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| Name |
James Devin |
| Born |
Abt 1748 |
| Gender |
Male |
| Notes |
- James is the twin brother of John Devin
POB from Ancestral File
Birth date calculated from stated age of 84 when affidavit was given and date of the ARW Pension affidavit dated 24.Sep.1832. If accurate, James could be born anywhere between Sept. 1747 and Sept. 1748.
His birth circa 1748 would also agree with him being listed on the 1767 List of Tithables for Pittsylvania County Virginia. He would have been about 19 in 1767, and any male over the age of 16 was listed.
- Pension # S-16365 (or16165) (affidavid dated 24.Sep.1832) for James Divin of Lincoln County, Kentucky states he was a resident of Pittsylvania County Virgina when he served as an ensign in Captain Brewer's company of the Virginia Militia. Age 84 when application was made.
- COURT RECORDS Book #10 Pittsylvania Co VA Feb 1803 says one James Devin discontinued as an undersheriff (deputy sheriff).
- (Dessa Hofstetter; "The Devin Family"; page 1; From the Pittsylvania County, Virginia Courthouse records are the following items:
- James Devin, plaintiff in a law suit March 1774.
- William and James Devin exempted from working roads March 1773.
- James Devin sworn as ensign in militia 1789 . . . March court)
James fought against England in the Revolutionary War (Dessa Hofstetter; "The Devin Family"; page 2; ...William and Sarah Devin's four oldest sons were in the Revolutionary War...).
- In a list of Revolutionary War Pensioners for Lincoln County, KY under the Act of March 18, 1818 and the Act of June 7, 1832, there is one "Divin, James, Ensign, VA Line, 30 Jan 1833, $120, age 86". YOB is real close to the assumed birth year of this James.
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| Person ID |
I0050 |
Devin Timber | William Devin Progeny |
| Last Modified |
6 Aug 2010 |
| Father |
William Devin, Sr., b. 1724, d. Bef 19 Apr 1802, Pittsylvania County, Virginia U.S.A.  (Age < 78 years) |
| Mother |
Sarah Smith, b. 20 Mar 1727/28, d. Bef 22 Nov 1800 (Age < 72 years) |
| Married |
1750 |
| Notes |
- Possibly married in Virginia Colony or Pennsylvania Colony.(speculation)
After Sarah and William were married, they settled in the area now known as Pittsylvania County, Virginia. William and Sarah were members of the Presbyterian Church and accumulated some wealth. They had eleven children; some dying in childhood. Their four oldest sons fought in and survived the Revolutionary War. (Hofstetter, Dessa; The Devin Family; page1)
The Devin property in Pittsylvania County, Virginia is shown by deeds and records to be near the Bannister River in the southwest corner of Pittsylvania County, northwest of Danville and east of Martinville, Virginia. In February 17, 1794, William Sr. deeded property to William Jr. as recorded in Pittsylvania County, Virginia Courthouse records. William Sr. bequeathed his house to his daughter, Sarah Devin.
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| Family ID |
F0006 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Peggy Thomas |
| Married |
Abt Aug 1803 |
| Notes |
- From Pittsylvania Co VA records
13.Aug.1803 Marriage Bond for James Devin and Peggy Thomas, daughter of Johnathan Thomas. Surety William Biggers (Devin file at Pedmont Genealogy Society, Danville VA Public Library from research by Anna D. Evans 07.May.1985).
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| Last Modified |
26 May 2010 |
| Family ID |
F0598 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Sources |
- [S62358] American Revolutionary War Pension #S-16365 (James Divin), Pension Declaration.
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