1. WILLIAM1 DEAN(E)1 was born Abt. 1645 in Woburn, Mass.1, and died Aft. 1688 in Unk1. He married MARTHA BATEMAN1 September 01, 1670 in Billerica, Mass.1, daughter of THOMAS BATEMAN and MARTHA BROOKS. She was born Bet. 1654 - 1658 in Concord, Massachusetts, and died in Woburn, Middlesex, MA1.
Notes for WILLIAM DEAN(E):
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Sources of Samuel Dean b. 1809 and prior from " History of Woburn, MASS"
by Samuel Sewall, published by Wiggin and Lunt, 221 Washington St,
Boston, MA, 1868; History of Billerica, MASS, & Piscatiquis, Maine
Historical Society. Spellings of names not consistent. Another spelling
is DAINE. William's name first appears on any records in the Tax List
for Woburn, in the new Meeting Rate for 1672, Town record, Vol. 1, pgs.
38 and 39. Marriage from Billerica, MA Vital Stats, page 245. Their
children found in "The Bateman Connection" Pgs. 103, 104 located in the
Historical Society of PA library in Philadelphia. His death is not on
record.
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William Dean ( 1643 - after 1696 )
William Dean was born in 1643; died after March 1696, possibly in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts. No headstone, if any, has been preserved in WoburnÕs First Burying Ground.
At age 27, he married Thursday, 1 September 1670, in Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, MARTHA BATEMAN, daughter of Thomas and Martha Bateman of Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts. No birth or death records have been found, but she probably died before early 1696 in Woburn. No headstone has been preserved in WoburnÕs First Burying Ground.
In WilliamÕs birth year of 1643, King Charles I was the eighteenth year of his reign and locked in a Civil War with the forces of Oliver Cromwell. Massachusetts Bay, about fifteen years old, was governed by John Winthrop and had recently created four counties.
WilliamÕs childhood saw the overthrow of the English monarchy, the beheading of King Charles, and Oliver Cromwell become the Lord Protector of a new republic. Massachusetts Bay continued to be plagued by poor crops years due to army worms, locusts, and caterpillars.
Through WilliamÕs teen years, epidemics constantly swept through the Boston area, especially the killer - measles. Massachusetts Bay farmers were again constantly faced with crop loss due to insects. In England, the republic collapsed and King Charles II ascended the throne when William was seventeen. In this time period, he was apparently apprenticed to a carpenter, for it is with that skill that he entered his twenties.
In 1664, William Deane reached his majority age of twenty one years, but his whereabouts is currently unknown. By 1669, he apparently was employed on a farm in the Billerica-Concord area where he began to court Martha Bateman of Concord. The courtship soon blossomed and William entered into negotiations with the Bateman family regarding marriage.
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William Dean ( 1643 - after 1696 )
The young couple married on Thursday, 1 September 1670, in Billerica. Martha probably was born as the eldest daughter of her parents, Thomas and Martha Bateman of Concord. Her family apparently came to New England in the late 1630Õs or early 1640Õs. MarthaÕs father, Thomas Bateman, seemingly came to Massachusetts Bay with his wife, Martha, and at least three sisters. He became a Freeman in the colony from Concord in 1642. MarthaÕs mother died in 1665. After having married a second time, her father died in February of 1669/70 at age fifty four; seven months before MarthaÕs marriage. In his last will and testament Martha received a legacy of £30, the largest sum bequeathed to any of the daughters. MarthaÕs entire legacy was probably paid to her upon her marriage.
Currently nothing is known about William DeanÕs whereabouts before the day of his recorded marriage in 1670 in Billerica. His occupation as a house carpenter would have occasioned him to travel often to wherever his skills were needed. The most prolific builder in the town and possibly the colony at the time was Job Lane, who erected bridges and homes in both Massachusetts Bay and the Connecticut Colony. Perhaps William Dean worked for Lane in the building trade.
In WilliamÕs marriage year of 1670, King Charles II was in the fifteenth year of his reign over England and its colonies and Richard Bellingham was serving his fifth term as the elected governor of the Massachusetts Bay colony. By that year, the population of Massachusetts had climbed to 25,000.
Two and a half months after the marriage Billerica recorded a town debt to William of £0.3.0 on 11 November 1670. Shortly thereafter, the young couple left Billerica, moved east, and settled in the larger town of Woburn, probably close to the Billerica line. The DeansÕ new town had been in existence for thirty eight years and under the spiritual guidance of Rev. Thomas Carter for all thirty eight years; however, subsequent data gives evidence that the Deans attended worship services in Billerica under the guidance of Rev. Samuel Whiting Junr. for at least the first seven years of their residence in Woburn.
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William Dean ( 1643 - after 1696 )
In early spring of 1671, Martha discovered she was pregnant for their first child. In late summer on Thursday, 17 August, the DeansÕ first child was born - Martha. More than likely, she was named for either her mother or her Grandmother Bateman. Two weeks later on 28 August, William appeared on the town books for the first time. A rate had been set for building a new meetinghouse the following year. William Dean was assessed £1.16.0 for his share.
In 1672, after much previous discussion at town meetings, a final decision was made to commence building a new meetinghouse, which would cost Woburn £334. Only three pews were allowed to be built - the majority of the congregation would stand. The site was to be a hill on the southeast side of the common, not far from the original meetinghouse.
Skirmishes with Indians had become commonplace in the early 1670Õs. Woburn had had one such memorable occurrence in this time period. On a Sabbath day, an Indian concealed himself in a hop house. When he supposed
the neighbors had gone to meeting, he went to a house. Upon entering, he asked a young woman for cider. She went to the cellar to draw some and
upon emerging from the cellar, was killed with a blow to the head from his tomahawk. According to the town historian, the blood-stained cellar door was preserved for at least a century.
At the turn of the new year of 1673, Martha found she was pregnant for their second child. On Saturday, 5 July, her son William was born. More than likely, he was named for his father. In the course of the year, William was credited with £0.2.6 for work on the Maple Meadow Bridge. Additionally, his Highway Rate was £0.5.0, half of which he had worked off. Thus his rate was listed as £0.2.6. By this time William probably had convinced the Selectmen and Proprietors of Woburn that he intended to stay in the town and could provide for his family. Thus he would have been granted a homelot. Unfortunately, no record has been found to confirm this. In the course of the year, William reached age thirty.
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Documentation (partial)
Billerica, Massachusetts, General Records, 1658-1685.
Daniels, Bruce C. Puritans at Play; Leisure and Recreation in Colonial New
England. St. MartinÕs Griffin; New York; 1996.
Doreski, Carole, editor. Massachusetts Soldiers and Officers in the
Seventeenth Century Conflicts. Society of Colonial Wars in
Commonwealth of Massachusetts; NEHGS; 1982.
Hazen, Henry A. History of Billerica, Massachusetts..... A.Williams & Co.;
Boston; 1883.
Johnson, E.F. Woburn Records of Births, Marriage, Deaths from 1640 to
1900. Andrew Cutler & Co.; Woburn MA; 1890.
ÒLegal Qualifications of Voters in Massachusetts.Ó Essex Antiquarian.
Volume XII, Number 4; October 1908.
Massachusetts Superior Court of Judicature Records; 1686-1687.
Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Common Pleas Records; Folios 82-112;
1665-1725.
Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Common Pleas Records; Folios 113-156;
1684-1713.
Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Common Pleas Records; Folios 157-200;
1691-1713.
Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Court of General Sessions of the Peace,
1686-1748.
Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Land Records
Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Probate Records; First Series.
Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Wills and Inventories; Volume IV, 1672-
1676. (copied 1850).
New England Historical and Genealogical SocietyÕs Register.
Savage, James. A Genealogical Dictionary of The First Settlers of New
England. Genealogical Publishing Company; Baltimore MD; 1969.
Schlesinger, Arthur M. Jr., editor. The Almanac of American History.
Brompton Books; Greenwich CT; 1993.
Sewall, Samuel. The History of Woburn, Middlesex County, Mass....Wiggin
and Lunt: Boston; 1868.
Trager, James. The PeopleÕs Chronology - A Year-by-Year Record of Human
Events from Prehistory to the Present. Henry Holt & Co.; New York;
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Woburn, Massachusetts, Town Records, Volume 2, 1673-1680.
Notes for MARTHA BATEMAN:
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"The Bateman Connection" - see spouse.
Child of WILLIAM DEAN(E) and MARTHA BATEMAN is:
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SAMUEL2 DEAN1, b. July 26, 1675, Woburn, Mass. per Vital Stats. pg. 711.
Notes for SAMUEL DEAN:
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See notes for William Dean above.per Woburn Vital Stats pg. 71
