A Parade of Priscillas (Part 1)

Priscilla (Gould) Putnam  (1590 - 1677)

Priscilla is a very popular name in my family.  For over 300 years in a direct line back to Priscilla (Gould) Putnam of Salem, there are only 2 of 12 generations without a Priscilla.
My direct immigrant ancestor, Priscilla Gould, was born between 1585 and 1590 in Aston Abbotts, Buckinghamshire, England, the daughter of Richard Gould.  She married John Putnam there, circa 1611.  They had seven children baptised in Aston Abbots: Elizabeth, Thomas, John, Nathaniel, Sarah, Phoebe and John.  According to the family story, in 1634 they emigrated with their children to Massachusetts Bay Colony and settled at Salem.

Aston Abbotts, Buckinghamshire
circa 1910

Their youngest son, John Putnam, Jr. was christened on May 27, 1627.  He married Rebecca Prince on July 3, 1652 in Salem, Massachusetts.  Rebecca was born around 1630.  The children of John and Priscilla (Gould) Putnam is one of the two generations without a Priscilla.  John and Rebecca had ten children, born at Salem: Rebecca, Sarah, Priscilla, Jonathan, James, Hannah, Eleazor, John, Susanna and Ruth.

Priscilla (Gould) Putnam died circa 1668, age 83 and is buried in Wadsworth Cemetery, Danvers (formerly Salem Village) Massachusetts.

The next installment will feature Priscilla Putnam, daughter of John Putnam and grandaughter of Priscilla Gould.

Priscilla Gould m. 1611 John Putnam Sr.