There is quite a bit of material about him. Here is a selection:

Pearson, J; "Genealogies of the First Settlers of Schenectady" 1873; p 142, 143:

"POOTMAN (Putman)..Johannes (Jan), sixteen years of age in 1661, was apprentised by Jan Hendrickse Van Bael for three years to Philip Hendrickse Brouwer for his food and clothes. He married Cornelia, daughter of Arent Andries Bratt and Catalyntje De Vos. His home lot, in the village, was on the north corner of Union and Ferry streets, having 100 feet frontage on the former street; later he purchased the 100 foot lot next west, of Jan Roeloffse (*), son of the celebrated Anneke Janse." (* Jan Roeloffse De Goyer. [W.T.P.]) "On the fatal night of the 8th. of February, 1690, both Pootman and his neighbor, Roloffse, with their wives, were slain by the French and Indians. The following children were living in 1715, when they received their
mother's portion of her father's estate. (101 Pounds, 13 Shillings, 4 Pence.) Arent; Maritie she
married Stephen Beduet; Victoor; David; Cornelius; and Catalyntje, who marr- ied Cornelius
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