PUTMAN Found

It takes two to yes !

My ancestor David Putman born 1 March 1783 in New York State has been found to have parents.  From New York State.  He was not a loyalist.  He arrived in Ontario way after the USA Revolution War.  His arrival was around 1806.
Yep My sister and I have concurred on his parents.

The reveal to come very soon. 

Name changes

Can we guess or hypothesis how a name like Van Valkenburg morps into the name of Vollick?

If you follow me for a few moments you just might learn as I go along.

My ancestors  Isaac Van Valkenburg was born 1732 in Schoharie New York.  


Yet he died 1804 in Lincoln, Ontario.  

Please note the date birth 1732.  Why is this significant? 

 The Revolutiony War of 1776 makes it significant. All since Isaac is appx. 44 yrs. old he's from the area of New York.  The group known as the Butler Rangers, who became know as "Loyalist", were on the Crowns [England] side.  They fought against the Minute Men.  

By wars end they were not welcome in their hometowns any more.  England promised them land & provisions up in Canada.

So what does a man & his family do when offered land not only for him self but also for his children do?  He went!  Why stay where your neighbors really do not like you at all anymore?

So Isaac Van Valkenburg with other fellow Loyalist and their families left for the lands west of Black Rock New York over the Niagara River to Canada West.

So we still have not seen where the name morphing occured.  Here we go [personally I'm still scratching my head] /

Isaac had a wife and children that included:

• Married Anna Maria Warner              1735 – 1756

• Matthias VanValkenburg1759 – 1798
• Jan Vollick VanValkenburg1761 – 
• Cornelia VanValkenburg1761 – 1784
• Annetje VanValkenburg1763 – 1823
• Storm  ? Vollick1765 – 1841
• Sarah ?  Vollick1767 – 1809
• Sophia vanValkenburg1767 – 1804
• Catharina Van Valkenburg Vollick1769 – 1817
• Cornelius ? Vollick1774 – 1818

In my studing the data I summize that with the moving to Canada & being Loyalist that perhaps he further thought the name should be different.

What of the Van Valkenburgs that did not become Loyalist and stayed in New York.  Was all family ties broken with the War?

I know I may have frustrated some of you since I do not have a definitive answer as to why the name changed from Van Velkenburg to Vollick.  I am sorry.  Please relize in genealogy we the descendants cannot know their minds.

What theory might you have as to why names change???

Garden, Michigan Fishing Circa 1914

Garden Michigan Fishing Fun

Is one of your ancestors in this photo?

Updated New Info for Dora Putman is she the daughter of John & Marilla Putman

Have you found something strange in your research of your family history?

Like when I found a marriage record showing a daughter that there is no other record for.

Its all in regards to Dora Donelson father name is here as John Putman mother is Marilla F Cook. 

 Her daughter Mrs Pearl Sterns & possibly her son Ormond Donelson stood up for them for the wedding.

Who is Dora Putman born in 1861 or 1862 in Michigan. Is she a late born daughter of John & Marilla Putman?  Who married John Donelson and moved to the west side of the state? As well married George Wallace

So many questions unanswered.

Part #2

My sissy found a marriage certificate for a marriage of a Dorathea Putman & John Donelson inUnionville, Tuscola County. 

A Putman Family Quandary

A Putman Family Quandary

Using Family Search I found a Dora Putman/Dolenson, on her marriage record in 1903 to George Wallace, with her parents listed as John Putman & Marilla Cooke.  I have not found a birth record for a Dora Putman born to a John Putman & Marilla Cooke.  Do you know who this Dora Putman is?

I also found Dora Putman in the 1880 census in Ionia Michigan working as a servant.  Her daughter Pearl Putman is also living in the Wallace household. 

If Dora is not a daughter of John & Marilla Putman then why would she have put them as her parents on the Marriage certificate?

On the above mentioned marriage certificate the witnesses of the marriage are a Mrs Pearl Stearns & Ormond Donelson.

If you can help with this Putman Quandary please do. 

The comment section at the bottom of this post will do.

Putman Family Line

Putman genealogy of David Putman & wife Dorothy Hainer

Many Putman descendants have been working to find a conclusive answer for David’s origins.  Many have thought they have found the correct parents, then their way of seeing it is dashed when a piece of evidence let them know they have to begin again.  UGGGHHHH  I know we all feel the Pain.

I am here to of course keep inspiring all of us to keep looking for that answer.

I do not have an answer yet.  Well if you are a male directly  descended from our said David Putman.  Which means you your dad and his dad & his dad & his dad& his dad gets you directly linked to David. [ All men with direct links & last names of Putman.]  Would you be willing to take the Y-DNA test.  That would help all of us out.  

So if your fathers line is from David & Dorothys sons lines and you carry the Putman name from your father.  Well you can do a cheek swab.

*Please see contact below.

• David Putman 1783 – 1865 born ??? maybe New York
• Dorothy Hainer 1788 – 1865 in Ontario Canada West

Children of [ I believe they are in birth order]

Albert 1812=1890

Married

• Mary Vaughn

Spouse & Children

• M. Delila Grough 1809 – 

• Hannah Melissa Putman 1834 – 1873
• Ann Putman 1836 – 
• Herman Putman 1840 – 1883
• Lucinda Putman 1843 – 1915
• Henry Putman 1848 – 1927
• Adam Putman 1849 – 1870

John Putman 1812-1890

• M. Marilla Cooke 1818 – 1888

• Jonathon Putman 1836 – 1918
• David Putnam 1837 – 1920
• Martha Jane Putman 1846 – 1930
• Rhoda Putman 1848 – 
• Sarah E Putman 1851 – 1897

            William Putman 1853 – 1894

• Maria Putman 1855 – 
• George G Putman 1869 – 

Francis Putman 1814-?

• m. Mary Jane Morrow

Henry Putman 1816-1852

• m. Melinda Robins/ Doolittle 1818 – 

• James Putnam 1835 – 1910
• Mary J Putman 1842 – 
• WILLIAM Putman 1844 – 
• Joseph Putman 1846 – 
• Francis Putman 1848 – 
• Elizabeth Putman 1849 – 

Francis Putman 1818-1895

m. Mary Harriet Cosby

James Putman

• m. Mary Jane Myers 1827 – 

• Elizabeth Jane Putman 1843 – 1912
• William H Putman 1847 – 1931
• James Alfred Putman 1853 – 
• Harvey Putman 1854 – 
• George Putman 1857 – 
• Alfred Putman 1858 – 
• Harvey Putman 1860 – 
• John A Putman 1867 – 

Mary Putman 1822-1908

• m. Edmund Vaughan 1820 – 1892  

 Children

Samuel Vaughan 1846 – 

Lena Vaughan 1848 – 

Margaret Vaughan 1850 – 

Hannah Putman  1828-?

James Albert Vaughan 1851 – 1892

Wilfred Vaughan 1852 – 

Cynthia Vaughan 1854 – 

Isabella Vaughan 1857 – 

David Edmund Vaughn 1860 – 

George Henry Vaughan 1862 – 

Emily Vaughan 1865 – 

William Putman 1829-?

m. Elizabeth b1832

Elizabeth Putman b 1831 William Putman 1829-?

m. Elizabeth

·       Elizabeth Putman

Contact me  through email  bstazz5@yahoo.com.  I will then get back to you.

Strategies to break down the Brick Wall

What to do when you have gone everywhere possible that you can think of?

1. Ask a librarian that your familiar with where they would look for more clues if they were you.

2. If you have not yet searched data bases on-line do so, which includes a Google  search, name of person & birth date ie... Daid Putman b. 1783

3. Have you gone to the local town/city library where your brick wall was born, married or died ?

4. Looking through land records might also be in your favor.

5. What about Probate records  there could be a will etc...

6. Newpapers.

7. Ask your family members again if they remember any stories about the family history.

8. Reread your Research, documents etc...

9. Have you looked for your same generation/ or older-younger cousins who might also be searching your same family line.

10,  Ask a contemporary to ask questions of you it might help you to find something you have not asked yourself yet.

How one family can have so many brick walls?

Brick walls these are mine.  Who are yours?

Mine are  Jonathon Cooke, last know place to live, Ontario Canada

David Putman  Last know place to live  Welland Ontario Canada

Martha Gray, adopted by the Gray family in Garden, MI  thats in the U.P.

Daniel Kelly last know place to live Garden, MI

Idonia Rijcke  last know living place Essexville, MI

Louise De Spiegiel last know living place Essexville, MI

Sebastine Beaudet last know Living place in France

Hannah Paddock  last know living place, Lapeer MI

Joel Caryl  Last know living place Vermont

Sarah Russell, Rhodes  last know living place Vermont.

Lydia Chaddock  last know living place in Vermont

John Putman & Marilla Cook

Please if you have information to Correct me or to Add Please by all means contact me so I can add or fix this!!! 
New Update 18 February 2012
added info from cousins

Putman Descendants of John Putman & Marilla Cohns/Cook***

 John Putman and his wife Marilla had several children.  I have been working on piecing them together.  I am descended from  their son William Putman who married Anna Minerva Caryl.

I would love to find out more on the family and the current descendants.  If you too are descended from John & Marilla please do let me know.  Lets talk!!! 

For A few years I have tried to find out where all of John & Marilla Putmans children went to.  For the most part there has been nothing for the daughters.  Now that Family Search.org has put up Michigan Marriages I have now been able to at least find marriages for 4 of the 5 daughters.

    1st born: Jonathan Putman b.1837 married Sarah Bower   

        Children of marriage:
 a] George A. Delbert Putman b. 1860

(1st) m. Ella Richards 
                     George & Ella children:
                                   1. Flossie Putman
                                   2. Orin Putman
            
(2nd) m. Ada Dutton   
                    George & Ada  children:
                                  1. Cora B. Putman
                                  2. Vance E. Putman
                                  3. Leo A. Putman

(3rd) m. Harriet Josephine Wallington

                      George & Josephine  children:

                                  1, Harvey E. Putman

                                  2, Newton A.  Putman

                                  3, Donald E. Putman

    b] William Byron Putman b.1863 m. Mary

                 William & Mary children:
                                 1. Wesley W. Putman

   C] Arthur Putman

   
2nd born: David Putman b.1840 married Elizabeth J. Mattson

     Children of marriage:  a]  Marilla Frank Putman b.1858 m. Peter Cline Smith

                       Children of Marilla Frank & Peter Smith:

                          1, Gertrude M. Smith

                          2, Myra  Smith

                          3, Delbert Smith

           4, Margaretta Smith

           5, William Smith

           6, Mary Smith

           7, Jennie L Smith

          

  3rd born: Martha Jane Putman b.1846 1st married Augustus King in Metamora, MI

     Child of marriage: a] Augustus King m. Jennie

   Martha Jane Putman 2nd married Henry Thomas

     Children of marriage: b] Arthur Thomas

                           c]  Marshal  Edgar  Thomas             

                           d]  Parshal  Nelby/Welby? Thomas

                           e]   Timothy Walter Thomas         

4th born:  Rhoda  Putman b.  married Franklin McGarvey  in St. Johns, MI

    Adopted son Frederick Sharp born in Flint        

5th born:  Sarah  Putman b.   married  William Alexander Robison
       
                         Children of Marriage: a] Alfred A. Robison m. Minnie
                                                                  Children of Alfred & Minnie Robison
                                                                          1] Coyle Robison
                                                                           2] Cecil Robison
                                                                           3] Crystal Robison
                                                     Another child listed with them is a Terese Barnes???
                                     
                                                                 b] Maud Robison
                                               
                                                           c] Margaret Robison m.1st Harry Woodcock

                                                                   Child of Margaret & Harry Woodcock
                                                                           1] Ruby
                                                               Margaret Robison m.2nd L.S. Dart
                                                     
                                                            d] Rose Robison m. Aud Mercer
                                                                 
                                                                     Child of Rose & Aud Mercer
                         
                                                                         1] Elva m. Mr. Cook

                                                             e] Edith Robison

                                                              f] Cora Robison

                                                      

6th born: *William Putman b.1853  married Anna Minerva Caryl

   Children of marriage:
             a] Emma Putman m. Joseph Alexander Good

             b] George Byron Putman ** contact me regarding his wives**

            Know issue of m. to Hattie Fields: Herbert Putman

Know issue of m. to Katherine Kelly: Martha Etta Putman

    c]  Jess Newton Putman b. 1885 m. Mary Cavanaugh

         Children of Jess & Mary

             1, Gertrude O. Putman

 2, Helen I. Putman

3, Franklin Putman

4, Alton Putman

    d] Guy Caryl Putman b. 1887 m. Mary Agnes Willette

            Children of Guy & Mar yPutman

      1, William C. Putman

     2,  Kenneth A. Putman

    e] Ida Marilla Putman b. 1892 m. Frank Finkle

7^th  born : Maria  Putman b.1855   married Elias Robison

8^th born:  Alfretta Putman  b. 1856  I have no other information on Alfretta

If you need to add or have a correction for me please let me know tru the Comment at the bottom of this post or contact me tru Ancestry.com  Shakindatree  message service

*William Putman my 2^nd G. grandfather

** George Putman wives:  If you have questions please write to me here using the Commetl link.

***Mark Putnam of PutmanFamily Bullientin  said Marilla s last name maybe Cook instead of Cohns

Hainer Loyalist

Loyalist Hainer 2^nd generation descendants:

Dorothy HAINER   b. ABT 1788,  She married David PUTMAN on 24 MAY 1807 in Niagara Ontario. David is said to be from  Louth Township, Lincoln County, Ontario

Children of Dorothy HAINER and David PUTNAM are:

1] John Putman b. ABT 1808 or 1813 differs amongst stories & records, . He married Marilla Cohns/Cook

2] Adam Putman  b. ABT 1810,. He married Delila GROUGH

3] Francis Putman  b. ABT 1814, He married Mary Jane MORROW 

4] Henry Putman  b. ABT 1816,. He married Melinda ROBINS 

5]  James Putman  b.n ABT 1819,. He married Mary Jane MYERS

6] William Putman  b. ABT 1822, He married Elizabeth CAUGHILL

7 ]Mary Putman b. ABT 1825, She married Edmund VAUGHAN

8]  Hannah Putman b. ABT 1828,. 1^st She married Myron BROOKS  

then she2nd  married George JOHNSON.

9]. Elizabeth Putman  b. ABT 1831, She  married Peter KELLS.

10]. Albert Putman  b. ABT 1812,. He married Mary VAUGHAN.

John Putman
  & Marilla Cohns/Cook
Dora Putman  should her name be Rhoda or Dorothy?