Sarah Smith^[1]

1728 - 1800  (72 years)

• Name	Sarah Smith
  Birth	20 Mar 1728	, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA   [2]
  Gender	Female
  Death	22 Nov 1800	, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA   [2]
  Person ID	I563	Master
  Last Modified	16 Jan 2021

  
  

  Father	Capt. Thomas Smith
  Family ID	F186	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	William Alexander Devin, Sr.,   b. Apr 1725, Camden Parish, Dublin, Ireland d. 19 Apr 1802, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	1750	Chatham, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
  Children	1. John Scott Devin,   b. 1744, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA d. 1789, , Mercer, Kentucky, USA (Age 45 years)   2. James Alexander Devin,   b. 1752, , Halifax, Virginia, USA d. 28 Apr 1810, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA (Age 58 years) + 3. William Devin, Jr.,   b. 1752, , Halifax, Virginia, USA d. 18 Apr 1810, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA (Age 58 years)   4. Mary Devin,   b. 1757, Chatham, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA d. 1802 (Age 45 years) + 5. Margaret Devin,   b. 1759, Chatham, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA d. 25 Nov 1800, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA (Age 41 years) + 6. Robert Devin,   b. 6 Apr 1759, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA d. 10 Apr 1834, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA (Age 75 years) + 7. Joseph Devin,   b. 17 Sep 1760, , Halifax, Virginia, USA d. 26 May 1804, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA (Age 43 years)   8. Sarah "Sallie" Devin,   b. 1761, Chatham, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA d. 16 Oct 1848, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA (Age 87 years) + 9. Alexander Devin,   b. 22 Mar 1769, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA d. 3 Jan 1827, Princeton, Gibson, Indiana, USA (Age 57 years)
  Family ID	F175	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jan 2021

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 20 Mar 1728 - , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA Marriage - 1750 - Chatham, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA Death - 22 Nov 1800 - , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Notes

  "Not named in the will of her husband which was dated 25 November 1800. Dessa's booklet mentions a letter to Alfred Harrison Devin written b Rev. Robert Ira Devin son of James, son of William Jr., son of William Sr. The letter is said to make the following statement: "Records of the Parish of Camden: Sarah Devin born March 20, 1728". " "William Devin, Senior is considered to be the Progenitor of the protestant Devin family in the United States of America. William Devin, Senior of Virginia was born in Dublin, Ireland and came to America in 1745 or 1746. In 1750, he married Sarah Smith and settled in what is now Pittsylvania County, Virginia. --The Devin Family, page 1. A William Davin along with son James Davin is listed in the 1767 list of Tithables for Pittsylvania County, Virginia Colony. Like many landowners of the era and region, William Devin Senior owned slaves. His will states that he owned at least one male slave, named Alleck, which he bequeathed to his daughter Sarah Devin. -The Devin Family, page 2. William Sr. served as Sergeant of Infantry, Virginia Continental Line. He "received a certificate for balance of full pay, according to act passed November session 1781". [more likely this was his son William Jr.] -The Devin Family, page 3. Children listed in will: James Devin, Mary Biggar, William Devin, Jr. Robert Devin, Joseph Devin, heirs of Margaret Reynolds, decd. References: (1) War Records No.4 Page 166 (2) Will of William Devin Senior recorded April 19, 1802 in deed and Will Book 11, page 243, of Pittsylvania County, Virginia. Will was signed 25 Nov 1800. (3) 1787 Pittsylvania Co VA for William Devin, Sr. Personal Property Tax List: 2 white males 16-21 1 black over 16 0 blacks under 16 8 horses, mules, etc. 12 cattle Dessa's booklet mentions a letter to Alfred Harrison Devin written by Rev. Robert Ira Devin son of James, son of William Jr, son of William Sr. The letter is said to make the following statements: 'William Devin born 1724.'" These statements may be accurate, but Dessa's booklet, as written, seems to relate that these records have Irish origins. There is a Camden Parish in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. If the referenced records are from the Virginia parish, why do they mention the marriage of William and Martha Devin? Is the Sarah Devin mentioned in the records actually William Sr.'s spouse rather than his sister? Another theory is that the William and Martha Devin mentioned in the parish of Camden records is William Devin and Martha Mitchell and the 2 in 1720 is actually an eight. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Kevin's_Church,_Camden_Row,_Dublin

  
  

• Sources

  [S761] Yates Publishing, Ancestry Family Trees, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), Ancestry Family Tree. http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=163172091&pid=4 [S379] Ancestry.com, U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.) (Reliability: 3). Name: Sarah Smith Birth Date: 1725 Death Date: 1800 SAR Membership: 90924 Role: Ancestor Application Date: 18 Jan 1967 Spouse: Wm Alexander Devin Children: Alexander Devin https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=2204&h=976361&tid=167141933&pid=172171856639&hid=1035338654761&usePUB=true&_phsrc=PFA1767&_phstart=default&usePUBJs=true