 1759 - 1834 (75 years)
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| Name |
Robert Devin [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] |
| Born |
06 Apr 1759 |
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
10 Apr 1834 |
Pittsylvania County, Virginia U.S.A. |
| Notes |
- Robert 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...). Dessa's booklet also quotes, on page 5, a letter from Robert Ira Devin to Alfred Harrison Devin, saying "My grandfather William Devin, Jr. was born in Pittsylvania County, Va. and was a soldier three years in the War of the Revolution. Two of his brothers, John and Robert, were with him in the army..."
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From "Virginians in the Revolution" page 221:
"Devin, Robert, (Diven) 1 and 10 CL, 2 VA Brigade, 10 CL. Pittsylvania pens."
[same listing under Diven, Divin, and Davin]; 1 CL = First Virginia Regiment, Continental Line; 10 CL = Tenth Virginia Regiment, Continental Line; 2 VA Brigade = Second Virginia Brigade)
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Pittsylvania Co VA Court Records Book #35, p 125 "The declaration of Nancy
Devin widow of Robert Devin a Revolutionary Pensioner made the 22nd day of
November 1838 before Wm. A/H. Fitzgerald a Justice of the peace with the whole proceeding touching the application for a pension was this day examined by the Court, approved ordered to be certified."
Robert was a Commissioner of Revenue Taxes for Pittsylvania County, Virginia in 1788, 1789 and from 1790 to 1794 (Court Records Book #6 & #7). Court records (Pittsylvania Co VA Book #8) also show he took oath as a Commissioner of Revenue Taxes on 20 Apr 1795.
In 1797, 1798, and 1800, Robert represented Pittsylvania County in the General Assembly of the Virginia Legislature (1). Robert became a Justice of the Peace for Pittsylvania County court in 1797 (2). He served as a presiding justice (3) on 15 July 1799 during a resolution dealing with the Alien and Sedition Act passed by Congress.
Robert and his wife, Nancy, deeded one acre for the erection of a Methodist church (4) establish in 1823.
References
(1) History of Pittsylvania County; Clement, Maud; page 197.
(2) History of Pittsylvania County; Clement, Maud; page 287.
(3) History of Pittsylvania County; Clement, Maud; page 199.
(4) History of Pittsylvania County; Clement, Maud; page 199.
DOB, POB, & DOD from FHC #0928908 compiled by Ethel S. Mattingley
DOM from Pittsylvania Co VA record & from IGI. Dessa's booklet has DOM as 22 Jan 1791 (Hofstetter, Dessa; "The Devin Family"; page 1; ...Robert m. Nancy Parrish January 22, 1791...; page 2; Robert Devin who married Nancy Parish, January 22, 1791, ...)
Pittsylvania County, VA Will Book I, Page 265. Will dated 20 August 1825 and recorded 19 May 1834. (Hofstetter, Dessa; "The Devin Family"; page 2; Robert Devin who married Nancy Parish, January 22, 1791, made the following will, See Will Book 1, page 265, Pittsylvania County, Va. naming...)
The "1787 Census of Virginia" Volume 6; page 455, lists a Robert Diven on the Personal Property Tax List visited by Griffin Dickerson, Commisioner, in 20 April 1787. The entry shows William Devin is charged with tax.
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| Person ID |
I0052 |
Devin Timber | William Devin Progeny |
| Last Modified |
6 Apr 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 |
Nancy Parrish, b. Abt 1768, Saint Peter's Parish, New Kent, Virginia , d. 11 Apr 1858, Pittsylvania County, Virginia U.S.A. (Age 90 years) |
| Married |
25 Jan 1791 |
Pittsylvania County, Virginia U.S.A. |
| Notes |
- "The Devin Family" has DOM as 22 January 1791. This is the date of the marriagae bond.
22.Jan.1791 Marriage Bond Robert Devin & Nancy Parrish daughter of Joseph Parrish Surety Joseph Akin Rich. Elliot (Devin file at Pedmont Genealogy Society, Danville VA Public Library from research by Anna D. Evans 07.May.1985)
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| Children |
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| Last Modified |
6 Apr 2010 |
| Family ID |
F0601 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Sources |
- [S04009] The Devin Family (manuscript), Hofstetter, Dessa, (circa 1962), page 1-3.
*Robert m. Nancy Parrish January 22, 1791 [this is the marriage bond date] Robert Devin who married Nancy Parrish, January 22, 1791, made the following will, see Will Book 1, page 265, Pittsylvania County, Va. naming --
- [S43835] Virginia. Pittsylvania County. Will Book 01, (County Clerk's Office, Pittsylvania County, Virginia), page 265.
- [S04101] American Revolutionary War Pension No. W-3395 (Robert Devin), Nancy Devin bounty land application.
That her said husband died at his residence on the 10th day of April AD 1834 and that she is now a widow. She further states that she was married to the said Robet Devin in Pittsylvania County on the 25 day of January AD 1791 and that her name before her said marriage was Nancy Parrish.
- [S04079] Virginia Revolutionary Pension Applications, Vol. 29, Dorman, John Frederick, (Washington, D.C. 1978), E263 V8 D7., Volume 29 page 51-52.
Nancy Devin of said county, aged 70, declares she is widow of Robert Devin. She was married 25 Jan. 1791 and he died 10 April 1834. He resided in Pittsylvania County when he enlisted and to the day of his death. He was born in Lancaster County, Pa., 6 April 1759.
- [S04034] Genealogical Abstracts of Revolutionary War Pension Files, Abstracted by Virgil D. White, page 958.
Devin, Robert, Nancy, W3395, BLW #13745-160-55, VA Line, sol was b 6 Apr 1759 in Lancaster Cty PA & lived in Pittsylvania Cty VA at enl & sol appl there 12 Oct 1832 & sol m there to Nancy Parrish on 25 Jan 1791 & sol d there 10 Apr 1834 & wid appl there 22 Nov 1838 aged 70, wid d 11 Apr 1858
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