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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    Rice Edwards

    Male Abt 1615 - Abt 1681  (66 years)


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    • Name Rice Edwards 
      Born Abt 1615  Dorchester, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
      Gender Male 
      Died Abt 1681  Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
      Notes 
      • He appeared at Salem as early as 1642. He may have been related to Thomas Edwards of Salem and to John Edwards of Ipswich. He was in Wenham in 1647 and received a grant of land there in 1653.
        His age was 65 in 1680 as recorded in a controversy over the payemnt of taxes which was brought into acourt with two of his sons and some others.
        He was at Salem by 1642.
      Person ID I5304  Devin Timber | David Devin Pedigree
      Last Modified 13 Apr 2010 

      Family Joanna,   b. England Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Married 1643  Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
      Notes 
      • They had eight children: 3 sons and 5 daughters including Thomas.
      Children 
      +1. Thomas Edwards,   b. Abt 1652, Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Mar 1732/33, Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
      Last Modified 13 Apr 2010 
      Family ID F1859  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    • Sources 
      1. [S04360] Edwards Family of Wenham Prior to 1715, NEHGS Register, Millis, William Stowall, (NEHGS), Vol. 56: Jan 1902., p. 60.
        QUAY 2

      2. [S04526] NEHSC - Jan 1902 vol 56, pp 60-63.