Posted by Andrew Burdett So to add to this, I would look into Luzerne Co.,PA for your clues as to the origin of your Peter Putman/Putnam.
on 11/5/2005, 5:14 pm, in reply to "Peter Putnam & Polly Waters "
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Peter Putnam or Putman was most likely the son of a John Putman, an early settler of Almond, and probably the John Puttman(Pattman,Pottman, Putman), that was in the 1790 census Luzerne County (1 male, 5 females). This John is on the 1796 tax lists in the township of Nescopeck. Also in the town is Sims, the Brundage family was from the neighboring town of Wilkes Barre. Brundage possibly married a daughter of William Sims and came to Painted Post,NY. William's sons George and James also left PA and settled in Steuben County. James Sims married Sarah Putman(b.1783 Pennsylvania). Most of Sarah's children later settled in Almond,Allegany Co.,NY. I know its a long shot, but I havent yet been able to disprove that Sarah Putman is a sister of Peter Putman that moved to Hinsdale, via Almond, and that they are the children of John Putman, from Luzerne Co.,PA. At one time I thought Sarah was a daughter of the Peter Putman, that lived in Yates county, but his pension record doesnt mention a daugter Sarah, also that Peter had a son Victor, born less than nine months than when Sarah Putman was born... still possible but the pension record bothers me. Unless it was because she(Sarah) died young, but she still have descendants, and should have been named in the pension record. So then the focus is back to John Putman from Almond (most likely the John from Luzerne Co.,PA). 149
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