Putnam family

E259464

New England colonial family family

The Putnam family is a prominent colonial New England lineage best known for its influential role in Salem Village, including involvement in the Salem witch trials.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Putnam family canonical	12
Putnam family of Ohio	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2348120 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Putnam family
Context triple: [Thomas Putnam, memberOf, Putnam family]

A. Howard family
The Howard family is a prominent English noble house that has long held the dukedom of Norfolk and played a major role in the political and social life of the British aristocracy.
B. Howard family
The Howard family is an American show-business family best known for actors and filmmakers like Rance Howard and his son Ron Howard.
C. Lowell family
The Lowell family is a prominent New England dynasty known for its influential roles in American literature, education, law, and public life from the 18th through the 20th centuries.
D. Allen family
The Allen family is the group of relatives and beneficiaries associated with the late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, inheriting and overseeing his substantial estate and philanthropic legacy.
E. Pulitzer family
The Pulitzer family is an influential American dynasty best known for its legacy in journalism, publishing, and the establishment of the prestigious Pulitzer Prizes.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Putnam family
Target entity description: The Putnam family is a prominent colonial New England lineage best known for its influential role in Salem Village, including involvement in the Salem witch trials.

A. Howard family
The Howard family is a prominent English noble house that has long held the dukedom of Norfolk and played a major role in the political and social life of the British aristocracy.
B. Howard family
The Howard family is an American show-business family best known for actors and filmmakers like Rance Howard and his son Ron Howard.
C. Lowell family
The Lowell family is a prominent New England dynasty known for its influential roles in American literature, education, law, and public life from the 18th through the 20th centuries.
D. Allen family
The Allen family is the group of relatives and beneficiaries associated with the late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, inheriting and overseeing his substantial estate and philanthropic legacy.
E. Pulitzer family
The Pulitzer family is an influential American dynasty best known for its legacy in journalism, publishing, and the establishment of the prestigious Pulitzer Prizes.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	New England colonial family ⓘ family ⓘ
associatedWith	Massachusetts Bay Colony elite ⓘ Puritanism ⓘ
coatOfArms	Putnam family coat of arms ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	England ⓘ
documentedIn	New England town records ⓘ Salem witch trial records ⓘ genealogical studies of New England families ⓘ
engagedIn	farming ⓘ land speculation ⓘ local politics ⓘ
ethnicOrigin	English American ⓘ
hasBranch	Putnam family of Connecticut ⓘ Putnam family self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Putnam family of Ohio Putnam family faction in Salem Village ⓘ surface form: Putnam family of Salem Village
hasMotto	Deo Adjuvante Non Timendum ⓘ
hasNotableMember	Ann Putnam Jr. ⓘ Ann Putnam Sr. ⓘ George Palmer Putnam ⓘ surface form: George Putnam Harriet Putnam Fowler ⓘ Israel Putnam ⓘ Edward Putnam ⓘ surface form: John Putnam Rufus Putnam ⓘ Thomas Putnam ⓘ surface form: Thomas Putnam Jr. Thomas Putnam ⓘ surface form: Thomas Putnam Sr.
influenced	local governance in Salem Village ⓘ religious life in Salem Village ⓘ
knownFor	influence in Salem Village politics ⓘ military leadership in colonial wars ⓘ participation in Salem witchcraft accusations ⓘ participation in the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
notableIn	Salem Village history ⓘ Salem witch trials ⓘ colonial New England history ⓘ
originatedIn	Salem Village (now Danvers, Massachusetts) ⓘ surface form: Salem Village
relatedTo	Porter family faction in Salem Village ⓘ surface form: Porter family of Salem Village
religion	Puritan ⓘ
roleInEvent	accusers in the Salem witch trials ⓘ landowners in Salem Village ⓘ
settledIn	Danvers, Massachusetts ⓘ Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ Salem Village (now Danvers, Massachusetts) ⓘ surface form: Salem Village
socialStatus	landed gentry ⓘ prominent ⓘ
timePeriod	17th century ⓘ 18th century ⓘ