Solomon Dean (abt. 1752 - abt. 1788)

Born about 10 Sep 1752 in Litchfield, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Brown) Johnston — married about 1781 in Newburgh, New York

Descendants

Died about 4 May 1788 at about age 35 in Newburgh, Orange, New York, United States

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Biography

Colonel ^[1]Solomon Dean was part of a corp of trappers (sappers?) and miners with General Washington's Army. Present at Newburgh, Brandywine, Valley Forge and Yorktown at time of Cornwallis's Surrender.

Artificer Solomon Dean served with Lt. Col. Luther Baldwin's Artificers, Continental Army during the American Revolution.

Solomon Dean, Moses Dean (his father), Ashbel Dean (Solomon's brother) and Ezra Dean (artificer, Solomon's brother) enlisted on November 5 1777. ^{[2] [3]}

His DAR profile ^[4]contains this information:

DEAN, SOLOMON Ancestor #: A031111

Service: NEW YORK

Rank(s): ARTIFICER

Birth: ANTE 1752 HARTFORD NEAR CONNECTICUT

Death: POST 1785 NEWBURG NEW YORK

Service Source: ROBERTS, NY IN THE REV, P 67

Service Description: 1) LT COL LUTHER BALDWIN

RESIDENCE: NEWBURGH, NEW YORK

SPOUSE: ELIZABETH BROWN (Her gravestone and her DAR file on her second husband implies her correct maiden name was MILLER , though it is sometimes seen as Brown)

About 1774 Solomon Dean married Elizabeth ________ at Newburgh, New York. Their children were:

1. Polly Dean (b. about 1775 d. as an infant)
2. Polly Dean (born 1777 or 1779 in Vermont) m.Mr. Cooper
3. Barbara Dean b. about 1780 ^[5]
4. Reuben Robert Dean (b.25 Aug 1786 in Newburgh, Orange, d. 6 Dec 1845) m. Elizabeth Devine.

In 1776 he lived at Ulster, Land Bounty Rights 4th Reg't, described in New York in the Revolution as Colony and State, V.1, 1904, p.264

In 1785 Solomon is listed as a resident of Newburgh who can be assessed for highway labor. Also on the list is Benjamin Dean, probably his uncle Benjamin. ^[6]

In 1785 Solomon Dean was paid for a military tour of service on the Western frontier. ^[7]

In 1787 Solomon Dean died , leaving Elizabeth with Barbara, Polly, and Reuben. Later she married to Samuel Johnston.

Further Research:

• From a SAR application: Solomon Dean. Birth 10 Sep 1752, Hartford, Connecticut. Death 1787, Newburg, New York
• Moses Dean's DAR profile shows Ashbel Dean as his son and residence at Ulster. Was Solomon at Ulster as well.
• Ezra Dean's DAR profile: https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A031040
• Ashbel's DAR profile: https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A031013

Sources

1. ↑ The Biographical Record of De Kalb County, Illinois
2. ↑ 1777 Enlistment with Moses and Ezra Dean
3. ↑ DAR profile of Moses Dean showing Ashbel is his son
4. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 24 May 2023), "Record of Solomon Dean", Ancestor # A031111.
5. ↑ Geocities listing, secondary source
6. ↑ History of Orange County New York
7. ↑ Pay Roll for 1785 Military Tour

• Gross , Lewis. "Past and Present of DeKalb County" page 14.
• Small Bio at DAR chapter named for him
• Family Search Profile
• Geocities various Dean references from this area
• Find A Grave Memorial of Polly Dean Cooper