Dionise Ruth (Allen) Havens (1623 - abt. 1692)

Born 23 Jun 1623 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Wife of William Havens — married 24 Jan 1639 in Portsmouth, Rhode Island

Descendants

Died about 1692 at about age 68 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island Colony

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Biography

Dionise (aka Denise) Allen was born in June 1623 in the village of Wales, in Sheffield Parish, South Yorkshire, England. Her parents were William Allen and his wife Helen (Normer) Allen, both also from Sheffield Parish, South Yorkshire.^[1][2]

In about 1637 when she was just 14 years old, Dionise, and presumably her family, emigrated to Rhode Island, a religious-tolerant colony, founded in 1636 by Roger Williams whose views were too liberal for the strict Puritan leaders of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. It can be presumed that they were "dissenters." Protestants who wanted a simpler style of worship than that of the Anglican church. They may have been influenced by the ideas of George Fox who in 1650 founded the Society of Friends (Quaker) movement in England.

Young Dionise (aka Denise) Allen married William Havens, also a recent immigrant and spiritual seeker, on January 24, 1639, in Portsmouth, Rhode Island. William and Dionise Havens had 13 children between 1640-1669 as follows:^[3]

1. John Havens b: 1640, in Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island^[4]
2. Mary Havens b: 1644 in Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island
3. Sarah Havens b: 1646 in Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island
4. Thomas Havens b: 1650 in Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island
5. Robert Havens b: 1652 in Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island
6. George Havens b: MAR 1653 in Jamestown, Newport County, Rhode Island
7. Ruth Havens b: 1658 in Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island
8. Dinah Havens b: 1659 in Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island
9. Elizabeth Havens b: 1661 in Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island
10. William Havens b: 1663 in Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island
11. Martha Havens b: 1665 in Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island
12. Rebecca Havens b: 1667 in Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island
13. Margaret Havens b: 1669 in Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island

Nothing more is known of Dionise (Allen) Haven's life except that she outlived her husband by about 9 years, dying in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, in late 1692.

Fundamental Question: By what primary source(s) can it be determined that her maiden surname was Allen?

Sources

1. ↑ Applegate/Springer Tree Some genealogies say she was Helen Horner, dgr. of Francis Horner. See:Keuthe/Ringgold Tree
2. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J3ZX-M2B : 21 September 2020), Willmi Allen in entry for Dionisia Allen, 1623.
3. ↑ Applegate/Springer Tree
4. ↑ Other genealogies say b. 1629 in England by an earlier wife. See William Havens for more.

• Applegate/Springer Tree [2017-10-02: Pedigree not plausible: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=gator&id=I392]
• Myrl Nelson Davis Tree 2012
• Applegate/Springer Tree By a direct descendant; it includes information on her father's origins. It calls her "Dionise" Allen.
• Helen (Horner) Allen 1591 on Geni.com States Dionise's mother was Helen Horner & gives her pedigree.
• Dick Motz Research Has wrong birth year and place. Includes Arrival in New England information: Ancestry.com - Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s - Author: Gale Research Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006. Note: Arrival date: 1637 - Arrival place: New England. http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=pili354&h=1607058&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

Acknowledgments

• WikiTree profile Allen-337 was created on August 6, 2010 through the import of Lynch-Tree.ged.
• WikiTree profile Allen-738 was created through the import of Corey Dawkins Family Tree.ged on September 19, 2010.
• This person was created through the import of MASTER2011WIKITREE.GED on January 27, 2011.
• WikiTree profile Allen-2147 was created through the import of Ancestry Wiki.ged on March 14, 2011.
• This person was created through the import of Terry Fisher Family Tree.ged on May 9, 2011.
• This person was created through the import of Place Family 2011.ged on May 15, 2011.
• Thank you to Kay Martin for creating WikiTree profile Allen-11677 through the import of Martin-Rowe Family Tree.ged on October 22, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Kay and others.
• WikiTree profile Allen-13582 was created by Chet Snow on May 17, 2014 from researched sources.