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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    Margaret Devin

    Female Abt 1759 - Abt 1798  (39 years)


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    • Name Margaret Devin 
      Nickname Peggy 
      Born Abt 1759  [1
      Gender Female 
      Died Abt 1798  Pittsylvania County, Virginia U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
      Buried Pittsylvania County, Virginia U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
      Notes 
      • YOB from FHC #0928908 compiled by Ethel S. Mattingley
        YOB & POB from Ancestral File

        !MARRIAGE: Pittsylvania Co VA record

        Is listed as deceased in her Father's Will dated 25.Nov.1800.
      Person ID I0056  Devin Timber | Margret Devin Reynolds Descendants, Mary Eggleston Pedigree, William Devin Progeny
      Last Modified 4 Dec 2014 

      Father William Devin, Sr.,   b. 1724,   d. Bef 19 Apr 1802, Pittsylvania County, Virginia U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (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.
      Family ID F0006  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

      Family 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) 
      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).
      Children 
      +1. Hugh Reynolds,   b. 02 Jul 1781, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1832, Pittsylvania County, Virginia U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 50 years)
      +2. John Devin Reynolds,   b. 22 Feb 1783, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Mar 1831, Pittsylvania County, Virginia U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years)
       3. Margaret Reynolds,   b. Aft 1783, VIrginia U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location
      +4. Sarah "Sally" Reynolds,   b. 01 Oct 1784, Pittsylvania County, Virginia U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location
      +5. William Reynolds,   b. Abt 1787, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jan 1816, Pittsylvania County, Virginia U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 29 years)
      +6. Mary S. "Polly" Reynolds,   b. 18 Mar 1791, Pittsylvania County, Virginia U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 04 Apr 1833, Pittsylvania County, Virginia U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 42 years)
      +7. Elizabeth Reynolds,   b. Abt 1791, Pittsylvania County, Virginia U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1833, Pittsylvania County, Virginia U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 42 years)
       8. Joseph Reynolds, Jr.,   b. Abt 1793, Pittsylvania County, Virginia U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location
      +9. Robert Devin Reynolds,   b. Abt 1795, Pittsylvania County, Virginia U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef Feb 1844, Pittsylvania County, Virginia U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age < 49 years)
      Last Modified 26 Jul 2012 
      Family ID F0603  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    • Sources 
      1. [S04249] Boisseau, Mary Leigh.

      2. [S04249] Boisseau, Mary Leigh.
        died Abt. 1798 in Pittsylvania Co.