Joseph Platt (February 17, 1672 – June 12, 1748) was a member of the House of Representatives of the Colony of Connecticut from Norwalk.
Joseph Platt | |
|---|---|
| Member of the House of Representatives of the Colony of Connecticut from Norwalk[1] | |
| In office 1705–1748 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 17, 1672[2][3] Norwalk, Connecticut Colony[4] |
| Died | June 12, 1748 (aged 75)[4] Norwalk, Connecticut Colony[4] |
| Resting place | East Norwalk Historical Cemetery, Norwalk, Connecticut |
| 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][4] |
| Children | Elizabeth Platt Cooke (b. 1701), Hannah Platt Sanford (b. 1704), Joseph Platt, Jr. (b. 1706)[3][5] |
| Residence(s) | Norwalk, Connecticut Colony |
| Military service | |
| Rank | Captain |
| Unit | Norwalk Trainband |
He was the longest serving representative from Norwalk and served as a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives between 1705 and 1748, representing Norwalk in 38 sessions.[6]
He was born on February 17, 1672, in Norwalk and is 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 a period of nine years.
On June 3, 1723, he was appointed by a town meeting as 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.[6]
He was the justice of 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
edit- 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
edit- ^ An Historical Discourse in Commemoration of the Two-hundredth Anniversary of Norwalk
- ^ a b The Ancient Historical Records of Norwalk, Connecticut
- ^ a b c d Norwalk vol. 1[usurped]
- ^ a b c d "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.
- ^ a b An Historical Discourse in Commemoration of the Two-hundredth Anniversary of Norwalk