Eleanor Dean

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name
Eleanor Dean
aka
[Eleanor Deane]
sex
female
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summary
Wife of Walter Dean of Taunton, Massachusetts, named only in a deed of 1693 that she made with him, and possibly the mother of his son Benjamin Dean. By tradition she was a Strong, a sister of Elder John Strong, whom Walter called his brother in deeds of 1691; her parents and dates are not known.
residences
date
20 Aug 1693
place
Taunton, Massachusetts
basis
documented
confidence
probable
sources
[book-deane-1849-john-walter-deane]
note
Joined her husband Walter Deane of Taunton in a conveyance on this date.

Wife of Walter Deane of Taunton. Savage says he married "it is said, Eleanor," and that "with his w." he was living "so late as 1693." The Deane memoir (1849) found her in the deeds: "His wife in 1693, was named Eleanor. She joins with him in making a conveyance, August 20th of that year" (citing Bristol Deeds 7:351).

A Strong? Gov. Caleb Strong's 1777 account of Elder John Strong, as printed by Dwight (p. xxvi), says: "A sister of his came with him from England, who afterwards m. a person by the name of Dean." It gives no first name. The Deane memoir adds older evidence: "We were before aware that Walter Deane and John Strong were brothers-in-law, as the former in two different deeds, dated 1691, calls the latter his 'brother'" (citing Bristol Deeds 1:152 and 3:390). "Brother" alone does not show on which side the kinship ran (inference). Dwight (1871) names her Eleanor, daughter of Richard Strong of Taunton; that is his elaboration (tradition). Mollie Pfeiffer's "Strong of Caernarvon" descent for her is tradition too.

Open questions

  • Was she a Strong, Elder John Strong's sister?
  • Was she Walter's wife from the start, and so the mother of his son Benjamin? Only the deed of 1693 names her.
  1. ---
  2. name: Eleanor Dean
  3. aka: [Eleanor Deane]
  4. sex: female
  5. access: public
  6. summary: >-
  7. Wife of Walter Dean of Taunton, Massachusetts, named only in a deed of 1693 that she made with
  8. him, and possibly the mother of his son Benjamin Dean. By tradition she was a Strong, a sister of
  9. Elder John Strong, whom Walter called his brother in deeds of 1691; her parents and dates are not
  10. known.
  11. residences:
  12. - date: "20 Aug 1693"
  13. place: Taunton, Massachusetts
  14. basis: documented
  15. confidence: probable
  16. sources: [book-deane-1849-john-walter-deane]
  17. note: "Joined her husband Walter Deane of Taunton in a conveyance on this date."
  18. ---
  20. Wife of Walter Deane of Taunton. Savage says he married "it is said, Eleanor," and that
  21. "with his w." he was living "so late as 1693." The Deane memoir (1849) found her in the
  22. deeds: "His wife in 1693, was named Eleanor. She joins with him in making a conveyance,
  23. August 20th of that year" (citing Bristol Deeds 7:351).
  25. **A Strong?** Gov. Caleb Strong's 1777 account of Elder John Strong, as printed by Dwight
  26. (p. xxvi), says: "A sister of his came with him from England, who afterwards m. a person
  27. by the name of Dean." It gives no first name. The Deane memoir adds older evidence: "We
  28. were before aware that Walter Deane and John Strong were brothers-in-law, as the former
  29. in two different deeds, dated 1691, calls the latter his 'brother'" (citing Bristol Deeds
  30. 1:152 and 3:390). "Brother" alone does not show on which side the kinship ran
  31. (inference). Dwight (1871) names her Eleanor, daughter of Richard Strong of Taunton; that
  32. is his elaboration (tradition). Mollie Pfeiffer's "Strong of Caernarvon" descent for
  33. her is tradition too.
  35. ## Open questions
  37. - Was she a Strong, Elder John Strong's sister?
  38. - Was she Walter's wife from the start, and so the mother of his son Benjamin? Only the
  39. deed of 1693 names her.
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