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William Leavitt 1575–1626 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1575

Birth Location: Ferring, Sussex, England

Death Date: 1 Oct 1626

Death Location: Messing, Essex, England

Father: Richard (Johnson)

Mother: Julian Browne

Spouse(s): Margaret Harcourt, Margaret Johnson

Children(s): Mary Levitt, Lucy Leavitt, John Levitt, Robert Levitt, Jana Levit, Mary None, Daniel White, Katherine Levitt

In 1575, William Leavitt entered the world in Ferring, Sussex, England, born to Richard Thomas Levett Johnson And Julian Judee Browne. William Leavitt married Ann Reade Levett, Bridget Allgar White, Margaret De Harcourt, Margaret Johnson, and had children including Daniel White, Jana Levit, John Levitt, Katherine Levitt, Lucy Leavitt, Mary, Mary Anne Levitt, Robert Levitt. William Leavitt passed away in 1626 in Messing, Essex, England.

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Biography

  • In 1575, William Leavitt entered the world in Ferring, Sussex, England, born to Richard Thomas Levett Johnson And Julian Judee Browne.
  • William Leavitt married Ann Reade Levett, Bridget Allgar White, Margaret De Harcourt, Margaret Johnson, and had children including Daniel White, Jana Levit, John Levitt, Katherine Levitt, Lucy Leavitt, Mary, Mary Anne Levitt, Robert Levitt.
  • William Leavitt passed away in 1626 in Messing, Essex, England.

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William Leavitt's Ancestors

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William Leavitt
1575–1626
Birth Place: Ferring, Sussex, England
Parents
Richard (Thomas) Levett (Johnson)
1550–1618
Ferring, Sussex, England
Julian ("Judee") Browne
1556–1625
Eastbourne, Sussex, England
Grandparents
*William (Levett) 💙💜
1528–1569
Harewood, Yorkshire, England
*Joan (Ynglande) 💙💜
1532–1569
West Riding, Yorkshire, England
Earl (ANTHONIE KG KB Van Montagu BROWNE (13)) 1,883
1528–1592
Cowdray Park, Midhurst, Sussex, England
Lady (Margaret Magdalene Dacre, Viscountess of) Montagu
1538–1608
Cowdry, Eastbourne, Sussex, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Levett
1506–1567
Ellen Leveson
1504–1532
Sir VIII
1500–1548
Lady Browne
1506–1540
Willyam Browne
1500–1563
Elizabeth 'angnor
1502–1581
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Anthony Calais
1443–1506
Lady I
1468–1534
Sir III
1479–1556
Lady Guildeford
1482–
Thomas Gillesland
1467–1525
Elizabeth
1471–1520
George Shrewsbury
1472–1542
Anne Hastings
1477–1507

William Leavitt's Descendants

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William Leavitt (1575–1 Oct 1626) m. Margaret (de) Harcourt (1577–1628) m. Margaret Johnson (19 APR 1580–1628)
  1. 1. Mary (Anne) Levitt 1601–1666 m. Elder (John D. White or) Whyte 1600–1684
    1. 1. Capt (Nathaniel) White 1629–1711 m. Elizabeth Bunce 1625–1690 m. Martha White 1644–1730 m. Elizabeth (Bunce) Brewster 1637–1690 m. Elizabeth Bunce 1625–1690
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Hannah) White 1655–1714 m. Nathaniel Tompkins 1633–1684 m. John Clark 1645–1731
        1. 1. Antje (Anna) Woelfs 1668–1704 m. Jeremiah (Ceniff Canniff) Kenniff 1660–1731
        2. 2. Elizabeth Tompkins 1675–1729
        3. 3. Nathaniel Tompkins 1678–1731
        4. 4. Hannah Tompkins 1703–1780
        5. 5. Mary Tompkins 1677–1685
        6. 6. Stephen (Nathaniel) Tompkins 1703–1797
        7. 7. Priscilla Tompkins 1679–1732
        8. 8. Edmund Tompkins 1701–1783
        9. 9. Daniel Clark 1680–1724
      2. 2. Sarah (Clare) White 1663–1715
      3. 3. Elizabeth (Ann) White 1661–1711
      4. 4. Lydia (Huitt White) Smith 1665–1716
      5. 5. William White 1698–1774
      6. 6. Jacob (White) Sr 1665–1738
      7. 7. Joseph White 1666–1725
      8. 8. Daniel White 1661–1739
      9. 9. Nathaniel (White) Jr. 1652–1741
      10. 10. Mary Bacon 1659–1732
      11. 11. Sarah (Clare White) Smith 1664–1711
      12. 12. John White 1657–1748
      13. 13. Daniel (White the) Ensign 1661–1739
      14. 14. John (Joseph) White 1657–1748
      15. 15. Joseph White 1666–1725
      16. 16. Sarah (Clare) Smith 1664–1711
      17. 17. Mary (Cornwell) Bacon 1659–1812
      18. 18. Nathaniel White 1652–1742
      19. 19. Elizabeth Bunce 1646–1717
    2. 2. Mary White 1626–1650
    3. 3. Sgt (John White) II 1623–1665
    4. 4. Samuel White 1630–1693
    5. 5. Joanna White 1627–1697
    6. 6. Philip White 1628–1665
    7. 7. William White 1647–1695
    8. 8. Daniel (White) Lieut. 1638–1713
    9. 9. Jacob (White ,) Ensign 1645–1701
    10. 10. Peter (Z.) White 1660–1736
    11. 11. John White 1636–1665
    12. 12. Sarah White 1641–
  2. 2. Lucy Leavitt 1608–1678
  3. 3. John Levitt 1612–
  4. 4. Robert Levitt 1609–
  5. 5. Jana Levit 1614–
  6. 6. Mary –1727
  7. 7. Daniel White 1602–1617
  8. 8. Katherine Levitt 1615–

William Leavitt's Timeline

2 Records

1575
1575
Birth of William Leavitt in Ferring, Sussex, England
Ferring, Sussex, England
1626
1 Oct 1626
Age 51
Death of William Leavitt in Messing, Essex, England
Messing, Essex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1575
    Event Place: Ferring, Sussex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 983.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JGP
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Messing, Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: 725 Wash ington street, Evanston
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source: Oxford University Alumni, 1500-1886

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Oct 1626
    Event Place: Messing, Essex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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