Thomas Betts

Thomas Betts (June 3, 1650 – between September 5 and December 24, 1717) was a deputy of the General Assembly of the Colony of Connecticut from Norwalk in the sessions of May 1692, and October 1694, and a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives in the sessions of May and October 1704, October 1705, and May 1707.

Thomas Betts
Deputy of the
General Assembly
of the
Colony of Connecticut
from Norwalk[1]
In office
May 1692  October 1692
Serving with Samuel Hayes
Preceded byJohn Belding,
James Olmsted
Succeeded byJohn Platt,
James Olmsted
In office
October 1694  May 1695
Serving with John Platt
Preceded byMatthew Marvin, Jr.,
Samuel Hayes
Succeeded bySamuel Hayes,
Jakin Gregory
Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from Norwalk
In office
May 1704  May 1705
Serving with Samuel Keeler
Preceded bySamuel Hayes,
Samuel Keeler
Succeeded byJohn Belding,
Joseph Platt
In office
October 1705  May 1706
Serving with Samuel Hanford
Preceded byJoseph Platt,
John Belding
Succeeded bySamuel Keeler,
John Copp
In office
May 1707  October 1707
Serving with Samuel Hanford
Preceded byJoseph Platt
Succeeded byJoseph Platt
Personal details
BornJune 3, 1650[2][3]
Guilford, Connecticut Colony[3]
Diedbetween September 5 and December 24, 1717
Spouse(s)Sarah Marvin, daughter of Matthew Marvin, Jr. (m. January 13, 1680, Norwalk)[2][3]
ChildrenJohn Betts, Thomas Betts, Sarah Betts (m. Joseph St. John, 1695; Samuel Keeler, 1712), Matthew Betts, Mary Betts Bartlett (m. John Bartlett), Elizabeth Betts (m. Captain Thomas Seymour)[3]
Residence(s)Norwalk, Connecticut Colony
Occupationmiller
Coat of Arms of Thomas Betts

Biography

He was born June 3, 1650, in Guilford, Connecticut Colony, the son of Thomas Betts (1615–1688) and Mary Raymond. He was the brother of Samuel Betts. He moved to Norwalk with his parents in 1664.

On December 15, 1709, the town granted, by majority vote, to Joseph Birchard, Thomas Betts, John Betts, and John Gregory, Jr., permission to build a dam for the purpose of a powering a grist mill.[4]

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