John Copp

John Copp
Member of the
House of Representatives
of the
Colony of Connecticut
from Norwalk[1]
In office
May 1706 – October 1706
Serving with Samuel Keeler
Preceded byThomas Betts,
Samuel Hanford
Succeeded byJoseph Platt
In office
May 1716 – October 1716
Serving with John Betts
Succeeded byJoseph Platt,
John Raymond, Jr.
In office
October 1718 – October 1719
Serving with Joseph Platt
Preceded byJohn Bartlett,
Samuel Marvin
Succeeded bySamuel Hanford,
Joseph Platt
Town Clerk of the Town of Norwalk
In office
1708–1740
Preceded bySamuel Hanford
Succeeded byElnathan Hanford
Personal details
Born(1673-06-09)June 9, 1673[2]
Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony
DiedMay 16, 1751(1751-05-16) (aged 77)[3]
Norwalk, Connecticut Colony[4]
Resting placeEast Norwalk Historical Cemetery, Norwalk, Connecticut
Spouse(s)Mary Jagger Phelps (m. March 16, 1698),[5] Ruth Hayes Belden (daughter of Samuel Hayes, widow of John Belding, m. December 30, 1701)[6][7]
Residence(s)Stamford, Connecticut Colony,
Bedford, Connecticut Colony,
Strawberry Hill, Norwalk, Connecticut Colony
OccupationTeacher, deacon, surveyor, doctor
Military service
Battles/warsQueen Anne's War

John Copp (June 9, 1673 – May 16, 1751) was a member of the House of Representatives of the Colony of Connecticut from Norwalk in the sessions of May 1706, May 1716, October 1718, and May 1719. He served from 1708 to 1740 as the town clerk of Norwalk. He was one of the purchasers of the land for the present town of Ridgefield, Connecticut from the Ramapoo Indians, as well as the town's clerk and surveyor. He also laid out the lots and roads of the present town of Bedford, New York.

  1. ^ An Historical Discourse in Commemoration of the Two-hundredth Anniversary of Norwalk
  2. ^ "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FHM3-16X : accessed 13 May 2014), John Copp, 09 Jun 1673; citing Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, 90-91; FHL microfilm 592866.
  3. ^ Norwalk vol. 1
  4. ^ "Ancestral File," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/MZCZ-TZQ : accessed 2014-05-13), entry for John COPP.
  5. ^ "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/9438-G51 : accessed 2014-05-13), entry for John Copp, submitted by wdecoursey2723591.
  6. ^ "International Genealogical Index (IGI)," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/MPCW-Q4F : accessed 2014-05-13), entry for John Copp.
  7. ^ The Ancient Historical Records of Norwalk, Connecticut