Holyoke Family Genealogy - Person Sheet
Holyoke Family Genealogy - Person Sheet
NameThomas PUTNAM , Jr. 
2, M
2, MBirth25 Mar 1652, Salem, Essex, MA
Death24 May 1699, Salem, Essex, MA
BurialPutnam Cemetery; Danver, Essex, MA
FatherThomas PUTNAM , M (~1615-1686)
MotherAnn HOLYOKE , F (~1620-1665)
Spouses
Marriage25 Nov 1678, Salem, Essex, MA32
Notes for Thomas PUTNAM , Jr.
• A number of different Birth Dates are recorded for Thomas, such as - 1 Jan 1651; 12 Jan 1651; 12 Jan 1652; 12 Mar 1651; & 12 Mar 1652.
• His Marriage Date has also been recorded as 25 Sep 1678; & 23 Sep 1678.
• Sgt. Thomas Putnam Jr., (Israel's half-uncle), a figure in the Salem Witch Trials … Thomas was a significant accuser in the notorious 1692 Salem witch trials. Thomas Putnam, Jr. gave his daughter’s accusations legal weight in first seeking warrants against the accused witches in February, 1692. He would also participate by writing down the depositions of many of the "afflicted" girls, personally swear out a number of complaints, and write letters of encouragement to the judges. It is obvious that Thomas Putman, Jr. had a great influence on the shape and progression of the trials. Though he has never been accused of deliberately setting up the hysteria, he, his family, and his friends benefited to some extent by eliminating their enemies.
• He served in the local militia and fought in King Phillip's War (1675-1678), obtaining the rank of sergeant.
• His Marriage Date has also been recorded as 25 Sep 1678; & 23 Sep 1678.
• Sgt. Thomas Putnam Jr., (Israel's half-uncle), a figure in the Salem Witch Trials … Thomas was a significant accuser in the notorious 1692 Salem witch trials. Thomas Putnam, Jr. gave his daughter’s accusations legal weight in first seeking warrants against the accused witches in February, 1692. He would also participate by writing down the depositions of many of the "afflicted" girls, personally swear out a number of complaints, and write letters of encouragement to the judges. It is obvious that Thomas Putman, Jr. had a great influence on the shape and progression of the trials. Though he has never been accused of deliberately setting up the hysteria, he, his family, and his friends benefited to some extent by eliminating their enemies.
• He served in the local militia and fought in King Phillip's War (1675-1678), obtaining the rank of sergeant.
Notes for Ann (Spouse 1)
• She was from a wealthy family … but she was disinherited. When her wealthy father died, she got nothing, as his estate was given to her brothers. She tried unsuccessfully to sue for her inheritance. She became embittered - and was said to have been a woman of a highly sensitive temperament.