Decendents of John Putney/Pudney of Salem MA (C) Tom McCarthy This article provided to the Source of Magic BBS for the personal use of its users. For publication or other commercial use, please contact the author. I would also be interested in exchanging information with other researchers of the Jeremiah Ellsworth and John Putney (Salem MA) families. I am interested in both paternal and maternal ancestors of these lines. Tom McCarthy 1691 Chatham Ave. St. Paul MN 55112 Source of Magic: Tomz McCarthy Prodigy: MNPP30A 1. John Pudney b. ??-??-1636, England, m. 18-Nov-1662, in Salem MA USA, Judith Cooke, b. 15-Sep-1643, Salem MA USA, (daughter of Henry Cooke and Judith Birdsale) d. ??-??-1712, West Peabody MA USA. John died ??-Apr-1712, Salem MA. DD Month may have been March. John Pudney of Salem, "husbandman", was born about 1636; he died probably in what is now West Peabody, then part of Salem, in March or April of 1712. He married Judith Cooke in Salem on Nov. 18, 1662. She was born in Salem in 1643 and probably died in West Peabody between 1700 and 1712. No record of any individual bearing the name of Pudney or Putney has been found in this country prior to the record of John's marriage at Salem in 1662, and there is no evidence to indicate that he was not the original immigrant, from whom most, if not all of the early settlers of that name in the United States and Canada are descended. The name is spelled in variously different ways in the older records; - Pudney, Pudny, Poodney, Poudney, Pudne, and Putney, but all refer to the same family. So far no definite information has been found as to the place from which John Pudney emigrated. The approximate year of his birth is disclosed by his own statement when giving testimony at the trial of John Proctor and John Parker for selling "cider to the Indians" in 1678, that he was then aged "about 42 years." John Pudney came to Massachusetts, America, about 1657. He was made a freeman of Boston, Mass., in 1659. He bought lands at Salem, Essex County, and lived and died in that area. He was a member of the "Reserve of Salem Old Troope" in 1678. His name occurs fairly frequently in Salem Court Records 1663-1680, and possibly later, as defendant, plaintiff and witness in various legal affairs. His will, dated Mar. 17, 1712, and presented for probate April 14, 1712, bequeaths to sons Jonathan (who received the homestead and was named the executor), John, Samuel and Joseph, and to daughters Jodah(Judith) Mackintier, Joanah Shaw, Abigail Pudney and Elizabeth Pudney, the latter two being called "my two youngest daughters." REFERENCES: Putney Genealogy, Willis P. Putney Chart 8QFZ-8H from SLC LDS library claims b. abt 1637, Salem MA, d. Nov 18 1662 also in Salem. Other info on chart looks high quality. Judith: Judith appears to have died sometime between 1700 and 1712. children 2. i John Jr. b. 28-Sep-1664. ii Judith Putney b. 24-Nov-1665. iii Joanna Putney b. 29-Jun-1668. iv Samuel Putney b. 13-Oct-1670. v Joseph Putney b. 25-Aug-1673. vi Elizabeth Putney b. 1676. vii Jonathan Putney b. 18-Mar-1678. viii Abigail Putney b. 14-Aug-1683. ix Elizabeth Putney b. 7-Jan-1690. Second Generation 2. John Jr. Putney b. 28-Sep-1664, Salem MA, m. 01-Jan-1683, in Salem MA USA, Mary Jones, b. 30-Jan-1666, (daughter of Hugh Jones and Hannah Tompkins) d. ??-??-1725, USA. John died ??-??-1712, Salem MA. DD Fall John (Pudney) Putney Jr., born Sep 28, 1663, married Mary Jones, daughter of Hugh Jones and his first wife Hannah (Tompkins) of Salem. John Jr. died at Salem during the Fall of 1712. His wife survived him, and she remarried to Benjamin Parker (his third wife) on Nov 1720. He died in 1733, but there is no record of her death. The births of five children are shown in Salem Vital Records. Mary: John 3rd birthday may be Aug 17 Abigail birthday may be Apr 28 1694. children i John 3rd Putney b. 17-Jun-1685. ii Mary Putney b. 25-Apr-1687. iii Samuel Putney b. 13-Jul-1689. iv Hannah Putney b. 2-Apr-1691. v Abigail Putney b. 28-Feb-1693. 3. vi Joseph b. ??-??-1695. vii Hannah Putney b. 1698. viii Rachel Putney b. 1701. ix Henry Putney. Third Generation 3. Joseph Putney b. ??-??-1695, Salem MA, m. 09-Jun-1716, in Salem MA USA, Joanna Middleton, b. 08-Nov-1687, Salem or Boston MA?, (daughter of William Middleton and Elizabeth *UNKNOWN) d. NH?. Joseph died NH. DD Dunbarton or Concord NH Joseph and Joanna Putney moved from Methuen MA to Starkstown or Dunbarton NH in 1739 and lived there until Indian trouble forced the family to move to Rumford (now Concord) to seek safety. Joseph Putney and James Rodgers, also of Methuen were the first settlers in Starkstown, now Dunbarton. One biography collection lists Joseph as son of Samuel Putney, son of John Putney. Joanna: BD Methuen MA Birthdate based on correct identification of father. children i John Putney b. 23-Dec-1716. ii Joseph Jr. Putney b. 10-Aug-1718. iii William Putney b. 29-Mar-1720. iv Henry Putney b. 4-Oct-1722. v Hannah Putney b. 19-Apr-1724. vi Abigail Putney b. 23-Jun-1726. 4. vii Asa b. 30-Jun-1732. viii Sarah Putney b. 14-Jun-1739. Fourth Generation 4. Asa Putney b. 30-Jun-1732, Dunbarton NH USA, m. Abigail Unknown, d. ??-??-1???. Asa died Dunbarton NH?. BD Birthplace not confirmed. REFERENCES: NH CENSUS RECORDS 1790 - Asa in Dunbarton with household including 1 male over 15, 1 male younger, and 3 females. 1800 - No Asa listed - Probably just missed by census taker. 1810 - Asa in Dunbarton. 1830-1850 - No Asa listed. The list of children above came from the a microfilmed manuscript by Willis Putney in the LDS Genealogy Library in Salt Lake. This same manuscript identifies Asa as having moved to Wentworth NH in 1784. However this must have been Asa Jr. The D.A.R. Patriot index lists "Asa Putney b. c1752 d. 12/8/1834, Sgt. NH" children i James Putney b. 21-Dec-1756. ii Hannah Putney b. 14-Apr-1758. iii Phebe Putney b. 5-Oct-1759. iv Jerimiah Putney b. 7-Apr-1761. v Ratchel Putney b. 4-Sep-1762. vi Abigail Putney b. 12-Oct-1764. 5. vii Asa Jr. b. 12-Nov-1766. viii Sarah Putney b. 19-Jan-1769. ix Joseph Putney b. 3-May-1771. x Molly Putney b. 22-May-1773. xi Joseph Putney b. 22-May-1773. xii Martha Putney b. 3-Sep-1775. xiii Susy Putney b. 26-Apr-1778. Fifth Generation 5. Asa Jr. Putney b. 12-Nov-1766, Dunbarton NH USA, d. 16-Aug-1842, Wentworth NH USA. BD Birthplace correct? DD Murdered Notes from Alice E. Putney list wife's name as Tamson (note listed as first child above) with a last name ending in "man". New Hampshire Census Records: 1790 Asa lived in Wentworth. In his household were 2 males over the age of 15 and 4 females, age unspecified. 1795 Town Census. At this time Asa owned 1 ox and farmed about one of the 20 acres he owned. Other heads of household in Wentworth included Joseph, James, and Aaron Putney. 1800 Asa living in Grafton County (probably in Wentworth). 1810 Asa living in Grafton Co. 1830 Asa living in Wentworth. 1840 No Asa listed. 1850 No Asa listed. Asa Jr. was probably the early settler of Wentworth described in "Hoyt's History of Wentworth, N.H." (Peter L. Hoyt, 1870, transcribed by Francis A. Muzzey, 1976, Courier Printing Co.). The Willis Putney genealogy lists Asa Sr. as moving from Dunbarton to Wentworth, but this seems unlikely based on Census and pension records showing an Asa Putney continuing to live in the Dunbarton area through at least 1816. Asa Jr. would have been 18 when he settled in Wentworth on what was known as the "Lyster Place". He built a house in 1790 on Sanders Hill (occupied in 1870 by David Sanders). Apparently taking after his ancestors, Putney had a reputation as a crack shot and skilled hunter, having killed 18 bears in one season including one weighing 375 pounds. Asa Putney, Jr., is probably also the person listed in "Hoyt's" as having been murdered on August 16, 1842. It is possible this was his son, Asa 3rd, but Hoyt does not distinquish him from the settler of 1784 and refers to him as elderly (Asa 3rd was no more than 56 at the time). This also lends further credence to the belief that that settler was Asa Jr. since Asa Sr. would have been 100 if he had died in 1832. children i Tamsin Putney. 6. ii Amos b. 30-Jan-1783. iii Joseph Putney b. 21-Oct-1784. iv Asa 3rd Putney. v Hannah Putney. vi Betsy Putney. vii Sally Putney b. 1795. viii Laura B. Putney. ix Emeline Putney. Sixth Generation 6. Amos Putney b. 30-Jan-1783, NH?, m. Elizabeth Davis. Amos died NH?. Family notes list his wife's name as Eliza Palmer. Eliza is likely a diminutive; Davis or Palmer may be a maiden name or name by a previous marriage. CENSUS RECORDS (NH): 1810 - Amos in Warner, 1830 - Amos in Chesterfield Amos E. in Warner, 1840 - Amos in Westmore, 1850 - Amos in Westmore. Elizabeth: Family notes list name as Eliza Palmer. Eliza is probably a diminutive; Davis or Palmer may be a maiden name or name by a previous marriage. children i Amos Eastman Putney b. 11-Nov-1806. ii James Madison Putney b. 13-Jan-1809. iii Mary M. Putney. iv Elizabeth Putney. v Squire Putney. 7. vi Stephen Baker b. 24-Feb-1820. vii Laura Putney. Seventh Generation 7. Stephen Baker Putney b. 24-Feb-1820, Warner NH USA, m. 07-Jan-1845, in New Boston NH USA, Frances Ann Flint, b. 26-Jan-1825, Francestown NH USA, (daughter of Joseph Flint and Lydia S King) d. 14-Mar-1885, Henniker NH USA. Stephen died NH?. Printer by trade. Frances: Frances Flint and Stephen Puney were married by Rev. David Gage of New Boston NH. Frances is buried in the Henniker NH Old or Center Cemetary. Death certificate lists: marital status as widow, occupation as tailoress, cause of death as cancer. children i Louis LaRoy Putney. 8. ii Squire Elmore b. 22-Feb-1849. iii Stephen Decatur Putney b. 1850. Eighth Generation 8. Squire Elmore Putney b. 22-Feb-1849, Henniker NH USA, m. 22-Oct-1876, in Lowell MA, Alice Jane Ellsworth, b. 06-Nov-1854, Wentworth NH, (daughter of Bartlett B Ellsworth and Nancy M Batchelder) d. 10-Feb-1896, Lowell MA. Squire died 19-Aug-1914, Lynn MA USA. Squire Elmore's birth record has not been located. His first marriage certificate lists Henniker NH as his birthplace but the second lists Warner NH. The date may have been 1848. The 1860 census lists him as "Elmore Putney", 11 years old. His Lowell Residence when Julian was born (died Sep 21 1878 of cyanosis) was 177 Cross St. Squire Putney was a prominent figure in the Socialist movement. He was a machinist by trade, and once was a Candidate for governor of the Socialist Labor Party. He worked in the textile mills in Lowell and helped to unionize shoe factories in Mass. He is mentioned several times in "Socialism and the Workers in Mass. 1886-1912" by Henry Bedford. (U. Mass Press). Included in Alice E. Putney items was a Letter of Sympathy dated Feb. 10, 1896 on "Death of Lady Putney". This was the date on which her mother, Squire Elmore's first wife, died. Squire Elmore remarried to Cora Isabel Sessions. S. Putney Obituary: "a fluent and earnest speaker of an exceptionally genial disposition and beloved as a faithful and dependable worker in the cause he espoused." According to family notes, he may have died in Beverly MA on Aug 1913. Death entry date and place above is from the newspaper death notice. He may also have had another son, Elroy Francis, who died at 4 years of age. Alice: Alice Jane was 8 years old when her father died in the Civil War. At the age of 19 she went to Lowell MA to work in the mills to help support her younger brother and sister. There she met Squire Elmore Putney. children i Julian E. Putney b. 7-Jun-1878, Lowell MA, d. 21-Sep-1878, Lowell MA. 9. ii Alice Elmore b. 11-Jun-1888. iii Percy Putney b. 04-May-188x, USA, Percy joined the Navy at 18 years old. Sent to T.B. Sanitarium (?). In 1913, he joined the Mexico Skirmish. The U. S. Consul was unable to locate him. No further communication was recieved. 10. iv Elbert Ellsworth b. 26-Jan-1892. 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � This file is from The Source of Magic, Ridgefield CT � � 203-431-4687, source for genealogy, radio, & Windows � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴�