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Captain Christopher Levett
chr.5 Apr 1586 York, Yorkshire, England
d.1630/31
Parents and Siblings
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m. Est 1577
  1. Anne Levett1578 - 1653
  2. Mercy Levett1579 -
  3. Mary Levett1581 - 1639
  4. Rutherforth Levett1582 - 1584
  5. Grace Levett1584 - 1631
  6. Captain Christopher Levett1586 - 1630/31
  7. Percival Levett, Jr.Abt 1590 - 1654
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  Captain Christopher Levett1586 - 1630/31
  • W.  Mercy More
m. 17 Apr 1609
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Facts and Events
Name Captain Christopher Levett
Gender Male
Christening[1][2] 5 Apr 1586 York, Yorkshire, EnglandAll Saints Church Pavement
Marriage 17 Apr 1609 Guiseley, West Riding of Yorkshire, Englandto Mercy More
Marriage to Frances Lottesham
Death[1] 1630/31
Burial[1] 1631 At Sea, on voyage between New England and England
Reference Number? Q5112731?


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Capt. Christopher Levett (15 April 1586 – 1630) was an English writer, explorer and naval captain, born at York, England. He explored the coast of New England and secured a grant from the King to settle present-day Portland, Maine, the first European to do so. Levett left behind a group of settlers at his Maine plantation in Casco Bay, but they were never heard from again. Their fate is unknown. As a member of the Plymouth Council for New England, Levett was named the Governor of Plymouth[1] in 1623 and a close adviser to Capt. Robert Gorges in his attempt to found an early English colony at Weymouth, Massachusetts, which also failed.[2] Levett was also named an early governor of Virginia in 1628, according to Parliamentary records at Whitehall.

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References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Christopher Levett, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
  2. ↑ Church of England. All Saints Church (Pavement, York, Yorkshire); Arthur A. R Gill; and T. M. (Thomas Mercer) Fisher. The parish register of All Saints' Church, Pavement, in the City of York. (s.n.], 1935-1936 (Wakefield : West Yorkshire Printing Co.))
    p. 27.

    1586.
    Baptizatus Xpoferus Levett, filius Parcevalli Levett, Aprilis quinto. [5 Apr 1586]

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