Joseph Platt
| Joseph Platt | |
|---|---|
| Member of the House of Representatives of the Colony of Connecticut from Norwalk [1] | |
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In office 1705–1748 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
February 17, 1672[2][3][4] Norwalk, Connecticut Colony [5] |
| Died |
June 12, 1748 (aged 75)[4][5] Norwalk, Connecticut Colony [5] |
| Resting place |
East Norwalk Historical Cemetery, Norwalk, Connecticut [4] |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Marvin (daughter of Matthew Marvin, Jr., m. November 6, 1700, d. 1703), Hannah Hanford (daughter of Reverend Thomas Hanford, m. January 26, 1704)[3][5] |
| Children | Elizabeth Platt Cooke (b. 1701), Hannah Platt Sanford (b. 1704), Joseph Platt, Jr. (b. 1706)[3][6] |
| Residence | Norwalk, Connecticut Colony |
| Military service | |
| Rank | Captain |
| Unit | Norwalk Trainband |
Joseph Platt (February 17, 1672 – June 12, 1748) was a member of the House of Representatives of the Colony of Connecticut from Norwalk in the sessions of May 1705, October 1706, October 1707, October 1708, October 1709, May 1710, October 1711, October 1712, October 1713, October 1714, October 1716, October 1718, May and October 1719, October 1720, May 1721, October 1722, October 1724, October 1725, October 1726, October 1727, May and October 1728, October 1729, October 1730, May and October 1731, May and October 1732, May and October 1733, October 1734, October 1737, October 1738, May 1739, May and October 1745, and October 1746.
He was the longest serving representative from Norwalk. He served as a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives between 1705 and 1748 representing Norwalk in 38 sessions.[7]
He was born on February 17, 1672 in Norwalk, the youngest son of John Platt, and Hannah Clark.[3]
He received a grant of 10 acres of land from the town of Norwalk for his services in the "swamp fight", on February 21, 1698.[2] Joseph was a town selectman for nine years.
On June 3, 1723 he was appointed by a town meeting to be chairman of committee to seat the new meeting-house.
On February 18, 1725-6, he was appointed at town meeting to a committee to obtain, and set stones for the entrance to the meeting house. At the same meeting, he was appointed to a committee to regulate the difficulties arising from minister Buckingham.[7]
He was a justice of the peace for 30 years.
He also served as a commissioner to draw the boundary line between Connecticut and New York in 1720.
Joseph was Captain of the North Company, of the Norwalk Trainband.
Notable descendants
- Grandfather of Joseph Platt Cooke (1730–1816), American military officer in the Revolutionary War, and also a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives for many years
- Zephaniah Platt
- Jonas Platt
- Charles Z. Platt
- James Kent
References
- ↑ An Historical Discourse in Commemoration of the Two-hundredth Anniversary of Norwalk
- 1 2 The Ancient Historical Records of Norwalk, Connecticut
- 1 2 3 4 Norwalk vol. 1
- 1 2 3 Joseph Platt at Find a Grave
- 1 2 3 4 "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/9Q3D-L75 : accessed 2014-05-08), entry for Joseph Platt, submitted by msaperstein2730284.
- ↑ "Ancestral File," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/M7VG-SVH : accessed 2014-05-08), entry for Joseph PLATT.
- 1 2 An Historical Discourse in Commemoration of the Two-hundredth Anniversary of Norwalk