Personal
Platt was married twice, first to Mary Hannah Davis in 1756 and had two children:
- Zephaniah Platt 1756–1830
- Hannah (Comstock) Platt (born March 26, 1758)
In 1761 he married Mary Van Wyck Platt (1742–1809) and had 12 children including:
- Jonas Platt (1769–1834) was a U.S. Representative for the 9th Congressional District of New York (1799–1801), lawyer and associate justice of the New York State Supreme Court
- Charles Z. Platt (1773–1822) was a New York State Assemblyman for Oneida County (1807–1813) and New York State Treasurer (1813–1817)
Platt's grandson (son of Jonas Platt) Zephaniah Platt was Michigan Attorney General.
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