I am seeking information about the parents of my great grandfather Frederick Putman from Root, Montgomery County, NY, born about 1798. He was in Root for the 1840 census. He, his wife Jane (perhaps a second wife since there appears to be a twenty year age difference) and five children were in McHenry County, Illinois for the 1850 census and in Walworth County Wisconsin in 1860. There is some confusion about how he spelled his last name since a Frederick Putnam, Jr., purchased land in McHenry County in 1844. Since the first white settler in McHenry County didn't arrived until 1836, there is a possibility that both Fredericks were the same person. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Robert Putnam McHenry, IL