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.
Paul married Mary Catherine Powell on 17 Oct 1863 in Caswell County, North Carolina. Mary (daughter of Biggers Powell and Gillie Whitlock Lipscomb) was born on 28 Sep 1844 in Person County, North Carolina; died on 06 Aug 1917 in Yanceyville Township, Caswell County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet]