Tried to send this to a contact I made a year or so ago. Came back permanent delivery failure. If some of you know Carol Vidales, maybe you can get in touch with her. If not, maybe some of you can use it. The linage of this person is at the end in outline form. -----Original Message----- From: Lee and Billie Jones <tjones@camden.net> To: vidales@worldnet.att.ne <vidales@worldnet.att.ne> Date: Friday, AMly 28, 2000 9:22 PM Subject: Will of thomas E. Dean Dear Carol, Another Dean researcher that I have been exchanging speculations with as we try to clear up all the different williams and wives of William Sr., father of Thomas sent me the following will of your Nancy Dean's father Thomas. Though if you didn't have it, it would be a good addition to your source documentation. Also have been working on William Sr. and have new informtion on his wives and children. Get in touch. Billie Jones Will of Thomas Dean as transcribed from original by Tom Sheffield South Carolina Edgefield District In the name of God amen I Thomas Dean of Edgefield District and state aforesaid being of sound mind and disposeing mind and memory, but calling to mind the uncertainty of life and being desirous to dispose of all such worldly estate as it hath pleased God to bless me with do make and ordain this my last Will in manner following 1st I give to my beloved wife one third part of all my real estate viz the part whereon the improvements lies and also one third part of the ballance of the land which will be my sons Benj- Deens portion of the Land to be held in trust by his mother for part of his support and also one negro girl named seller and her increase and provisions for her support for her self and negro girl one year one feather bed and firnature two tabls one set of chairs some Kitchen furnature sufficient to keep house but in case she should die or marry the above named negro girl and her increase to be sold and equally divided amongst my surviving heirs - 2nd I further Desire that the ballance of my estate shall be sold on a credit of twelve months and after payment of all my Just debts and funeral expences is paid the money arising therefrom shal be divided equally between my three children to say Benj Deen one portion which is to be held in trust by his mother for his support but if the said Benj Deen should die leaving no issue his said portion to be divided amongst his surviving heirs I also give the said Benj Deen one feather bead and firnature and one portion to my daughter Nancy May and one portion to my son William Deen but the said portion of William Deen is to be the amount of money less without interest that I paid to the estate of William Deceased for the land whereon my son William Deen now lives. and lastly. I do constitute and appoint my son William Deen and John H May my soninlaw Executors to this my last Will and testament, in testimony whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and seal this 10th day of January 1840. Signed, Sealed and declared as and for the last will and Thomas Deen (SEAL) testament of the above named Thomas Deen in the presence of us Aron Hill John Youngblood Bryan Deen Recorded in Will Book "D" Page 103-104 Recorded February 19, 1840 O. Towles, O. E. D. Box 37, Pkg 1402 Descendants of William DEAN Sr. 1 William DEAN Sr. b: November 02, 1765 in SC/NC? d: July 14, 1830 in Edgefield Co, SC . +Rebecca Hartley WITHERS b: Abt. 1760 in Mt. Pleasant, Charleston, SC m: Aft. 1786 William d: Bef. September 1828 in probably Edgefield Co., SC .... 2 Simeon DEAN b: Bet. 1780 - 1790 ........ +unknown d: Abt. 1825 ........... 3 male DEAN b: Bet. 1800 - 1810 ........... 3 female DEAN b: Bet. 1810 - 1815 ........... 3 Male DEAN b: Bet. 1810 - 1815 ........... 3 female DEAN b: Bet. 1825 - 1830 *2nd Wife of William DEAN Sr.: . +Nancy Bryant m: Bef. February 1790 .... 2 Thomas E. DEAN b: October 10, 1789 in SC d: January 13, 1840 Burial: Dean Cemetery, Edgefield, SC ........ +Sarah (Sallie) b: Abt. 1788 in SC d: May 11, 1875 ........... 3 Nancy DEAN b: 1810 in SC d: November 27, 1884 ............... +John Hiram MAY b: July 1802 in SC ........... 3 William Dean b: 1813 d: in Texas ............... +Mary Ann Adams b: Abt. 1824 in Edgefield Co, SC d: in Texas ........... 3 Benjamin DEAN b: Abt. 1815 in SC. .... 2 William (Jr) DEAN b: May 17, 1791 in SC d: October 26, 1834 in Edgefield Co, SC Burial: Dean Cemetery, Edgefield, SC ........ +Nancy Catherine Clark b: Bet. 1798 - 1804 ........... 3 Emily DEAN b: 1817 in SC ............... +James DORN b: April 25, 1818 in Edgefield Co, SC d: January 07, 1903 ........... 3 Aaron Clark DEAN b: Abt. 1821 in SC ............... +Martha Ann BLAND b: 1817 in SC m: November 18, 1841 in Edgefield Co., SC ........... 3 William Marion DEAN b: Abt. 1827 in SC d: Bef. 1880 ............... +Emily Augusta (Emma) ADAMS b: Abt. 1835 in SC m: August 07, 1856 ........... 3 Henry Rufus DEAN b: Abt. 1829 in Edgefield Co, SC ............... +Georgia McTYRIE ........... 3 Elizabeth Ann DEAN b: 1831 in SC .... 2 Isabella DEAN b: Abt. 1794 ........ +John YOUNGBLOOD b: Abt. 1792 in SC. ........... 3 Sarah Ann YOUNGBLOOD b: 1822 ........... 3 M. YOUNGBLOOD b: 1824 ........... 3 Densley YOUNGBLOOD b: 1827 ........... 3 Bryant L. (Bryan) YOUNGBLOOD b: 1830 ........... 3 S. E. YOUNGBLOOD b: 1832 .... 2 Bryan (Bryant) DEAN b: August 17, 1797 in SC. d: January 31, 1881 Burial: Dean Cemetery, Edgefield, SC ........ +Teresa "Trecy" HILL b: December 27, 1787 in SC. m: Bet. 1820 - 1825 d: November 08, 1856 in Edgefield Co., SC Burial: Dean Cemetery, Edgefield, SC ........... 3 1 m 15<20 (1820-1825) DEAN ........... 3 1f 15<20 (1820-1825) DEAN ........... 3 Theophilus DEAN b: September 05, 1822 d: January 23, 1908 Burial: Trinity Lutheran Church, Saluda Co., SC ............... +Haseltine K. Adams (Hassie) TIMMERMAN b: 1837 Burial: Trinity Lutheran Church, Saluda Co., SC ........... 3 Sarah DEAN b: Bet. 1825 - 1828 in SC ............... +F CUNNINGHAM m: December 23, 1853 ........... 3 Bryant A. DEAN (Col. A. B.) b: Abt. 1830 ............... +Permelia BOWLES b: Abt. 1840 m: October 22, 1858 .... 2 Margaret DEAN b: November 11, 1799 in probably Edgefield Co, SC d: February 03, 1887 in Chambers Co., AL ........ +James SMITH ........... 3 Robert SMITH b: Abt. 1805 .... *2nd Husband of Margaret DEAN: ........ +Caleb HOLLOWAY b: May 21, 1801 m: Bef. 1829 d: May 19, 1875 in Chambers Co., AL .... 2 Robertson (Robinson) DEAN b: Bet. 1805 - 1808 in SC. d: Aft. 1860 ........ +Bramblee B. Mitchell b: Abt. 1802 d: Bef. 1848 ........... 3 Simeon DEAN b: Abt. 1824 ............... +Amelia b: Abt. 1821 d: July 30, 1856 ........... 3 Keziah N. DEAN b: Abt. 1826 ............... +COOK ........... 3 Amanda M. DEAN b: Abt. 1827 in SC ........... 3 Augustus C. DEAN b: Abt. 1830 ............... +Mary A. b: Abt. 1828 in SC ........... 3 Robert Franklin DEAN b: Abt. 1831 in SC ............... +Frances b: Abt. 1833 in Ouzts says 1840 from 1870 census ........... 3 Mansfield F. DEAN b: Abt. 1834 in SC ............... +Sara b: Abt. 1836 ........... 3 Salina (Lina) DEAN b: April 16, 1838 in Assume Edgefield Co., SC d: June 28, 1914 in Assume Saluda Co, SC Burial: Dry Creek Baptist Ch, Ward, Saluda Co., SC ............... +John Franklin COURSEY b: September 26, 1838 in Shaws Township, Edgefield Co, SC m: Abt. 1862 d: March 26, 1912 in Assume Saluda Co, SC Burial: Dry Creek Baptist Ch, Ward, Saluda Co., SC ........... 3 ??Caroline DEAN b: Abt. 1841 ........... 3 Mary DEAN b: Abt. 1845 in SC ........... 3 Henryetta DEAN b: Abt. 1847 in SC *3rd Wife of William DEAN Sr.: . +Sarah ADAMS m: September 12, 1828 d: Aft. 1850