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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    John Devin

    Male 1793 - 1877  (83 years)


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    Generation: 1

    1. 1.  John Devin was born on 12 Sep 1793 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia U.S.A. (son of Joseph Devin and Elizabeth Nowlin); died on 12 Jan 1877 in Marshall County, Tennessee U.S.A.; was buried in Myres-Devin-Madison Cemetery, Lewisburg, Marshal, Tennessee U.S.A..

      John married Rebecca Beckett. Rebecca was born on 08 Apr 1812 in North Carolina U.S.A.; died on 26 May 1894 in Marshall County, Tennessee U.S.A.. [Group Sheet]

      Children:
      1. Susan A. Devin was born about 1837 in Tennessee U.S.A.; died about 1855 in Tennessee U.S.A..
      2. Rachel Rebecca Devin was born in 1838 in Tennessee U.S.A.; died on 10 Oct 1901.
      3. Harriett Emaline Devin was born on 16 Mar 1838 in Tennessee U.S.A.; died on 23 Jun 1906.
      4. Martha Washington Devin was born about 1841 in Tennessee U.S.A..
      5. John Devin was born between 1842 and 1843 in Marshall County, Tennessee U.S.A..
      6. Samuel Beckett Devin was born between 1845 and 1846 in Marshall County, Tennessee U.S.A..
      7. James Monroe Devin was born between 1848 and 1850 in Marshall County, Tennessee U.S.A..
      8. Mildred Devin was born about 1851 in Tennessee U.S.A..

      John married Ann Bibb Nowlin on 06 Nov 1823 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia U.S.A.. Ann (daughter of Rev. David Nowlin and Lucy Hensley) was born about 1797 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia U.S.A.; died in 1835. [Group Sheet]

      Children:
      1. Sarah Ann Devin
      2. infant Devin
      3. Joseph Devin was born about 1825 in Virginia U.S.A.; died in 1863 in Vicksburg, Warren, Missouri U.S.A..
      4. Elizabeth Devin was born about 1826 in Marshall County, Tennessee U.S.A..
      5. David William Devin was born on 12 Mar 1830 in Marshall County, Tennessee U.S.A.; died on 12 Jul 1911 in Marshall County, Tennessee U.S.A..

    Generation: 2

    1. 2.  Joseph Devin was born on 17 Sep 1760 (son of William Devin, Sr. and Sarah Smith); died on 26 May 1804 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia U.S.A..

      Joseph married Elizabeth Nowlin on 16 February 1789 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia U.S.A.. Elizabeth (daughter of Bryan Ward Nowlin and Lucy Wade) was born on 20 March 1766 in Halifax County, Virginia U.S.A.; died on 17 February 1847 in Lewisburg, Marshall, Tennessee U.S.A.. [Group Sheet]


    2. 3.  Elizabeth Nowlin was born on 20 March 1766 in Halifax County, Virginia U.S.A. (daughter of Bryan Ward Nowlin and Lucy Wade); died on 17 February 1847 in Lewisburg, Marshall, Tennessee U.S.A..
      Children:
      1. William Bryan Ward Devin was born about 1789 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia U.S.A.; died in 1840.
      2. Lucy Devin was born about 1790 in , , Virginia, USA.
      3. Susannah Devin was born about 1792; died after 1838.
      4. 1. John Devin was born on 12 Sep 1793 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia U.S.A.; died on 12 Jan 1877 in Marshall County, Tennessee U.S.A.; was buried in Myres-Devin-Madison Cemetery, Lewisburg, Marshal, Tennessee U.S.A..
      5. Elizabeth Peyton Devin was born about 1797 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia U.S.A.; died on 10 Apr 1879.


    Generation: 3

    1. 4.  William Devin, Sr. was born in 1724; died before 19 Apr 1802 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia U.S.A..

      William married Sarah Smith in 1750. Sarah (daughter of Thomas Smith) was born on 20 Mar 1727/28; died before 22 Nov 1800. [Group Sheet]


    2. 5.  Sarah Smith was born on 20 Mar 1727/28 (daughter of Thomas Smith); died before 22 Nov 1800.
      Children:
      1. James Devin was born about 1748.
      2. John Devin was born in 1750 in Virginia.
      3. William Devin, Jr. was born in c.1752; died on 27 Apr 1810.
      4. Mary Devin was born about 1757; died after 1802.
      5. Margaret Devin was born about 1759; died about 1798 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia U.S.A.; was buried in Pittsylvania County, Virginia U.S.A..
      6. Robert Devin was born on 06 Apr 1759 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; died on 10 Apr 1834 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia U.S.A..
      7. 2. Joseph Devin was born on 17 Sep 1760; died on 26 May 1804 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia U.S.A..
      8. Sarah Devin was born about 1761; died before 16 Oct 1848 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia U.S.A..
      9. Rev. Alexander Devin was born on 22 Mar 1769 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died on 05 Jan 1827 in Gibson County, Indiana U.S.A.; was buried in Devin Plot, Warnock Cemetery, Princeton, Indiana U.S.A..

    3. 6.  Bryan Ward Nowlin was born on 08 Oct 1740 in Boone, Virginia (son of James Nowlin, Jr. and Margaret Collins); died in 1810 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia U.S.A..

      Bryan married Lucy Wade about 1764. Lucy (daughter of Edward Wade and Mary) was born on 08 Oct 1746 in Virginia; died before 21 Oct 1790 in Chatham, Pittsylvania, Virginia U.S.A.. [Group Sheet]


    4. 7.  Lucy Wade was born on 08 Oct 1746 in Virginia (daughter of Edward Wade and Mary); died before 21 Oct 1790 in Chatham, Pittsylvania, Virginia U.S.A..
      Children:
      1. Nancy Nowlin
      2. 3. Elizabeth Nowlin was born on 20 March 1766 in Halifax County, Virginia U.S.A.; died on 17 February 1847 in Lewisburg, Marshall, Tennessee U.S.A..
      3. Payton N. Nowlin was born on 04 May 1767 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died on 04 Apr 1837 in Saline County, Missouri U.S.A..
      4. Bryan Ward Nowlin, Jr. was born on 08 Oct 1768 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died on 03 Jun 1835 in Bedford County, Tennessee U.S.A.; was buried in Harbin Cemetery, Marshall County, Tennessee U.S.A..
      5. Lucy Nowlin was born on 14 Dec 1769 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died in Nov 1834 in Caldwell County, Kentucky U.S.A..
      6. Susannah Nowlin was born on 12 Mar 1771 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died on 08 Nov 1846 in Gibson County, Indiana U.S.A.; was buried in Warnock Cemetery, Princeton, Gibson, Indiana U.S.A..
      7. James Nowlin was born on 29 Jun 1772; died in 1826.
      8. Martha Nowlin was born on 11 Jun 1774; died in 1774.
      9. Rev. David Nowlin was born on 15 Aug 1775 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died on 11 Aug 1838 in Madison County, Alabama U.S.A..
      10. Mary Nowlin was born on 18 Apr 1777.
      11. Richard Wade Nowlin was born on 03 Oct 1778; died on 28 Oct 1880.
      12. Catherine Nowlin was born on 26 Oct 1779; died on 24 Dec 1830.
      13. infant son Nowlin was born in Mar 1781; died in Mar 1781.
      14. Sarah Nowlin was born on 01 Aug 1782; died on 02 Mar 1804.
      15. Samuel Nowlin was born on 09 Jan 1784; died on 13 Dec 1863.
      16. Anne Nowlin was born on 08 Oct 1785; died on 14 Aug 1864.
      17. Sherad Nowlin was born on 13 Nov 1789.


    Generation: 4

    1. 10.  Thomas Smith was born in in ; was christened in in ; died in Deceased in ; was buried in .
      Children:
      1. 5. Sarah Smith was born on 20 Mar 1727/28; died before 22 Nov 1800.

    2. 12.  James Nowlin, Jr. was born on 13 Nov 1715 in Goochland County, Virginia; was christened in in (son of James Nowlin, Sr. and Sarah Ward); died on 18 Jul 1808 in Boone Creek, Virginia U.S.A.; was buried in .

      James married Margaret Collins about 1738. Margaret (daughter of Daniel Collins) was born in in Scotland. [Group Sheet]


    3. 13.  Margaret Collins was born in in Scotland (daughter of Daniel Collins).
      Children:
      1. Sherrod Nowlin
      2. Lewis Nowlin
      3. 6. Bryan Ward Nowlin was born on 08 Oct 1740 in Boone, Virginia; died in 1810 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia U.S.A..
      4. David Nowlin was born in May 1741 in Halifax County, Virginia U.S.A..

    4. 14.  Edward Wade was born about 1727 in Saint Peter's Parish, New Kent, Virginia; died between 1790 and 1791 in Greene County, Georgia U.S.A..

      Edward married Mary. Mary was born about 1730. [Group Sheet]


    5. 15.  Mary was born about 1730.
      Children:
      1. Mary Wade
      2. David Wade
      3. Grissel Wade
      4. Edward Wade
      5. Thomas Wade
      6. Chloe Wade
      7. Anna Wade
      8. Christine Wade died before 1791.
      9. 7. Lucy Wade was born on 08 Oct 1746 in Virginia; died before 21 Oct 1790 in Chatham, Pittsylvania, Virginia U.S.A..
      10. Peyton Wade was born in 1775.