Walter Dean

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name
Walter Dean
sex
male
access
public
born
date
between 1615 and 1620
place
Chard, Somerset, England
basis
compiled
confidence
possible
sources
[book-deane-1849-john-walter-deane]
note
Rev. Samuel Deane's estimate, "in Chard, Eng. between 1615 and 1620" (Deane 1849). Find a Grave's christening at Chard, 13 May 1612, is unsourced and conflicts with it.
died
date
aft. 1693
basis
compiled
confidence
probable
sources
[book-savage-genealogical-dictionary, book-deane-1849-john-walter-deane]
note
"with his w. liv. so late as 1693" (Savage); he and his wife Eleanor made a conveyance on 20 Aug 1693 (Bristol Deeds 7:351, per Deane). "No will or settlement of his estate is on record" (Deane).
summary
Tanner and deacon, from Chard, Somerset: freeman in 1638, an original purchaser of Taunton, its deputy to the Plymouth Court in 1640, and a selectman in the war year 1676 and from 1679 to 1686. He was living in 1693 with his wife Eleanor, by tradition a Strong. Probably the father of Benjamin Dean, who married Sarah Williams.
residences
date
bef. 1637
place
Dorchester, Massachusetts
basis
compiled
confidence
probable
sources
[typescript-mollie-pfeiffer-holbrook-low]
note
Mollie p. 164: he came to Dorchester first (she has 1630) and went to Taunton in 1637 as an original purchaser.
date
1640
place
Taunton, Massachusetts
basis
documented
confidence
proven
sources
[book-deane-1849-john-walter-deane]
note
Taunton's deputy to the Plymouth Court in 1640; an original purchaser of Taunton.
events
what
Deputy at Plymouth Court
date
1640
place
Plymouth, Massachusetts
sources
[book-deane-1849-john-walter-deane]
note
Taunton's deputy to the Plymouth Court in 1640.
spouses
id
eleanor-dean-fl1693
basis
compiled
confidence
probable
sources
[book-deane-1849-john-walter-deane, book-savage-genealogical-dictionary, book-dwight-1871-strong-genealogy]
note
Savage says he married "it is said, Eleanor"; the Deane memoir finds "his wife in 1693" named Eleanor in a conveyance of 20 Aug 1693 (Bristol Deeds 7:351). Whether she was a Strong is open (tradition); see her page.

Walter Dean came from Chard, Somerset, with his elder brother John. He was at Dorchester first, and was made a freeman on 4 Dec 1638 (Savage); an original purchaser of Taunton, he was there by 1637-38. "Mr. Deane was a tanner by trade" (Deane memoir). He was Taunton's deputy to the Plymouth Court in 1640, and a deacon. He always signed his name "Deane," with a final e; the memoir prints a facsimile of his signature on the inventory of William Crewe's estate, 14 June 1672. His wife was, by tradition, a Strong, and in two deeds of 1691 he calls Elder John Strong his "brother" (Deane memoir). Benjamin Dean was probably their son.

King Philip's War. "When the Cape Towns invited the inhabitants of Taunton to come to them with their movable property for protection during Philip's War, Mr. Deane was one of the persons appointed to decline their invitation, and return thanks for their kindness" (Deane memoir; the signed original is at the Massachusetts Historical Society, Hinckley Papers vol. 1 no. 3). In the middle of the war, at the June 1676 court, he was one of Taunton's selectmen approved: "Taunton celect: Richard Williams, Walter Dean, Leift Macye, Willam Harvey, Samuell Smith" (Records of the Colony of New Plymouth 5:195). Among the fines of 1675/6 the colony charged "The constables of Taunton for pressing Joseph Deane, a man vnfitt to goe forth on seruice, 04:00:00" (PCR 5:190); perhaps his son.

He was a selectman of Taunton again "1679 to 1686, inclusive" (Deane memoir, citing the Plymouth Court Orders), and was living with his wife in 1693 (Savage). Mollie's typescript made him the father of Damaris Dean, who was his granddaughter, and traced the Deans to Robert de Den, butler to Edward the Confessor.

Open questions

  • Was his wife a Strong, and was she Benjamin's mother?
  • His birth: "between 1615 and 1620" (Rev. Samuel Deane), or the christening at Chard on 13 May 1612 (Find a Grave)?
  • Was the Joseph Deane pressed in 1675/6 his son?
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  2. name: Walter Dean
  3. sex: male
  4. access: public
  5. born:
  6. date: between 1615 and 1620
  7. place: Chard, Somerset, England
  8. basis: compiled
  9. confidence: possible
  10. sources: [book-deane-1849-john-walter-deane]
  11. note: Rev. Samuel Deane's estimate, "in Chard, Eng. between 1615 and 1620" (Deane 1849). Find a Grave's christening at Chard, 13 May 1612, is unsourced and conflicts with it.
  12. died:
  13. date: aft. 1693
  14. basis: compiled
  15. confidence: probable
  16. sources: [book-savage-genealogical-dictionary, book-deane-1849-john-walter-deane]
  17. note: '"with his w. liv. so late as 1693" (Savage); he and his wife Eleanor made a conveyance on 20 Aug 1693 (Bristol Deeds 7:351, per Deane). "No will or settlement of his estate is on record" (Deane).'
  18. summary: >-
  19. Tanner and deacon, from Chard, Somerset: freeman in 1638, an original purchaser of Taunton, its
  20. deputy to the Plymouth Court in 1640, and a selectman in the war year 1676 and from 1679 to 1686. He was living in 1693 with
  21. his wife Eleanor, by tradition a Strong. Probably the father of Benjamin Dean, who married Sarah
  22. Williams.
  23. residences:
  24. - date: "bef. 1637"
  25. place: Dorchester, Massachusetts
  26. basis: compiled
  27. confidence: probable
  28. sources: [typescript-mollie-pfeiffer-holbrook-low]
  29. note: "Mollie p. 164: he came to Dorchester first (she has 1630) and went to Taunton in 1637 as an original purchaser."
  30. - date: "1640"
  31. place: Taunton, Massachusetts
  32. basis: documented
  33. confidence: proven
  34. sources: [book-deane-1849-john-walter-deane]
  35. note: "Taunton's deputy to the Plymouth Court in 1640; an original purchaser of Taunton."
  36. events:
  37. - what: Deputy at Plymouth Court
  38. date: "1640"
  39. place: Plymouth, Massachusetts
  40. sources: [book-deane-1849-john-walter-deane]
  41. note: "Taunton's deputy to the Plymouth Court in 1640."
  42. spouses:
  43. - id: eleanor-dean-fl1693
  44. basis: compiled
  45. confidence: probable
  46. sources: [book-deane-1849-john-walter-deane, book-savage-genealogical-dictionary, book-dwight-1871-strong-genealogy]
  47. note: Savage says he married "it is said, Eleanor"; the Deane memoir finds "his wife in 1693" named Eleanor in a conveyance of 20 Aug 1693 (Bristol Deeds 7:351). Whether she was a Strong is open (tradition); see her page.
  48. ---
  50. Walter Dean came from Chard, Somerset, with his elder brother John. He was at Dorchester first, and
  51. was made a freeman on 4 Dec 1638 (Savage); an original purchaser of Taunton, he was there by
  52. 1637-38. "Mr. Deane was a tanner by trade" (Deane memoir). He was Taunton's deputy to the Plymouth
  53. Court in 1640, and a deacon. He always signed his name "Deane," with a final e; the memoir prints a
  54. facsimile of his signature on the inventory of William Crewe's estate, 14 June 1672. His wife was,
  55. by tradition, a Strong, and in two deeds of 1691 he calls Elder John Strong his "brother" (Deane
  56. memoir). Benjamin Dean was probably their son.
  58. **King Philip's War.** "When the Cape Towns invited the inhabitants of Taunton to come to them with
  59. their movable property for protection during Philip's War, Mr. Deane was one of the persons
  60. appointed to decline their invitation, and return thanks for their kindness" (Deane memoir; the
  61. signed original is at the Massachusetts Historical Society, Hinckley Papers vol. 1 no. 3). In the
  62. middle of the war, at the June 1676 court, he was one of Taunton's selectmen approved: "Taunton
  63. celect: Richard Williams, Walter Dean, Leift Macye, Willam Harvey, Samuell Smith"
  64. ([*Records of the Colony of New Plymouth*](/files/sources/records-plymouth-colony/) 5:195). Among the fines
  65. of 1675/6 the colony charged "The constables of Taunton for pressing Joseph Deane, a man vnfitt to
  66. goe forth on seruice, 04:00:00" (PCR 5:190); perhaps his son.
  68. He was a selectman of Taunton again "1679 to 1686, inclusive" (Deane memoir, citing the Plymouth
  69. Court Orders), and was living with his wife in 1693 (Savage). Mollie's typescript made him the
  70. father of Damaris Dean, who was his granddaughter, and traced the Deans to Robert de Den, butler to
  71. Edward the Confessor.
  73. ## Open questions
  75. - Was his wife a Strong, and was she Benjamin's mother?
  76. - His birth: "between 1615 and 1620" (Rev. Samuel Deane), or the christening at Chard on 13 May
  77. 1612 (Find a Grave)?
  78. - Was the Joseph Deane pressed in 1675/6 his son?
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