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1727 - Bef 1800 (73 years)
Generation: 1
1. | Sarah Smith was born 20 Mar 1727, Pennsylvania Colony (daughter of Peter of Yeocomico Smith and Mary Bailey); died Bef 22 Nov 1800, Pittsylvania County, Virginia. Notes:
Smith surname assumed based on serveral grandchildren named
'Sarah Smith _____'. No documents have been found to
support her last name except for a manuscript by Dessa
Hoffstetter. However, its source is suspect.
Not named in will of her husband which was dated 25
November 1800.
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: "Records of the Parish of Camden:
'Sarah Devin born March 20, 1728.'"
!NAME:Ancestors of Thomas Clayton Hughes, Ancestors of
Thomas Clayton Hughes, Hughes, Thomas Clayton, Generation
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Sarah married William Devin, Sr. 1750. William was born 1724; died Bef 19 Apr 1802, Pittsylvania County, Virginia . [Group Sheet]
Notes:
Married:
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; page 1)
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.
Children:
- James Devin was born Abt 1748; died Aft 1833, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
- John Devin was born 1750, Virginia; died Yes, date unknown.
- William Devin was born Abt 1752, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 28 Apr 1810, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
- Mary Devin was born Abt 1757; died Aft 1802.
- Margaret "Peggy" Devin was born Abt 1759, Prob Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died Abt 1798, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , Pittsylvania County, Virginia .
- Robert Devin was born 6 Apr 1759, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; died 10 Apr 1834, Pittsylvania County, Virginia U.S.A..
- Joseph Devin was born 17 Sep 1760; died 26 May 1804, Pittsylvania County, Virginia U.S.A..
- Sarah Devin was born Abt 1761, Saint Peter's Parish, New Kent, Virginia; died Bef 16 Oct 1848, Pittsylvania County, Virginia U.S.A..
- Alexander Devin was born 22 Mar 1769, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 5 Jan 1827, Gibson County, Indiana U.S.A.; was buried , Devin Plot, Warnock Cemetery, Princeton, Indiana U.S.A..
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Generation: 2
3. | Mary Bailey was born Abt 1668, Westmoreland Co., Virginia Colony (daughter of Stephen Bailey and Mary Ann Jeffries/Jeffreys); died 1745, Virginia Colony. Children:
- Martha Margaret Smith was born Abt 1710, Westmoreland, Virginia Colony; died Abt 1770, Cople Parish, Westmoreland Co., Virginia Colony.
- 1. Sarah Smith was born 20 Mar 1727, Pennsylvania Colony; died Bef 22 Nov 1800, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
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Generation: 3
6. | Stephen Bailey was born 1625, Glouchestershire, England; died 8 Jan 1698, Kinsale, Westmoreland Co., Virginia Colony. Stephen married Mary Ann Jeffries/Jeffreys. Mary was born 1632, Newington, Surrey, England; died 1697, Westmoreland, Virginia Colony. [Group Sheet]
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7. | Mary Ann Jeffries/Jeffreys was born 1632, Newington, Surrey, England; died 1697, Westmoreland, Virginia Colony. Notes:
Name:
d/o William Jeffries and Mary Hodge Coggeshall
Children:
- 3. Mary Bailey was born Abt 1668, Westmoreland Co., Virginia Colony; died 1745, Virginia Colony.
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