▁and ▁in ▁Ohio . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁ ▁John ▁Whe eler ▁Le av itt ▁was ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Ab iah ▁( K ent ) ▁Le av itt ▁ ▁and ▁John ▁Le av itt ▁of ▁Su ff ield , ▁a ▁car p enter , ▁far mer ▁and ▁land owner ▁whose ▁family ▁was ▁among ▁the ▁first ▁sett lers ▁of ▁Su ff ield . ▁John ▁Le av itt ' s ▁brother ▁Th ad de us , ▁a ▁prominent ▁Su ff ield ▁merchant , ▁was ▁among ▁the ▁eight ▁original ▁purch as ers ▁of ▁the ▁Western ▁Reserve ▁from ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Connecticut ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 6 . ▁Other ▁extended ▁family ▁members ▁were ▁also ▁involved ▁in ▁purchase ▁of ▁Western ▁Reserve ▁lands ▁including ▁Oliver ▁Ell sw orth , ▁whose ▁son ▁Henry ▁Le av itt ▁Ell sw orth ▁later ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁the ▁Reserve ▁to ▁over see ▁family ▁land ▁gr ants , ▁stay ing ▁at ▁the ▁inn ▁belonging ▁to ▁his ▁cousin ▁John ▁Le av itt . ▁ ▁Capt . ▁John ▁Le av itt , ▁a ▁far mer ▁and ▁merchant , ▁married ▁Sil ence ▁F itch ▁of ▁Su ff ield ▁in ▁ 1 7 7 7 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 0 0 ▁John ▁Le av itt ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁set ▁out ▁for ▁the ▁Western ▁Reserve , ▁where ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Le av itt s burg ▁was ▁named ▁for ▁the ▁family ▁with ▁the ▁expectation ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁become ▁the ▁market ▁town ▁for ▁Tr umb ull ▁County . ▁( John ▁Le av itt ▁was ▁also ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁original