Stephen (Deane) Dean (abt. 1605 - bef. 1634)

Born about 1605 in Southwark, Surrey, England [uncertain]

Descendants

Died before 2 Oct 1634 before about age 29 in Plymouth, Plymouth Colony, New England

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Biography

Stephen Deane ^[1] was born about 1605, based on his estimated marriage. His origins are not yet known.

He emigrated in 1621 on the Fortune, initially residing in Plymouth where he received one acre in the 1623 Plymouth division of land as a passenger on the Fortune^[2] and later (1627) a division of cattle.^[3] In the 1627 division of cattle, Stephen Deane was part of John Jene's company, as "The twelveth lott."^[4] He purchased an additional acre of land from Phillip Delanoy in 1627 for £4.^[5]-- this and the granted land he then sold on 10 February 1629[/30?] to Robart Hixe.^[6] He purchased the former house of the late Godbert Godbertson on 10 March 1633/4.^[7]

The name of Stephen Deane on a list of first born children to get land in 1662 ^[8] was probably his "right" to land and would have passed to his heirs."

He married by about 1630 Elizabeth Ring, daughter of widow Mary Ring, and possibly the Elizabeth Ring, daughter of William & Marie Ring, bp. Ufford, Suffolk, 23 February 1602/3) ^[9]

He was a miller.^[10]

In January or February 1632/33 the court gave him permission to build a grist mill with monopoly rights if he could handle all the colony's needs, but on condition that he charge no more than one pottle out of every bushel of ground grain ^[11]. On 24 March 1633/34 he was one of a committee chosen to rate the colonists for taxes ^[12].

He was given freeman status in 1633.^[13]

That he was literate and educated is suggested by deeds he signed by name in 1627 and his estate inventory, which included books.^[14]

He served on a committee to assess taxes, 27 March 1634.^[15]

He died between 10 March 1633/4 when he purchased land and 2 October 1634 when the inventory of his estate was taken by Stephen Hopkins and Robert Hicks; it totaled £87 19s. 6d. of which £42 was real estate.^[16][17] Note: Secondary sources claim that he died in September 1634, which is reasonable but not proved.

March 27, 1634.^[18] According to an order in court held the 2d of Jan., in the ninth yeare of the raigne of our sov. lord, Charles, by the grace of God king of Engl., Scotl., Fr., & Irel., defendr of the faith, &c, the psons heerunder menconed were rated for publick use by the Govr & Mr Tho. Prence, Mr Will Bradford, Capt Myles Standish, John Howland, Stephen Hopkins, John Done, Will Gilson, Will Collier, Joh. Jenny, Rob & Heekes, Jonathan Brewster, Kenelm Wynslow, & Stephen Deane, to be brought in by each pson as they are heerunder written, rated in corne at vjss p bushell, at or before the last of Novbr next ensuing, to such place as shall be heerafter appointed to receiue the same; and for default heerof, the value to be doubled, & accordingly levied by the publick officer for that end.

Many years later, on 5 April 1669, his heirs-- "Willam[sic] Twining of Eastham ... for himself and Merriam Deane his sister and for Sussanna Snow sister to his wife" sold to Peter Warden for £8 "all the lands that belongs unto and were the purchase lands of Stephen Dean deceased"^[19]

His widow married second in Plymouth 16 September 1635 Josias Cooke.^[20]

Children

1. Elizabeth (married William Twining and had children),
2. Miriam (married John Wing as second wife but no issue),
3. Susanna (married first Joseph Rogers and second Stephen Snow, and had [p.279] children by the second husband) ^[21].

Sources

1. ↑ Unless otherwise cited, information on this profile was extracted from Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-1633, Volumes 1, A-F. Boston: New England Historical and Genealogical Society, 1996-2011. p 516.
2. ↑ Anderson, citing PCR 12:5
3. ↑ Anderson, citing PCR 12:13
4. ↑ David Pulsifer, ed., Records of the Colony of New Plymouth in New England, 12 vols. in 10, 12:9-13; digital images, Hathi Trust.
5. ↑ Anderson, citing PCR 12:7
6. ↑ Anderson, citing PCR 12:7
7. ↑ Anderson, citing PCR 1:25
8. ↑ Plymouth Colony Records, Vol. 4:19
9. ↑ John Insley Coddington, "The Widow Mary Ring, of Plymouth, Mass., and Her Children," in The American Genealogist 42:193
10. ↑ Anderson citing PCR 1:8,22: "On 7 January 1632/3 he was granted permission by the General Court to set up his corn mill "upon the brook adjoining to the town of Plymouth" and to receive as a toll one pottle of each bushel ground; from the terms of the agreement, it is clear that Deane already had a functioning mill farther from town"
11. ↑ Plymouth Colony Records, Vol. 1:8
12. ↑ Plymouth Colony Records, Vol. 1:26
13. ↑ Anderson: In the "1633" Plymouth list of freemen, ahead of those admitted on 1 January 1632/3 [PCR 1:3].
14. ↑ Anderson, citing PCR 12:7 and MD 2:88
15. ↑ Anderson, citing PCR 1:26
16. ↑ Anderson, citing MD 2:87-88, PCPR 1:26
17. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-997D-VSYY  : 5 March 2023), Wills 1633-1686 vol 1-4 > image 36 of 616; State Archives, Boston. Page 26
18. ↑ Plymouth Colony Records, Vol. 1:26-28
19. ↑ Anderson, citing MD 15:51, citing PCLR 3:334
20. ↑ Plymouth Colony Records, Vol. 1:35
21. ↑ TAG 42:193

See also:

• William Bradford, Of Plimouth Plantation
• Records of the Colony of New Plymouth in New England (1620-1691) - 12 volumes
• Alvy Ray Smith, Family Database of Alvy Ray Smith. (Last updated September 28, 2005.)
• Cape Cod Series Vol. I: History and Genealogy of the Mayflower Planters and First Comers to Ye Olde Colonie. Copyright 1936, Hills Publishing Company, Washington D.C.. Leon Clark Hills.
• Arthur D. Dean. Genealogy of the Dean Family: Descended from Ezra Dean, of Plainfield, Conn. and Cranston, R.I. Printed 1903, F.H. Gerlock and Co., Scranton, PA. p. 8
• Stratton, Eugene A. (former Historian General, General Society of Mayflower Descendants), Plymouth Colony: Its History and People 1620-1691, Ancestry Publishing, Provo, UT, 2000, 1986.
• The Chrisman Pedigree, website created by Lonnie Chrisman
• Plymouth Cattle Division 1627
• Wikipedia: Fortune (Plymouth Colony ship)
• Wikipedia: Passengers of 1621 Fortune voyage
• Hotten, John Camden, The Original Lists Of Persons Of Quality (John Camden Hotten, 1874) Page xxviii
• Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 15 November 2020), memorial page for Stephen Deane (1605–10 Mar 1633), Find A Grave: Memorial #34800329; Maintained by Linda Mac (contributor 47062703) Unknown. (No gravestone extant.)