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William Leavitt 1528–1569 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1528

Birth Location: Bolton Percy, Selby District, North Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 6 July 1569

Death Location: Harwood Dale, Scarborough Borough, North Yorkshire, England

Father: Richard Levett

Mother: Ellen None

Spouse(s): Joan Yuglands

Children(s): PERCIVAL I

William Leavitt was born in 1528 in Bolton Percy, Selby District, North Yorkshire, England, the child of Richard Levett And Ellen. William Leavitt married Joan Yuglands, and had children including Percival Leavitt I. William Leavitt passed away in 1569 in Harwood Dale, Scarborough Borough, North Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • William Leavitt was born in 1528 in Bolton Percy, Selby District, North Yorkshire, England, the child of Richard Levett And Ellen.
  • William Leavitt married Joan Yuglands, and had children including Percival Leavitt I.
  • William Leavitt passed away in 1569 in Harwood Dale, Scarborough Borough, North Yorkshire, England.

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Spouses(s)

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William Leavitt's Ancestors

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William Leavitt
1528–1569
Birth Place: Bolton Percy, Selby District, North Yorkshire, England
Parents
Richard Levett
1506–1567
Appleton Wiske, Hambleton District, North Yorkshire, England
Ellen
1508–
in, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
John Levett
1474–1526
Bolton Percy, Yorkshire, England
Agnes
1478–1510
Bolton Percy, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Leavitt
1448–1501
Constanlis Wickersley
1450–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Leavitt's Descendants

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William Leavitt (1528–6 July 1569) m. Joan Yuglands (abt 1532–6 Jul 1569)
  1. 1. PERCIVAL (LEAVITT) I 1560–1625 m. Elizabeth Rotherforth 1561–1607
    1. 1. Percival Leavitt 1580– m. Margaret Linkley 1589–
      1. 1. John Leavitt 1608–1691 m. Sarah Gilman 1622–1700
        1. 1. Hannah Leavitt 1664–1728 m. Deacon (Joseph) Estabrook 1669–1733

William Leavitt's Timeline

3 Records

1528
1528
Birth of William Leavitt in Bolton Percy, Selby District, North Yorkshire, England
Bolton Percy, Selby District, North Yorkshire, England
1569
6 July 1569
Age 41
Death of William Leavitt in Harwood Dale, Scarborough Borough, North Yorkshire, England
Harwood Dale, Scarborough Borough, North Yorkshire, 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: Bolton Percy, Selby District, North Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 12 Dec 1725
    Event Place: Histon, Cambridge, England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 July 1569
    Event Place: Harwood Dale, Scarborough Borough, North Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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