Old Put the Patriot

Putnam says, in his Memorandum Book of Family Concerns, respecting his American ancestry:... "I am the youngest son of Elisha Putnam, who was the third son of Edward, grandson of John Putnam, who settled in Salem in 1634.... I was born the 9th of April, 1738, at Sutton, Massachusetts." By this it will be seen that Rufus and Israel Putnam were descended from the same English