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DEANS FAMILY
This family has been very difficult for me to trace. The only reliable lead I have is the death certificate of Emily Dean married to Timothy Smith. It didn't offer much information. Father named in Death Certificate is Asel Dean; born in Connecticult; mother no listed; Emily born Pennsylvania. The data below may or may not be the ancestry of Emily.

FIRST GENERATION

Children of (unknown):

+1.  Zebulon born about 1770 CT; died 14 Apr 1848 Bridgewater Susquehanna Co. PA; married Olive Crocker born 4 Mar 1772 Norwich CT; died 10 July 1851 Bridgewater PA; daughter of Thomas Crocker and Sarah Vibber.  He came to PA from Lebanon CT in 1804.  He was a carpenter and built the first Presbyterian Church in Montrose PA.  Zebulon left will dated 23 Apr 1845. Both are buried in South Montrose Cemetery, County of Susquehanna County PA.
From History of Susquehanna County; Emily Blackman; Chap. 16; In Spring of 1804 John Bard and Zebulon Deans came in on foot from Lebanon Windham County Conn. Then they returned to Conn. but brought in their families in the Fall. The Bard family stopped at the house of Walter Lathrop. The Deans stopped at the house of Thomas Crocker. Both began to immediately roll up log houses." Son James mentioned. The family of Mr. Deans consisted in 1804 of his wife, (a sister of Thomas Crocker) and two sons, Orimel and James, the latter 10 years old the day they reached Great Bend; and two daughters. Zebulon Deans was a carpenter and joiner and built the first Presbyterian church in Montrose. Zebulon was member of church til 1848 when he died, ae 78 years. His wife Olive died 1851, ae 80 years.
From History of Susquehanna County; Rhamanthus M. Stocker, p. 287: Zebulon Deans came in 1804 and his brother, Asahel, in 1806. They were the first carpenters in Montrose.
    ZEBULON:
    CENSUS: Lebanon Windham Co. CT 1800; Bridgewater Susquehanna Co. PA 1810, 1820

    OLIVE:
    CENSUS: Lebanon Windham Co. CT 1800; Bridgewater Susquehanna Co. PA 1810, 1820, 1850 

+2.  ASAHEL born about 1774 CT; married (1) 15 Aug 1797 Congregational Church in Bozrah CT HULDAH CROCKER born 4 Feb 1777 Norwich CT; daughter of Thomas Crocker and Sarah Vibber.  They came from CT to PA in 1806 and Asahel was a carpenter.  His name was on tax records for Bridgewater PA until 1818.  From 1850 census, appears he married (2) Polly (unknown); born about 1793-1800 NY or NJ.  Asahel died between 1850 - 1857 when Polly is listed as widow of Asa and living "Baldwin fourth N of 4th with Sarah A. Deans in 1860 Elmira Directory."  1860 census has Polly living with John Dean born about 1838 and Sarah Ann.  Asiel Dean of Elmira purchased property in Big Flats NY (62 1/2 acres) 1853 which was sold in 1857 by Polly.

    ASAHEL:
    CENSUS: Bridgewater Susquehanna Co. PA 1810; Ulysses Tompkins Co. NY 1820; Elmira Chemung Co. NY 1850

    POLLY:
    CENSUS: Elmira Chemung Co. NY 1850, 1860

SECOND GENERATION

Children of Zebulon Deans and Olive Crocker:
Named  in Zebulon's will dated 23 Apr 1845; (*);

1.  (*) James  born 30 Sep 1794 Lebanon CT; died 11 Sep 1865 Montrose PA; married (1) 27 June 1819 at Montrose PA Abigail Cornwell of Cairo NY; born 10 Apr 1791 died 27 Sep 1836; married (2) 15 Mar 1837 at S. Montrose PA Charlotte Parke born 18 Jan 1809 Franklin PA; died 5 June 1863; daughter of Simon Parke and Margaret Covell.  James was a veteran of War of 1812. James and Charlotte are buried in Montrose Cemetery Susquehanna Co. PA. Abigail is buried So. Montrose Cemetery.

     JAMES and CHARLOTTE:
    CENSUS: Montrose Susquehanna Co. PA 1850, 1860

2.  (*) Orimel born about 1793 Lebanon Windham Co. CT; died Veteran NY; married about 1813 Fannie Rayneford born about 1793 CT.  Moved to NY.   From Ralph Thomas, researcher: In Dimock PA 1850 census; 1855 Sullivanville NY, having lived in county 3 years.  Son Benjamin R. Dean born 1816; died 2 Feb 1898 Elmira NY; had brother, John in Buffalo; sisters, Mrs. John Shoemaker and Mrs. C. H. Fenton/Fanton in Horseheads NY.

    CENSUS: Dimock PA 1850; Sullivanville NY 1855; Veteran Chemung Co. NY 1860, 1870

3.  (*) Matilda born 1 Dec 1796 CT; died 28 Jan 1858; married 17 Mar 1816 Hezekiah Bullard born 30 Nov 1796 Weston MA; died 15 Apr 1872; son of Isaac Bullard and Sally Tyler. Both are buried in So. Montrose Cemetery Susquehanna Co. PA.

    HEZEKIAH:
    CENSUS: Bridgewater Susquehanna Co. PA 1850, 1860

4.  (*) Phoebe born 9 Jan 1799 Lebanon CT; died 17 Dec 1890 Montrose PA; married 29 Dec 1816 Elijah Bullard born about 1791 MA; died 23 Apr 1884 PA. Both are buried in Montrose Cemetery Susquehanna Co. PA.  

    CENSUS: Susquehanna Co. PA 1850, 1860 Montrose Susquehanna Co. PA 1870, 1880

5.  (*) Lucy married 1 June 1824 David Fields of Ithaca NY. 

6.  (*) Fannie married 21 Oct 1824 at Montrose PA Thaddeus Fields of Ithaca NY.   

7.  Olive born about 1806; died 22 Sep 1818; buried So. Montrose PA.

8.  (*) John F. born 3 Aug 1808 Bridgewater PA; died 23 Apr 1892 Chenango River NY; married 12 Apr 1831 Eleanor Sterling born 24 Oct 1813 Black Walnut PA; died 23 Feb 1870 Binghamton NY; daughter of John Sterling and Sarah Overfield; married (2) 2 July 1870 Mahala (unknown), widow Pierson; married (3) 19 Feb 1874 Sarah L. (unknown), widow Wolcott. John was a farmer and minister at Bridgewater PA. 

    JOHN:
    CENSUS: Bridgewater Susquehanna Co. PA 1850, 1860; Binghamton Broome Co. NY 1870, 1880

    ELEANOR:
    CENSUS: Bridgewater Susquehanna Co. PA 1850, 1860

    SARAH:
    CENSUS: Binghamton Broome Co. NY 1880

Children of ASAHEL Deans and HULDA CROCKER:

1.  Son born between 1800-1810.

2.  Son born between 1800-1810.

3.  Son born between 1797-1800.

4.  EMILY born 25 Aug 1805 PA; died 7 Oct 1895 Romulus Seneca Co. NY; married (1) 24 Apr 1828 TIMOTHY SMITH born about 1788 Hopewell NJ; died 7 July 1842 Romulus NY; son of Andrew Smith and Mary (unknown); married (2) William King.

5.  Daughter born between 1800-1810.

6.  Daughter born between 1800-1810.

7.  Daughter born between 1797-1800.

+8.  Probably Asahel Jr. born about 1824 NY; married Huldah (unknown) born about 1830 PA; in Elmira Chemung Co. NY about 1835 and Huldah there about 1847.

CENSUS; Elmira Chemung Co. NY 1850, 1855

Because so little has been found on who are the children of Asahel Deans, the following is submitted in hopes that some clue will be forthcoming.

Children of ASAHEL Deans and Polly (unknown);

Found in census records and may or may not be children or grandchildren:

9.  Nathan born Aug 1832 NY; married Sarah (unknown) born about 1831 PA.  Nathan listed living Elmira "1st house south of Clinton" in 1857 Directory. This is probably Nathan in 1900 census married ca 1889 to brother Simon's widow, Mariah. 

CENSUS: Elmira Chemung Co. NY 1850, 1860, 1870

Death Certificate: NATHAN
Place of death Bingham Twp, Clinton Co. MI;
Birth: 15 Feb 1830 NY
Death: December 1908
Father: Samuel Dean, born NY
Mother: (unknown)
Informant: James Dean

10.  Simon born 13 Feb 1834 Chemung Co. NY; died Ovid MI 5 Mar 1888; married (1) Catherine (unknown) born about 1831 Chemung Co. NY; married (2) Huldah Mariah Hipolite born 5 October 1846 NY; died 3 Apr 1906; daughter of James Hipolite and Martha Clark. Simon and Maria buried South Ovid Cemetery.

SIMON
CENSUS: Elmira Chemung Co. NY 1850, 1855; Ovid Clinton Co. MI 1870; 1880

CATHERINE:
CENSUS: Elmira Chemung Co. NY 1850

MARIA:
CENSUS: Woodhull Steuben Co. NY 1850, 1860; Ovid Clinton Co. MI 1870, 1880, 1900

Death Certificate: MARIAH
Place of death: Ovid, Clinton Co. MI;
Birth: 2 October 1844 NY
Death: 3 April 1906
Father: James Hipolite
Mother: Martha Clark
Informant: James Dean

11.  Sarah Ann born about 1839 NY. 

CENSUS: Elmira Chemung Co. NY 1850, 1860

12.  Possibly John born ca 1828.

CENSUS: Elmira Chemung Co. NY 1860

THIRD GENERATION:

Children of Asahel Deans and Huldah (unknown):

1.  Mary Ann born ca 1848.

CENSUS: Elmira Chemung Co. NY 1850

2.  Amanda born ca 1849 NY.

CENSUS: Elmira Chemung Co. NY 1850, 1855

2.  Carolina/Cordelia born ca 1851 NY

CENSUS: Elmira Chemung Co. NY 1855

3.  Sarah born ca 1854 NY.

CENSUS: Elmira Chemung Co. NY 1855

Children of Nathan Deans and Sarah (unknown):

1.  Eugene born about 1852.

CENSUS: Elmira Chemung Co. NY 1860, 1870

2.  Lewis born about 1863.

CENSUS: Elmira Chemung Co. NY 1870

Children of Simon Dean and Huldah Mariah Hipolite:

1.  James born ca 1865 NY.

CENSUS: Ovid Clinton Co. MI 1870, 1880

2.  Cassie born ca 1872 MI.

CENSUS: Ovid Clinton Co. MI 1880

3.  Ida born ca 1874 MI.

CENSUS: Ovid Clinton Co. MI 1880

4.  Charles born ca 1879 MI.

CENSUS: Ovid Clinton Co. MI 1880

5. Myrtie born Aug 1886 MI.

CENSUS: Ovid Clinton Co. MI 1900

This family has been very difficult to trace. If you have corrections to this information; or would like to share further information, please contact me.

24 January 2011