▁propriet ors ▁of ▁Aur ora , ▁Ohio , ▁with ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁King , ▁Ph el ps , ▁and ▁Gr anger ▁families ▁of ▁Su ff ield . ▁Le av itt ▁was ▁also ▁an ▁original ▁propriet or ▁of ▁Mant ua , ▁Ohio .) ▁ ▁Found ing ▁of ▁Warren ▁ ▁On ▁his ▁arrival ▁in ▁the ▁Western ▁Reserve , ▁Le av itt ▁discovered ▁that ▁the ▁pros pective ▁town ▁of ▁Warren ▁was ▁better ▁situated ▁than ▁Le av itt s burg , ▁having ▁more ▁open ▁bottom ▁land ▁and ▁better ▁mill ▁sites . ▁The ▁original ▁ownership ▁of ▁' town ship ▁four , ▁range ▁four ' ▁– ▁what ▁became ▁Warren ▁– ▁was ▁v ested ▁in ▁Eb ene zer ▁King ▁Jr . ▁and ▁Capt . ▁Le av itt . ▁On ▁his ▁arrival ▁in ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 8 0 0 , ▁Capt . ▁Le av itt ▁built ▁a ▁cabin ▁on ▁the ▁west ▁side ▁of ▁what ▁would ▁later ▁become ▁Warren ' s ▁Main ▁Street . ▁Le av itt ▁subsequently ▁returned ▁to ▁Connecticut , ▁then ▁came ▁back ▁to ▁Warren ▁the ▁following ▁year ▁with ▁wife ▁Sil ence . ▁The ▁couple ▁had ▁eight ▁children , ▁many ▁of ▁whom ▁later ▁moved ▁to ▁Ohio : ▁William , ▁John ▁Jr , ▁C yn th ia , ▁S ally , ▁Henry ▁F itch , ▁Ab dia h , ▁Hum ph rey ▁How e ▁and ▁Albert . ▁ ▁The ▁new ▁town , ▁according ▁to ▁some ▁accounts , ▁was ▁inf ested ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁Le av itt ' s ▁arrival ▁by ▁enorm ous ▁r att les n akes .