John Betts Jr.

John Betts Jr.
John Betts Jr.
Member of the; House of Representatives; of the; Colony of Connecticut; from Norwalk [1]
	In office; October 1731 – May 1732 Serving with Joseph Platt
Preceded by	Joseph Platt
	In office; October 1736 – May 1737 Serving with Samuel Hanford
Preceded by	Samuel Hanford,; Samuel Fitch
Succeeded by	Samuel Hanford,; Thomas Benedict
	In office; May 1739 – October 1739 Serving with Joseph Platt
Preceded by	Joseph Platt,; Joseph Comstock
Succeeded by	James Lockwood,; Samuel Cluckston
	In office; May 1741 – October 1742 Serving with John Belding Jr.,; Samuel Fitch
Preceded by	James Lockwood,; Thomas Benedict
Succeeded by	James Lockwood,; Samuel Fitch
	In office; May 1743 – October 1743 Serving with Samuel Fitch
Preceded by	James Lockwood,; Samuel Fitch
Personal details
Born	November 17, 1692[2]; Norwalk, Connecticut Colony [2]
Died	June 27, 1767 (aged 74)[2]; Norwalk, Connecticut Colony [2]
Resting place	Mill Hill Burying Ground, Norwalk, Connecticut
Spouse(s)	Damaris Lockwood (daughter of daughter of Eliphalet Lockwood) (m. April 17, 1722)[2]
Children	Thaddeus Betts, Mary Betts, Hannah Betts, John Betts, Peter Betts[2]
Residence	Norwalk, Connecticut Colony

John Betts Jr. (November 17, 1692 – June 27, 1767) was a member of the House of Representatives of the Colony of Connecticut from Norwalk in the sessions of October 1731, October 1736, May 1739, May and October 1741, May 1742, and May 1743

He was the son of John Betts.

He was appointed to be an auditor of the accounts of the treasurer of the Colony of Connecticut on May 10, 1739.[2]

He was a justice of the peace from 1746 to 1748.[2]

References

Preceded by Joseph Platt	Member of the House of Representatives of the Colony of Connecticut from Norwalk October 1731 – May 1732 With: Joseph Platt	Succeeded by
Preceded by Samuel Hanford Samuel Fitch	Member of the House of Representatives of the Colony of Connecticut from Norwalk October 1736 – May 1737 With: Samuel Hanford	Succeeded by Thomas Benedict Samuel Hanford
Preceded by Joseph Platt Joseph Comstock	Member of the House of Representatives of the Colony of Connecticut from Norwalk May 1739 – October 1739 With: Joseph Platt	Succeeded by James Lockwood Samuel Cluckston
Preceded by James Lockwood Thomas Benedict	Member of the House of Representatives of the Colony of Connecticut from Norwalk May 1741 – October 1742 With: John Belding Jr. Samuel Fitch	Succeeded by James Lockwood Samuel Fitch
Preceded by James Lockwood Samuel Fitch	Member of the House of Representatives of the Colony of Connecticut from Norwalk May 1743 – October 1743 With: Samuel Fitch	Succeeded by

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[histd-1] An Historical Discourse in Commemoration of the Two-hundredth Anniversary of Norwalk

[ny-2] The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record