Devol (Y-DNA)
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Status summary
Completed as of December 19, 2022:
Biography
First Generation
Joseph Devol, son of Jonathan Devol and Hannah Audley, was born Newport, RI abt 1675 and died Dartmouth bef 14 Nov 1726. He married by 1699 Mary Soule and they had seven children (Dartmouth): Christopher (1699/1700), Lydia (1701), Joseph (1703), Mary (1705), Hannah (1707), Benjamin (1709) and Jonathan (1711).
Second Generation
Christopher Devol was born Dartmouth 27 Jan 1699/1700 and died Crum Elbow, NY bet 17 Oct - 24 Dec 1759. He married twice, first 21 Oct 1734 Patience Mosher and second Dartmouth 28 Jul 1756 Mehitable Allen. By his first wife he had three children: Israel (son), Sarah and Joseph and by his second wife he had Jonathan.
Joseph Devol was born Dartmouth 15 Dec 1703 and died there bet. 25 May - 1 Oct 1782. He married twice, first Dartmouth abt 1725 Margaret Potter and second Dartmouth 6 Oct 1760 Sarah Howland (no children). By his first wife he had nine children: Philip (c1726), Edith, Elizabeth, Isabel, Benjamin, Mary, Hannah, Phebe and Joseph.
Benjamin Devol was born Dartmouth 26 Jan 1709 and died The Oblong (Pawling), NY 19 Jan 1792. He married Dartmouth Aug 1731 Sarah Mosher and they had nine children: George, John, Joseph (1735), Benjamin, Bathsheba, Jonathan (1749), Sarah, Abigail and Hannah.
Jonathan Devol was born Dartmouth 4 Aug 1711 and died Tiverton, RI Aug - Sep 1782. He married twice, first Dartmouth 28 Apr 1738 Priscilla Allen and second, int. Freetown 19 Oct 1776 Mary Sherman (no children). By his first wife he had seven children: Gilbert, Silas, Stephen (1745), Daniel, Benjamin (1749 d.y.), Benjamin and Jonathan.
DNA results TBD
Previous Y-DNA testing
Further needed testing
We need additional direct male-line descendants of Joseph Devol to WGS/NGS test to define the haplogroup.
