Moses Leavitt

Moses Leavitt (1650–1730) was an early settler of Exeter, New Hampshire, in what is now the United States, where he worked as a surveyor.

[10] By the time of his marriage on October 26, 1681, Leavitt was already deeply involved in town affairs, and in surveying and purchasing local land.

In 1700 delegate Leavitt brought a vote from the House of Representatives to the Council of New Hampshire concerning Richard Hilton's ferry on the Squamscott River and his proposed charges on passengers – both man and horse.

[15] A subsequent communiqué in July 1708, signed by Leavitt – and on file at London's Whitehall – was addressed to Her Majesty the Queen from the "Justices, Officers of the Militia, Merchants, etc.

"[16] Leavitt first served as Deputy to the colony's General Court in 1692, a position he filled several times over subsequent years.

Moses's family continued to live in the Exeter area for many subsequent generations; his descendants include the noted New Hampshire almanac maker Dudley Leavitt,[22] and the early Salem, Massachusetts, minister Rev.

[26] Leavitt's descendants continued to live on the former Dudley family tract for many years, as well as on the extensive grants of land Moses received.