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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    Joshua Holley

    Male Abt 1758 -


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    Generation: 1

    1. 1.  Joshua Holley was born about 1758 in Prince William County, Virginia (son of Francis Holley and Ann Mrs Holley).

    Generation: 2

    1. 2.  Francis Holley was born about 1730 (son of Henry Holley, III and Judith Reno); died before 28 Aug 1813 in Bedford County, Virginia.

      Notes:

      Early in 1803 Francis started dividing his property among his children. In 1803 he gave Joshua a 400 acre tract on Sycamore Creek, 169 acres to Snaford on No Business Mountain and an undetermined acreage to Chloe and Thomas on No Business Mountain. In 1807 he deeded slaves, furniture and livestock to his daughters Susanna McClasson and Doshey McGlasson and their children. He gave Sanford a tract on Sycamore Creek and Robert Womack (his son-in-law) a tract on Roaring Run and Holley's Mill Run. He also gave his children Frankey, Nancy and Thomas slaves and other personal property. His son Francis received the home property which was deeded to him in 1811. This consisted of 440 acres on Headwaters of A**** Creek.

      Francis married Ann Mrs Holley about 1758. Ann was born in Circa 1730. [Group Sheet]


    2. 3.  Ann Mrs Holley was born in Circa 1730.
      Children:
      1. William Holley was born before 1760 in Prince William County, Virginia.
      2. Chloe Holley was born between 1758-1761 in Prince William County, Virginia.
      3. Prudence Holley was born in 1767 in Bedford County, Virginia.
      4. James H. Holley was born in 1765 in Bedford County, Virginia.
      5. 1. Joshua Holley was born about 1758 in Prince William County, Virginia.
      6. Thomas Holley was born in 1780 in Bedford County, Virginia.
      7. Sanford Holley was born about 1775 in Bedford County, Virginia.
      8. Francis Holley was born about 1782 in Bedford County, Virginia.
      9. Nancy Holley was born about 1778 in Bedford County, Virginia.
      10. Frances "Fanny" Holley was born between 1766-1770 in Bedford County, Virginia.
      11. Susanna Holley was born between 1780-1785.
      12. Sebia Holley was born between 1780-1785 in Bedford County, Virginia.
      13. Doshia Holley was born between 1780-1785 in Bedford County, Virginia.
      14. Frankey Holley was born between 1778-1784 in Bedford County, Virginia.


    Generation: 3

    1. 4.  Henry Holley, III was born in 1705 in Stafford Co., Virginia.

      Henry married Judith Reno about 1730. Judith was born about 1711. [Group Sheet]


    2. 5.  Judith Reno was born about 1711.
      Children:
      1. 2. Francis Holley was born about 1730; died before 28 Aug 1813 in Bedford County, Virginia.
      2. Henry Holley, IV was born about 1734 in Prince William County, Virginia; died in 1799 in Bedford County, Virginia.
      3. John Holley was born about 1732 in Prince William County, Virginia.
      4. Thomas Holley was born about 1742 in Prince William County, Virginia.
      5. Margaret Holley was born after 1742.
      6. Mary Holley was born after 1742.
      7. Sarah Holley was born after 1742.