Elizabeth (Locke) Leavitt (1694 - 1776)

Born 1694 in Hampton, New Hampshire

Ancestors

Wife of Thomas Leavitt — married 24 Nov 1714 in Hampton Falls, New Hampshire

Descendants

Died 11 Jul 1776 at about age 82 in Hampton Falls, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States

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Biography

Elizabeth Locke, daughter of Nathaniel Locke and Dorothy Blake, was born in 1694, probably at Hampton, New Hampshire. On Nov 24, 1714 at Hampton Falls, she married Thomas Leavitt, son of Aretus Leavitt and Ruth Sleeper. Thomas was born Jan 15, 1686, and died Nov 16, 1761. Elizabeth died at Hampton Falls, July 11, 1776.^[1][2]

Children of Thomas Leavitt and Elizabeth Locke

Thomas and Elizabeth had the following children:^[2]

1. Mary, b. Oct 14, 1716
2. John, b. May 4, 1719; m. Mary Tilton; lived on Sanrent's Island; froze to death, returning home in severe weather, Jan 12, 1770
3. Amos, b. Oct 23, 1710; m. Elizabeth Varrell; d. June 26, 1808
4. Jonathan, bp. Aug 11, 1723
5. Ann, bp. Aug 6, 1727
6. Marcia, m. Haskell
7. Joseph, bp. 1732; d. young.
8. Benjamin, m. Esther Towle; d. Mar. 14, 1805
9. Elizabeth, bp. Apr 14, 1734

The family lived at Hampton Falls, New Hampshire. Only a few farmers had a variety of fruit in Hampton Falls, consusting of apples, pears, peaches, plums, cherries and grapes. Esquire Leavitt was known for having a variety of eating apples through the year. It is doubtful that any of those kinds are in existance today. He kept bees and was very successful in their management.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Locke Genealogy Thomas Leavitt : Citing A History and Genealogy of Capt. John Locke [1627-1696 of Portsmouth and Rye, N. H, Arthur H. Locke, (Rumford Press, Concord, NH, 1916), Descendant 107.] : accessed 16 Jan 2021
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Dow, Joseph. History of the Town of Hampton, New Hampshire. Salem, MA, 1893, Vol. 2. Leavitt pg. 810
3. ↑ Warren Brown 1836-. History of the Town of Hampton Falls, New Hampshire 1900 (vol 1),1918 (vol 2). John B Clark Company. Manchester, NH. Vol I, pg. 141

• New England Historical Genealogical Society; New Hampshire Bureau of Vital Records, Concord, New Hampshire; New Hampshire, Marriage and Divorce Records, 1659–1947
• The New England Historical Genealogical Register: Thomas Levet of Exeter and Hampton, Volume: 67, (1913), p 80
• New Hampshire Marriages, 1720-1920," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDKC-DMK : 31 December 2014), Thomas Leavitt and Elizabeth Locke, 14 Nov 1715; citing reference It.2 p.48; FHL microfilm 935,909