Notes on Richard Platt

Okay ...... so  ......  here are some various notes for RICHARD PLATT and their lines that I wanted to make sure I can go back and look at.

Taken From: HERE:  Source: Lineage Papers of Robert Forsyth Little, Jr. for the Society of the Colonial Wars.

The first ancestor of the name in the United States, was Richard Platt.

"Richard Piatt, son of Joseph Piatt, was baptized Sept. 28, 1603." This is claimed as an extract from the parish records of Bovingdon, a village near Hertford, England.

The Platt progenitor, Richard Platt left England in 1638, and landed at New Haven

Richard Piatt had eighty-four acres of land in and around New Haven. His name is on the list of free-planters made out in 1646 ; he was chosen a deacon in the first church in Milford in 1669.

It is recorded that his wife, Mary, died in January, 1676. He made his will in 1683.

From HERE

Descendants of Richard Platt

Generation No. 1
1. RICHARD³ PLATT (GEORGE², SIMON¹)^{1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1} was born September 28, 1603 in Ware, Hertfordshire¹, and died Abt. February 13, 1684/85 in Milford, Connecticut¹. He married MARY WOOD^1,1,1,1,1,1 January 26, 1628/29 in Roydon, Essex¹, daughter of JOHN WOOD and JANE (WOOD). She was born November 10, 1605 in Roydon, Essex, and died March 1675/76 in Milford, Connecticut¹.

Notes for RICHARD PLATT:
Recent research has confirmed that he was born in Ware, Hertfordshire, the son of George Platt.

Milford -

Ware was a market town which was a hotbed of Puritanism in the early 17th century. The famous Rev. Charles Chauncey, who would later be president of Harvard College, was vicar of Ware from 1627-33, emmigrating to England in 1638. Richard Platt
was no doubt influenced by his preaching. In his will he left a Bible for each of his 24 living grandchildren. He was no doubt educated at the Grammar School at Ware, and probably became a tailor like his father and grandfather, as he was
apprenticed in 1629.

In 1639 he was a freeplanter in Milford and his home lot was #38, consisting of 4 acres and 1 rod, near the corner of the present West Main and Cherry streets.

Quaker Genealogy on the Internet -

Many from the Bay Colony chose to leave for New Haven with Eaton and Davenport, among them a company headed by Peter Prudden. Perhaps the son of Thomas Prudden of King's Walden, Hertfordshire and a kinsman of William Thomas of Caerleon,
Monmouthshire, Prudden was the minister of the Providence Island Company. In 1637 with fifteen Hertfordshire families - among them Edmund Tapp of Bennington, Hertfordshire, James Prudden, William Fowler, Thomas and Hannah Buckingham, Thomas
Welsh, Richard Platt, Henry Stonehill and William East - he left England for Massachusetts and went with Davenport's group to Connecticut in March of 1638.

From "Platt Lineage" -

He landed at New Haven in 1638, with his wife and four children.

After his arrival, he acquired possession, among others, of several acres of land in what is now (1891) the best part of the Elm City (it was on the south side of Chapel Street, near College Street, adjoining the ground of Peter Prudden) in
what was called "the Hertfordshire quarter."

Among the first settlers of Milford, November 20, 1639, arriving with four in his family. He and his sons John and Josiah are among the original purchasers and proprietors of New Milford. His name is on the list of free-planters of Milford in
1646. He was chosen deacon in the first church in Milford in 1669. His daughters Mary and Sarah probably died before he made his will in 1683, for in it he makes bequests to their children instead of to them.

He left to one of his heirs a legacy "towards bringing up his son to be a scholar."

He appears on the records as one of the witnesses to the will of Peter Prudden.

His estate was estimated at about £600.

His burial place is unknown, no stone has been found to mark his grave. It was probably in his orchard.

His name is on the coping stones of the Wapawang memorial bridge in Milford, commemorating the early settlers.

Topographical Dictionary-

Parish of Aldenham, Hertfordshire

Parish of New Haven, Conn.

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Marriage to Mary Wood is registered at Ware and at Roydon, on the same date. He is called "Deacon".

Huntington Historical Society -

"Records of the Colony and Plantation of New Haven 1638-49", by Charles Hoadley, states: "Rich Platt - an estate worthe £200 - twenty acres in the First Division - four acres in the Second Division". Part of his property consisted of a plot on
the south side of Chapel Street near College Street, adjoining lands of Peter Prudden in the so-called "Hertfordshire Quarter".

This fact undoubtedly influenced his early participation in the beginnings of the settlement of Milford within the limits of the New Haven Colony and located 10 miles west of New Haven itself, on the shores of Long Island Sound. The colony was
under the leadership of Peter Prudden, a former Anglican priest, and a group of faithful adherents from Hertfordshire who had emmigrated in 1637. It was only natural that the Platts, coming a year thereafter, would gravitate to this settlement
of their old neighbors.

The Prudden movement from New Haven was not one of dissatisfaction but stemmed from a desire to organize their own church body and town structure. Prudden, who was only 37 at the time, patterned the town after New Haven but was somewhat more
tolerant concerning church membership. In 1639 the group acquired the Indian title and on November 20, 1639, some 44 church members were franchised as "free planters". Among them was Richard Platt, with his wife Mary and their four oldest
children, Mary, John, Isaac and Sarah.

At Milford Richard owned House Lot #38 in the northeast sector of the settlement, somewhat south of the north line of the palisades and consisting of a 4-acre, 1-rod plot. Even after moving to Milford he retained some of his New Haven property.

In 1646 the Indians were on the war-path and for protection the Milford settlement was fully palisaded. Each household was required to provide one watch for sentry duty every fifth day.

Richard was chosen deacon of the first church in 1669. His will, dated 1683, has not been located among the early probate records of Connecticut, but is said to have mentioned his five sons and the children of his daughters Sarah and Mary,
leaving some presumption of their earlier deaths.

Some of his sons relocated. John and Josiah were among the original proprietors of New Milford, north of Danbury; John later moved to Norwalk. Isaac and Epenetus moved to Huntington, while Joseph remained at Milford. Although in 1962 Platt
descendants are scattered among 32 states [and Mexico!], there still remains a core of the family maintaining possession of parts of their original Milford holdings, descendants of Richard's sons Josiah and Joseph.

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He was less than five years old when his father died, and in George's will his house was devised to his wife Mary and at her death was to go to Richard.

He was doubtless educated at the Grammar School at Ware and may have been a tailor like his father and grandfather. In 1629 he had an apprentice, indicating he was in some trade at the time.

Richard's profound Puritan beliefs were probably influenced by Rev. Charles Chauncy, Vicar of Ware from 1627 to 1633, who emmigrated to New England in 1638, was a teacher at Plymouth and President of Harvard College from 1654 to his death on 19
February 1672.

On 13 July 1629 there was an "Order that Richard Platt of Ware and his apprentice be brought before certain justices, that some order might be taken to end the differences between them."

Richard and his wife disposed of their lands and houses at Ware by a final concord signed at Westminster on 25 April 1638, receiving £42 for the premises. They may have had to stay in or near London while awaiting passage, and sailed to New
England either in the latter half of 1638 or the first half of 1639.

His property in New Haven consisted of an estate worth £200; 20 acres in the first division of lands; 4 acres in the "Neck"; 12 acres of meadow; 48 acres in the second division, and paying a yearly rate of £1. He evidently had a comfortable
estate and lived in the "Hertfordshire" quarter of the town, with William Fowler, Mr. Peter Prudden, James Prudden, Edmund Tapp, the Widow Baldwin, Zachariah Whitman and Thomas Osborne. He gradually sold his property after moving to Milford.

He joined the church at Milford on 29 January 1640, and his wife on 15 August 1641.

He was often asked to act as witness to wills; on 26 July 1656 he witnessed the will of Rev. Peter Prudden. As Mrs. Selleck points out (Miner Family, p. 147), "he was a man of high character and deeply religious, and was chosen deacon of the
Milford Church in 1669. When his daughter Sarah was widowed, and prior to her second marriage, he cared for her and her children, and the court records refer to his extreme care and liberality in conserving the estate of his... grandchildren".

The inventory of his estate was taken on 13 February 1685.

The will of Deacon Richard Platt of Milford is an important document. It was dated 4 August 1683, and after the usual religious preamble, contains the following clauses:

More About RICHARD PLATT:
Burial: February 13, 1684/85, Milford, Connecticut
Christening: May 06, 1604, Ware, Hertfordshire¹
Education: Emmigrated 1638
Occupation: Deacon, Landowner
Religion: Puritan

Notes for MARY WOOD:
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Joined the church at Milford on 15 August 1641.

More About MARY WOOD:
Burial: March 24, 1675/76, Milford, Connecticut¹
Christening: November 10, 1605, Roydon, Essex¹
Religion: Puritan
     
Children of RICHARD PLATT and MARY WOOD are: 

2.	i.		MARY4 PLATT, b. 1629, Roydon, Essex; d. June 17, 1669, Middletown, Connecticut.
3.	ii.		JOHN PLATT, b. 1631, Ware, Hertfordshire; d. November 06, 1705, Norwalk, Connecticut.
4.	iii.		ISAAC PLATT, b. April 10, 1633, Ware, Hertfordshire; d. July 31, 1691, Huntington, Suffolk Co. (Long Island), New York.
5.	iv.		SARAH PLATT, b. 1636, Ware, Hertfordshire; d. May 15, 1670, New Milford, Connecticut.
6.	v.		I EPENETUS PLATT, b. 1640, Milford, Connecticut; d. Aft. September 01, 1693, Huntington, Suffolk Co. (Long Island), New York.
	vi.		HANNAH PLATT1, b. 1643, Milford, Connecticut; d. Aft. December 28, 1702, Norwalk, Connecticut?; m. CHRISTOPHERCOMSTOCK1; b. Abt. 1644; d. December 28, 1702, Norwalk, Connecticut..

More About HANNAH PLATT: Christening: October 01, 1643, Milford, Connecticut

7.	vii.		JOSIAH PLATT, b. 1645, Milford, Connecticut; d. January 01, 1724/25, Milford, Connecticut.
8.	viii.		JOSEPH PLATT, b. 1649, Milford, Connecticut; d. Bef. March 21, 1703/04, Milford, Connecticut.

The following document can be read HERE ......

A SPECIAL COMPILATION OF THE 

HISTORY AND GENEALOGY OF 

RICHARD PLATT 

BORN IN WARE, COUNTY HERTFORD, ENGLAND 

& 

ONE OF THE FOUNDING FATHERS OF BOTH 

NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT 

AND 

MILFORD CONNECTICUT 

From HERE

ID: I4609 Name: Richard PLATT Prefix: Deacon Sex: M Christening: 6 MAY 1604 Ware, Hertfordshire, England 1 Death: BEF 13 FEB 1684/1685 in Milford, New Haven County, CT Reference Number: 440 _UID: 6CA949A9D003DC44B1948DA241F952A09A56 Note: Roydon, where Richard and Mary married, is four miles southeast of Ware. On 16 April 1609 was mentioned as son in the will of George Platte of Ware. On 13 July 1629 there was an "Order that Richard Platt of Ware and his apprentice be brought before certain justices, that some order might be taken to end the differences between them." On 25 April 1638 Westminster, England, Richard and Mary Platt signed a final concord to dispose of their lands and houses at Ware, receiving L42 for the premises. Then they prepared to sail for New England, but may have had to stay in or near London for some months while awaiting passage. They appear to have crossed the Atlantic either in the latter half of 1638 or the first half of 1639. It has been stated that the Platt family arrived at New Haven in August 1639, and this may be true, but Richard Platt is not among those who signed the covenant of 22 August 1639, and "Richard Plot" did not join the Church of Milford at New Haven until 29 January 1639/1640. He was a free planter, according to Abbott in Milford, New Haven County, CT, in 1639. His home lot was #38, consisting of 4 acres and one rod, near the corner of the present West Main and Cherry Streets. In 1669 he was chosen deacon of the church at Milford. He appeared on the list of freemen at Milford in October 1669: "A List of the Freemen of Milford [October 1669] ... Richard Platt." In her will dated 9 November 1669, proved 20 November 1669, Sarah (Bryan?) (Baldwin) Astwood of Milford appointed "my beloved brothers Richard Platt and Thomas Wheeler" overseers. Richard Platt and Thomas Wheeler were also witnesses to the will. Since Sarah's maiden name has not been proven, this statement has led to much genealogical speculation as to how she was related to these men -- or were they merely highly esteemed "brethren in the church"? If you look to their descendants rather than their antecedants, another possible explanation suggests itself -- Sarah's grandson Zachariah3 Baldwin (Richard2, Sylvester1) was married to Richard Platt's granddaughter Mary3 Atkinson (Mary2, Richard1). The will of "Richard Platt of Milford in Ye colony of conecticutt" was dated 4 August 1683: It makes the following bequests: I give unto my son John Platt beside what I have formerly given him L26 & foure bibles for his children. I give unto my son Isaac Platt L20 besides what I have formerly given him & for his children three bibles. I give unto my son Epenetus Platt besides what I have formerly given him L20 & for his children three bibles. I give my son in law Christopher Comstocke & his wife beside what I have formerly given him L22 & for his children 3 bibles. I give Samuel Bech [Beach] beside what I have formerly given him L6. I give Hannah & Deborah Merwin two bibles. I give Elder [Daniel] Buckingham L5 toward bringing up his son to be a schollar. I give my son Epenetus L5 toward bringing up his son to be a schollar. I give my son Josia Platt beside what I have formerly given him the meadow on ye far side the creeke by stubby playne, & halfe the pasture or land by ye necke gate, & the land not yet taken in of my division, & halfe the pasture land below the two orchards, & five bibles for his children. I give Josia Whitmore & his sister two bibles. I give my son Joseph Platt's children two bibles. I give my son Joseph Platt all the remainder of my estate, housing, barnes, lands, meadows, corne, cattle, horses, mares, sheep, hogs, movables, he paying the legacyes above named & debts. I make my son Joseph Platt my executor of this my last Will. I desire Elder Buckingham & my son Josia Platt to see this my Will fulfilled, & I give Elder Buckingham & my son Josia twenty shillings apiece for their paynes. [Signed] Richard Platt Daniel Buckingham and Josia Platt, witnesses The Inventory of the estate was taken 13 February 1684 by Samuell Ells, John Streame, and Sylvanus Baldwin. It totaled L547:05:07. (New Haven probate records vol 1, part 2, p. 138). The Platt stone in the Milford Memorial Bridge reads: "DEACON RICHARD PLATT Obit 1684 MARY His Wife."

Father: George PLATT c: 13 MAY 1582 in Ware, Hertfordshire, England 
Mother: Mary SELL b: ABT 1572 in England

Marriage 1 Mary WOOD c: 10 NOV 1605 in Roydon, Essex, England

• Married: 26 JAN 1628/1629 in Roydon, Essex, England ^12 13 14

Children

1.  Mary PLATT c: 11 NOV 1629 in Roydon, Essex, England
2.  John PLATT c: 11 JAN 1631/1632 in Ware, Hertfordshire, England
3.  Isaac PLATT c: 10 APR 1633 in Ware, Hertfordshire, England
4.  Samuel PLATT c: 9 DEC 1634 in Ware, Hertfordshire, England
5.  Sarah PLATT c: 11 SEP 1636 in Ware, Hertfordshire, England
6.  Epenetus PLATT b: 2 JUL 1640 in Milford, New Haven County, CT c: 2 JUL 1640 in Milford, New Haven County, CT
7.  Hannah PLATT c: 1 OCT 1643 in First Church, Milford, New Haven County, CT
8.  Josiah PLATT c: NOV 1645 in First Church, Milford, New Haven County, CT
9.  Joseph PLATT c: 1 APR 1649 in First Church, Milford, New Haven County, CT

Sources:

1. Title: Richard Platt of Ware, Co. Hertford, England, and Milford, Connecticut
   Author: John Insley Coddington
   Abbrev: Coddington
   Publication: New Haven: The American Genealogist
   Abbrev: Richard Platt
   Page: 30:236. Parish Registers of Ware, co. Hertford, 1558-1650.
   Text: Baptisms. 1604 Richard Platte, 6 May
2. Title: Families of Ancient New Haven
   Author: Donald Lines Jacobus
   Abbrev: Jacobus
   Publication: Salem MA: Higginson Book Co., 1994
   Abbrev: Families of Ancient New Haven
   Page: p. 144-161
3. Title: Richard Platt of Ware, Co. Hertford, England, and Milford, Connecticut
   Author: John Insley Coddington
   Abbrev: Coddington
   Publication: New Haven: The American Genealogist
   Abbrev: Richard Platt
   Page: 30:233-238
4. Title: English Ancestry of Richard Platt (1604-1685) and Mary Wood (1605-1676)
   Author: Douglas Richardson
   Abbrev: Richardson
   Publication: Synopsis of article pre-published to Platt list, rootsweb.com, 1998
   Abbrev: Platt & Wood Ancestry
5. Title: Richard Platt of Ware, Co. Hertford, England, and Milford, Connecticut
   Author: John Insley Coddington
   Abbrev: Coddington
   Publication: New Haven: The American Genealogist
   Abbrev: Richard Platt
   Page: 31:155-170
6. Title: Families of Early Milford Connecticut
   Author: Susan Woodruff Abbott
   Abbrev: Abbott
   Publication: Baltimore MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1979
   Abbrev: Families of Early Milford
   Page: p. 547-551
7. Title: Platt Genealogy in America from the Arrival of Richard Platt in New Haven Connecticut in 1638
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   Abbrev: Charles Platt
   Publication: New Hope, PA: 1963
   Abbrev: Platt Genealogy
   Page: pp. 17-26
8. Title: History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield, for the Eunice Dennie Burr Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution
   Author: Donald Lines Jacobus
   Abbrev: Donald Lines Jacobus
   Publication: New Haven CT: Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor Co., 1930-1932
   Abbrev: Families of Old Fairfield
   Page: p. 483-487
9. Title: Public Records of the Colony of Connecticut, 1665-1678
   Author: J. Hammond Trumbull
   Abbrev: Trumbull
   Publication: Hartford CT: 1852
   Abbrev: Public Records of the Colony of Connecticut
   Page: p. 523-526
10. Title: The Story of the Memorial in Honor of the Founders of the Town of Milford
    Author: Morris W. Abbott
    Abbrev: Morris Abbott
    Publication: Milford CT: 1971
    Abbrev: Milford Memorial
    Page: p. 12
11. Title: Milford Church Records. Admissions, First Church, 1639-1687
    Author: Donald Lines Jacobus
    Abbrev: Jacobus
    Publication: New Haven: The American Genealogist, 1939, Vol. 16
    Abbrev: Milford Church Records 1639-1687
    Page: pp. 28-29
12. Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    Author: Clarence Almon Torrey
    Abbrev: Torrey
    Publication: Baltimore MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1985 & 1992
    Abbrev: New England Marriages
    Page: p. 590
    Text: Richard Platt (1604-1684, 1685) & Mary Wood (1605-), in Eng; b 1633, 26 Jan 1682/9; New Haven/Milford CT.
13. Title: Richard Platt of Ware, Co. Hertford, England, and Milford, Connecticut
    Author: John Insley Coddington
    Abbrev: Coddington
    Publication: New Haven: The American Genealogist
    Abbrev: Richard Platt
    Page: 30:237. Parish Registers of Roydon
    Text: 1628 Richard Platt and Mary Woode ware maried the 26th of January [1628/9]
14. Title: The Merwin Family in North America
    Publication: Miles Merwin Association, Milford, CT 1978
    Abbrev: Merwin Family
    Page: p. 1