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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    Devin, Alexander: deed to Devin's Legatees



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    • Title Devin, Alexander: deed to Devin's Legatees 
      Short Title Relinquishment Deed To Devin's Legatees From Alex. Devin 
      Publisher County Clerk's Office; Pittsylvania County, Virginia 
      Call Number Deed Book 13 page 537 
      Repository Pittsylvania County Court House 
      Source ID S67413 
      Text

      Be it remembered and made known to all to whom this Instrument
      may Concern that whereas some doubts have arisen respecting my
      Father William Devins last will and testament (to wit, that I have a
      right to brake [break] or revoke the said will agreeable to our Laws, on the
      ground that my name is omitted, and not Inserted in said Will
      Therefore in order to remove and do away all such doubts I do hereby
      relinquish give up and forever Disclaim all or any such right, if any I
      have, not only for my self but also for my heirs Executors and administrators
      or any other person or persons Claiming by or from under me
      or my heirs & in any Case Whatsoever and therefore do pronounce my
      harty Consent to the Establishment of said Will and do reserve to myself
      my heirs or afsigns the part to me left in said Will in Case my Sister Sarah
      Devin Should die without a Lawfull heir, In Witnefs whereof I have
      hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this twenty first day of November
      in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and three.


      Alexr [Alexander] Devin {Seal}


      Signed Seald & Deliver'd in the presents of [fs]
      James Nowlin    John Emmerson
      George Thomas    James Devin


      At a Court held for Pittsylvania County the 16th day of January
      1804 This Relinquishment from Alexander Devin to the Legatees of
      William Devin Deceased was presented in Court and proved by the
      oath of two of the Subscribing Witnefses hereto to be the act and Deed
      of the said Alexander and by the Court ordered to be Recorded.

       
      Linked to Alexander Devin 

    •  Notes 
      • Transcribed from a photocopy of Pittsylvania County, Virginia Deed Book #13 page 537 by David D. on 16.May.1999. I left spelling, punctuation, and capitalization intact. Text enclosed in square brackets [ ] are my comments and translations. My apologies in advanced for any mistakes in my interpretation of the handwriting.
      • Recorded 16.January.1804; relinquishment dated 23.November.1803 from Alexander Devin to heirs of William Devin reliquishing his rights to the estate of his father, William Devin, Sr.