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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    Peterfield Jefferson[1]

    Male 1735 - 1794  (59 years)


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    • Name Peterfield Jefferson 
      Born 1735  Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Gender Male 
      Died 1794  Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Notes 
      • Peter Field Jefferson is the first cousin of Thomas Jefferson who was the third president of the United States. Their fathers, Field and Peter Jefferson are the sons of Thomas Jefferson Jr. and his wife Mary Field. Another son, George Jefferson, explored the largely unpopulated area which is now northwestern Pittsylvania County and Franklin County, Virginia. Peter Field brought some of George's land in 1774 and was in the order books as a resident by 1779. When he died in 1794, he left his widow and eleven children, ranging in age from 9 years to 31.
      Person ID I12335  Devin Timber
      Last Modified 9 Jul 2011 

      Father Field Jefferson,   b. 1702, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1765, Mecklenburg County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years) 
      Mother Mary Frances Robertson,   b. c 1700 
      Family ID F3865  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

      Family Elizabeth Allen,   d. 1828, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Married Bef 1 Apr 1763  Franklin Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Children 
      +1. John Jefferson,   b. 23 Feb 1770
      +2. Field Jefferson,   b. 01 Apr 1763, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Sep 1840, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
       3. William Allen Jefferson,   b. 14 Dec 1764, Franklin Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Aug 1814  (Age 49 years)
      +4. Archer Jefferson,   b. 04 May 1766, Franklin Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Oct 1826  (Age 60 years)
      +5. Thomas Jefferson,   b. 21 Mar 1768, Mecklenburg Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Feb 1814  (Age 45 years)
      +6. Frances Jefferson,   b. 11 Jan 1772, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1828, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years)
       7. Judith Jefferson,   b. 07 Jan 1774, Franklin County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 01 Dec 1834, Franklin County, Virginia U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years)
      +8. Samuel Allen Jefferson,   b. 24 Mar 1776, Franklin Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 08 May 1843, Franklin Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)
      +9. Alexander Jefferson,   b. 31 Jul 1779, Franklin Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1870, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
       10. Martha Jefferson,   b. 07 Apr 1781, Franklin Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1834, Franklin Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 53 years)
       11. Elizabeth Jefferson,   b. 02 Sep 1785, Franklin Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Oct 1814  (Age 29 years)
      Last Modified 8 Jul 2011 
      Family ID F3862  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    • Sources 
      1. [S67727] Mary Frances Reynolds Eggleston.
        Piedmont Lineages, a publication of the VA-NC Piedmont Genealogical Society Volume XVI No.2 May 1994, The Jefferson Cousins of Pittsylvania County, Virginia: may be seen at Danville Public Library, 511 Patton Street, Danville, Virginia email, vancsoc@gamewood.net