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]
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.[6]
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.[6]
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.
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
