VARIOUS LEVALLEY FAMILIES AND THEIR LOCATIONS
There are about 600 LeValleys now living in in the United States (not counting the far more numerous LaValleys). Approximately 2/3 are descended from Peter LeValley of Warwick RI. About 1/6 come from the unrelated LeVally/LeValley family of Xenia, OH. The other 1/6 come from about 9 tiny families--also unrelated. For many years, these groups have been sharing their information. All are welcome to post notices on the LeValley list. But if you know which of the families you are discussing, it would be very helpful if you indicated that at the beginning of your subject line. Examples:
Peter:
Who did Peleg's widow
marry?
Xenia: Ohio Civil War pensions
Here are
the families:
TRACEABLE TO RHODE ISLAND
PETER
LeValley was in
Marblehead
MA by 1718, then moved to Warwick RI
in 1727. Two-thirds of the
LeValleys
in America are descended from him. In
the settlement list below, his lines
are further designated by which of his nine
surviving grandsons they branched
out from:
Peter
c.1683-1757
Peter
c.1704-33
Peter Sr. 1728-1818 (distinct from his cousin Peter Jr.)
John 1714-1808
Christopher c.1746-c.76 (Paul LeValley's ancestor)
John Jr. c.1757-c.1805
Peleg 1759-1833
Cook 1761-1839
Gardner 1786-1877
Michael
1720-c.76
Peter Jr. c.1758-1828 (distinct from his cousin Peter Sr.)
Benjamin 1767-1849
Caleb c.1771-
(If this is your group, you can click here for sources of documentation.)
ANDREW JACKSON LeValley (born 1826, claiming to be the son of Isaac) ran away from New York state in 1841, and eventually settled at Alma Nebraska. Censuses show that Peter's grandsons Christopher and Cook each had unnamed grandsons of Isaac's age in New York. But unexpected DNA results showing American Indian ancestry have us scrambling for answers. It is possible that this man took on a fake lineage after meeting Clark LeValley (grandson of Peter Jr.) in California.
CHARLES
F. LeValley, born c.
1860 at Warwick RI was Catholic, and
unrelated to the
Peter LeValley family. By the 1880s, lots of
French-Canadian LaValley families
were drifting down to work in the textile
mills, but officials had gotten used
to recording the LeValley spelling.
NAPOLEON
LeValley (son of
Alexander)
was in Providence RI by 1911. His
mother was Canadian; probably the
whole family was.
TRACEABLE TO CANADA
VALCARTIER: Daniel LeValley was born in Alderney in the Channel Islands--where the records have recently been found going back five more generations. Click here for details. He sailed to Valcartier, Quebec in 1828. Part of his family stayed there, and eventually switched to the Canadian LaVallee spelling. Others moved to America and kept the original spelling. A contact person is needed.
PROSPER LeValley of St. Simon, Quebec went to Africa before settling at Red Bank NJ by 1853. For records of this family, click here. Contact person: Charles L. LeValley, 391 Rabbit Run Road, Carleton, MI 48117.
JOSEPH
Valley (son of
Godfrey) moved around 1875 from Vankleek Hill, Ontario to Ionia MI
where the LeValley spelling was
already
established. He gave up on correcting everybody.
VICTOR
LeValley (b. 1864,
reportedly
in Canada) was in Bay City MI in 1927. Contact person: Elmyra
LeValley
<levalley@chartertn.net>
TRACEABLE ONLY TO THE MIDWEST
XENIA:
Joseph LeVally
Sr. (note the different spelling) moved in 1811
from Hardy County (West) Virginia
to the area of Xenia OH. The little
family
booklet
about coming over with Lafayette is not accurate. Rather, there
is
probably a connection to the John
LeVally who immigrated to Frederica GA in
1736, then headed up into the
Carolinas.
Many descendants switched to the
LeValley spelling, and they now
account
for about one-sixth of the people with
that name. Contact person: Marc
LaValley <JMToby@aol.com>
This large group
has temporarily been divided into three parts:
Part 1--Descendants of Joseph's son
George. For a report on this part, click
here.
Part 2--Descendants of Joseph's
grandson
Jacob (son of John)
Part 3--Descendants of John's other
sons: William, John Jr., Lewis, and Joseph W.
GEORGE
LeVally (sometimes
spelled
LeValley) was in Nashville IL by 1840.
The spelling and the 1826 birth of
his son in Ohio mean he probably was
connected to the Xenia bunch. No living descendants are known.
COLDWATER:
Shortly
before
1900, Pony LeValley of Iron Mountain MI left
three orphaned sons who were adopted
out to different families from the
Coldwater MI orphanage. For
letters from and about this family, click
here.
A contact person is needed.
For a DNA report on these families, click here.
If you want more information on spelling variants, you can click here.
Some of
the small groups may be
fragments
from the larger families. If you are trying to connect to a loose
end from the Peter LeValley family, you can click
here.
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MAJOR SETTLEMENTS OF THE LEVALLEYS
Be aware that there has been much criss-crossing of paths in New York, Michigan, and Iowa--and now in California.
CALIFORNIA
Glenn--Peter>Cook
Eureka--Peter>Cook
Mendocino County--Peter>Peter
Jr.
Sonoma County--Peter>Peter Jr.
Tulare County--Valcartier
Ventura County--Peter>Peter
Jr.
COLORADO
Arvada--Valcartier
Brush--Andrew Jackson
Delta County--Peter>Peter Jr.
Hugo--Valcartier
Longmont--Peter>Peter Jr.
CONNECTICUT
Canterbury--Peter>Peter Sr.
Manchester--Peter>Caleb
Mansfield--Peter>Peter Sr.
Plainfield--Peter>Peter Sr.
FLORIDA
Lakeland--Xenia>pt. 1
ILLINOIS
Chicago--Peter>Christopher
&
Xenia>pt. 1
Henderson--Peter>Cook
Kankakee--Peter>Christopher
Lockport--Peter>Christopher
Nashville--George
Victoria--Peter>Cook
INDIANA
Jay County--Xenia>pt. 3
Knightstown--Xenia>pt. 2
&
3
Muncie--Xenia>pt. 3
Wabash--Peter>Peter Jr.
IOWA
Black Hawk
County--Peter>Benjamin
Butler County--Peter>Benjamin
Dayton--Peter>Cook
Monroe County--Peter>Peter Jr.
Sheffield--Peter>Peter Sr.
Waterloo--Peter>Benjamin
Waverly--Peter>Christopher
KANSAS
Bentley--Xenia>pt. 2
Hutchinson--Peter>Christopher
Iola--Peter>Benjamin
Wichita--Peter>Cook &
Xenia>pt.
2
MARYLAND
Frederick--Xenia>pt. 1
MASSACHUSETTS
Fall River--Peter>Caleb
Fitchburg--Valcartier
New Bedford--Charles F.
Sturbridge--Peter>Peter Sr.
MICHIGAN
Bay City--Victor
Columbiaville--Peter>Christopher
Detroit--Victor & Coldwater
Fairgrove--Peter>Christopher
Flint--Peter>John Jr.
Grand Rapids--Xenia>pt. 3
&
Coldwater
Ionia--Peter>John Jr. &
Joseph
Owosso--Peter>Christopher
&
Peter>John Jr.
Saginaw--Peter>Peleg
Shiawassee
County--Peter>Christopher
MINNESOTA
Backus—Andrew Jackson
MONTANA
Miles City--Valcartier
NEBRASKA
Alma--Andrew Jackson
Ough--Peter>Peter Jr.
NEW JERSEY
Long Branch--Prosper
Ramsey--Peter>Caleb
Red Bank--Prosper
NEW YORK
Davenport--Peter>Cook
Delhi--Peter>Peleg
Elmira--Peter>Cook
Fernwood--Peter>Peleg
Frankfort--Peter>Benjamin
Fremont--Peter>Peleg
Fulton--Peter>Cook
Hancock--Peter>Peleg
Hartland--Peter>John Jr.
Lansing--Peter>Christopher
Lockport--Peter>Christopher
Naples--Peter>Christopher
Oneida County--Peter>John Jr.
& Peter>Peleg
Richmondville--Peter>Cook
Riverhead--Peter>Gardner
Schoharie County--Peter>Peleg
& Peter>Cook
Summit--Peter>Peleg
White Plains--Peter>Peter Sr.
OHIO
Arcanum--Xenia>pt. 2
Belfontaine—Xenia>pt. 1
Columbus--Xenia>pt. 1
Dayton--Peter>Christopher
&
Xenia>pt. 2
Lima--Xenia>pt. 1
Mechanicsburg--Xenia>pt. 2
Ridgeway—Xenia>pt. 1
Shelby County--Peter>Peter Jr.
Springfield--Xenia>pt. 2
Toledo--Xenia>pt. 1
Van Wert--Xenia>pt. 1
Xenia--Xenia>pt. 2 & 3
OREGON
Portland--Peter>Christopher
PENNSYLVANIA
Covington--Peter>Cook
Luzerne County--Peter>Cook
Mehoopany--Peter>Cook
Shickshinny--Peter>Cook
Tunkhannock--Peter>Cook
RHODE
ISLAND
Coventry--Peter>Peter Sr.
&
Peter>Caleb
Providence--Peter>Peter Sr.
& Napoleon
Warwick--Peter>Peter Sr.
&
Charles F. & Napoleon
SOUTH
DAKOTA
Wessington
Springs--Peter>Benjamin
TEXAS
Houston--Xenia>pt. 3
San Antonio--Xenia>pt. 3
VIRGINIA
Hardy Co. [now in West
Virginia]--Xenia
WASHINGTON
Walla Walla--Peter>Peter Sr.
WISCONSIN
Park Falls--Valcartier
Sharon--Peter>Benjamin
CANADA
Bulyea,
Saskatchewan—Peter>Benjamin
Caledonia Springs,
Ontario--Joseph
Saskatoon,
Saskatchewan--Peter>Christopher
Valcartier, Quebec--Valcartier
Vankleek Hill, Ontario--Joseph
If your family's locations match any from the Peter LeValley family, you can click here for more details.
You also might check the names and locations in the Social Security Death Index.
And there
are places named after LeValleys.
If you still haven't found your family, there may be other ways to go about it. If you know the names of any of the families who married into the LeValleys, you can try these two lists of surnames:
Surnames
of people who married into the Peter LeValley line
Surnames
of people who married into all other LeValley lines except that of Peter
Or if
LeValley has come down
through
your family as a middle name, you could try this list:
LeValley
as a first or middle name
There is still another way to check, if one of your LeValley ancestors happened to be a veteran.
If all else fails, you might want to check these false leads, to make sure you are not on a wrong trail altogether.
There are
also a very few fragments
of information on black LeValley families.
Once you have found your family, you might want to check out the abbreviated family trees.
By the
way, somebody on the
internet
with nothing better to do has figured out that LeValley is the 23,653rd
most common surname in the United States. I can't vouch for that
number.