John Betts | |
Office: | Member of the House of Representatives of the Colony of Connecticut from Norwalk[1] |
Term Start: | October 1708 |
Term End: | October 1709 |
Predecessor: | Samuel Hanford |
Alongside: | Joseph Platt, Samuel Keeler |
Successor: | Samuel Keeler, Joseph Platt |
Term Start2: | October 1710 |
Term End2: | May 1711 |
Predecessor2: | Samuel Betts, Joseph Platt |
Successor2: | Samuel Hanford |
Term Start3: | May 1715 |
Term End3: | October 1715 |
Predecessor3: | Joseph Platt, Samuel Comstock |
Alongside3: | John Read |
Term Start4: | May 1716 |
Term End4: | October 1716 |
Alongside4: | John Copp |
Successor4: | Joseph Platt, John Raymond, Jr. |
Birth Date: | 20 June 1650[2] |
Birth Place: | Guilford, New Haven Colony |
Death Date: | ca. June 1730 |
Death Place: | Wilton parish, Norwalk, Connecticut Colony |
Residence: | Guilford, New Haven Colony (up until February 25, 1673), Norwalk, Connecticut Colony (prior to 1687) |
Spouse: | Hannah Bell or Mercy Fowler, Sarah Kellogg (daughter of Daniel Kellogg, widow of Samuel Brinsmade) |
Children: | both by first marriage: John Betts, Jr., Hannah Betts |
John Betts (June 20, 1650June 1730) was a member of the House of Representatives of the Colony of Connecticut from Norwalk in the sessions of October 1708, May 1709, October 1710, May 1715, and May 1716.
He was born June 20, 1650, in Guilford, which at the time was a part of the New Haven Colony. He was the son of Thomas Betts and Sarah Marvin.