Clapp Raymond

Clapp Raymond (June 20, 1732 – 1795) was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from Norwalk in the sessions of May and October 1778, October 1779, and October 1783.

Clapp Raymond
Member of the
Connecticut House of Representatives
from Norwalk
In office
May 1778  May 1779[1][2]
Serving with Stephen St. John
Preceded bySamuel Cook Silliman
Succeeded byMatthew Mead
Samuel Cook Silliman
In office
October 1779  May 1780[1][2]
Serving with James Richards
Preceded bySamuel Cook Silliman
Matthew Mead
Succeeded byStephen St. John
Matthew Mead
In office
October 1783  May 1784[1][2]
Preceded byStephen St. John
Succeeded byStephen St. John
Thaddeus Betts
Personal details
Born(1732-06-20)June 20, 1732
Norwalk, Connecticut
Died1795
Balston Spa, New York
SpouseRebecca Betts[3]
ChildrenAsahel, Hannah, Rebecca, Clapp
Residence(s)Wilton, Connecticut[4]
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Branch/serviceConnecticut Militia of Wilton
RankCaptain
Battles/warsAmerican Revolutionary War[5]

Early life

He was born June 20, 1732.

In February 1775, he was appointed to a committee for the inspection of fire-arms. In 1780 was on a committee constituted by the Legislature to run a line for the boundary of a religious society.

Family life

He married Rebecca Betts on August 4, 1757. He had four children: Rebecca, Hannah, Asahel, and Clapp.[6]

Death

Clapp Raymond died in 1795 in Ballston Spa, New York, and was buried in there.

See also

References

  1. Connecticut. General Assembly (1881). Roll of State Officers and Members of General Assembly of Connecticut, from 1776 to 1881: With an Appendix Giving the Congressional Delegates, Judges of the Supreme and Superior Courts, and the Date of Incorporation of the Cities, Boroughs, and Towns. Press of the Case, Lockwood & Brainard Company. Retrieved 2015-06-25.
  2. Council of Safety (Conn.); Morgan, F.; Hoadly, C.J.; Labaree, L.W.; Connecticut. General Assembly; Providence (R.I.). Convention; Springfield (Mass.). Convention; Hartford (Conn.). Convention; Philadelphia. Convention; Boston. Convention (1894). The Public Records of the State of Connecticut ...: October, 1776 to February, 1778. Journal of the Council of Safety from October 11, 1776 to May 6, 1778. Appendix. The Providence Convention, Dec. 1776-Jan. 1777. The Springfield Convention, July, 1777. The New Haven Convention, Jan. 1778. Press of the Case, Lockwood & Brainard Company. p. 220. Retrieved 2015-06-25.
  3. Bailey, F.W. (1896). Early Connecticut Marriages as Found on Ancient Church Records Prior to 1800. Genealogical Publishing Company. pp. 2–70. ISBN 9780806300078. Retrieved 2015-06-25.
  4. Connecticut Daughters of the American Revolution. Norwalk Chapter (1901). The Colonial and Revolutionary Homes of Wilton, Norwalk, Westport, Darien and Vicinity. The Daughters. p. 14. Retrieved 2015-06-25.
  5. Cutter, W.R. (1913). New England Families, Genealogical and Memorial: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of Commonwealths and the Founding of a Nation. Vol. 4. Lewis historical publishing Company. p. 1929. Retrieved 2015-06-25.
  6. "Clapp Raymond". Mindrum Family History.
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