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.
Maria Rutt Ruth was born on 10 Apr 1776 in Pennsylvania; died on 08 Jun 1831 in Hespeler, Ontario, Canada.
Maria married Christian B. Strome in 1800 in Pennsylvania U.S.A.. Christian (son of Jacob A. Strohm and Eva Serophin Bliehm) was born on 14 Jul 1778 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; died on 01 May 1850 in Hespeler, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]