Genealogical notes of Barnstable families - citizen hylbom blog

DEAN.
Eev. Mr. Dean in his history of Scituate, states that Jonas
Deane was in that town in 1690, that he was called Taunton Dean,
and that he came from Taunton, in England. He died in 1697,
leaving a widow Eunice, who married in 1701, Dea. James Torrey,
Town Clerk. His children were Thomas, born Oct. 29, 1691, and
Ephraim, born May 22, 1695. Ephraim married Ann and settled
in Provincetown, and had Eunice Nov. 10, 1725 ; Thankful Feb.
March 4, 1730-31, and perhaps others.
8, 1727-8 ; Ann
Thomas settled in Barnstable, and was admitted, May 23,
1731, a member, of the East Church. He probably resided at
South Sea. He married Lydia, and his children born in Barnstable
were
I. Lydia, born
1749.
July 7, 1728, married Joseph Bearse Oct. 12,
II. Thomas, April 19, 1730, married Abigail Horton.
ni. Jonas, Oct. 27, 1732.
IV.
V.
Ephraim, Oct. 17, 1734.
William, May 27, 1736.
VI. Eunice, Nov. 4, 1737.
All baptized at the East Church.
Thomas Dean, son of Thomas, married Abigail Horton,
(published Feb. 29, 1752,) and had
I. Hannah, born Jan. 20, 1753.
II. Archelaus, June 26, 1755
After the latter date the name disappears on the Barnstable
records. There are numerous descendants of Thomas Dean of
Barnstable ; but they are widely scattered. Archelaus Dean
Atwood, Esq., of Orrington, Maine, is a descendant.