Putnam, his wife Ann, and their daughter Ann all levied accusations of witchcraft, many of them against extended members of the Porter family, and testified at the trials. His half-brother, Joseph, who had benefited most from their father's estate, married into the rival Porter family, fueling ill will between the clans. He was excluded from major inheritances by both his father and father-in-law. His father was one of Salem's wealthiest residents.

Thomas served in the military and held the rang of Sergeant. They had 12 children: Ann, Thomas, Elizabeth, Ebenzer, Ebenezer, Deliverance, Timothy, Experience, Abigail, Susanna, Seth, and two who died young. She was born at Salem Village on June 15, 1661, the youngest daughter of George and Elizabeth Carr. He married Ann Carr on September 25, 1675, at Salem Village. He was baptized on February 16, 1652, at the First Church of Salem. (1615–1686) and his first wife, Ann Holyoke. Putnam was born on Ma(new style March 12, 1651) in Salem Village, Massachusetts Bay Colony, a son of Lt. Thomas Putnam (Ma – June 3, 1699) was a member of the Putnam family and a resident of Salem Village (present-day Danvers, Massachusetts) and a significant accuser in the notorious 1692 Salem witch trials.

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