Levi Heath

Levi died intestate, his estate was administered by the Probate Court in Lenox, MA October 5, 1819 (Recorded in Book 23, p. 253). The estate was divided among Levi’s widow Abigail Orton Doud Heath (his second wife), his 12 living children and the two sons of a deceased daughter. Some of the 13 children were by Levi’s first wife, also Abigail, maiden name unknown, and some by Abigail Orton Doud. Among thechildren named in the court record are Anna Heath, wife of Luke Hall, and Roxy, wife of Samuel Hall. It is most likely that this Samuel Hall is Luke’s brother, and that the two Hall brothers had married two Heath half sisters.

Roxanna Heath was the daughter of Levi Heath and his first wife Abigail. Roxanna was born in Sandisfield, MA on August 14, 1776. (Vital Records of Sandisfield, Massachusetts to the Year 1850, Births, p.33). She was the last child of the first Abigail.

Levi next married Abigail Doud (nee Orton) May 12, 1779 in Tyringham, MA. (Noted as a church record in Vital Records of Tyringham, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849, p.76) In the Sandisfield Vital Records, Levi is listed with only one wife, Abigail, and all 13 children. Those born 1776 and earlier are by the first Abigail, those 1780 and later are by Abigail Orton Doud.

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