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Sarah Smith[1]

Female 1727 - Bef 1800  (73 years)


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  • Name Sarah Smith 
    Born 20 Mar 1727  Pennsylvania Colony Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died Bef 22 Nov 1800  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I49  My Reynolds Line
    Last Modified 18 Jan 2018 

    Father Peter of Yeocomico Smith,   b. 27 Dec 1663, Westmoreland Co., Virginia Colony Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 May 1741, Westmoreland Co., Virginia Colony Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Mother Mary Bailey,   b. Abt 1668, Westmoreland Co., Virginia Colony Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1745, Virginia Colony Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 77 years) 
    Family ID F7064  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family William Devin, Sr.,   b. 1724,   d. Bef 19 Apr 1802, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Married 1750 
    • 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. [3]
    Children 
     1. James Devin,   b. Abt 1748,   d. Aft 1833, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 86 years)
     2. John Devin,   b. 1750, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. William Devin,   b. Abt 1752, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Apr 1810, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 58 years)
    +4. Mary Devin,   b. Abt 1757,   d. Aft 1802  (Age ~ 46 years)
     5. Margaret "Peggy" Devin,   b. Abt 1759, Prob Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1798, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 39 years)
     6. Robert Devin,   b. 6 Apr 1759, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Apr 1834, Pittsylvania County, Virginia U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
     7. Joseph Devin,   b. 17 Sep 1760,   d. 26 May 1804, Pittsylvania County, Virginia U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 43 years)
     8. Sarah Devin,   b. Abt 1761, Saint Peter's Parish, New Kent, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 16 Oct 1848, Pittsylvania County, Virginia U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 87 years)
     9. Alexander Devin,   b. 22 Mar 1769, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jan 1827, Gibson County, Indiana U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years)
    Last Modified 29 Jun 2021 
    Family ID F6  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • 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
      No. 8 # 146

  • Sources 
    1. [S83] DevinTimber-David Devin, http://devintimber.org/.

    2. [S82] Wikitree, https://www.geni.com/people/Sarah-Smith/6000000003296038695.
      Sarah Smith
      Birthdate: March 20, 1727
      Birthplace: Pennsylvania
      Death: November 22, 1800 (73)
      Pittsylvania County, VA
      Immediate Family:

      Daughter of Peter Smith of Yeocomico and wife of Peter Smith
      Wife of Willian Devin, Sr
      Mother of Margaret Reynolds (nee Devin)
      Sister of James Smith; Martha McClanahan; Abigail Fleming; Peter Smith, Jr; William Smith; John Smith; Hannah Ware; Anne Thomas; Mary Fleming and Thomas Smith

    3. [S83] DevinTimber-David Devin.