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John Copp
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. == Early life and family == He was born in Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony, on June 9, 1673, the son of David Copp, and Obedience Topliff.〔 His father was a cordwainer, a clerk of the market, and a sealer of leather.〔(Professional Surveyor )〕 He was also a surveyor and adviser to selectmen of Boston on matters dealing with the laying of bounds for highways and property listings.〔 John Copp moved to Stamford, Connecticut Colony, while still in his twenties.〔 There he married the widow Mary Jagger Phelps on March 16, 1698, but soon thereafter she died. He worked in Stamford for some time as a schoolteacher.〔
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