Humphrey H. Leavitt, a U.S. congressman from Ohio born in Suffield, was a member of this family, as was John Leavitt, the owner of the first inn in Warren. Another member of the extended family was Henry Leavitt Ellsworth who traveled to Ohio in 1811 to investigate family lands in the region.Oliver Ellsworth Family Papers, land in Western Reserve, The Library of Congress (Ellsworth's father Oliver Ellsworth had purchased over in the Western Reserve, including most of present-day Cleveland.) The resulting volume was entitled A Tour to New Connecticut in 1811, and was published later after the manuscript was discovered in the Yale University library. A young Yale graduate of 19 when he made his first trip to New Connecticut (Ohio), Ellsworth went on to make several more trips to the west. Author Washington Irving accompanied Ellsworth on a subsequent trip over 20 years later, calling his journal A Tour on the Prairies.
hUmphREY h. leaVItT, A U.S. cOngressman From ohiO born iN SUffIelD, was a memBer of tHis FamIly, as was jOhN leavItt, ThE owNer of the fIrst INN iN wARren. ANoTheR MeMber of tHe eXtENdeD FAmily was heNRy LeAvitt EllswOrth who tRaVeLEd tO OhIo iN 1811 to inVesTIgate famIly lands In thE ReGioN.OliVEr eLlsWOrth family PaPeRs, lanD in wEsTeRn reseRve, ThE libraRY Of coNgRess (elLsWoRth's FaTher OlIver ELLswOrTH had pURchaSed oveR in tHE wEsTErn reservE, includInG MOST of preSEnt-daY clEVElAND.) The resulTIng VOlume WAs entitlEd a Tour to New cOnnEcTicut In 1811, And WAs puBLished laTER AftER tHe ManusCrIpt was DiscOverED in the Yale unIversIty LIBRarY. a YouNg yale graDuaTE of 19 when He made HIs First triP to New connEctiCuT (Ohio), elLsWorth went on to maKe sevErAl MoRE TrIps To The wesT. author washinGton IrvING acCompAnied ellsWOrth oN A suBSEquEnt trIp Over 20 yEarS LateR, caLLinG HIs jOurnal A tOur on the praiRies.