John Dean and Agnes McClenachan Wilson had 8 children. He lived in Bath County, Virginia, and at least two of his daughters were married there. His will in Bath County was contested by the children against his son, William McC. Dean. One of the suits is mentioned in Chalkley's Vol. 2, page 157 in which Andrew McClung and his wife, Jane Dean, John's daughter, filed suit against William. The date of John's birth is not clear because an affidavit by William states that his father was between 80 and 90 when he died. (Chalkley's v. 2, p. 157) I believe that John Dean's father was Adam Dean, but I have no proof. My documentation is pretty solid through most of the children because they are mentioned with their spouses in these law suits. I do not have a record of marriage for Elizabeth Dean, one of the daughters, to James Kincaid, but she is mentioned in relation to James Kincaid in other deeds. Is anyone else researching this line? Pat

I have been working on this family for several years, but can not seem to get much beyond my GGrandfather. 1. Samuel Dean married Myra Mason both born in NY 2.George Dallas Dean b 13 Feb 1845 Marion, Wayne CO., NY d 28 Sept 1914 Ganges, Allegan CO., MI Married 1st Mary C Parrish b 22 Sept 1849 d 22 June 1868 Ganges, Allegan CO. MI 2nd Mary D Bird b 16 Sept 1850 Croton, Newaygo CO MI d 07 May 1934 South Haven, MI Jerry Clark Researching: Clark Combs Dean Bird Ridley Eitel Bliss Pinson Paris Garrison Gilbert Schultheis

Hello listers! Another list I am on suggested the following: That when you fill in your 2000census this year, that you do so completely and THEN, make a copy of it for your genealogical records, so your descendants won't have to wait 70 years to open it. Isn't that a great idea? Victoria Dean

Please use good subject lines, many people delete w/o opening all mail called "digest", "my family", "roll call", "surname" or "genealogy". You want people to read your mail, good subject lines help

Jay, I have never run just a direct line, and quite honestly, don't know any other researcher who does run just a direct line. Researching entire families and their lines has brought a lot of data to me! Sheila

i have a joshua dean in my family. b 1750 Lunenburgh va. his brothers were. John, Julius, Edward Charles,William. I have more on William than other brothers. williams family settled in Choctaw Co Ms. would like to have any info on this dean family i could get mary gordon

Margaret: don't be discouraged. I know (suspect) that my Charles Dean came to VA with his brother Edward around 1730-40. They landed near Alexandria. Have been unable to find any ship that they came on and at least one contact in England could find nothing. But I am still hoping. Dean Steward

I'm new to this list. I am descended from John Dean m. to Agness McClenachan Wilson sometime after 1757. Is anyone else working on this line? Would like to hear from you. Pat

Dear Heather, Quite a coincidence that I have a Joshua b 1750 in my paper files that was already in America in 1750. Here is information that was sent to me by another researcher. I have not documented this family myself. Joshua Dean (b. 1750 Lunenburgh VA, m. Tabitha Mays, 12/28/1785 Edgefield SC, d. 5/23/1801 Edgefield SC Widow application for Pension R281, Va Line Widow d. 4/1844 Names of two children given, others deceased. Lists 3 brothers Julius, John and William a. Smallwood Dean lived in EC in 1856 b Sarah Dean m. Waitte or Waitts According to the researcher who sent me this information, Joshua is the son of Edward Dean (b. 1718 Henrico VA, m. Rebecca Abney (b. 1720 Henrico VA)[d/o Unity & George Abney], d. 1761 Halifax VA)) Edward above is the son of Richard Dean [1698](b. England, m. Sarah (d. 1751 Henrico VA), d. 1748 Henrico VA) (1704 Quit Rent Rolls - Richard Dean, 100 acres, Surry Co, VA) I do not know how these folks connect to my line at the present time which is William Dean (b. 11/2/1765 Edgefield SC, m.1. Rebecca Withers b. 1760 Charleston SC d/o William Withers and Rebecca Hartley of Charleston, SC, 2. Sarah (Sallie) Adams (d. 1829)[Fam ?], 9/12/1828, d. 7/14/1830 Edgefield SC) [Dean Cem Edgefield SC, Edge Note, AWEC,p. 321) [LDS records] I have developed a pretty good list of William's descendants altho recently someone has thrown in a new wife to me and has attached some new Edgefield co Deans to him as children. So there is still checking out to do. Billie Jones MY EDGEFIELD COUNTY SURNAMES: BURNETT, CARTER, DEAN, GENTRY, HOLLOWAY, KIRKLAND, LOVELESS, MAY, MITCHELL, RAUTON, REYNOLDS, ROWE, SCURRY, WITHERS, POSSIBLY HILL. ALSO - RIVERS, WATKINS, HARDY - WHO WERE IN EDGEFIELD FOR A SHORT TIME AND WENT TO GA -----Original Message----- From: Heather Oswald <hoswald@icamail.ica.net> To: DEAN-L@rootsweb.com <DEAN-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Friday, January 28, 2000 5:12 PM Subject: Re: Religion and Country of Origin >Jay has made a good point. Including race and nationality would make it much >more efficient when sorting out information about a family name as common as >DEAN. In my research, I have also been screening for religion and counrty of >origin. My line were Protestants. Most of the DEANS who settled in this area >were Irish Catholics. So when I scan the censuses, I don't follow-up on any >of those families. As for country of origin, I am continually fascinated >that the American DEANS rarely trace back to pre-immigration documents in >the British Isles ( where I assume all the DEANS originally came from). My >DEAN research has taken me back to the mid-1700's in Keighley, West >Yorkshire, England. Although there is a chance that they immigrated from >Ireland to England, including Irish DEANS in my research at this point would >be too confusing. > What do you think about these suggestions? > >Heather >P.S. I am looking for relatives of JOSHUA HARDISTY DEAN > Keighley, West Yorkshire- approx. 1750 to 1850. >-----Original Message----- >From: Jay <jthill@inreach.com> >To: DEAN-L@rootsweb.com <DEAN-L@rootsweb.com> >Date: Tuesday, January 25, 2000 7:32 PM >Subject: Another Suggestion > > >>I have been on this family list for awhile now and I have seen suggestions >>come and go but, one I haven't seen yet is about race or nationality. >While >>it is great that we help one another like this I think it would also >benefit >>to put the race in your requests. I know I'm not saying this right. But if >>I'm tracing a John Doe and see another one show up with some of the same >>names I think great. Then I start running the names down and find out its >>for a black John Doe. >> >> Also I know that most of you like myself is running a direct line with not >>too much time spent on Aunts, Uncles, Brothers, Sisters....ETC. So I am >>sure that some of the requests for info could be for the Aunts, Uncles, >>Brothers, Sisters.....ETC. that we pass by. >> >>Jay >> >> >>==== DEAN Mailing List ==== >>For help with the DEAN surname mailing list visit: >>http://www.mcn.net/~hmscook/roots/dean.html >>Remember to support RootsWeb. >> >

Heather wrote: "As for country of origin, I am continually fascinated that the American DEANS rarely trace back to pre-immigration documents in the British Isles ( where I assume all the DEANS originally came from)." If only we could! In my case, I'm stuck with a Richard Dean who appeared in Georgia around 1800, was probably born about 1760, but where? We believe he served in the Revolution, but can't positively identify him with any one Richard Dean whose military records exist. Did he come from Britain? Did his father? Or was it further back? Until we know who in the line first reached America, and where, there is no point in looking in England, Ireland or Timbuktu! Margaret Lindsey Smith

I have been away from the list for several months, so will repost my info. All the info I have is: Daniel Dean married Margaret (Maggie) Abbott and had 5 sons: Dallas Dean m. Ellen -Dallas was in the Oklahoma land run. Sanford Dean m. Annie Woodward Dean m. Nellie Walter Dean m. Minnie Ed Dean m. Willie Fisher and they had Buelah, Clarence and Roy his second wife was Martha Etta Hutson they married 7-3-1912 in Mayes County, Okla. they had Bruce and Ellen Ed Dean was born Feb. 5, 1882 in Boise City, Idaho. When he was 5 or 6 the family moved to Oklahoma City, Okla. area. Ed died 6-24-1965, Tulsa, Okla. This is all the info that I have on my family. Bruce is my father. It seems as if Daniel came out of nowhere, I cannot get any leads of any kind. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Wanda (Dean) Lipe

Pat, what state, town, etc are were these folks in? Any idea as to occupation, etc.Dave in Kazoo

In a message dated 1/28/00 4:24:22 PM Eastern Standard Time, SAMSFAMILY writes: > William Dean 1786 Pendleton Co, (W)Va Your William was born in 1786? Pendleton was formed in 1787 so your guy may have been born in Augusta or Hardy. I do have a William but w/o a date, see below my signature line Sandy in Florida Descendants of Samuel Dean 1 Samuel Dean . +Sarah Dunkin d: 27 March 1850 in Edgefield Co., SC Father: Mother: .... 2 Samuel Dean b: October 1760 in Pennsylvania ........ +Sarah Russell b: 1761 in Virginia m: 1777 Father: Steven RUSSELL Mother: Sarah UNKNOWN .... 2 Charles Dean .... 2 William Dean .... 2 Abbey Dean ........ +Job Jones Father: Mother: .... 2 Anna Dean .... 2 Elizabeth Dean .... 2 Mary Dean .... 2 Beheathen? Dean .... 2 Tabitha Dean .... 2 Sibba Dean d: in unmarried

Jay has made a good point. Including race and nationality would make it much more efficient when sorting out information about a family name as common as DEAN. In my research, I have also been screening for religion and counrty of origin. My line were Protestants. Most of the DEANS who settled in this area were Irish Catholics. So when I scan the censuses, I don't follow-up on any of those families. As for country of origin, I am continually fascinated that the American DEANS rarely trace back to pre-immigration documents in the British Isles ( where I assume all the DEANS originally came from). My DEAN research has taken me back to the mid-1700's in Keighley, West Yorkshire, England. Although there is a chance that they immigrated from Ireland to England, including Irish DEANS in my research at this point would be too confusing. What do you think about these suggestions? Heather P.S. I am looking for relatives of JOSHUA HARDISTY DEAN Keighley, West Yorkshire- approx. 1750 to 1850. -----Original Message----- From: Jay <jthill@inreach.com> To: DEAN-L@rootsweb.com <DEAN-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Tuesday, January 25, 2000 7:32 PM Subject: Another Suggestion >I have been on this family list for awhile now and I have seen suggestions >come and go but, one I haven't seen yet is about race or nationality. While >it is great that we help one another like this I think it would also benefit >to put the race in your requests. I know I'm not saying this right. But if >I'm tracing a John Doe and see another one show up with some of the same >names I think great. Then I start running the names down and find out its >for a black John Doe. > > Also I know that most of you like myself is running a direct line with not >too much time spent on Aunts, Uncles, Brothers, Sisters....ETC. So I am >sure that some of the requests for info could be for the Aunts, Uncles, >Brothers, Sisters.....ETC. that we pass by. > >Jay > > >==== DEAN Mailing List ==== >For help with the DEAN surname mailing list visit: >http://www.mcn.net/~hmscook/roots/dean.html >Remember to support RootsWeb. >

I've been trying to link my Elijah L. DEAN to this DEAN family in Cherokee Co, GA but so far the only link is that he is buried in the cemetery of the church that W. H. DEAN sometimes pastored...Enon (now First Baptist of Woodstock, GA). I thought some of you researching this line would appreciate the following: W.H. Dean The pages of the minutes of Enon/Woodstock Church are dotted with the name of W.H. Dean. His faithfulness is apparent through the years from his ordination in 1862 until his death. He was born in Covington, GA in 1824, but grew up in DeKalb County. His early education was limited, but he later attended Stone Mountain Academy in Decatur, and another academy near Indian Creek Church. He studied medicine with Dr. Hayden Coe near Lithonia for two years, and later graduated at the Medical College of Georgia. He practiced medicine at Oak Hill in Newton County for one year before moving to Cherokee County. Very early in life he had religious leanings, but failed to satisfy his conscience by good works. At age eighteen, he was brought to Christ and felt the pardon that comes with salvation. He united with Indian Creek Church in 1842 and was baptized by Henry Collins, who pastored Enon later. Records show that he joined Enon in 1851. His ordination as deacon was in 1858, and he became pastor of Enon upon his ordination to the ministry in 1862. These were difficult times, the Civil War was in progress, people were, of necessity, not faithful in attendance at church. Those men not away at war were involved with making a living and protecting their families and homes from an invading army. Dr. Dean himself served the Confederacy as a non-commissioned surgeon. Dr. Dean's service as pastor of Enon was dedicated, though sporadic. He would always serve when the church became pastorless. Dr. Dean, beloved of his congregation because he was also their physician, was no different from other preachers who were devoted to providing for their own families during the week. First Baptist Church Woodstock 777 Neese Road Woodstock, GA 30188 (770) 926-4428 Tamie

CBStark@aol.com wrote: > > In a message dated 01/26/2000 12:33:10 PM Central Standard Time, > DEAN-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: > > > Also I know that most of you like myself is running a direct line with not > > too much time spent on Aunts, Uncles, Brothers, Sisters....ETC. > > Not at all. Collateral lines are as important to me as my direct lines > because it isn't at all unusual for a direct ancestor to marry a cousin. The biggest reason to follow up on collateral lines is that what you don't find on your grandfather's death certificate or your grandmother's birth certificate, may be there written in big, easy-to-read letters on your great-aunt's! Or maybe your gr-great uncle's descendants have already researched the line, complete with pictures! I don't know about anyone else, but I wouldn't want to miss any opportunity I can get to find info... Bonnie Hartmann Laguna Beach, CA

In a message dated 01/26/2000 12:33:10 PM Central Standard Time, DEAN-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: > Also I know that most of you like myself is running a direct line with not > too much time spent on Aunts, Uncles, Brothers, Sisters....ETC. Not at all. Collateral lines are as important to me as my direct lines because it isn't at all unusual for a direct ancestor to marry a cousin. Besides, my sister is very important to me, and I imagine my ggg-grandmother felt the same way about her sister. Honoring their memory is what genealogy is all about. Some of my ancestors owned slaves, and I know that there are descendants of those slaves researching their families. Their research task is so much more difficult than mine, I feel an obligation to help them as I much as I help my close cousins. Joyce

In a message dated 1/25/00 7:30:20 PM Eastern Standard Time, jthill@inreach.com writes: > Also I know that most of you like myself is running a direct line with not > too much time spent on Aunts, Uncles, Brothers, Sisters....ETC. So I am > sure that some of the requests for info could be for the Aunts, Uncles, > Brothers, Sisters.....ETC. that we pass by. No, I am doing everyone b/c my families stayed in the western Virginia area for 100s of years Sandy in Florida Please use good subject lines, many people delete w/o opening all mail called "digest", "my family", "roll call", "surname" or "genealogy". You want people to read your mail, good subject lines help

I have been on this family list for awhile now and I have seen suggestions come and go but, one I haven't seen yet is about race or nationality. While it is great that we help one another like this I think it would also benefit to put the race in your requests. I know I'm not saying this right. But if I'm tracing a John Doe and see another one show up with some of the same names I think great. Then I start running the names down and find out its for a black John Doe. Also I know that most of you like myself is running a direct line with not too much time spent on Aunts, Uncles, Brothers, Sisters....ETC. So I am sure that some of the requests for info could be for the Aunts, Uncles, Brothers, Sisters.....ETC. that we pass by. Jay

I am searching for information on Charles E. Dean and Mary Jane Gallarno Dean, They married in Boone County Ill on 12/1/1865. On an 1880 census they were living with David and Margaret Gallarno My GGGrandparents in Franklin Township, County Deklab, Ill. Mary Jane was born in Canada in 1849. Thanks for your help Louise