Helene (de Havilland) Pitt (abt. 1492 - 1600)

Born about 1492 in St Martin, Guernsey

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 1 Jun 1600 at about age 108 in Poole, Dorset, England

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Biography

This profile is part of the Haviland Name Study.

Birth & Parents

Helena de Havilland, daughter of James de Havilland & Helena de Beauvoir, was born ca 1492 at St. Martin, Guernsey. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Marriage

Helena married William Pitt, son of Nicholas Pitt, "who is the first known ancestor of that historic family. From this William Pitt and Elianor de Havelland are descended four titled branches of the Earls of Chatham, the Earls of Londonderry, the Barons Camelford, all now extinct, and the existing Barons RIvers."^{[1][4] [2] [3]}

Family Unit

FATHER James de Havilland		MOTHER Helena de Beauvoir
Hélène (aka Helena / Eleanor) de Havilland
married William Pitt
Born	Children	Died	Notes
ca 1520	Sarah Pitt [citation needed]	?
ca 1523	John Pitt [1][2]	?	married Swayne
ca 1525	Thomas Pitt [1][2]	?
ca 1526	William Pitt [1]	?
ca 1528	Edward Pitt [1][2]	?
ca 1529	Christopher Pitt [1][2]	?	married Yates

Death & Burial

Helena probably died in Poole, Dosetshire, England. Her death date and burial place is not known.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6} Hutchins, Dorset, Vol. IV, pp. 90-92: The Pedigree of Pitt and Pitt-Rivers of the County of Dorset, Barons Rivers of Sudeley Castle, co. Gloucester (extinct), and of Stratfieldsaye co. Hants; present representative (1831) being the RIght Honourable Horace Pitt-Rivers, sixth Baron Rivers. From: the Heralds' Visitation of Hants c. 19; Vincent MS. Coll. Arms, f. 97; and MS Harl. 1514, etc.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5} Hedges, Diary, Genealogical Tree of the Pitts of Blandford St. Mary's and Pitts of Stratfieldsay, Etc: Facing page xxix. (Misspells Helena's surname as "Hartland". Includes sons John, Thomas, Edward, and Christopher, but leaves out son William which is found in Hutchins.)
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} de Havilland, Chronicle, p. 10.
4. ↑ Hutchins, Dorset, Vol. I, p. 640.

Documentation

• Primary (transcribed):Visitation of Hants c. 19; Vincent MS. Coll. Arms, f. 97; and MS Harl. 1514.
• Secondary:Hutchins, John. The History and Antiquities of The County of Dorset. Westminster, England: John Bowyer Nichols and Sons (3rd edition), 1861.
• Secondary:Hedges, William. The Diary of William Hedges, Esq. (Afterwards Sir William Hedges), During his Agency in Bengal; as well as on his voyage out and return overland (1681-1687). Vol. III: Containing documentary contributions to a biography of Thomas Pitt, Governor of Fort St. George; with collections on the Early History of the Company's Settlement in Bengal; and on Early Charts and Topography of the Húglí River. London, England: The Hakluyt Society, 1889.
• Secondary:de Havilland, John von Sonntag. A Chronicle of the Ancient and Noble Norman Family of De Havilland, originally of Haverland, in the Cotentin Normandy, now of Guernsey. The Mekeel Press, 1895.

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