Date of John Deans birth is wrong I think

Question

I am a direct desccendant of John Dean who married Sarah Edson on November 7,1663,  Ourrecords indicate that he was born about 1639 not in 1650.  He would have been 13 according to your records when he got married to Sarah Edson.

I am also looking for the father, who I believe is John Dean and his brother Walter Dean who lived in Taunton, Massachisetts where John Deane (above was born).  I am also trying to find out what ship they came over on, which I expect was in the early 1620s or 1620.  There are several records of both Walter and John settling in Cohannet and then along with other founding fathers changing the town name to Taunton.  In 1641 the street they lived on in Taunton was renamed Dean Street.

Answer 1

You might want to check out the references listed on Jane Devlin’s Website  at  http://dunhamwilcox.net/source_files/dean.htm#i4050

Her  site was honored in the December 2012 issue of Family Tree Magazine
as one of their annual 75 Best State Genealogy Websites and she is pretty meticulous in her research.   She has received several other Genealogy awards for her site, and her data is used by other sites such as CTgenweb.

 

Information below copied directly from her site: References to wills and other documents can be found there.

 

" 1. John Dean ^{1 2}, son of William Dean, was born about 1602 in Chard, Somersetshire, ENG ¹ and died between 25 Apr 1660 And 7 Jun 1660 in Taunton, Bristol Co., MA ^{1 2}.

John married Alice unknown (Dean) ^{1 8}.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 2 M i. John Dean ^{1 9} was born about 1640 in Taunton, Bristol Co., MA ¹, died on 18 Feb 1716/17 in Taunton, Bristol Co., MA ^{1 9} and was buried in Ancient Burying Ground, Taunton, Bristol Co., MA ⁹.

3 M ii. Thomas Dean ¹ was born about 1642 in Taunton, Bristol Co., MA ¹ and died in 1697 in Taunton, Bristol Co., MA ¹.

4 M iii. Israel Dean ⁸, died after 7 Aug 1677.

5 M iv. Isaac Dean ⁹, died before 11 Apr 1710 ⁹.

5 M iv. Isaac Dean ⁹, died before 11 Apr 1710 ⁹.

7 F vi. Elizabeth Dean ^{8 9} was born about 1650 ⁹ and died in 1734 ⁹.

 

2. John Dean ^{1 9} (John¹) was born about 1640 in Taunton, Bristol Co., MA ¹, died on 18 Feb 1716/17 in Taunton, Bristol Co., MA ^{1 9} and was buried in Ancient Burying Ground, Taunton, Bristol Co., MA ⁹.

Documented events in his life were:

1. Mention in Will, Inv. or Prob.; 23 Apr 1660; Taunton, Bristol Co., MA ⁸. Received his father's house.

2. Lands Recorded; 9 Jul 1689; Taunton, Bristol Co., MA ¹⁶. Named in the quit claim deed by Maj. William Bradford, as son & heir to Gov. William Bradford who held the patent to the colony in his own name, to the inhabitants of Taunton, formerly known as Cohannet.

3. VR - Death; 18 Feb 1716/17; Taunton, Bristol Co., MA ²⁰. Æ 77 [Deane, [in lot with John (1724)] Gravestone record, Summer Street Burying Ground, (Neck of Land), Taunton]

4. Gravestone; 1717; Taunton, Bristol Co., MA ²¹. "Here lieth the body of John Deane, aged 77, died in the year 1717"

John married Sarah Edson ¹, daughter of Samuel Edson and Susanna Orcutt, on 17 Nov 1663 in Taunton, Bristol Co., MA ^{1 9 10 11}. (Sarah Edson was born in 1642 in Salem, Essex Co., MA ¹⁷ and died on 18 Feb 1716/17 in Taunton, Bristol Co., MA ¹⁷.)

Documented events in her life were:

1. Mention in Will, Inv. or Prob.; 15 Jan 1688/89; Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA ¹⁸. And all within Doores all my houshold Goods and Cash to be Equally Divided among my five Daughters Elizabeth Susanna Sarah Mary and Bethiah their heirs and assignes"

Documented events in their marriage were:

1. VR - Marriage; 7 Nov 1663; Plymouth Colony, MA ¹³. John Dean Married to Sarah Edson of Bridgwater the 7th of November 1663 "

 

Answer 2

Walter Deane
 
Birthdate: circa 1545
Birthplace: South Chard, Somersetshire, England        
Death: Died July 10, 1591 in South Chard, Somersetshire, England         
Cause of death: will dated 7 July 1585; died before 3 Sept 1591

Place of Burial:
Chard, Somersetshire, England

Immediate Family:

Son of:
John Deane, Jr. and Joan Deane
Husband of:
Johanna Deane

Father of:
William Deane of Chard, Somerset
Eleanor Balstone
Joane or Jane Deane
Eleanor Cogan
John Deane
and 1 other
Brother of Alianor Deane and Johane Deane
Half brother of Walter Deane
 

 

William Deane
Also Known As: "Deane"
Birthdate: 1568
Birthplace: Chard, Somerset, England        
Death: Died July 22, 1634 in Chard, Somerset, England        

Immediate Family:

Son of:
Walter Deane and Johanna Deane
Husband of:
Mary Margaret Deane
Father of:
John Dean
Joan Deane
Isaac Dean
Margery Strong
Walter Deane
and 3 others

Brother of:
Eleanor Balstone
Joane or Jane Deane
Eleanor Cogan
John Deane
and Robert Deane

John Deane (Dean)
Birthdate: 1600
Birthplace: Somerset, England        
Death: Died April 25, 1660 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States        

Place of Burial:
Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts

Immediate Family:

Son of:
William Deane of Chard, Somerset and Mary Margaret Deane
Husband of: Alice Deane
Father of:
Thomas Dean
John Deane
and Isaac Dean

Brother of:
Joan Deane
Isaac Dean
Margery Strong
Walter Deane
Elizabeth Deane
and 2 others
 

John Deane
Birth: circa 1639
Taunton, Present Bristol County,
Plymouth Colony, Present Massachusetts, Present USA

Son of:
John Dean and Alice Deane
Husband of:
Sarah Deane (Edson)
Father of:

Samuel Deane
Sarah Howard
Mehitabel Wilbore (Deane)
John Dean
Elizabeth Dean
and 3 others
 Brother of Thomas Dean and Isaac Dean

Sarah Deane (Edson)
 
Birthdate:
circa 1641
Birth place:
Bridgewater, Present Plymouth County,
Plymouth Colony, Present Massachusetts, Present USA       

Death:
Died February 18, 1717
Death place:
in Taunton, Bristol County, Province of Massachusetts       

Immediate Family:

Daughter of:
Deacon Samuel Edson and Susanna Edson
Wife of:
John Deane
 
Mother of:
Samuel Deane
Sarah Howard
Mehitabel Wilbore (Deane)
John Dean
Elizabeth Dean
and 3 others

Sister of:
Susanna Keith, Edson
Elizabeth Kingman
Samuel Edson, Jr.
Mary Byram
Joseph Edson
and 2 others