John DEANE, III

1674 - 1724  (49 years)

• Name	John DEANE  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  	John Deane III was a prosperous farmer in Taunton. His wife, Hannah Bird, was the granddaughter of Richard Williams, who is spoken of as the "Father of Taunton." He was the fist on the list of "original purchasers" who became a permanent settler, and is described as a man of large organizing power and great business ability. He owned a big estate, held a large number of shares in the Raynham Iron Works, was Representative to the Plymouth Court a number of times and was for many years Deacon of the Church. It is said that he was a distant cousin of Cromwell. Whether this is true or not, we know he was a rigid Puritan. When he was blind and deaf in his old age, he was accustomed to attend public worship, saying that although he could neither see nor hear, it was consoling to his feelings to know that he was present while the people of God were at their worship. He died in 192, age 93. The Village of Dighton was named for his wife, Frances Dighton Williams, on the 100th anniversary of her birth. [1]
  Suffix	III
  Birth	18 Sep 1674	Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA   [1, 2, 3, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Death	31 Jul 1724	Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA   [1, 2, 3, 6]
  Person ID	I17908	Main Tree
  Last Modified	7 Jun 2022

  
  

  Father	John DEANE, II,   b. Abt 1639, Taunton, Bristol Co., Massachusetts d. 9 Jul 1692, Taunton, Bristol Co., Massachusetts (Age 53 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Sarah EDSON,   b. Abt 1641, Salem, Bay Colony, Massachusetts d. 18 Feb 1717, Taunton, Bristol Co., Massachusetts (Age 76 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	7 Nov 1663  [2, 3, 7]
  Family ID	F11163	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hannah BIRD,   b. 16 Dec 1677, Dorchester, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts d. 15 Jul 1748, Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	21 Sep 1699	Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA   [1, 3, 4, 8]
  Children	1. Mary DEANE,   b. 1700   d. 23 Mar 1780 (Age 80 years)  [Birth] + 2. Abial DEANE,   b. 1702, Taunton, Bristol Co., Massachusetts d. Bef 6 Oct 1747, Taunton, Bristol Co., Massachusetts (Age 45 years)  [Birth]   3. Zipporah DEANE,   b. 1703   d. 27 Sep 1778, Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA (Age 75 years)  [Birth]   4. John DEANE,   b. 1705   d. 19 Nov 1750 (Age 45 years)  [Birth]   5. Hannah DEANE,   b. 1707   d. 29 Dec 1784 (Age 77 years)  [Birth] + 6. Anna DEAN,   b. 1709, Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA d. 30 Jun 1762, Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA (Age 53 years)  [Birth]   7. Sarah DEAN,   b. 1711, Taunton, Bristol Co., Massachusetts d. 3 Apr 1799 (Age 88 years)  [Birth]   8. David DEANE,   b. 1712   d. 27 Apr 1801, Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA (Age 89 years)  [Birth]   9. Elizabeth DEANE,   b. 1714   d. Bef 1761 (Age 46 years)  [Birth]   10. Joseph DEANE,   b. 1717   d. 29 Jan 1803 (Age 86 years)  [Birth]   11. Ebenezer DEANE,   b. 1720   d. 9 Sep 1799 (Age 79 years)  [Birth]
  Family ID	F11158	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Jun 2022

  
  

• Sources

  [S3193] Margaret Olier Collacott and Ruth Thompson Grandin, The Ancestors and Descendants of Zephaniah and Silence ALDEN HATHAWAY With Notes on Allied Families. [S13100] Arthur D. Dean, Genealogy of the DEAN Family Descended from Ezra DEAN, of Plainfield, Conn. and Cranston, R.I. [S9347] New England Marriages Prior to 1700. [S13115] The New England Historical and Genealogical Register 1871 Vol. 25 January. [S03544] Vital Records of Taunton, Massachusetts to the year 1850, Vol. I-Births. [S03545] Vital Records of Taunton, Massachusetts to the year 1850, Vol. III-Deaths. [S13116] Carroll Andrew Edson, Editor, EDSON Family History and Genealogy Descendants of Samuel EDSON of Salem and Bridgewater, Massachusetts. [S03546] Vital Records of Taunton, Massachusetts to the year 1850, Vol. II-Marriages.