Old Ship Church deacon John Leavitt was deacon when Old Ship was constructed and he argued forcefully for the construction of a new meetinghouse .
Old Ship Church deacon John Leavitt 's son John married Rev. Hobart 's daughter Bathsheba .
Old Ship Church deacon John Leavitt , whose son John married Rev. Hobart 's daughter Bathsheba , was deacon when Old Ship was constructed and he argued forcefully for the construction of a new meetinghouse .