Massachusetts Bay Colony Government Offices

Town Clerks

• Capt. Daniel Putnam (1739-1809), Clerk of Cornish in 1775.
• Dea. Edward Putnam (1682-1755), first Clerk of Middleton
• Dea. Elisha Putnam (1685-1745), Clerk of Sutton
• Lt. Thomas Putnam (1615-1686), first Clerk of Salem Village
• Sgt. Thomas Putnam (1652-1699), Clerk of Salem Village

Clergy

Deacons

• Dea. Elisha Putnam (1685-1745)
• Dea. Israel Putnam (1699-1760), 1st Constable of Bedford

Town Committees 

Part of Committees

• John Newgate (1588-1665), Deputy to the General Court of Massachusetts, Constable, on a committee to receive funds for Harvard, Hatter, Feltmaker, Haberdasher
• Isaac Stearns (1597-1671), proprietor of 451 acres, owner of 20,00 pounds, Constable of Watertown, Massachusetts, Surveyor of Highways of Watertown, Massachusetts, Fence Viewer of Watertown, Massachusetts, on a committee to design a bridge

Heads of Committees

• Capt. Jonathan Putnam (1659-1739), Commissioner of taking a list of male heads of families of Salem Village with the selectmen in 1704
• Lt. Thomas Putnam (1615-1686), Chairman of the affairs of the Salem Farms parish, first deacon of Salem Farms

Commissioners

• Gov. Thomas Hinckley (1618-1706), 14th and last Governor of Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts, Representative, Magistrate and assistant, Deputy Governor, Commissioner on the board of Plymouth and Massachusetts colonies, Councilor

Constables

• Capt. Benjamin Putnam (1664-1715), Constable of Salem Village in 1700
• Elizeazer Putnam (1665-c1732), Constable of Salem Village in 1708
• Dea. Israel Putnam (1699-1760), 1st Constable of Bedford and Billerica
• Capt. Jonathan Putnam (1659-1739), Constable of Salem Village in 1691
• Joseph Putnam (bap1724-c1781), Constable of Danvers
• John Putnam (1657-1722), Constable of Salem Village in 1692
• Capt. Nathaniel Putnam (1619-1700), Constable of Salem Village in 1656
• Lt. Thomas Putnam (1615-1686), Constable of Salem Village

Deputies to the Great and General Court

• Dea. Thomas Boardman (1601-bef1673), Deputy and Representative to the General Court of Massachusetts, one of the first deacons of Rev. John Lothrop's church.
• Lt. Hon. Thomas Burnham (1623-1694), Deputy to the General Court of Massachusetts
• Rev. Hon. Robert Clements (1595-1658), Deputy to the General Court of Massachusetts, Commissioner of Essex County, Massachusetts, Commissioner to End Small Causes, Associate Judge, given the right to sell wine
• Capt. Hon. Jonathan Danforth (1628-1712), Deputy Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, President of Harvard College, Judge of the Superior Court, Representative, Assistant, Selectmen, Town Clerk and captain of the militia
• Hon. Nicholas Danforth (1589-1638), Deputy to the Massachusetts Bay General Court, Innkeeper on two committees
• John Glover (1600-1653), Deputy General for the Massachusetts General Court
• John Newgate (1588-1665), Deputy to the General Court of Massachusetts, Constable, on a committee to receive funds for Harvard, Hatter, Feltmaker, Haberdasher
• William Patten (1605-1668), Deputy from Cambridge, Massachusetts to the Massachusetts Bay General Court, Fence Viewer, Highway Surveyor
• John Perkins (1583-1654), Deputy to the Massachusetts Bay General Court
• Sgt. Hon. John Porter (1596-1676), Deputy and Representative to the General Court of Massachusetts, Constable of Hingham, Massachusetts, proprietor of 500 acres and the largest proprietor of Salem Village, Massachusetts
• Maj. Gen. Israel Putnam (1718-1790), Deputy from Salem and 1st Deputy from Hingham  
• Capt. Nathaniel Putnam (1619-1700), in office: 1690-1691
• Lt. Thomas Putnam (1615-1686), in office: 1679, 1680-1686-1691-1692
• Lt. Hon. Archelaus Woodman (1613-1702), Deputy to the Massachusetts Bay Colony Court

Representative to the Great and General Court

• Thomas Clarke (1599-1697), Representative of Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
• Capt. Hon. William French (1603-1681), Co Founder and Proprietor of Billerica, first Representative of Billerica, Massachusetts
• Gov. Thomas Hinckley (1618-1706), 14th and last Governor of Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts, Representative, Magistrate and assistant, Deputy Governor, Commissioner on the board of Plymouth and Massachusetts colonies, Councilor
• Lt. Hon. Ephraim Morton (1623-1693), Rep. of Plymouth, Massachusetts, Selectmen, Justice of the Peace
• Sgt. Hon. John Porter (1596-1676), Deputy and Representative to the General Court of Massachusetts, Constable of Hingham, Massachusetts, proprietor of 500 acres and the largest proprietor of Salem Village, Massachusetts
• Dea. Hon. Elisha Putnam (1685-1745)
• Capt. Hon. Jonathan Putnam (1659-1739) in 1710
• Dea. Hon. Edmund Rice (c1594-1663), Representative to the Massachusetts Bay Colony Court

Governors of Plymouth Colony

• William Bradford (1590-1657), 2nd, 5th, 9th and 12th governor 
• John Carver (1565-1621), 1st governor
• Thomas Hinckley (1618-1706), 14th governor 
• Thomas Prence (1600-1673), 4th, 8th and 12 governor 
• Edward Winslow (1595-1655) - in office: 3rd, 6th and 10th governor
• Josiah Winslow (1628-1680), 13th governor - in office (1673-1680)

Deputy Governors of Plymouth Colony

• William Bradford (1624-1704) (the younger) in office (1682-1686) & (1689-1692)

Governors Massachusetts Bay Colony

• Richard Billingham (c1592-1672), 8th, 16th and 18th governor
• Simon Bradstreet (bap1603-1697)
• Mathew Craddock (-1641) - in office: (1628-1629)
• Thomas Dudley (1576-1653), 3rd, 7th and 14th governor
• John Endicott (1588-c1664), in office 1st, 10th, 13th, 15th & 17th governor
• Col. John Haynes (1594-c1653), 4th governor
• Maj. Gen. John Leverett 1616-1679), 19th governor
• Sir Henry Vane the Younger (bap1613-1662), 6th governor
• John Winthrop (1587-1649), 2nd, 6th, 9th & 12th  governor

Deputy Governors of Massachusetts Bay Colony

• Hon. Richard Billingham (c1592-1672), Deputy Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony
• Hon. Thomas Danforth (c1623-1699), Deputy Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony
• Gov. Thomas Dudley (1576-1653), Deputy Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony
• Gov. John Endicott (1588-1665), Deputy Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony
• Hon. Thomas Goffe (-), Deputy Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony
• Gov. Thomas Hinckley (1618-1706), 14th and last Governor of Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts, Representative, Magistrate and assistant, Deputy Governor, Commissioner on the board of Plymouth and Massachusetts colonies, Councilor
• Hon. John Humphrey (c1597-1661), Deputy Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony
• Roger Ludlow (1590-1664), 1st Deputy Governor of the Colony of Connecticut,
• Hon. Thomas Scruggs (1588-1654), Deputy to the Great and General Court of Massachusetts
• Hon. Samuel Symonds (1595-1678), Deputy Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony
• Hon. Francis Willoughby (-), Deputy Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony
• Gov. John Winthrop (c1587-1649), Deputy Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony

Paymaster-Generals

• William Palfrey (1741-1780), Paymaster-General of the American Revolutionary War forces in Mar and Apr 1776, appointed by George Washington
• Charles Apthorp (1698-1758), Paymaster-General of the British Forces at Boston appointed by the King of England

Juryman

Small Juryman

• Capt. Benjamin Putnam (1664-1715)

Grand Juryman

• Capt. Benjamin Putnam (1664-1715) in Salem Village
• Capt. Jonathan Putnam (1659-1739) in Salem Village in 1683
• Lt. Thomas Putnam (1615-1686), in Salem Village

Unknown

• Edmund Needham (1606-1677), juryman in 1649, 1655 and 1676 in Salem, Massachusetts

Justices of the Peace

• Lt. Ephraim Morton (1623-1693), Representative of Plymouth, Massachusetts, Selectmen, Justice of the Peace

Town Moderators

• Ebenezer Putnam (1719-1782), Moderator of Number Four in 1765, 1766, 1769
• Thomas Putnam (1728-1814), Moderator of Acworth in 1775 and 1779

Town Petitioners

• John Bent (1596-1672) , a petitioner for the town of Marlboro, Massachusetts
• Peter Bent (1629-1678) a petitioner for the town of Marlboro, Massachusetts

Selectmen

• Capt. Benjamin Putnam (1664-1715) years in office: 1707-1713
• Cornelius Putnam (1702-176) years in office: 1733-1734
• Capt. Daniel Putnam (1739-1809), Selectman of Carnish in 1784
• Col. David Putnam (1707-1768), Selectman of Salem Village in 1751 and in Danvers in 1753 and 1757
• Ebenezer Putnam (1719-1782), Selectmen of Number Four in 1755, 1756, 1761, 1765
• Dea. Edward Putnam (1682-1755,) one of the first Selectmen of Middleton
• James Putnam (1689-1763), Selectman of the Farms Village, Mass.
• Capt. Jonathan Putnam (1659-1739)
• Joseph Putnam (1687-c1772), one of the first Selectmen of Danvers
• Capt. Nathaniel Putnam (1619-1700), Selectman of Salem Village
• Samuel Putnam (c1723-1755), Selectmen of Lunenberg: 1767-1770
• Thomas Putnam (1728-1814), Selectmen of Actowrth in 1772, 1773, 1775, 1778

Surveyors/Viewers

• Samuel Archer (c1608-1667), Constable, Selectmen, Fence Surveyor, Marshal, Small Juror
• William Patten (1605-1668), Deputy from Cambridge, Massachusetts to the Massachusetts Bay General Court, Fence Viewer, Highway Surveyor
• Capt. Benjamin Putnam (1664-1715)
• Col. David Putnam (1707-1768), Surveyor of Highways in 1752
• Eleazer Putnam (1665-c1732), Surveyor of Highways in 1708
• Henry Putnam (1712-1775), Surveyor of Lumber, chosen on 4 Mar 1752
• James Putnam (1689-1763), Surveyor of Highways in 1729
• Capt. Jonathan Putnam (1659-1739), Surveyor of Highway of Salem Village on 17 Mar 1684/85
• John Putnam (1657-1722), Surveyor of Highways in Salem Village
• Joseph Putnam (c1724-c1781), Surveyor of Higheays in Danvers in 1756
• Lt. Thomas Putnam (1615-1686), Surveyor of Highways, Inspector of Bridges
• Isaac Stearns (1597-1671), proprietor of 451 acres, owner of 20,00 pounds, Constable of Watertown, Massachusetts, Surveyor of Highways of Watertown, Massachusetts, Fence Viewer of Watertown, Massachusetts, on a committee to design a bridge

Collector of Taxes

• Capt. Benjamin Putnam (1664-1715) of Salem Village in 1700

Treasurers

• Capt. Hon. Hopsetill Foster (1620- 1676), Treasurer of Dorchester, Massachusetts
• Dea. Elisha Putnam (1685-1745)
• Hon. Richard Russell (1611-1676), Treasurer of Massachusetts Bay Colony for twenty years

Trustees

• Capt. Jonathan Putnam (1659-1739), Trustee of the town of Salem Village in 1713

Wardens

• Col. David Putnam (1707-1768), Warden of Danvers