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Leavitt Family Crest and Name History

Where did the English Leavitt family come from? What is the English Leavitt family crest and coat of arms? When did the Leavitt family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Leavitt family history?

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Leavitt Early Origins

Spelling variations of this family name include: Levet, Levett, Levitt, Leavett, Leavitt, Livett and many more.

First found in Suffolk where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. William Levett (ca.1200–ca.1270) was lord of the manor of the South Yorkshire village of Hooton Levitt. After the Battle of Hastings in 1066, William, Duke of Normandy, having prevailed over King Harold, granted most of Britain to his many victorious Barons. It was not uncommon to find a Baron, or a Bishop, with 60 or more Lordships scattered throughout the country. These he gave to his sons, nephews and other junior lines of his family and they became known as under-tenants. They adopted the Norman system of surnames which identified the under-tenant with his holdings so as to distinguish him from the senior stem of the family. After many rebellious wars between his Barons, Duke William, commissioned a census of all England to determine in 1086, settling once and for all, who held which land. He called the census the Domesday Book, ^[1] indicating that those holders registered would hold the land until the end of time. Hence, conjecturally, the surname is descended from the tenant of the lands of Leuiet, held by a Norman noble who was recorded in the Domesday Book census of 1086.

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Leavitt Early History

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Leavitt research. Another 215 words(15 lines of text) covering the year 1700 is included under the topic Early Leavitt History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Leavitt Early Notables

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The Great Migration

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Leavitt Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century

John Leavitt, who landed in Dorchester, Massachusetts in 1634

Thomas Leavitt, who landed in New England in 1639

Leavitt Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century

Wm B Leavitt, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1850

Stephen Leavitt, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1850

J B Leavitt, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1851

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Contemporary Notables of the name Leavitt

Henrietta Swan Leavitt (1868-1921), American astronomer
Benjamin Hanson Leavitt, American pioneer rancher, eponym of Leavitt, California
Caroline Leavitt (b. 1952), American novelist
Dana Gibson Leavitt (b. 1926), American businessman, former president of Transamerica Corporation
Daniel Leavitt (1801-1851), American inventor
David Leavitt (b. 1961), American writer
Humphrey H. Leavitt (1796-1873), American congressman
Michael O. Leavitt (b. 1951), American politician, former Governor of Utah
Robert Leavitt (1883-1954), American Olympic athlete
Ashley Day Leavitt (b. 1877), minister of the Harvard Congregational Church

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References

^ Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)

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Robb H. Amanda and Andrew Chesler. Encyclopedia of American Family Names. New York: Haper Collins, 1995. Print. (ISBN 0-06-270075-8).
Egle, William Henry. Pennsylvania Genealogies Scotch-Irish and German. Harrisburg: L.S. Hart, 1886. Print.
Cook, Chris. English Historical Facts 1603-1688. London: MacMillan, 1980. Print.
Crispin, M. Jackson and Leonce Mary. Falaise Roll Recording Prominent Companions of William Duke of Normandy at the Conquest of England. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
Innes, Thomas and Learney. The Tartans of the Clans and Families of Scotland 1st Edition. Edinburgh: W & A. K. Johnston Limited, 1938. Print.
Browning, Charles H. Americans of Royal Descent. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
Leeson, Francis L. Dictionary of British Peerages. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1986. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-1121-5).
Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Galveston Texas 1896-1951. National Archives Washington DC. Print.
Bede, The Venerable. Historia Ecclesiatica Gentis Anglorum (The Ecclesiastical History Of the English People). Available through Internet Medieval Sourcebook the Fordham University Centre for Medieval Studies. Print.
Holt, J.C. Ed. Domesday Studies. Woodbridge: Boydell, 1987. Print. (ISBN 0-85115-477-8).
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