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.
Mary married Joseph Bates on 08 Jan 1683/84. Joseph (son of Joseph Bates and Esther Hilliard) was born on 28 Sep 1660 in Hingham, Massachusetts; died on 03 Nov 1714 in Hingham, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet]
Children:
Mary Bates was born on 25 Dec 1684 in Hingham, Massachusetts; died on 07 Apr 1750.
Joseph Bates was born on 06 May 1687 in Hingham, Massachusetts; died on 07 Apr 1753 in Virginia.
Jonathan Bates was born on 14 Sep 1689 in Hingham, Massachusetts; died in 1718.
Rachel Bates was born on 03 Feb 1691/92 in Hingham, Massachusetts.
Susanna Bates was born on 19 Oct 1694 in Hingham, Massachusetts; died on 03 Apr 1706.
Hester Bates was born on 14 Sep 1697 in Hingham, Massachusetts; died on 07 Feb 1737/38.
