VOLUME II LEAVITT r'Descendants of John Leavitt, the Immigrant Through His Son) Israel and Lydia Jackson by EMILY LEAVITT NOYES TILTON, N. H. 1948 For sale by the author Price $10.00 Copyrighted 1949 by EMILY LEAVITT NOYES TILTON, N. H. DESCENDANTS OF JOHN LEAVITT THE IMMIGRANT THROUGH HIS SON, ISRAEL AND LYDIA JACKSON Printed in U.S. A. by the EVANS PRINTING CO. CONCORD, N. H. Preface I have faithfully copied data, pertaining to Leavitts, for more than twenty years, I have tried to secure correct dates of family records but finding dissimilarity in the records, errors in census reports, vital sta­ tistics, town reports, tombstones, and even family Bibles, it is impos­ sible to secure absolutely authentic data in a work of substantial quantity. I do not claim to be always correct and will gladly correct any errors. I do believe my work to be as correct as is humanly possible from existing sources. Relatives, a tremendous task is completed more for love of you than for any selfish desire. However, I enjoyed the work immensely. I gained the acquaintance of hundreds of lovely "Leavitts," having corre­ sponded with descendants in all but one state of the Union, and in foreign countries. When I reach Heaven I am sure there will be a host of Leavitts awaiting my arrival. Please consider this preface a letter direct from me to you, my thou­ sands of relatives! I desire to thank every one who so kindly helped and especially do I thank several who contributed the proceeds of many years' labor. John Shepard Leavitt rendered me incalculable aid. I congratulate him for his correctness of copied data and references. The work of Leora Mae Green (Mrs. George Hildenbrand) was valuable. Runnels' History of Sanbornton, Bell's History of Exeter, Dow's History of Hampton, N. H., and Lincoln's History of Hingham, Massachusetts, are rich in Leavitt genealogy and from these I gathered most of my early data. The latest four generations I received from the living. About fifty years between the early and the late seemed impos­ sible to obtain. Elderly Leavitts wrote me they had sent data to one Joseph Leavitt of Chicago who was writing the genealogy some fifty years earlier. I finally located his manuscripts at the Historical Society of that City. I discovered the author was a close relative, Joseph Parker Leavitt (7), John (I) line, whose father removed from the town of Northfield, N. H. to Gilmanton and there all records stopped. Unknowingly I was continuing his work, which was cut short by his sudden death in 1883. To my many relatives in states of Maine and Utah, Greetings! especially Della Marriott and Ann Wight. Thanks for your untiring research. Thanks to many others whose names must be omitted. Thanks to early ancestors for carrying on family names which fur­ nished many a duel For example: the name of Nehemiah is first used in the family of John (1) and continued in his line to the eighth generation. Thanks to my husband, Herbert M. Noyes, for his patience over a period of years of neglected housework; to my brother, Dr. Alvin B. Leavitt, for his research and financial aid; to Leon Leavitt of N. H. many thanks for his English material, a great addition to my own. Miss Almira Leavitt wrote me "While I was in England I met some unusual English people who told me the Leavitts were of Derby­ shire and were very fine people." EMILY F. (LEAVITT) NOYES (Mrs. Herbert M.) CONTENTS Page First Generation 9 Second Generation ........................................ 12 Third Generation ......................................... 13 Fourth Generation ....................................... 15 Fifth Generation 21 Sixth Generation 28 Seventh Generation . 39 Eighth Generation 62 Ninth Generation 92 Tenth Generation 126 Leavitts are alphabetically arranged by first letter of christian name only, all other names see index. ERRATA Gilman is not in this book but in Vol. 1, also Dudley families. E\fl I.\ F. I\'O\ES Foreword For John Leavitt the immigrant see "Leavitt, Descendants of John through his son, Moses." Also for the English data back of John 400 years. Sold by author, Emily F. Noyes, Tilton, N. H. Price $10. Vol. I, Leavitt Genealogies. Above book contains the will of John, English records, Heraldry, Foreword with source of material, odd notes from libraries and histories, William the Conqueror with Leavitts who con­ quered England, Leavitts of England, John's arrival with name of ship, heredity and environment, and Leavitts of America other than John. Early Hingham, Mass. records. Pictures of the old Hingham home of John's sons on Leavitt St., the Old Ship Church John helped to build in 1681. Index of many other names than Leavitt who married into the lines. Abbreviations and symbols: dau. daughter, m. marriage, married, d. death or died, *this man carried on in next generation as head of a family. U. S. Census 1790 is in print and in most any library. Written thus 1-2-1 means 1 male over 16 yrs. of age, 2 males under 16 and one female of any age. The first may be the head of family, Females include mother. N. H. P. P. means the New Hampshire Provincial Papers which may be found in print in all N. H. Libraries copied from town, vital, and church records. P. r-s means Probate records. "Same as above" means the line of ancestors run the same from the last name given. FIRST GENERATION 9 JOHN LEAVITT (1) b. 1608 in England. d. 20 Nov. 1691 at Hii'.ig­ ham, Mass. U.S. A. m. 1st Mary Lovet in 1637. d. 4 July 1646. She may have been a sister to Thomas Leavitt of Hampton, N. H. Her m. to John was later than the date that Thomas arrived. Records say John went to Dover, and Exeter, N. H. for a time after his Master took away his estate in 1634-5. Thomas lived at first at Exeter. His interest in these towns and the fact that his sons settled here later may come from his marriage to Thomas' sister. First cch. Dorchester r-s: "Mary Lovett a member before 1639" (3 yrs. after she md. John). Perhaps Mary was not a Lovet until after her marriage to John and an error was simply repeated time after time. "The Colonial Ancestor" says "he md. first Mary Lovitt." (There was a family of Lovet at Salem, Mass. about 1630. See Hist of Salem.) John m. 2nd Sarah Gilman, dau. of Edward and Mary (Clark) Gilman who were the first by this name to arrive in America. (See Gilman Gen. herein.) They md. 16 Dec. 1646. She was b. 19 Jan. 1622 at Caston, Eng. d. 26 May 1700. (Gen. of Me. vol. 2 p. 1020 reads: "Sara, wife of Dea. John Leavitt was bpt. 26 Dec. 1617." This is exact date of b. of her brother, Edward.) (Col. Anc. says she was b. 19 July 1622). Some doubt that John md. the dau. of Edward Gilman. Bell's Hist. of Exeter, N. H. states: "John Leavitt, son-in-law of Edward Gilman, of Hingham, Mass., received a grant of land in Exeter, N. H. 8 July 1652." Savage says: "John Leavitt went to Exeter, N. H. or Dover, N. H. in 1645." (See Gilman Gen. herein). John was declared a freeman 15 Dec. 1636 meaning a church mem­ ber. Only freemen could hold office or vote for rulers. The freeman's oath bound him to be a true and faithful subject of the government, and if called upon he was to yield assistance and support thereon with his person and estate. He was a town officer and from 1658 to 1664 was a deputy. He was a Deacon of the church. "3 May 1680 Deacon John was one of those men, who, in Town Meeting, declared themselves by word, to have the new Meeting House set up in the place where the old one stood." John was a representative to the General Court in 1656 and again in 1664. Selectman in yrs. of 1661, 63, 65, 68, 72, 74, and 75. He was frequently employed in town business. He was a Magistrate which meant a member of the Governor's Council. The frame house on Leavitt Street, Hingham, Mass. his descendants say was built in 1712. The cellar stairs came from John's log cabin, made from squared logs split edgewise making two stairs from one log. It is said to be on same site as his cabin. Family legend says this house now standing was built by two of his grandsons. There were but two who would be likely to have built it, sons of Israel and Josiah. While both families had sons old enough to have built it I DESCENDANTS OF ISRAEL LEAVITT find but two who remained upon the old home place, Elisha, s. of Israel, and his brother John. Tradition also says two brothers built the house and lived in it all their days. Hezekiah lived on part of the estate but there is nothing to prove he lived in the old home. John's will states Josiah owned his own house on John's land. Hingham History says Elisha raised his family in the old home. John lived on Leavitt St. and all of his children were born there. Descendants of John (4-3) were also raised in the old home. The history says he lived at ancestral home on Leavitt St. Sons of Elisha lived on North St. Hingham. In the index of "Ancestors Society of Colonial Wars" are mentioned these names: John Leavitt 1608-1691; Charles E.