Posted by Andrew Burdett The Settlement of Whitney Valley "John Putnam who came to Almond in 1803 is reputed to have been the first settler in Whitney Valley. Some histories and old records refer to the Putnams as Potman ot Putman. It is believed that these many names were very frequently mispronounced or mispelled. Many of the early settlers came from the Wilkes Barre, Luzerne County area of Pennsylvania. It is my belief that John Putnam is one of those as well, as his name appears in the 1800 census of Nescopeck,Luzerne Co.,PA (00021-01101), his name is also in the 1796 tax list in Nescopeck (John Pottman), and the 1790 census in Luzerne County,PA (1-0-5). Other families in the 1790 and 1800 census that can be found in the Almond area are: Karr, Waters, Ayers, and Gray. The Brundage family a few others that came from the Luzerne Co.,PA area at an early date to the Painted Post, then Urbana areas of Steuben County. A Sims family from Luzerne County came to Pultney,Steuben County,NY (north of Urbana). Andrew Burdett
on 11/6/2005, 10:30 am, in reply to "Re: Peter Putnam & Polly Waters "
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The book "The Almond Story; The Early Years" by John F. Reynolds, 1962, p.55
John Putnam had two sons, Peter and Jacob. The first marriage in the town was performed by Rev. Andrew Gray when he united Peter Putnam and Polly Waters in marriage. John Putnam was elected one of the first three assessors at the first town meeting after the formation of the Town of Alfred in 1808."
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