Matching family tree profiles for William Dean, of Augusta County
view all
Immediate Family
-
wife -
-
son
-
son
-
daughter
-
daughter
-
daughter
About William Dean, of Augusta County
Evidence needed to support as son of William H Dean and Elizabeth Dean
Biography
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Dean-2247
William Dean married Sarah, some say her maiden name was Campbell, but no sources found to validate.
William and Sarah had the following known children:
- Rev. William Dean, died 9 Jul 1748 in Chester County Pennsylvania. Married Sarah.
- Mary Dean, identified as daughter in William's Last Will
- Elizabeth Dean, identified as youngest daughter in William's Last Will. Married 1) George Kincaid 2) Paul Larsh
- John Dean, identified as son in William's Last Will. Married Agnes McClanahan
- Adam Dean, probably the oldest, identified as son in William's Last Will. Married 1) Eleanor Teas 2) Elizabeth Edmiston
- Sarah Dean, married James Bourland. Their daughter Rebecca Bourland married Samuel McClung, who was a witness for William Dean's Last Will.
- Perhaps Margaret, married John Bird
William Dean died in Augusta County, Virginia, prior to 17 August 1773, which is the date that his Last Will was proved at Augusta County, Virginia Court. William requested his son Adam to be the executor of his Will, but he refused. William's wife Sarah Dean was the executrix.
Last Will & Testament
William Dean's Last Will and Testament was signed 17 September 1771 and proved in Augusta County, Virginia Court on 17 August 1773.
The following probate record abstract was published in Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia, 1745-1800, which was extracted from the original court records of Augusta County, Will Book 5:
- "Page 107.-17th September, 1771. William Dean's will—
- To wife;
- to daughter, Mary;
- youngest daughter, Elizabeth;
- son, John;
- to son, Adam, executor.
- Teste: Saml. McClung, Andrew Bourland, Sarah Bourland.
- Proved, 17th August, 1773, by McClung and Sarah Bourland. Adam Dean refuses to qualify. Administration granted Sarah, the widow, who qualifies (- her mark) with Adam Dean, Saml. McClung."[1]
References
- https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:William_Dean_%2842%29
- Chalkley, Lyman. Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish settlement in Virginia, Extracted From the Original Court Records of Augusta County, 1745-1800, Volume III. Rosslyn, VA: The Commonwealth Company, 1912. Page 130. < Hathitrust >
- Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1652-1900, William Dean, Last Will, Augusta County, Virginia Will Book 5, Pg.107-109. Ancestry.com accessed 3 September 2021. View Ancestry Record 62347 #542102 (requires subscription). < AncestryImage >
view all
William Dean, of Augusta County's Timeline
| 1694 |
June 8, 1694
|
Northern Ireland
|
|
| 1719 |
1719
|
Antrim (County Antrim), County Antrim, Northern Ireland
|
|
| 1720 |
1720
|
||
|
1720
|
|||
| 1721 |
1721
|
||
| 1729 |
1729
|
||
| 1773 |
August 17, 1773
Age 79
|
Augusta County, Virginia, British Colonial America
|
|
| ???? |