Zephaniah Platt

1735 - 1807  (72 years)

• Name	Zephaniah Platt
  Birth	27 May 1735	Huntington, Long Island, Suffolk Co., NY
  Gender	Male
  Death	12 Sep 1807	Plattsburg, NY
  Person ID	I94	Mead Genealogy
  Last Modified	9 Mar 2003

  
  

  Father	Zephaniah Platt,   b. 1709, Huntington, Long Island, Suffolk Co., NY d. 1778, Smithtown, Long Island, NY (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Hannah Sexton,   b. Abt 1710, Long Island, NY d. 1850, Smithtown, Long Island, NY (Age 140 years)
  Marriage	21 Mar 1730	Maine
  Family ID	F819	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Hannah Davis,   b. 1741
  Children	1. Zephaniah Platt,   b. 1756   2. Hannah Platt,   b. 1758
  Family ID	F816	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Mar 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Mary Van Wyck,   b. 1 Jul 1743   d. 1809, Plattsburg, NY (Age 65 years)
  Marriage	16 Dec 1761
  Children	1. Theodorus Platt,   b. 1763   2. Elizabeth Platt,   b. 1765   3. Mary Platt,   b. 1767   4. Jonas Platt,   b. 1769   5. William Pitt Platt,   b. 1771 + 6. Charles Zephaniah Platt,   b. 22 Jul 1773   7. Nathaniel Zephaniah Platt,   b. 1775   8. Robert Platt,   b. 1778 + 9. Mary Platt,   b. 1780   10. Levi Platt,   b. 1782   11. David Platt,   b. 1784   12. James Platt,   b. 1788
  Family ID	F768	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Mar 2003

  
  

• Notes

  Source for Ancestry: "New Netherland Notables" website @ rootsweb PLATT, Zephaniah, a Delegate from New York; received an English education; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Poughkeepsie, N.Y.; Member of the Provincial Congress 1775-1777; member of the council of safety in 1777; served in the State senate 1777-1783; Member of the Continental Congress in 1785 and 1786; member of the council of appointment in 1778 and 1781; county judge of Dutchess County 1781-1795; founded the town of Plattsburg in 1784; delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1788; moved to Plattsburg, N.Y., in 1798 and continued the practice of law; regent of the State university from 1791 until his death; one of the projectors of the Erie Canal; died in Plattsburg, N.Y., September 12, 1807; interment in Riverside Cemetery.