Moses Leavitt
Surveyor,Deacon
Born: August 12, 1650 Plymouth, Massachusets
Married:October 26, 1681 Exter, New Hampshire
Died: June 17, 1730 Exeter, New Hampshire
Father: John
Leavitt b.1608
Mother: Sarah Gilman b.1622
Wife: Dorothy Dudley b.1662 -Representative to the General Court of Massachusetts
Children:
Moses Leavitt b.1683
Timothy Leavitt b.1684
Elizabeth Leavitt b.c.1685
Stephen Leavitt b.c.1692
Dorothy Leavitt b. 1694
Sarah Leavitt b.1698
Joseph Leavitt b.1699
John Leavitt b.1701
Mary Leavitt b.1701
Dudley Leavitt b.1703
Hannah Leavitt b.c.1704
Daniel Leavitt b.1705
Notes:
-Selectman of Exeter
-Moderator and Deacon of the First Church of Exeter
-Served in the French and Indian Wars.
-In 1717 the Province authorized an issue of paper money to amount to 15,000 pounds, which was to be lent to the inhabitants in small sums and the town chose S. Thing, N. Oilman and Moses Leavitt as the committee.
-His will was proved June 6, 1731. Names his daughter Elizabeth Fifield, and leaves her 5 pounds to be paid within four years of the death of his son Dudley.
-See his wikipedia biography : Here
Sources:
-Birth Source: "Royal Families, Vol 1"-Watson;
-Marriage Source: "Royal Families, Vol 1"-Watson, Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire
-Death Source: Various, Will