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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    William Robert Devin[1]

    Male 1800 - 1876  (75 years)


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    • Name William Robert Devin  [2
      Born 3 Aug 1800  Pittsylvania County, Virginia U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Gender Male 
      Died 1876  Polk County, Missouri U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
      Notes 
      • Census:
        1840 Polk Co MO p 159; Males: 1-1-0-2-0-1; Females: 2-2-1-2-0-1
        1850 Polk Co MO book p 62
        1860 Polk Co MO book p 8

        Lincoln Co TN Deeds: Sold 88 acres to A. T. Oliver 20 Jan 1834.

        Died in 1862: per Hist. of Hickory, Polk, Cedar, Dade & Barton Cos, MO
        SLC 977.87 H2h (listing for Richard Beck) This may be questionable as there
        are court documents which indicate he was alive in 1869. Another source said
        he died in 1876...not documented. Have copy of a letter he wrote in Mar 1863
        when he was a member of the Missouri State Legislature. DOD certainly not in
        1862.

        In Polk Co MO he held the office of County Treasurer; was collector a term; was
        representative a term; & County Judge for a number of years. He was a Democrat and a member of the Primitive Baptist Church. Kept store in Bolivar MO for 14 years. He was Justice of the Peace in 1849 when he married Clayton S. Devin and Nancy Rebecca Williams.

        William Robert Devin was one of the first settlers in Marion Township, Polk County, Missouri along with his brother Clayton Devin. Moved from Tennessee to Missouri in 1834 per History of Hickory, Polk, Cedar, Dade, and Barton Counties, Missouri 1889, page 637.
      Person ID I0047  Devin Timber | William Devin Progeny
      Last Modified 1 Mar 2014 

      Father William Devin, Jr.,   b. c.1752,   d. 27 Apr 1810  (Age 58 years) 
      Mother Martha Mitchell,   b. 1762,   d. abt.1830  (Age 68 years) 
      Married 07 Sep 1780  Pittsylvania County, Virginia U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
      Speculation
      Is Irbin Finley Devin the Son of William & Martha?
      Is Irbin Finley Devin the Son of William & Martha?
      Discussion about whether Irbin Finley Devin is related to the Devin family out of Pittsylvania County Virginia.
      Family ID F0005  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

      Family Rebecca Oliver,   b. Abt 1802, Tennessee U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1881  (Age 79 years) 
      Married Abt 1820  Tennessee U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Children 
      +1. Marion Green Devin,   b. Jan 1821, Tennessee U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Feb 1903, Sutter Creek, Amador, California U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
      +2. Sarah Frazier Devin,   b. Between 1822 and 1823, Tennessee U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1907, Missouri U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
      +3. John Oliver Devin,   b. 26 Dec 1823, Tennessee U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Dec 1873, Sacramento, California U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 49 years)
      +4. Matilda J. Devin,   b. 21 Oct 1825, Tennessee U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 May 1866, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 40 years)
      +5. Edward H. Devin,   b. 10 Jan 1830, Lincoln County, Tennessee U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1880  (Age > 51 years)
      +6. Narcissus E. Devin,   b. Abt 1832, Tennessee U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Aug 1874, St. Clair County, Missouri U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 42 years)
       7. Martha A. Devin,   b. Oct 1832, Missouri U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1910  (Age > 79 years)
      +8. Mary R. Devin,   b. 05 Mar 1836, Missouri U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jul 1910, St. Clair County, Missouri U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
       9. William Alvin Devin,   b. Abt 1835, Missouri U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jul 1856, California U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 21 years)
      +10. Rebecca B. Devin,   b. Abt 1837, Missouri U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location
       11. Eliza Devin,   b. Abt 1838, Missouri U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location
      +12. James C. Devin,   b. Jul 1843, Missouri U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 13 Jul 1911  (Age 68 years)
       13. Mitchell S. Devin,   b. Abt 1845, Missouri U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location
      Last Modified 5 Apr 2010 
      Family ID F0942  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    • Sources 
      1. [S67826] William Devin Bible.

      2. [S04009] The Devin Family (manuscript), Hofstetter, Dessa, (circa 1962), page 5-6.
        William Robert, youngest son and ninth child of William Devin, Jr. was born in August 1800 and when a young man wet to Tennessee where he married Rebecca Oliver. After making several moves, they settled in Lincoln County, Tenn., until about 1834 and then moved to Missouri, first to Pike County and then to Polk County near Bolivar. William Robert farmed for several years and then kept a store in Bolivar for 14 years. He held the office of County Treasurer of Polk County, was collector a term; was representative a term; and also filled the position of County Judge for a number of years. He was a Democrat and a member of the Primitive Baptist Church. He died in 1876 and his wife died about five years later. They had twelve childern, six sons and six daughters.
        A son Edward H. Devin was born in Lincoln County, Tennessee January 10, 1830 and received a limited education in the old subscription schools.
        --Information from History of Hickory, Polk, Cedar, Dade, & Barton Counties Missouri, 1889; pages 357-638.

      3. [S04247] History of Hickory, Polk, Cedar, Dade, and Barton Counties, Missouri 1889, (Goodspeed), pages 637-638.

      4. [S04010] Ancestors of Thomas Clayton Hughes, Hughes, Thomas Clayton, Generation No. 7 #73iii.
        iii. William Devin, born 1752 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia died 28 Apri 1810 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia; married Martha Mitchell 7 Sep 1780 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.