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William Leavitt 1528–1569 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1528

Birth Location: Harewood, West Riding, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 6 July 1569

Death Location: Harwood Dale, North Yorkshire, England

Father: Richard Levett

Mother: Ellen Leveson

Spouse(s): Joan Leavitt, Ann Levett

Children(s): Sheriff Ancestor), Ann Leavitt, Katherine Leavitt, Richard (Johnson), Mathew Levett, Elizabeth Levitt, William 2, Richard Leavitt, Charles Leavitt, Susan Leavett, Elizabeth Leavitt, Endhis ENG, Sheriff I, Charles LEAVITT, Joan Leavitt, Elizabeth Rotherford, Judith Leavitt

William Leavitt was born in 1528 in Harewood, West Riding, Yorkshire, England, the child of Richard Levett And Ellen Constance Leveson. William Leavitt married Ann Levett, Joan Ynglande Leavitt, and had children including Ann Leavitt, Charles Leavitt, Elizabeth Leavitt, Elizabeth Levitt, Elizabeth Rotherford, Endhis Leavitt 1548 Eng, Joan Leavitt, Judith Leavitt, Katherine Leavitt, Katherine Levett, Mathew Levett, Richard Thomas Levett Johnson, Richard Leavitt, Sheriff Percival Leavitt Levitt Levett I, Sheriff Percival Leavitt Levitt Levett I Dir Ancestor, Susan Leavett, William Levitt 2. William Leavitt passed away in 1569 in Harwood Dale, North Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • William Leavitt was born in 1528 in Harewood, West Riding, Yorkshire, England, the child of Richard Levett And Ellen Constance Leveson.
  • William Leavitt married Ann Levett, Joan Ynglande Leavitt, and had children including Ann Leavitt, Charles Leavitt, Elizabeth Leavitt, Elizabeth Levitt, Elizabeth Rotherford, Endhis Leavitt 1548 Eng, Joan Leavitt, Judith Leavitt, Katherine Leavitt, Katherine Levett, Mathew Levett, Richard Thomas Levett Johnson, Richard Leavitt, Sheriff Percival Leavitt Levitt Levett I, Sheriff Percival Leavitt Levitt Levett I Dir Ancestor, Susan Leavett, William Levitt 2.
  • William Leavitt passed away in 1569 in Harwood Dale, North Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Leavitt's Ancestors

Self
William Leavitt
1528–1569
Birth Place: Harewood, West Riding, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Richard Levett
1506–1567
Appleton, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Ellen (Constance) Leveson
1504–1532
Appleton Wiske, Hambleton District, North Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
John Levitt
1474–1526
Bolton Percy, Yorks, England
Agnes Savile
1478–1554
Bolton Percy, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Robert Appleton
1483–
Mary Mountney
1483–
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Leavitt's Descendants

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William Leavitt (1528–6 July 1569) m. Joan (Ynglande) Leavitt (1532–6 Jul 1569) m. Ann Levett (1530–6 July 1569)
  1. 1. Sheriff (Percival Leavitt\Levitt\Levett, I (Dir.) Ancestor) 1548–1625 m. Elizabeth ROTHERFORTH 1553–1607 m. Julia Brown 1557–1625 m. Margaret Levett 1577–1628
    1. 1. Mary Levitt 1576–1635 m. John Hawkins 1560–1623
      1. 1. Sarah Hawkins 1599–1654 m. Thomas (William) Hills 1595–1683
        1. 1. Hannah (Joannis) Hills 1616–1692 m. Gerard Spencer 1614–1685
      2. 2. Anne HAWKINS 1600–1643
    2. 2. Christopher Levett 1586–1630
    3. 3. Percival (Levett) II 1580–1646
    4. 4. Mary Leavitt 1581–1639
    5. 5. Perciva Leavitt 1588–1646
    6. 6. Grace Leavitt 1584–1635
    7. 7. Grace Leavitt 1581–1639
    8. 8. Deacon (John Leavitt, founding deacon of Old Ship Church in Hingham, Massachusetts, oldest church in continuous ecclesiastic use in) America 1608–1691
    9. 9. Ann Leavitt 1578–1647
    10. 10. Mercy Leavitt 1579–1942
    11. 11. Mercy Levett 1592–1593
    12. 12. Anne Leavitt 1590–1653
    13. 13. Rutherforth Levett 1582–1584
    14. 14. Elisabeth Levett –1639
    15. 15. Capt (.Christopher) Leavitt 1586–1631
    16. 16. Percival Leavitt 1580–1691
    17. 17. Mary (Beatrice) Leavitt 1570–1635
    18. 18. Mary (Elinor) Levett 1581–1639
  2. 2. Ann Leavitt 1554–
  3. 3. Katherine Leavitt 1556–1618
  4. 4. Richard ((Thomas) Levett) (Johnson) 1550–1618
  5. 5. Mathew Levett 1546–
  6. 6. Elizabeth Levitt 1544–1607
  7. 7. William (Levitt) 2 1550–1661
  8. 8. Richard Leavitt 1550–1618
  9. 9. Charles Leavitt 1554–1618
  10. 10. Susan Leavett 1550–
  11. 11. Elizabeth Leavitt 1552–1625
  12. 12. Endhis (Leavitt 1548) ENG 1548–
  13. 13. Sheriff (Percival Leavitt\Levitt\Levett,) I 1560–1625
  14. 14. Charles LEAVITT 1562–
  15. 15. Joan Leavitt 1564–
  16. 16. Elizabeth Rotherford 1549–1625
  17. 17. Judith Leavitt 1573–1655

William Leavitt's Timeline

4 Records

1528
1528
Birth of William Leavitt in Harewood, West Riding, Yorkshire, England
Harewood, West Riding, Yorkshire, England
1569
6 July 1569
Age 41
Death of William Leavitt in Harwood Dale, North Yorkshire, England
Harwood Dale, North Yorkshire, England
1638
2 Dec 1638
Age 110
William Leavitt was baptized in London, England
London, England
1725
12 Dec 1725
Age 197
William Leavitt was baptized in Histon, Cambridge, England
Histon, Cambridge, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1528
    Event Place: Harewood, West Riding, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 2 Dec 1638
    Event Place: London, England
    Record Source: London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P69Ben1A001Ms04097

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 12 Dec 1725
    Event Place: Histon, Cambridge, England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Harewood, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 July 1569
    Event Place: Harwood Dale, North Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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