John Leavitt Family Favorite Links
The John Leavitt Family encourage all Leavitt Descendants to become members and support the two Leavitt Organizations listed below.
Western Association of Leavitt Families
This is an excellent website for the Leavitt Families that have moved to the Western Part of the U.S. and starts with the Fifth Generation of Deacon John Leavitt, who is our first ancestor to come to the North America. It includes all descendants of Jeremiah Leavitt I and Sarah Shannon.
National Association of Leavitt Families, Inc.
This is the National Website for the Leavitt Families descendants of John Leavitt of Hingham, MA and Thomas Leavitt of Hampton, MA.
Additional Sites
This is a web page that focuses on the family history and genealogy of John Quincy Leavitt, One of the sons of John Leavitt and Lucy Rowell Leavitt and a member of the Seventh generation of the descendents of John Deacon Leavitt, who was the first Leavitt to arrive in North America in 1628.
Along the Trail, A History of the John Leavitt and Lucy Rowell Family
This is the most accurate account of the John and Lucy Leavitt family written by two great great granddaughters Joyce Brown- Willis and Janice Brown - Hollingshaus.
Charles Savage Diary of Franklin Brown Company
This is a day to day account of the Franklin Brown Company while crossing the plains to the Salt Lake Valley. A large portion of John and Lucy Leavitt's family was in this Wagon Train.
Christopher Levett of York's Book
This link includes the entire text of Christopher Levett's book "A Voyage into New England, Begun in 1623 and Ended in 1624" plus additional information.