THE FOUNDING FATHERS
1. JOHN LEAVITT
John Leavitt of Hingham, Massachusetts was certainly the first by this name to settle in America and to bequeath American soil to his progeny. Authors disagree as to the year of his arrival and the name of the ship he sailed on. Names of four different ships are given by as many authors. The most likely account is provided by "The History of Ancient Woodbury, Conn." which states: "John Leavitt came to New England and settled in Dorchester in 1628." This information was very likely given to the author by immediate descendants of John who were early settlers in this part of the State. The Dudley genealogy states: "John ran away from an apprenticeship at the age of 19." All early authors and family tradition agree on this fact. If still an apprentice, he would have to be under the age of 21 as apprentices were freed of their commitment at age 21. So being born in 1608, he would not have reached the age of 21 until 1629. This reinforces the statement that 1628 was the year he arrived in America.
As an apprentice John learned the trade of tailoring and went into business in Dorchester. Family tradition, carried on in "The Dudley Genealogy", "The History of Hingham, MA" and "History of Rockingham County", state that after he became possessed of some property in Dorchester, his Master learned of his whereabouts, came overseas and took from him his possessions, as by law he was entitled to do. It is known that a man of great wealth, Thomas Makepeace, came to Dorchester and purchased John Leavitt's property prior to his moving to Hingham, but whether this coincides with the apprentice story remains to be seen. "History of Rockingham County, N.H." states: "His master came from England and took away his little property in Dorchester so Deacon John went to Hampton and Exeter N.H. for a time". This statement has possibilities. It may be the reason for five of his sons settling in and near Exeter. It may be where he found his first wife, supposed to be a Mary "Lovet", whom he married in 1637. Perhaps Mary was not a Lovet until after her marriage to John and an error was simply repeated time after time. It is also possible she was the sister of Thomas who lived in Exeter before moving to Hampton. The Thomas branch early on spelled their last name in various ways, mostly Lovet, but also Lovatt, Levett and Leuit. In early days the letters "o" and "e" were similar and often confused.
Mary died in July 1646 and John married second, Sarah Gilman, daughter of Edward and Mary Gilman, in December 1646. She was born in Caston, England in 1622 and lived with her parents in Hingham. In 1636 and 1637 and again in 1647, 1648 and 1665 a number of lots were granted to John Leavitt at Hingham, Mass.
John was declared a freeman on Dec. 15, 1636, meaning a church member. Only freemen could hold office or vote for rulers. He was a representative to the General Court in 1656 and again in 1664, He was a Selectman for several years and frequently engaged in town business. He was a Magistrate, which meant a member of the Governor’s Council. He also became a church Deacon.
John had 13 children. The six girls all married, four of them twice. Only one had no offspring. The other five all had children and the Leavitt bloodline quickly passed into other families. John had three sons and two daughters with Mary. John's children have so many descendants that NALF sorts them all into Genealogies of the 5 sons rather than all of John. We are also compiling Descendants of the daughters of John.
1. John Jr born about 1637, married Bathsheba Hobart 27 June 1664, but had no children and died young. Bathsheba remarried Joseph Turner and had a son.
2. Hannah bpt 7 Apr 1639, married John Lobdell of Hull MA 20 July 1659, no children. She died 23 Apr 1662.
3. Samuel was the 3rd child of John, the 2nd son, bpt April 7, 1641 of John and his first wife, Mary (Lovet?) Leavitt. Samuel was born in Hingham but moved to Exeter, NH as a young man. The town of Exeter granted him 15 acres of land in 1664. He married Mary Robinson whose parents, John and Eliz., deeded a house, barn and 7 acres of land to the couple in June, 1667. He was a Representative to the General Court five different years, Selectman of Exeter ten years and an Assembly man in 1692. The town granted him an additional 100 acres of land in 1698 and he increased his holdings further through purchases in the area.
Samuel and Mary had 10 children, 4 girls and 6 boys. The oldest girl, Elizabeth, married James Dudley, brother of Moses' wife, Dorothy. She also married two more times after James' death. Sarah, the 4th daughter, married Moses Leavitt (3), the son of Moses (2). There was lot of "family" around. Two of the sons, John and Samuel died without issue but the other four, Jeremy Benjamin, James, Ephriam and Daniel married and produced between them about 40 grandchildren for Samuel and Mary.
In King Philip's War, Samuel served in the Exeter Company as a Lieutenant. He died August 6, 1707 leaving a will that gave most of his estate to his relatives and appointing his brother Moses as Executor.
4. Elizabeth bpt 28 Apr 1644, married Samuel Judkins and had at least one son. She died 4 Feb 1688.
5. Jeremiah bpt 1 Mar 1646, no record of marriage. Died before 1689.
John had four sons and four daughters with Sarah Gilman:
6. Israel was the 6th child of John, the 4th son, and the first with his second wife Sarah Gilman. Israel was bpt April 23, 1648 in Hingham. He died 48 years later in the same town. On Jan. 10, 1677, he married Lydia Jackson, daughter of Abraham and Remember (Morton) Jackson. After Israel's death Lydia remarried, this time to Preserved Hall. Israel and Lydia lived in Hingham on Leavitt Street where he farmed for a living. He was a soldier in King Philip's War in 1675 and was in garrison in Mendon, Mass.
Israel and Lydia had 9 children, first 5 boys and then 4 girls. John, the eldest son, married Joanna Bisbee and had 5 children including two sons named Jacob who lived only 2-3 years each. John's daughter, Joanna, married her cousin, Abraham Leavitt. Israel's second son, Israel, married first, Eliz. Mowry, and second, Mary Bate. Eliz. died less than two years after their marriage. Israel and Mary Bate had 7 children. Third son, Solomon was a sailor and apparently never married. Elisha was the 4th son, lived on Leavitt Street in Hingham, and had two wives, Sarah Lane and Eliz. Beal. He had 2 children with each that survived infancy. Abraham was Israel's 5th son. He married first Hannah Lane who bore him one child, Abraham (who married John's daughter Joanna). His second wife was Rebecca Lincoln. The genealogy notes that Abraham Lincoln descended from the Hingham Lincolns. Abraham and Rebecca had a daughter, Rebecca, who married Samuel Gill. The Gills had a daughter they also named Rebecca, who married Elisha Lane and had a son, Leavitt Lane.
Israel died Dec. 26, 1696 and is buried in the Plain Burying ground near the family tomb.
7. Moses Leavitt was the 7th child of John, the 5th son, born August 12, 1650. He was the 2nd child of John and his second wife, Sarah Gilman Leavitt. Moses moved to the Exeter, NH area as a young man - his name first appears on town records in 1664, when he would have been 14 years old. His father may have owned land in Exeter and sent Moses to represent him there but there could be another explanation. When land was given as homesteads in those days very young sons of a family were sometimes recorded as taking a share, agreeing to settle there when they became of age.
Moses was a surveyor and became a very prominent man in the town of Exeter. He was representative to the General Court of Massachusetts, Selectman of Exeter, Moderator and Deacon of the First Church of Exeter. Moses served in the British Army during the French and Indian Wars. In 1717 the Province authorized an issue of paper money to amount to 15,000 pounds, which was to be lent to the inhabitants in small sums and the town chose S. Thing, N. Gilman and Moses Leavitt as the committee.
Moses married on October 26, 1681, Dorothy Dudley, born 1664 at Exeter, daughter of Rev. Samuel and Eliz. Dudley and granddaughter of Thomas Dudley, second Governor of the Mass. Bay Colony. They had 12 children, 7 boys and 5 girls. This Third generation themselves married, had children, lived and died in Exeter or the nearby towns without straying far from home. Moses died June 17, 1731 at the age of 80 "being aged and feeble" (according to his will). This branch includes the beginnings of the Mormons and prolific multiple marriages, with thousands of descendants in Utah and the western states and provinces.
8. Josiah was the 8th child of John, the 6th son, born in Hingham on May 4, 1653 of John and his second wife, Sarah. Josiah was a cooper by trade and a farmer, residing on Leavitt Street in the old homestead. He married a Hingham girl, Margaret Johnson on October 20, 1676. Josiah was a freeman 1679, a constable 1684, selectman 1689-98, and representative to the General Court 1705.
Josiah and Margaret had 9 children, 7 boys and 2 girls. All seven boys, Josiah, Joseph, Jeremiah, Joshua, David, Asaph and Hezekiah married at least once. Between them they had 32 children. The daughters, Margaret and Mary, each married twice. This branch were travelers, many moving to New York and across the country.
Josiah died Sept. 14, 1708 in Hingham. He and Margaret are both buried in the First Settlers cemetery beside the Old Ship Church.
9. Nehemiah was the 9th child of John, the 6th and last son. He was born in Hingham on Jan. 22, 1655/56 of John and his second wife Sarah Gilman Leavitt. He was another of John's sons to move to Exeter, NH. Records show him living there as early as 1689 when he would have been 33 years old. He married Alice Gilman, widow of Daniel Gilman who had married into the family of his brother Moses. He was a shipwright. He received a grant of land at Exeter in 1703; Court files at Concord, NH: “Whereas there was granted unto Nehemiah Leavitt at a town meeting held in Exeter.. .of fifty acres of land where he could find it clear of all former Grants, Highways, and Pine Timber...”. Nehemiah was in the Colonial Wars, under Col. Shadrach Walton, 1710, probably on expedition to Port Royal.
Nehemiah and Alice had 8 children, 3 boys and 5 girls. Two of the sons, Nehemiah and Selah, married, settled in the Exeter area, and raised their children. The third, Daniel, never married, and died as a young man. Of the daughters, Alice, Mercy and Abigail married men from the locality and raised families. Mary died in infancy in 1693. A second daughter, born in 1699, was also named Mary.
Nehemiah died May 25, 1715 in Exeter where his will was proved June 25, 1715.
10. Sarah was born 25 Feb 1659 and married Nehemiah Clapp 17 Apr 1678 who died 1684, and Samuel Howe 18 Sept 1685. She died 1726.
11. Mary was born 12 June 1661 and married Benjamin Bates 10 Oct 1682, and Jonathan Sikes Feb 1706.
12. Hannah, who we call Hannah II, was born 20 March 1664 and married Joseph Loring and Joseph Estabrook and has a very large Estabrook line that has been extensively researched. She died 5 Oct 1728.
13. Abigail or Abial was born 9 Dec 1667 and married Isaac Lazell and Isaac Johnson.
NALF published a genealogy for all five sons in the 1940s-1950s, and two additional volumes each in 1990 and 1997. We are working on completely new editions in the current standard genealogical format, as well as a volume for John's daughters' families. HELP WANTED !!!!
As an apprentice John learned the trade of tailoring and went into business in Dorchester. Family tradition, carried on in "The Dudley Genealogy", "The History of Hingham, MA" and "History of Rockingham County", state that after he became possessed of some property in Dorchester, his Master learned of his whereabouts, came overseas and took from him his possessions, as by law he was entitled to do. It is known that a man of great wealth, Thomas Makepeace, came to Dorchester and purchased John Leavitt's property prior to his moving to Hingham, but whether this coincides with the apprentice story remains to be seen. "History of Rockingham County, N.H." states: "His master came from England and took away his little property in Dorchester so Deacon John went to Hampton and Exeter N.H. for a time". This statement has possibilities. It may be the reason for five of his sons settling in and near Exeter. It may be where he found his first wife, supposed to be a Mary "Lovet", whom he married in 1637. Perhaps Mary was not a Lovet until after her marriage to John and an error was simply repeated time after time. It is also possible she was the sister of Thomas who lived in Exeter before moving to Hampton. The Thomas branch early on spelled their last name in various ways, mostly Lovet, but also Lovatt, Levett and Leuit. In early days the letters "o" and "e" were similar and often confused.
Mary died in July 1646 and John married second, Sarah Gilman, daughter of Edward and Mary Gilman, in December 1646. She was born in Caston, England in 1622 and lived with her parents in Hingham. In 1636 and 1637 and again in 1647, 1648 and 1665 a number of lots were granted to John Leavitt at Hingham, Mass.
John was declared a freeman on Dec. 15, 1636, meaning a church member. Only freemen could hold office or vote for rulers. He was a representative to the General Court in 1656 and again in 1664, He was a Selectman for several years and frequently engaged in town business. He was a Magistrate, which meant a member of the Governor’s Council. He also became a church Deacon.
John had 13 children. The six girls all married, four of them twice. Only one had no offspring. The other five all had children and the Leavitt bloodline quickly passed into other families. John had three sons and two daughters with Mary. John's children have so many descendants that NALF sorts them all into Genealogies of the 5 sons rather than all of John. We are also compiling Descendants of the daughters of John.
1. John Jr born about 1637, married Bathsheba Hobart 27 June 1664, but had no children and died young. Bathsheba remarried Joseph Turner and had a son.
2. Hannah bpt 7 Apr 1639, married John Lobdell of Hull MA 20 July 1659, no children. She died 23 Apr 1662.
3. Samuel was the 3rd child of John, the 2nd son, bpt April 7, 1641 of John and his first wife, Mary (Lovet?) Leavitt. Samuel was born in Hingham but moved to Exeter, NH as a young man. The town of Exeter granted him 15 acres of land in 1664. He married Mary Robinson whose parents, John and Eliz., deeded a house, barn and 7 acres of land to the couple in June, 1667. He was a Representative to the General Court five different years, Selectman of Exeter ten years and an Assembly man in 1692. The town granted him an additional 100 acres of land in 1698 and he increased his holdings further through purchases in the area.
Samuel and Mary had 10 children, 4 girls and 6 boys. The oldest girl, Elizabeth, married James Dudley, brother of Moses' wife, Dorothy. She also married two more times after James' death. Sarah, the 4th daughter, married Moses Leavitt (3), the son of Moses (2). There was lot of "family" around. Two of the sons, John and Samuel died without issue but the other four, Jeremy Benjamin, James, Ephriam and Daniel married and produced between them about 40 grandchildren for Samuel and Mary.
In King Philip's War, Samuel served in the Exeter Company as a Lieutenant. He died August 6, 1707 leaving a will that gave most of his estate to his relatives and appointing his brother Moses as Executor.
4. Elizabeth bpt 28 Apr 1644, married Samuel Judkins and had at least one son. She died 4 Feb 1688.
5. Jeremiah bpt 1 Mar 1646, no record of marriage. Died before 1689.
John had four sons and four daughters with Sarah Gilman:
6. Israel was the 6th child of John, the 4th son, and the first with his second wife Sarah Gilman. Israel was bpt April 23, 1648 in Hingham. He died 48 years later in the same town. On Jan. 10, 1677, he married Lydia Jackson, daughter of Abraham and Remember (Morton) Jackson. After Israel's death Lydia remarried, this time to Preserved Hall. Israel and Lydia lived in Hingham on Leavitt Street where he farmed for a living. He was a soldier in King Philip's War in 1675 and was in garrison in Mendon, Mass.
Israel and Lydia had 9 children, first 5 boys and then 4 girls. John, the eldest son, married Joanna Bisbee and had 5 children including two sons named Jacob who lived only 2-3 years each. John's daughter, Joanna, married her cousin, Abraham Leavitt. Israel's second son, Israel, married first, Eliz. Mowry, and second, Mary Bate. Eliz. died less than two years after their marriage. Israel and Mary Bate had 7 children. Third son, Solomon was a sailor and apparently never married. Elisha was the 4th son, lived on Leavitt Street in Hingham, and had two wives, Sarah Lane and Eliz. Beal. He had 2 children with each that survived infancy. Abraham was Israel's 5th son. He married first Hannah Lane who bore him one child, Abraham (who married John's daughter Joanna). His second wife was Rebecca Lincoln. The genealogy notes that Abraham Lincoln descended from the Hingham Lincolns. Abraham and Rebecca had a daughter, Rebecca, who married Samuel Gill. The Gills had a daughter they also named Rebecca, who married Elisha Lane and had a son, Leavitt Lane.
Israel died Dec. 26, 1696 and is buried in the Plain Burying ground near the family tomb.
7. Moses Leavitt was the 7th child of John, the 5th son, born August 12, 1650. He was the 2nd child of John and his second wife, Sarah Gilman Leavitt. Moses moved to the Exeter, NH area as a young man - his name first appears on town records in 1664, when he would have been 14 years old. His father may have owned land in Exeter and sent Moses to represent him there but there could be another explanation. When land was given as homesteads in those days very young sons of a family were sometimes recorded as taking a share, agreeing to settle there when they became of age.
Moses was a surveyor and became a very prominent man in the town of Exeter. He was representative to the General Court of Massachusetts, Selectman of Exeter, Moderator and Deacon of the First Church of Exeter. Moses served in the British Army during the French and Indian Wars. In 1717 the Province authorized an issue of paper money to amount to 15,000 pounds, which was to be lent to the inhabitants in small sums and the town chose S. Thing, N. Gilman and Moses Leavitt as the committee.
Moses married on October 26, 1681, Dorothy Dudley, born 1664 at Exeter, daughter of Rev. Samuel and Eliz. Dudley and granddaughter of Thomas Dudley, second Governor of the Mass. Bay Colony. They had 12 children, 7 boys and 5 girls. This Third generation themselves married, had children, lived and died in Exeter or the nearby towns without straying far from home. Moses died June 17, 1731 at the age of 80 "being aged and feeble" (according to his will). This branch includes the beginnings of the Mormons and prolific multiple marriages, with thousands of descendants in Utah and the western states and provinces.
8. Josiah was the 8th child of John, the 6th son, born in Hingham on May 4, 1653 of John and his second wife, Sarah. Josiah was a cooper by trade and a farmer, residing on Leavitt Street in the old homestead. He married a Hingham girl, Margaret Johnson on October 20, 1676. Josiah was a freeman 1679, a constable 1684, selectman 1689-98, and representative to the General Court 1705.
Josiah and Margaret had 9 children, 7 boys and 2 girls. All seven boys, Josiah, Joseph, Jeremiah, Joshua, David, Asaph and Hezekiah married at least once. Between them they had 32 children. The daughters, Margaret and Mary, each married twice. This branch were travelers, many moving to New York and across the country.
Josiah died Sept. 14, 1708 in Hingham. He and Margaret are both buried in the First Settlers cemetery beside the Old Ship Church.
9. Nehemiah was the 9th child of John, the 6th and last son. He was born in Hingham on Jan. 22, 1655/56 of John and his second wife Sarah Gilman Leavitt. He was another of John's sons to move to Exeter, NH. Records show him living there as early as 1689 when he would have been 33 years old. He married Alice Gilman, widow of Daniel Gilman who had married into the family of his brother Moses. He was a shipwright. He received a grant of land at Exeter in 1703; Court files at Concord, NH: “Whereas there was granted unto Nehemiah Leavitt at a town meeting held in Exeter.. .of fifty acres of land where he could find it clear of all former Grants, Highways, and Pine Timber...”. Nehemiah was in the Colonial Wars, under Col. Shadrach Walton, 1710, probably on expedition to Port Royal.
Nehemiah and Alice had 8 children, 3 boys and 5 girls. Two of the sons, Nehemiah and Selah, married, settled in the Exeter area, and raised their children. The third, Daniel, never married, and died as a young man. Of the daughters, Alice, Mercy and Abigail married men from the locality and raised families. Mary died in infancy in 1693. A second daughter, born in 1699, was also named Mary.
Nehemiah died May 25, 1715 in Exeter where his will was proved June 25, 1715.
10. Sarah was born 25 Feb 1659 and married Nehemiah Clapp 17 Apr 1678 who died 1684, and Samuel Howe 18 Sept 1685. She died 1726.
11. Mary was born 12 June 1661 and married Benjamin Bates 10 Oct 1682, and Jonathan Sikes Feb 1706.
12. Hannah, who we call Hannah II, was born 20 March 1664 and married Joseph Loring and Joseph Estabrook and has a very large Estabrook line that has been extensively researched. She died 5 Oct 1728.
13. Abigail or Abial was born 9 Dec 1667 and married Isaac Lazell and Isaac Johnson.
NALF published a genealogy for all five sons in the 1940s-1950s, and two additional volumes each in 1990 and 1997. We are working on completely new editions in the current standard genealogical format, as well as a volume for John's daughters' families. HELP WANTED !!!!
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THE FOUNDING FATHERS
2. THOMAS LEAVITT
Thomas Leavitt was born about 1616 and arrived in New Hampshire from England about 1637, living first in Exeter and then in Hampton. He married Isabella Bland in 1644, widow of Francis Asten and daughter of Joshua and Joanna Bland. It has been written that he first married an Elizabeth, but we find no evidence of it. An article by Thomas’ great great grandson in the Granite Monthly, vol. 25 states that Thomas came from Lincolnshire, England. Thomas’ name is first found in public papers of Exeter, where histories state that he signed the so-called "Combination" in 1639. The society called "The Combination" disintegrated soon after Thomas moved to Hampton. Thomas moved to Hampton in 1643. N.H.P.P. (New Hampshire Provincial Papers) vol. 1 states "Thomas Leavitt signed with others a petition for the Province of N.H. to the Governor" (note spelling) about 1679.
There is no record of burial of Thomas or his wife but it is presumed they lie in the old Pine Grove Cemetery in Hampton. A boulder with a bronze tablet was erected for Thomas in this cemetery by the National Association of Leavitt Families in 1937. By 1995 NALF noticed the tablet was missing, and a new one was installed in 1996 by an anonymous benefactor.
Our Leavitt DNA project has verified some of the weak links in our Thomas Leavitt Genealogy, and we encourage more males still with the Leavitt name in all branches to participate and help strengthen and document the family ties we are compiling in our research. All it takes is a cheek swab sample, nice and easy. Check out our project on the Leavitt DNA Project site or in previous newsletters.
Thomas and Isabella's 4 children, born in Hampton were:
1. Hezron 1645-1712, also called Hazen in old records, married Martha Taylor in 1667 and had eight children. Lydia b 1668 married Mephibosheth Sanborn, 7 ch. John b 1670 md Sarah Hobbs. James dy. Moses b 1674 md Mary Carr. Thomas b 1677 md Elizabeth Atkinson. Mary b 1679 md Benjamin Thomas. Abigail nfi. Sarah b 1683 md David Moulton.
Hezron's descendants who moved in their first 5 generations went to York, Buxton, Standish, Scarborough, Portland, Bridgton, Bethel, and Acton Maine, and Deerfield, Stark, Dummer, Lancaster, Epsom, Chichester, Sandwich, and Effingham NH, and Lenox OH.
2. Aretas 1646-1739, married Ruth Sleeper in 1679 and had six children who survived to maturity. Benjamin, Luthera, and Elizabeth all dy. Mehitable b 1682 md Robert Rowe and had 10 ch. James b 1683 md Anne Brackett. Thomas b 1686 md Elizabeth Locke. Elizabeth b 1690 md James Sanborn. Ruth b 1693 md Stephen Sanborn. Reuben b 1697 unm.
Aretas' descendants who moved in their first 5 generations went to Limerick, Cape Elizabeth, Windham, Newport, Lincolnville, Hallowell, Eastport, and Thomaston Maine and Brentwood, Pittsfield, Nottingham NH, and St John NB.
3. John 1648-1727 married 28 May 1701 Deliverance Robie. They had a daughter Deliverance Leavitt born 6 May 1719 who married Jeremiah Clough of Salisbury 7 Nov 1734; they moved to Canterbury NH where she died 31 Oct 1736. This line continued through a series of Jeremiah Clough's.
4. James 1652-1718 married Sarah, widow of Nehemiah Partridge. No children. He was the wealthiest of the 4 sons.
NALF published a genealogy for Thomas Leavitt in 1953, and two additional volumes in 1990 and 1997. We are working on a completely new edition in the current standard genealogical format. HELP WANTED !!!!
IN THE NEWS: HAMPTON HISTORY MATTERS
https://www.seacoastonline.com/story/news/local/hampton-union/2019/07/04/hampton-in-maps-first-three/4765575007/
There is no record of burial of Thomas or his wife but it is presumed they lie in the old Pine Grove Cemetery in Hampton. A boulder with a bronze tablet was erected for Thomas in this cemetery by the National Association of Leavitt Families in 1937. By 1995 NALF noticed the tablet was missing, and a new one was installed in 1996 by an anonymous benefactor.
Our Leavitt DNA project has verified some of the weak links in our Thomas Leavitt Genealogy, and we encourage more males still with the Leavitt name in all branches to participate and help strengthen and document the family ties we are compiling in our research. All it takes is a cheek swab sample, nice and easy. Check out our project on the Leavitt DNA Project site or in previous newsletters.
Thomas and Isabella's 4 children, born in Hampton were:
1. Hezron 1645-1712, also called Hazen in old records, married Martha Taylor in 1667 and had eight children. Lydia b 1668 married Mephibosheth Sanborn, 7 ch. John b 1670 md Sarah Hobbs. James dy. Moses b 1674 md Mary Carr. Thomas b 1677 md Elizabeth Atkinson. Mary b 1679 md Benjamin Thomas. Abigail nfi. Sarah b 1683 md David Moulton.
Hezron's descendants who moved in their first 5 generations went to York, Buxton, Standish, Scarborough, Portland, Bridgton, Bethel, and Acton Maine, and Deerfield, Stark, Dummer, Lancaster, Epsom, Chichester, Sandwich, and Effingham NH, and Lenox OH.
2. Aretas 1646-1739, married Ruth Sleeper in 1679 and had six children who survived to maturity. Benjamin, Luthera, and Elizabeth all dy. Mehitable b 1682 md Robert Rowe and had 10 ch. James b 1683 md Anne Brackett. Thomas b 1686 md Elizabeth Locke. Elizabeth b 1690 md James Sanborn. Ruth b 1693 md Stephen Sanborn. Reuben b 1697 unm.
Aretas' descendants who moved in their first 5 generations went to Limerick, Cape Elizabeth, Windham, Newport, Lincolnville, Hallowell, Eastport, and Thomaston Maine and Brentwood, Pittsfield, Nottingham NH, and St John NB.
3. John 1648-1727 married 28 May 1701 Deliverance Robie. They had a daughter Deliverance Leavitt born 6 May 1719 who married Jeremiah Clough of Salisbury 7 Nov 1734; they moved to Canterbury NH where she died 31 Oct 1736. This line continued through a series of Jeremiah Clough's.
4. James 1652-1718 married Sarah, widow of Nehemiah Partridge. No children. He was the wealthiest of the 4 sons.
NALF published a genealogy for Thomas Leavitt in 1953, and two additional volumes in 1990 and 1997. We are working on a completely new edition in the current standard genealogical format. HELP WANTED !!!!
IN THE NEWS: HAMPTON HISTORY MATTERS
https://www.seacoastonline.com/story/news/local/hampton-union/2019/07/04/hampton-in-maps-first-three/4765575007/