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Clayton Devin

Male 1793 - 1868  (75 years)


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  • Name Clayton Devin 
    Born 11 Jul 1793  Pittsylvania County, Virginia U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 24 Nov 1868  Polk County, Missouri U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Heydon Cemetery, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I37  My Reynolds Line | Descendants of James Mitchell
    Last Modified 7 Feb 2013 

    Father 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) 
    Mother Martha Mitchell,   b. 1762, Colonial Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1830  (Age 68 years) 
    Married 7 Sep 1780  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Ancestors of Thomas Clayton Hughes, Ancestors of Thomas Clayton Hughes, Hughes, Thomas Clayton, Generation
      No. 7/73

      There is a large family of Mitchell's who lived in Pittsylvania Co. at this time. This researcher believes she may be identified as a daughter of James Mitchell, who is found doing business with these residents.
    Family ID F5  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Margaret West,   b. 24 Nov 1803, North Carolina U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jun 1888, Dunnegan, Polk, Missouri U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Married 17 Mar 1820  Fayettesville, Lincoln, Tennessee U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Martha Ann Mitchell Devin,   b. 12 Mar 1822, Lincoln County, Tennessee U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Aug 1883, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years)
     2. William Marion Devin,   b. 26 Feb 1823, Tennessee U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1870  (Age 47 years)
     3. James Devin,   b. 26 Feb 1823, Tennessee U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Feb 1823, Tennessee U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     4. Clayton Smith Devin,   b. 22 Dec 1825, Lincoln County, Tennessee U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1887, Bolivar, Polk, Missouri U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years)
     5. Anna Sanders Devin,   b. 22 Jan 1827, Obion, Tennessee U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jan 1916, Bolivar, Polk, Missouri U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
     6. Sarah Jane Devin,   b. 14 Oct 1829, Tennessee U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1880  (Age 51 years)
     7. Mary Elizabeth Devin,   b. 23 Apr 1832, Tennessee U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Sep 1909  (Age 77 years)
     8. Joseph Benton Devin,   b. 27 Aug 1835, Lincoln County, Tennessee U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jun 1886, Morrow County, Oregon U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 50 years)
     9. Margaret Adaline Devin,   b. 17 Mar 1837, Missouri U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     10. Patton Mack Devin,   b. 10 Feb 1839, Missouri U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     11. Alfred Harrison Devin,   b. 29 Sep 1840, Polk County, Missouri U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jan 1914  (Age 73 years)
     12. Massa Louisa Devin,   b. 23 Feb 1844, Bolivar, Polk, Missouri U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Aug 1925, Riverside, Riverside, California U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
     13. Parthenia Tennessee Devin,   b. 7 Mar 1845, Missouri U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Dec 1901, Fossil, Wheeler, Oregon U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years)
    Last Modified 9 May 2012 
    Family ID F7  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    The Nowlin Stone Genealogy
    The Nowlin Stone Genealogy
    The_Nowlin_Stone_Genealogy.pdf

  • Notes 
    • !NAME:Will of Clayton Devin, Devin, Clayton: Will,

      [page 1]

      Clayton
      Devin
      [Lo]
      Will

      Box 71
      202

      Filed Dec
      24
      AD 1868
      JB Burros
      Clk

      [page
      2
      ]

      In the name of God,
      Amen,
      I Clayton
      Devin of the County
      of Polk and State of Missouri being

      in the Seventy sixth year of my age and
      a very
      feeble State of health being con-
      scious of the
      uncertainty of life and
      Certainty of death at the same
      time
      according to my own apprehensions
      of Sound
      mind and being anxious
      to make a suitable desposition
      of
      my real and personal estate do make
      ordain and
      delare this to be my
      last will and testament.
      1st
      It is my will that after my
      decease that all my debts
      and the
      expenses of my funeral be paid and

      discharged by my executor herein
      after named and
      appointed out of
      my estate as soon as conveniently

      may be I leave the charges of my
      funeral to the
      descretion of my ex-
      ecutor.
      2nd I give devise and
      dispose of
      my estate both real and personal save

      what may be necessary for the pay-
      ment of my just
      debts and funeral
      expenses in the following manner

      To wit, I give and bequeath unto

      [page
      3
      ]

      my beloved wife Margaret Devin
      all of my
      personal estate such as
      money or the proceeds of notes
      or
      stock such as cattle horses and sheep
      and hogs
      house hold and kitchen
      furniture and farming utensils
      to
      have and enjoy and dispose of as she
      may think
      proper to her own use
      and benefit during her natural
      life
      after her decease to be disposed of
      as
      hereinafter mentioned together
      with my personal estate
      I give and
      bequeath unto my said wife the
      following
      described land compris-
      ing the homestead to wit the

      West half of the Southwest quar-
      ter section So
      thirty four (34)
      and East half of of South West

      quarter and South West quarter
      of NorthWest quarter
      and South
      East quarter of North West quarter

      Section No Thirty Three (33) of
      Township No Thirty
      four (34) of
      Range No twenty three (23)
      The above
      described real estate
      I desire to be sold or vivided as

      herinafter mentioned.
      3rd It is my desire that the
      fol-

      [page 4]

      lowing described real
      estate be dis-
      posed of by my executor either by

      private or public sale on the most
      advantagous
      terms that he may
      think fit if not sold by my self

      during my life time the proceeds to
      be given to my
      wife Margaret Devin
      to be enjoyed by her as she may

      desire for her own use and benefit
      as long as she
      may live To wit
      South half of the South West
      quar-
      ter and South East quarter of the
      South West
      quarter of Setion No
      nine (9) Township No Thirty

      four (34) of range No Twenty
      three and also the
      South East
      quarter of the North West quarter

      Section No Twelve (12) Town-
      Ship No Thirty four 34
      of Range
      No Twenty four (24)
      4-- The following
      described land
      I give and bequeath unto the Dev-
      in
      family to remain in common
      for the use of a burying
      ground
      bounded as follows To wit Beginning and lying

      on the East boundary Section Thirty Two 32
      Town-
      Ship Thirty four 34 of Range (23) at a yellow

      Stone 36 poles North of the South East
      corner of
      the said Section [Witnynd] by Black
      oak 12 inches in
      diameter 20

      [page 5]

      links North East
      to black oak 11 inches
      in diameter 17 links due West
      thence North
      on a Section line 17 Poles to yellow

      Stone West 28 Poles to yellow Stone [Nine]
      South 17
      Poles to yellow Stone [Nine]
      East 28 poles to The
      [begining]
      [Anlang] 2.56 acres the above des-
      cribed
      land to remain forever
      the property of the Devins not
      to
      be Sold but to be used by the pub-
      lic as a
      common burying ground
      5 After the death of my
      wife
      Margaret Devin it is my
      desire that the remainder of my

      estate after her funeral expenses
      Shall have been
      paid be disposed of
      as follows To wit
      I give and
      bequeath to my Son
      William M Devin the Sum of
      five
      dollars.
      I give and bequest to my
      daughter Ama S.
      Wilson five
      dollars
      I give and bequeath to my

      daughter Margaret A. Chitty
      the Sum of five
      dollars.

      [a page seems to be
      missing
      ]

      [page 6]

      9th After the
      above [legacies] have been
      paid to gather with the
      expenses of
      administration The residue of my
      estate
      both real and personal I [disise]
      may be equally
      divided if can
      be if cannot be then the real
      es-
      tate to be Sold and proceeds together
      with
      personal estate be divided between
      the following named
      legal heirs
      of my body or their legal
      repre-
      sentatives, to wit, Clayton
      S. Devin, Joseph
      B. Devin, Alfred
      H. Devin, Martha M. Heydon, Sarah

      J. Thompson, Mary E. Pickering
      Massa L. Hughes
      Parthenial
      T Frieze Share and Share alike

      In
      order that the provisions of
      this my last will and
      Testament
      may be carried out I constitute
      and
      appoint Alfred H. Devin my ex-
      ecutor hereby revoking
      all former wills
      by me made.

      In witness whereof I
      have hereunto
      set my hand this 14th day of October

      1868 [Atuge]

      Clayton ^his X mark^ Devin
      <\p>

      A.

      Signed and declared by the above
      named
      Clayton Devin to be his
      last Will and testament in the

      [page 7]

      presence of us who at his
      request
      and in his presence have subscribed
      our
      names as witnesses thereto.
      George W. Russell
      Thomas
      H. Russell
      Alexander Millikin

      State of Missouri

      County of Polk

      Be it remembered
      that on this
      the 24 day of December
      AD 1868, an Instrument of
      writing
      Proporting to be the last Will of
      Clayton
      Divin Deceased was exhibited
      to the undersigned J.B.
      Burros
      clerk of the County Court [beler/E]
      to be
      proven and the Same was
      rejected for want of
      proof.
      J B Burros Clk



      !NAME:U.S. Census 1850: Missouri, Polk county, U.S. Census
      1850: Missouri, Polk county

      !NAME:U.S. Census 1840: Missouri-Polk County, U.S. Census
      1840: Missouri-Polk County, Page 47; Devin, Clayton;
      Males:2-1-1-1-0-0-1 Females:1-1-2-1-0-1

      !NAME:U.S. Census 1860: Missouri-Polk County, U.S. Census
      1860: Missouri-Polk County

      !NAME:U.S. Census 1870: Missouri-Polk County, U.S. Census
      1870: Missouri-Polk County

      !NAME:U.S. Census 1830: Tennessee-Lincoln County, U.S.
      Census 1830: Tennessee-Lincoln County, Devin, Clayton;
      Males:0-2-0-0-0-1 Females:3-1-0-0-1

      !NAME:War of 1812 Pension File for Clayton Devin, Devin,
      Clayton: War of 1812 Pension File

      !NAME:War of 1812 Bounty Land Warrant Application File for
      Clayton Devin, Devin, Clayton: War of 1812 Bounty Land
      Warrant Application File

      !NAME:U.S. Census 1880: Missouri-Polk County-Madison
      Township, U.S. Census 1880: Missouri-Polk County-Madison
      Township, National Archives Film T9-0710, page 205A

      !NAME:Mitchell from Devin et. al. Deed, Devin et. al.: Deed
      to Mitchell, County Clerk's Office, Pittsylvania County,
      Virginia,

      [page 210]

      class=”MarginNote”>Mitchell
      from
      Devin and
      others

      This Indenture made the 15th Day of
      October in the year of our Lord
      1816 Between Martha
      Devin, James Devin, Clayton Devin, Abraham C.
      Parrish &
      Polley Parish his wife, Benjamin Hutchison & Elizabeth
      Hutchison
      his wife & Sarah Devin all of the County of
      Pittsylvania of the one part and
      John Mitchell of the
      said County of the other part Witnesseth that the Said

      Martha Devin James Devin Clayton Devin Abraham C
      Parrish & Polley Parr
      ish his Wife Benjamin Hutchison &
      Elizabeth Hutchison his Wife and Sarah
      Devin for and in
      consideration of the Sum of three hundred and forty Dollars

      Lawfull money of Virginia to them in hand paid by the
      Said John Mitchell
      the receipt Whereof is hereby
      Acknowledged hath granted bargained Sold and
      conveyed
      and by these presents Doth grant bargain Sell and convey
      unto the Said
      John Mitchell his heirs and assigns a
      certain tract or parcel of Land lying
      and being in the
      County Aforesaid on the Waters of Banister Containing One

      hundred Acres and 1202 poles be the same
      more of less it being the same tract
      of Land conveyed
      by Robert Devin to William Devin in the year 1809 And

      bounded as followeth, to Wit, Beginning at a white Oak
      corner of the old
      line thence North 6[4] degrees East
      91 poles to a corner White Oak, thence Said
      Old line
      North 13 degrees West 1[4]3 poles to a Red Oak S61 degrees
      West 140
      poles to pointers [and] thence S32 1/2 degress
      East 133 poles to the Beginning Which
      tract of Land
      aforesaid the Said Martha Devin James Devin Clayton Devin

      Abraham C. Parrish and his Wife Polley Parrish Benjamin
      Hutchison and Eliza
      beth Hutchison his Wife and Sarah
      Devin [Will] for themselves their heirs &
      forever
      Warrant, Maintain and defend the right & title to the Said
      John Mitchell
      his heirs & Assigns or any other person
      of persons Whatsoever Claiming in [undes]
      or by them the
      Sd Martha Devin James Devin Clayton Devin
      Abraham C. Parrish
      and his wife Polley Parrish Benjamin
      Hutchison and Elizabeth Hutchison his Wife
      And Sarah
      Devin or their heirs And the Said Martha Devin James Devin
      Clayton
      Devin Abraham C. Parrish & Polley Parrish his
      Wife Benjamin Hutchison and
      Elizabeth Hutchison his
      Wife & Sarah Devin do for themselves their heirs & [A]
      forever
      warrant and defend the Right and title to the
      Said tract of Land to the Said John
      Mitchell & his
      hiers & [A] forever In Witness Whereof the Said Martha
      Devin
      James Devin Clayton Abraham C Parrish & Polley
      Parrish his Wife Benjamin
      Hutchison & Elizabeth
      Hutchison his Wife & Sarah Devin has hereunto set their

      hand and affixed their Seals the day and Year first
      written

      Martha (her X mark) Devin {Sl}
      Jas. Devin
      {Sl}
      Clayton (his X mark) Devin {Sl}
      Abraham C
      Parrish {Sl}
      Polley (her X mark) Parrish
      {Sl}
      Benjamin (his X mark) Hutchison {Sl}
      Elizabeth
      (her X mark) Hutchison {S1}
      Sarah (her X mark) Devin
      {Sl}

      Signed Sealed and delivered in presence

      Jabey Smith
      James Hurt
      Thos
      Shelton
      Hugh Reynolds

      [page
      211
      ]

      Pittsylvania County to Wit
      We James Hurt
      and Thomas Shelton Magistrates
      of the Said County do
      hereby certify that Martha Devin James Devin Clayton Devin

      Polley Parrish BEnjamin Hutchison Elizabeth Hutchison
      Srah Devin Abraham
      Parrish parties to the within
      conveyance hath duly Acknowledged the same before
      us on
      the fifteenth Day of October 1816 And desired us to certify
      the Same Acknow
      ledgement to the Clerk of the County
      Court of Pittsylvania in order the same conveyance
      may
      be recorded As Witness our hands and Seals.

      class=”Signature”>Jas. Hurt {Seal}
      Tho.s
      Shelton

      This Indenture from Martha Devin James Devin
      Clayton Devin Abraham C. Parrish
      and Polley Parrish his
      Wife Benjamin Hutchison and Elizabeth his Wife and Sarah
      Devin to John Mitchell was presented in the Clerks office
      of Pittsya County
      the 18th Day of
      November 1816 and admitted to Record by the Clerk of Said
      County
      upon the Certificate herein endorsed

      class=”Signature”>Teste
      Will Tunstall Clrk