Ellen Chase’s Genealogical Record
Data furnished by Miss Ellen Chase in reference to the family of William Leverett (1727-1791) and Rachel Watts Leverett.
From Will of William Leverett who died at Needham, Mass. Dec. 1791. A copy sent March, 1863 by William Leverett to his brother Washington. “Beloved wife, Raches. Two sons William & Daniel. Seven daughters: Rachel Dana, Polly Cook, Sarah Pratt, Betsey Robbins, Catherine Walker, Lucy Leverett & Rebecca Leverett.”
From this it appears that five daughters were married before the will was made. The two youngest daughters, and the two sons were unmarried. Rachel Leverett Dana and Polly Leverett Cook were twins, b. 1759 in Boston.
Data concerning the Dana family were obtained from Paige’s “Town History of Cambridge.”
Rachel Leverett, b. Boston, 1759, m. 1781 Josiah (3) Dana. Joseph (2). William (1). Apparently in Cambridge, Mass. Later lived in Chester, Vermont. They had two children born in Cambridge: Sarah, b. 1784. Josiah Jr. b. 1787. She d. 1800.
Concerning Polly, the twin sister, the only data furnished: Polly Leverett, a twin, m. Joshua Cook of Chester, Vermont.
The third child, Betsy, died at 2 years.
The fourth child, Sarah, or Sally (1765-1791), m. Oliver Pratt in 1788, age 23. She died at age 26, in 1791, the same year as her father. She was alive when he made his will.
The fifth child, a second Betsey, b. 1767, m. Elisha Robbins. See Hist. Cambridge.
The sixth child Catherine, or Katy, b. 1769, m. before 1791, James Goodwin Walker of Livermore, Maine. Joseph Leverett was raised by this uncle and aunt, and his son James Walker Leverett, was named for this great uncle.
The seventh child, William, b. and d. in 1771.
The eighth child, a second William, b. Jul. 15, 1773, m. 1799, Lydia Fuller, d. Dec. 9, 1807. They had six children: William, b. Jan. 1800; Sarah Fuller, b. May 18, 1801; Thomas Jefferson, b. March 22, 1803; Joseph, b. Sept. 4, 1804; Washington and Warren, b. Dec. 19, 1805. Lydia Fuller Leverett Married 2d, Joshua Griggs, May 5, 1811. They had two children: George, b. Sept. 1813, John Williams, b. Nov. 30, 1816. She died April 21, 1842.
The ninth child Lucy, b. 1775, m. Nov. 15, 1798, Joseph White of Brookline, Mass. They had four children, Joseph, William, Rachel, m. Mr. Hall, and perhaps Mrs. Perry of Pawtucket.
The tenth child, Rebecca, b. 1778, m. William or Geo. Robinson. They had six children: 1. William; 2. Rebecca, m. Mr. Tolman of Camden, Maine; 3. Joseph; 4. Rachel, m. Mr. Burns of Belfast, Maine; 5. Deborah, m. Mr. Ginn of Belfast, Me. 6. A daughter who m. Mr. Ireland of Needham, Mass.
The eleventh child, Daniel, b. 1780. His son Daniel Leverett was father of George Vasmer Leverett, Boston lawyer (1846-1917). Mrs. George V. Leverett was daughter of Benjamin Leverett, and a cousin of her husband. No data as to other descendants of Daniel Leverett.
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