Thomas Betts | |
Office: | Deputy of the General Assembly of the Colony of Connecticut from Norwalk[1] |
Term Start: | May 1692 |
Term End: | October 1692 |
Predecessor: | John Belding, James Olmsted |
Alongside: | Samuel Hayes |
Successor: | John Platt, James Olmsted |
Term Start2: | October 1694 |
Term End2: | May 1695 |
Predecessor2: | Matthew Marvin, Jr., Samuel Hayes |
Alongside2: | John Platt |
Successor2: | Samuel Hayes, Jakin Gregory |
Office3: | Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from Norwalk |
Term Start3: | May 1704 |
Term End3: | May 1705 |
Predecessor3: | Samuel Hayes, Samuel Keeler |
Alongside3: | Samuel Keeler |
Successor3: | John Belding, Joseph Platt |
Term Start4: | October 1705 |
Term End4: | May 1706 |
Predecessor4: | Joseph Platt, John Belding |
Alongside4: | Samuel Hanford |
Successor4: | Samuel Keeler, John Copp |
Term Start5: | May 1707 |
Term End5: | October 1707 |
Predecessor5: | Joseph Platt |
Alongside5: | Samuel Hanford |
Successor5: | Joseph Platt |
Birth Date: | June 3, 1650[2] [3] |
Birth Place: | Guilford, Connecticut Colony |
Residence: | Norwalk, Connecticut Colony |
Death Date: | between September 5 and December 24, 1717 |
Spouse: | Sarah Marvin, daughter of Matthew Marvin, Jr. (m. January 13, 1680, Norwalk) |
Children: | John 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) |
Occupation: | miller |
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.
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]