News: Looking for females who are in the pure female lines (mother to daughter) from William and Sarah who are willing to do an mtDNA test. Such a person would be descended along an all female line from Mary DEVIN Biggers or Margaret DEVIN Reynolds. The hope is to identify the markers for Sarah SMITH Devin to help identify her parents. Contact the webmaster if interested.

Devin descendant, Stanley Wayne Devin, passed away at 1:30 a.m. on Dec. 4, 2014. He was the last living child of Ira & Oleta Devin.
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    Mary Devin

    Female Abt 1757 - Aft 1802  (> 46 years)


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    • Name Mary Devin 
      Born Abt 1757 
      Gender Female 
      Died Aft 1802 
      Notes 
      • YOB from FHC #0928908 compiled by Ethel S. Mattingley
      • One family chart shows Mary DEVIN, wife of James Bigger, as being born in Saint Peter's Parish, New Kent, Virginia. [doubtfull, if her brother, Robert Devin, was born in Lancaster County Pennsylvania in 1759]
      Person ID I0057  Devin Timber | William Devin Progeny
      Last Modified 3 Aug 2010 

      Father William Devin, Sr.,   b. 1724,   d. Bef 19 Apr 1802, Pittsylvania County, Virginia U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age < 78 years) 
      Mother Sarah Smith,   b. 20 Mar 1727/28,   d. Bef 22 Nov 1800  (Age < 72 years) 
      Married 1750 
      Notes 
      • Possibly married in Virginia Colony or Pennsylvania Colony.(speculation)

        After Sarah and William were married, they settled in the area now known as Pittsylvania County, Virginia. William and Sarah were members of the Presbyterian Church and accumulated some wealth. They had eleven children; some dying in childhood. Their four oldest sons fought in and survived the Revolutionary War. (Hofstetter, Dessa; The Devin Family; page1)

        The Devin property in Pittsylvania County, Virginia is shown by deeds and records to be near the Bannister River in the southwest corner of Pittsylvania County, northwest of Danville and east of Martinville, Virginia. In February 17, 1794, William Sr. deeded property to William Jr. as recorded in Pittsylvania County, Virginia Courthouse records. William Sr. bequeathed his house to his daughter, Sarah Devin.
      Family ID F0006  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

      Family James Biggar  [1
      Children 
       1. John Biggar
      Last Modified 3 Aug 2010 
      Family ID F0602  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    • Sources 
      1. [S67729] James Bigger Estate: Oath & Appraisal, Virginia. Pittsylvania County Clerks Office, Court Records Book 09 page 461. (Reliability: 3).