1. | Mary POLLY CHAPMAN was born in 1770 in Genesee, Orange Co., New York; died on 16 Mar 1856 in Lampton Mills (on the Humber R.), Toronto. Notes:
M. Polly is the daughter of Hannah Tyler b. 14 Jun 1743, Sharon, Litchfield, Connecticut & Nathan Chapman who was one of the original settlers who lived in the South-east corner of Vaughan Twp.
Nathan Chapman arrived in 1796 on horseback form Pennsylvania. Lot 28, Con. 1 Yonge St. West, Vaughan. In 1864 Nathan Chapman also purchased Lot 37, Con 1 Yonge St. which was farmed by son John & grandson Robt. Langstaff Secondary School is now located on this Lot 37, Yonge Street.
. Polly's Grandmother, the widow Hannah Tyler Chapman live beside her at Lot 29. Hannah's second husband was Asa Johnson, of Yonge Street, Toronto.
. Two Chapman sisters married two Devins brothers:
Mary POLLY Chapman married 1790 Genese, NY, to Isaac Devins &
Hannah ANNE Chapman married 1792 NY to Levi Devins.
. The children of Polly Chapman & Abraham Devins are:
Elizabeth Devins - 1793 Orange Co., NY-1870 Seneca, Ohio;
Hannah Devins, 1795 Humber River, Toronto, Ontario-1875 USA;
Sarah Devins, 1799-1867 Toronto;
Rebecca Devins, 1802-1881 Toronto;
James Bernard Devins, 1804-1893 Toronto;
Nancy Devins, 1806 Toronto - 1877 Sombra Twp., Lambton, Ontario;
John Chapman Devins, 1809-1893 Toronto, married 1832 Jennet Rogers, 1815-87;
Lucy Devins, 1811-1894 Ontario &
Albert Devins. - - -
Mary married Isaac DEVINS in 1790 in Genesee, Orange Co., New York. Isaac was born on 20 Nov 1768 in Orange Co., New York; died on 15 Mar 1858 in United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Notes:
Nathan Martin was the husband of Elizabeth Devins [the Eldest Daughter of Isaac and Mary 'Polly' Chapman Devins and moved to the USA . This is noted in "The Abraham Devins and his Descendants Living in Canada and the USA Book written by William Duck, 1988.
Children:
- Sarah DEVINS was born on 1 Sep 1799 in York Twp., York Co., Ontario; died on 8 Oct 1867 in Gore of Toronto Twp., Peel Co., Ontario; was buried in Hilltop Gore Cemetery, Clairville, Ontario.
- James Bernard DEVINS was born in 1804 in Humber River, Etobicoke Twp., (Toronto), Ontario; died on 30 Apr 1893 in Town of York (Toronto), York Co., Ontario; was buried in Nashville / Zoar Primitive Methodist Church Cemetery.
- Elizabeth DEVINS was born before 1798 in York Twp., York Co., Ontario; died in in United States.
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