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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    Family: William Devin, Sr. / Sarah Smith (F0006)

    m. 1750


    Family Information    |    Notes    |    All    |    PDF

    • Father | Male
      William Devin, Sr.

      Born  1724   
      Died  Bef 19 Apr 1802  Pittsylvania County, Virginia U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location
      Buried     
      Married  1750   
      Father   
      Mother   

      Mother | Female
      Sarah Smith

      Born  20 Mar 1727/28   
      Died  Bef 22 Nov 1800   
      Buried     
      Father  Thomas Smith | F1181 Group Sheet 
      Mother   

      Child 1 | Male
      James Devin

      Born  Abt 1748   
      Died     
      Buried     
      Spouse  Peggy Thomas | F0598 
      Married  Abt Aug 1803   

      Child 2 | Male
      John Devin

      Born  1750  Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
      Died     
      Buried     

      Child 3 | Male
      + William Devin, Jr.

      Born  c.1752   
      Died  27 Apr 1810   
      Buried     
      Spouse  Martha Mitchell | F0005 
      Married  07 Sep 1780  Pittsylvania County, Virginia U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location

      Child 4 | Female
      + Mary Devin

      Born  Abt 1757   
      Died  Aft 1802   
      Buried     
      Spouse  James Biggar | F0602 
      Married     

      Child 5 | Female
      + Margaret Devin

      Born  Abt 1759   
      Died  Abt 1798  Pittsylvania County, Virginia U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location
      Buried    Pittsylvania County, Virginia U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location
      Spouse  Joseph M. Reynolds | F0603 
      Married  21 Aug 1780  Pittsylvania County, Virginia U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location

      Child 6 | Male
      + Robert Devin

      Born  06 Apr 1759  Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location
      Died  10 Apr 1834  Pittsylvania County, Virginia U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location
      Buried     
      Spouse  Nancy Parrish | F0601 
      Married  25 Jan 1791  Pittsylvania County, Virginia U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location

      Child 7 | Male
      + Joseph Devin

      Born  17 Sep 1760   
      Died  26 May 1804  Pittsylvania County, Virginia U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location
      Buried     
      Spouse  Elizabeth Nowlin | F0342 
      Married  16 February 1789  Pittsylvania County, Virginia U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location

      Child 8 | Female
      Sarah Devin

      Born  Abt 1761   
      Died  Bef 16 Oct 1848  Pittsylvania County, Virginia U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location
      Buried     

      Child 9 | Male
      + Alexander Devin

      Born  22 Mar 1769  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
      Died  05 Jan 1827  Gibson County, Indiana U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location
      Buried    Devin Plot, Warnock Cemetery, Princeton, Indiana U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location
      Spouse  Susannah Nowlin | F0340 
      Married  10 Jul 1795  Pittsylvania County, Virginia U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location

    • 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.