The record Ancestry has is 1794 and appears to be his death proving he was in the Colony rather than an actual arrival. If you are a brave and determined researcher, familysearch.org has the Philadelphia ship records Do you have this: Philadelphia, Tombstone Inscriptions from Christ Church Here Lie the remains of THOMAS DEVONALD late Merchant of this city Who was born Near Haverford West Pembrokeshire South Wales Died the 11th day of October 1793 aged 34 years Source Information: Ancestry.com. Philadelphia, Tombstone Inscriptions from Christ Church [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002. Original data: Clark, Edward L. Record of the Inscriptions on the Tablets and Grave-stones in the Burial-Grounds of Christ Church, Philadelphia. Philadelphia, PA, USA: Colines, Printer, 1864 He also gets a mention in English Estates of American Colonists, 1700-1799 Name: Thomas Devonald Arrival Year: 1794 Arrival Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Source Publication Code: 1224.2 Primary Immigrant: Devonald, Thomas Annotation: Date and place of death or date and place of mention in the New World. Extracted from Administration Act Books: PROB 6/76 (1700) to 175 (1799); Probate Act Books: PROB 8/93 (1700) to 192 (1799); and Limited Probate Act Book: PROB 9/1 (1781). Name and mari Source Bibliography: COLDHAM, PETER WILSON. English Estates of American Colonists, American Wills and Administrations in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 1700-1799. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1980. 140p. Page: 33 Pennsylvania records at https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list#page=1&countryId=23 There is a lot to be seen Pennsylvania, Births and Christenings, 1709-1950 951,480 09 Mar 2012 Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950 2,221,287 08 Sep 2012 Pennsylvania, Eastern District Naturalization Indexes, 1795-1952 231,641 29 Apr 2013 Pennsylvania, Eastern District Petitions for Naturalization, 1795-1931 Browse Images 09 Dec 2011 Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1709-1940 476,245 09 Mar 2012 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Case Files of Chinese Immigrants, 1900-1923 Browse Images 15 Apr 2011 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Births, 1860-1906 1,022,168 24 Jun 2012 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Death Certificates, 1803-1915 2,442,468 28 Jun 2012 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Marriage Indexes, 1885-1951 1,830,468 02 Mar 2013 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Passenger List Index Cards, 1883-1948 1,153,207 29 Apr 2013 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Passenger Lists, 1800-1882 489,494 20 Mar 2013 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Passenger Lists, 1883-1945 971,459 26 Sep 2013 Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh City Deaths, 1870-1905 164,487 05 Nov 2013 Pennsylvania, Probate Records, 1683-1994 Eliz Not Today and Not without a Fight (Anon) For all that has been, thanks. For all that will be, yes. (Dag Hammarskjold) On Sun, Dec 22, 2013 at 9:54 AM, Simon Carter <s.n.carter@btinternet.com>wrote: > Hi, > Does anyone have a World-wide sub to Ancestry and could do a look-up? > > I am trying to find a bit more about Thomas Devonald, a linen draper of > London (but born near Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire) who died in > Philadelphia 11 Oct 1793. His will was proved PCC on 21 Feb 1794 (I have a > copy from TNA - PROB11/1241), but he is buried in Christ Church grave yard, > Philadelphia (I also have the MI). But Ancestry have an Immigration & > Travel entry for a Thomas Devonald to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (I do not > have the date, but I guess it's probably going to be 1792). > This may tell me very little (it might even be the wrong man), but it > would be useful to find out. > > If anyone is looking at this man in their research, I would love to hear > from you. > > Thanks in advance. > > Simon Carter > > ================================ > Dyfed list REVISED resources http://home.clara.net/daibevan/DyfedML.html [Dec2012] > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > DYFED-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >