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 1750 - Yes, date unknown
Generation: 1
| 1. | John Devin was born 1750, Virginia; died Yes, date unknown. Notes:
John fought against England in the Revolutionary War (Dessa
Hofstetter; "The Devin Family"; page 2; ...William and
Sarah Devin's four oldest sons were in the Revolutionary
War. John was wounded and while confined to his room carved
a powder horn and gave it to his brother Alexander, who was
not old enough to go to war. ...)
Dessa's Booklet quotes (page 5) a letter from Robert Ira
Devin to Alfred Harrison Devin, saying "My grandfather
William Devin, Jr. was born in Pittsylvania County, Va. and
was a soldier three years in the War of the Revolution. Two
of his brothers, John and Robert, were with him in the
army. John was severly wounded by being shot through the
body, but he, wonderful to relate, entirely recovered and
afterward died at the home of his lady love to whom he was
engaged to be married, while on a visit to see her. The
pantaloons he had on when wounded were preserved for many
years by the family as an heirloom that showed the bullet
hole on each side that passed through his body."
Not named in his Father's will, dated 25.November.1800
!NAME:Hinkelman, Melvin, Hinkelman, Melvin
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