Thank you to those who identified for me the two Rev. War generals as Israel and Rufus, and indicated the name should be spelled PUTNAM, not PUTMAN. My grandmother wrote bef. 1927 that Deborah BARNHARDT (born abt 1840) was a 2nd cousin to Gen. PUTNAM, but which one???? Her father was said to be Joseph BARNHARDT who was said to live 107 years with estimated birth abt. 1815. Deborah BARNHARDT and her husband Herbert Almond STOTENBUR lived at one time in McKean Co. PA and possibly Kinderhook, Branch, MI. Their ancestors may have lived in NYS. Would appreciate any of you Gen. Israel and Rufus PUTNAM descendants searching your family trees for a Joseph BARNHARDT married to a female PUTNAM perhaps around 1835. Thank you for any hints anyone can provide. Will share descendants. Sincerely, Margaret Scheffler figaro@dreamscape.com