Wm Dean is in Johnston Co., NC when the will was filed 1760. I have not seen the will to ascertain the listing of children. That is on my list of things to do in this century. Daughter Rebecca Dean Gooding/Gooden and husband Aaron Gooding ended up in Jones Co., NC when their daughter Mary Gooden Adams was born, as she stated in a petition for a widows pension that she was born and raised in Jones Co., NC, However Jones Co was formed in 1779 from Craven Co., NC.and Mary was born 1759-60.. There is a William Dean with property prior to May 1788 as his line is one of the boundaries of Thomas Dillahunty. In 1793 Wm Dean purchased additional 100 A joining his own land and Thom Dillahunty. Other Deans listed in Jones Co., NC are Joseph Dean, Thomas Dean, William Ennett Dean. The oldest listing is the William Dean I listed above. Mary L. Stiny ----- Original Message ----- From: Stewart <stewar3@bellsouth.net> To: <DEAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, July 10, 2000 4:45 PM Subject: Dean Family in Virginia > Can you provide dates and place of residence for your William? > > > > Subject: Dean Family in Virginia > > Date: Sun, 9 Jul 2000 18:04:25 EDT > > From: AIMZQ38@aol.com > > To: DEAN-L@rootsweb.com > > > > I am researching the Dean Family in Virginia! My line is: > > William Dean > > John Dean (m:Elizabeth Mays) > > James Thornton Dean (m: Sarah Monger (2nd wife) > > Solomon Dean (m: Emily B. Coleman) > > Anne Eliza Dean (m: Nicholas Edward Dean, her > > first cousin) > > Pearl Shelton Dean (m: Clarence Joseph Hensley) > > Ruby Marie Hensley (m: Basil Gordon Reedy) > > Karen Sue Reedy (m: Herbert R. Propst) > > > > There is a large population of Dean's in the eastern section of Rockingham > > County.....need to go back from William Dean! Any help will be appreciated. > > > > Sue Reedy Propst > > > > ______________________________