson County, NY Pioneers


PIONEER JOHN PUTNAM FAMILY



1. JOHN PUTNAM was born in VT in 1765. In 1819 he brought his family from Herkimer County NY to the Depauville area of Clayton, Jefferson County. He died in Mexico, N.Y. 18 Jan 1847.

He married
HANNAH (---), who was born 1763. She died 1847. Both are buried at Three Mile Creek Cemetery in the Town of Clayton.

Children, PUTNAM:

2 i PARLEY PUTNAM

3 ii ASA PUTNAM married Polly (---)

4 iii Polly b. 1798 (Vt), d. 1883 m. Seth ALLEN

2. PARLEY PUTNAM, (son of JOHN and HANNAH (---) PUTNAM) was born 1797 in VT. He died 1882 in Clayton and was buried at Three Mile Creek Cemetery.

He married 18 May 1818 in Herkimer County NY
PRUDENCE H. ALLEN, (daughter of ELIJAH and PERSIS (HOUGHTON) ALLEN), who was of Guilford, Windham County VT. She died in Clayton and was buried with her husband.

Children, all born in Clayton, PUTNAM:

5 i HARRIETT PUTNAM married Rev. LEMUEL CLARK

6 ii JOHN PUTNAM

7 iii AMASA PUTNAM married HANNAH CARTER

8 iv AMON T. PUTNAM married (1) ELIZABETH H. SHELDON, (2) HARRIETT POWELL HYDE CARTER

9 v ANN PUTNAM married RILEY PIERCE

10 vi CAROLINE PUTNAM married JAMES PIERCE

11 vii ALVIN PUTNAM married ALIDA LINGENFELTER

12 viii ALBERT PUTNAM married (1) (---), (2) SUSAN E. LINGENFELTER For this family, click on underlined name.

13 ix SOPHRONA PUTNAM married SIDNEY SHELDON

14 x ALFRED PUTNAM married SARAH LINGENFELTER For this family, click on underlined name.

15 xi ALVIRA PUTNAM married DAVID JOHN PENNOCK

All except Harriett (5) remained in the Clayton area.

4. POLLY PUTNAM, (daughter of JOHN and HANNAH (---) PUTNAM) was born 1798 in VT. She died 1883

She married
SETH ALLEN, (son of ELIJAH and PERSIS (HOUGHTON) ALLEN). He was born about 1800 (Vt ?). He died 1847 in Clayton, Jefferson County.

16 i MARY ANN ALLEN married SYLVESTER PIERCE

17 ii JOHN ALLEN married HARRIETT (---)

18 iii ORVILLE ALLEN married HANNAH ROGERS


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