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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    Mary S. "Polly" Reynolds[1]

    Female 1791 - 1833  (42 years)


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    • Name Mary S. "Polly" Reynolds  [2, 3, 4
      Nickname "Polly" 
      Born 18 Mar 1791  Pittsylvania County, Virginia U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
      Gender Female 
      Died 04 Apr 1833  Pittsylvania County, Virginia U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
      Buried Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
      Notes 
      • Chancery Court record dated Aug 1805
      • Mary "Polly" was named after her paternal grandmother, Mary Nealy Reynolds, wife of Hugh Reynolds
        MARY S REYNOLDS was born on 18 March 1791; Polly died on 4 April 1833, aged 42; m. Samuel Brittain Blair, Sr., aged 20, married Mary S Reynolds, aged 19, on 26 July 1810 in Pittsylvania Co., VA. They had nine children:

        Margaret R. Blair born on 24 April 1811 in Pittsylvania Co., VA; died on 7 November 1876
        Joannah A. Blair born on 28 February 1813 in Pittsylvania Co., VA; died on 10 March 1863
        Joseph Blair born on 15 February 1816
        Elizabeth Elvira Blair born on 20 January 1817
        James H. Blair born on 3 June 1819; died on 3 April 1858
        William Addison Young Blair born on 18 November 1821; died on 25 June 1879 in Pittsylvania Co., VA
        John Francis Marion Blair born on 3 March 1826 in Pittsylvania Co., VA; died in 1885
        Amanda Virginia Blair born on 27 March 1828; died on 11 March 1861
        Edna E. B. Blair born on 26 November 1830; died in 1865
      • DAR Lookup Service
        Howard Joel Ferguson born on 17 - Dec - 1877 at Riceville VA died at at sea on 17 - Feb - 1930 and his ( 1st ) wife
        Julia Elizabeth Reynolds born on 19 - Feb - 1885 at Renan VA died at _______________ on - - married on 27 - Aug - 1913
        2.
        The Said Julia Elizabeth Reynolds was the child of
        Keene Johnson Reynolds born on 30 - Nov - 1861 at Climax VA
        died at Renan VA on 17 - Jan - 1926 and his ( 1st ) wife
        Mary Susan Brumfield born on 21 - Apr - 1867 at Callands VA
        died at Renan VA on 25 - Nov - 1951 married on 15 - Nov - 1883
        3.
        The Said Keene Johnson Reynolds was the child of
        William Reynolds born on 1 - Apr - 1811 at Pitts Co VA
        died at Climax VA on 23 - Jan - 1868 and his ( 1st ) wife
        Elizabeth Elvira Blair born on 25 - Jan - 1817 at Climax VA
        died at Climax VA on 13 - Sep - 1891 married on 25 - Aug - 1833
        4.
        The Said Elizabeth Elvira Blair was the child of Samuel Blair born on 11 - Apr - 1789 at Pittsylvania Co VA
        died at Pittsylvania Co VA on 22 - Mar - 1870 and his (1st) wife Mary Reynolds born on 18 - Mar - 1791 at Callands VA died at Pittsylvania Co VA on (a) - - 1834 married on 26 - Jul - 1810
        5.
        The Said Samuel Blair was the child of William Blair born on (c) - - 1750 at Derry Co Moneymore Ireland died at Pittsylvania Co VA on - Jan - 1789 and his ( 1st ) wife Sarah Sutter born on (c) - - 1760 at York Co PA,
        died at Murry Co TN on (p) - - 1807 married on (c) - - 1779
      Person ID I3025  Devin Timber | William Devin Progeny, Margret Devin Reynolds Descendants
      Last Modified 30 Apr 2012 

      Father Joseph M. Reynolds,   b. 1759, Muddy Run, Martic, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1820, Pittsylvania County, Virginia U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years) 
      Mother Margaret Devin,   b. Abt 1759,   d. Abt 1798, Pittsylvania County, Virginia U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 39 years) 
      Married 21 Aug 1780  Pittsylvania County, Virginia U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Notes 
      • 21.Aug.1780 Marriage Bond - Margaret Devin and Joseph Reynolds surety Edward Hodges. (Devin file at Pedmont Genealogy Society, Danville VA Public Library from research by Anna D. Evans 07.May.1985).
      Family ID F0603  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

      Family Samuel Brittain Blair, Sr.,   b. 11 Apr 1789, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Mar 1870  (Age 80 years) 
      Married 26 Jul 1810  Pittsylvania County, Virginia U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
      Children 
      +1. Margaret Reynolds "Peggy" Blair,   b. 24 Apr 1811, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Nov 1876, Independance, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)
      +2. Joanna Amanda "Ann" Blair,   b. 28 Jan 1813, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Mar 1863, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 50 years)
       3. Joseph Blair,   b. 15 Feb 1815, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. died young Find all individuals with events at this location
      +4. Elizabeth Elvira "Betsy" Blair,   b. 25 Jan 1818, Pittsylvania County, Virginia U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Sep 1891, Pittsylvania County, Virginia U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
      +5. William Addison Young Blair,   b. 1821, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1879, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years)
       6. John Francis Marion Blair,   b. 1826, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1885  (Age 59 years)
      +7. Amanda Virginia Blair,   b. 28 Mar 1828, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1903  (Age 74 years)
       8. Mary Sutter Blair,   b. 1824
       9. Edna E. B. Blair,   b. 1830, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
      Last Modified 28 Mar 2011 
      Family ID F1492  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    • Sources 
      1. [S67727] Mary Frances Reynolds Eggleston.
        Cottagehill.com/southside/il983.htm#i21067
        Exact DOB & DOD
        Samuel Brittain Blair, Sr. - full name
        ~Christine Reynolds Stone's 1988 biography of William Garrett Reynolds descendents and ancestors.
        Samuel Brittain Blair, Sr. bought land from Joseph Reynolds (23 Aug 1823) acting as guardian of Margaret Devin's children Hugh Reynolds, John (Devin) Reynolds, Joseph Reynolds Jr., Robert (Devin) Reynolds and Margaret Reynolds for $60. 108 acres same track of land that was conveyed by Robert Devin, Executor of William Devin (Sr.) dec'd unto said Joseph Reynolds, Sr. as Guardian for the said children....
        This is William Devin's land left to dec'd Margaret's children. This land is described as adjacent to Hugh Reynolds; This Indenture was presented at court in Pittsylvania Co., Va Sept 15, 1823. DB25, Pages 496-497- 1822-1824 Pittsylvania Co. Virginia

      2. [S04249] Boisseau, Mary Leigh.

      3. [S04100] A, Nancy L., email dated 03.Mar.2002.
        Elizabeth Blair's parents were Samuel Blair and Polly Reynolds.

      4. [S67727] Mary Frances Reynolds Eggleston.
        Her name is found in a Blair Genealogy by Lacy Udell Weston, Jr., as Mary S. Reynolds