Thomas Dane (abt. 1600 - 1675)

Born about 1600 in England [uncertain]

Husband of Mildred (Unknown) Dane — married after 1648 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died 5 Feb 1675 at about age 75 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Thomas Dane migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640). (See The Great Migration (Series 2), by R. C. Anderson, vol. 2, p. 281) Join: Puritan Great Migration Project Discuss: pgm

Disputed Associations

Not married to Elizabeth Fuller. Elizabeth Fuller is not Thomas' spouse--she married his son Joseph Dane on 26 November 1662 ^[1]

Disputed claims as to parentage, etc. Previous version of the profile has included an array of claims as to parentage, spouses and immigration. Some claims were either in conflict with other claims or were not supported by reliable sources. For the most part, these claims were moved to the section "Research Notes." This was a substantial reorganization of the profile narrative.

Biography

Thomas Dane's birth and parentage are either unknown or unconfirmed. See Research Notes.

Immigration

It has been reported that Thomas arrived in New England in 1635 on the Elizabeth and Ann;^[2] however, Anderson in the Great Migration, believes it's unlikely that Thomas Dane the passenger in 1635^[3] is the same man appearing later in Concord: "This Thomas Dane [carpenter, age 32, on Elizabeth and Ann, 9 May 1635, i.e., born 1603] has been repeatedly credited as the man of that name who first appeared in Concord records in 1642/3 ... seven-year gap ... makes the identification unlikely." See Research Notes.

At New England

Mr. Tolman of Concord says that Danes house-lot was part of Rev. Peter Bulkey's land, the first lot on the "Bay Road," an original highway of the settlement and settled by the pioneers. Records in Wolcott's history say that Dane owned a house-lot of six acres extending from the "burial hill to mill pond and facing the common fields."^{[citation needed]} Because the records of the first apportionment of land were burned and the location of the old burying ground is uncertain. The oldest gravestone is marked 1677. In 1644 there were about fifty families in the town."^[4]

Thomas died at Concord, 5 February 1675[/6?].^[5] The inventory of his estate was made 25th of 12th mo. 1675 [25 February 1675/6]; his undated will was proved 20 June 1676.^[6][2]

Children

Thomas may have married more than once. See Research Notes.

Narrative reported that Thomas and Elizabeth were known to have had at least five children;

1. Joseph Dean, 1638-1717; married in 1662, Elizabeth Fuller^[7] 1645-1698, had eight children;
2. Sarah Dean, born 1641, married in 1661, John Heald, had 6 children;
3. Mary Dean, born 1642, married Thomas Pallett, had 8 children;
4. Hannah Dean, born 1645[/6?],^[8], ^[9] married Samuel Page;
5. Elizabeth Dean, born Concord, 25 December 1648,^[10] died there 20 June 1649^[11], ^[12]

Narrative also reported that son, Joseph 1638-1717, moved to Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts by 1640 (?)

Timeline

• 1603, about - birth in Kent County, England ^{[citation needed] [13]}
• 1635, 9 May - Tho[mas] Dane,' aged 32, a carpenter, was enrolled at London for passage to New England on the Elizabeth and Ann NOTE: Anderson suggests that this may relate to a different person
• 1640 - removed to Concord, Massachusetts
• 1640, by - married Elizabeth
• 1640 to 1648 - births of five known children in Concord
• 1648, after - death of wife, Elizabeth ______ (death date unknown) Thomas’ first wife and mother of his children [see Research Notes]
• 1673, before - Thomas married second, Mildred _____ probably in Concord [see Research Notes]
• 1673, 15 September - Mildred Dane dies in Concord. ^[14]
• 1675, 5 February - Thomas, a widower, dies there at about age 72
• 1675 - burial in Concord ^[15]
• 1677 - probate, names Thomas' four living children, with Joseph as executor, ^[16]

Needs

Needs Research. The profile lacks sufficient reliable sources, and WikiTree collaborators have commented regarding conflicts. From notations within the profile and sources listed, appears much of the genealogy (birth, parentage, marriages and children) was derived from Ancestral File, Ancestry Family Trees and other online family files. These are not reliable sources for a PGM profile. [Temporarily images of old sources have been included to aid the research.]

Separate from the genealogy, research is needed to confirm his immigration What is the first recorded notice of Thomas at New England? Profile reports he arrived 1635 aboard the Elizabeth and Ann, but Anderson suggests not. Thomas Dane's 1635 migration aboard the Elizabeth and Ann was first published as early as 1864.^[17]

Needs Relationship Check.

(a) Parentage. Linked father "James (Deane) Dane (abt.1580-abt.1620)" has unsourced profile, and nothing on Thomas' profile is shown in support. Indeed, in the previous version of the narrative, his parents were reported as Josias Dann and Catherine Newnham, married 1598; Josias reported born at Brenchley, Kent; Catherine at Barkway, Herfordshire. An article published 1864 reports Thomas had a "servant Thomas Ches[man]," who had been "bound to Dane by the officers of Cranbrook, in Kent, Eng. ..." Author adds, "This may serve as a clue to the place from which Dane emigrated; though too much reliance should not be placed on so slight a hint."

Are Josias and Catherine possible parents, based on the noted reference Kent, or is anything known by which they are his likely or confirmed parents? See Research Notes and WikiTree profile Josias Dann (bef.1572-bef.1638).

Serious thought should be given to the possibility that Thomas Dann's father was named Joseph - also any Dann or Dane links to the trade of carpenter in the parishes around Brenchley, Marden, Carnbrook, Benednen, Rolvenden etc should be sought/researched.

(b) Marriages. In one place on the profile, he was said to have married three times, but the names of four or five wives were mentioned. Separately a source note indicated that "both" marriages were found in New England Marriages prior to 1700. There are two spouses linked. See Research Notes.

Research Notes

• Death Date of wife Elizabeth, and unknown marriage date to Mildred___

The date of death of Thomas Dane's wife Elizabeth is unknown, as is his marriage to second wife Mildred _______. Elizabeth is not found in vital records after their daughter, Elizabeth Dane's death in June 1649. Thomas' marriage to Mildred is not shown in vital records. It might be speculated that Thomas' first wife Elizabeth died between 1650 and 1654, and his marriage to Mildred _____ occurred in this same timeframe based on the lack of records of births, marriages and death found for Concord, Massachusetts between 1650 and 1654.

"From the date (September 17, 1650) when Simon Willard made the foregoing return, until February, 1654, no record of Births, Marriages, and Deaths in Concord is to be found either in the books of the Town or in those of the County." ^[18]

• Thomas Dane, son of unknown parents, was born in England about 1600; He married first, Elizabeth ____ probably in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony; he married second Mildred _____ there after 1649; Thomas Dane died at Concord, Massachusetts in 1675. ^[19]

• Thomas Dane Memory
• Prior Dane-28 Narrative (temporary free page).
• Thomas Dean Additional Information.
• Thomas Dane Alternative Child List

• Great Migration Directory. Dane, Thomas: Unknown; 1635 on Elizabeth & Ann; passenger list only (with caveat), cites "GM 2:2:281." For the reference, see Robert Charles Anderson, George F. Sanborn, Jr., and Melinde Lutz Sanborn, The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume II, C-F (2001), 2:2:281 (Thomas Dane); digital images by subscription, AmericanAncestors.

Did Anderson Err? The following comment had been added to the immigration section of the profile.

It should be contemplated that Anderson may have got it wrong (not having access to as many records as are available now). See the Thomas Dane Memory entered by Nae (Lockhart) X for "The John Ball House was built on the house lot bought by Thomas Dane in 1657 from Reverend Peter Bulkeley ... With him and his wife, when they set sail from England in May of 1635, was Thomas Dane, 32, a carpenter. . . . " and "Thomas Dane was not the first settler to build on the land he purchased in 1657. According to the deed, Rev. Bulkeley, “ . . . sold to Thomas Dane, Carpenter of Concord, all that house, barns, and land which I bought of George Haywood"" ^[20]

That said, it can now be safely assumed that Thomas Dann the carpenter age 32 who arrived in Boston in 1635 is the same as person as Thomas Dann carpenter who arrived in Concord in about 1640. The intervening years were probably spent with the Rev Peter Bulkeley in Cambridge who had about 4 or 5 houses build there before moving to Concord. This might mean that his son Joseph was born Cambridge not Concord in about 1638.

Birth and Parentage Conflicts. A previous version of this profile reported he was born about 1603 at Brenchley Kent, England, further a baptism Thomas s/o Josias Dann 27 January 1604/5 at Brenchley, Kent, England. (The birth information has been removed from the datafield). The Brenchley information was found in the narrative as a "dataset: type entry." This entry also reported an immigration date of 1635; Elizabeth & Ann, age 32. The same dataset named a father, Josias Dann, born 15 September 1572, Brenchley, Kent, England, buried there 8 November 1638, age:66 years; with mother as Catherine Newnham, [born] about 31 October 1585 at Barkway, Hertfordshire, England [unlikely birth County]; married 1598. (In this dataset, the wife's name as given as Elizabeth Goldston, born about 20 Jul 1605 at Cheswardine, Shropshire, England.}[again unlikely County]. This passage cited an 1863 article in The New England historical and genealogical register, but the published work does not make that claim. See "The Dane and Deane Families of Concord, Mass.", The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 18 (1864):263-264; digital images, InternetArchive..

The referenced article reports a 1658 contract, noting his "servant Thomas Ches[man]," saying the man had been "bound to Dane by the officers of Cranbrook, in Kent, Eng. ..." Author adds, "This may serve as a clue to the place from which Dane emigrated; though too much reliance should not be placed on so slight a hint." A baptism dated 21 Mar 1646/7 for a Thomas s/o Thomas Chesman can be found in Cranbrook ^[21] which would fit the boy age 11 in 1658. It shows that Cranbrook pariahs , Kent (still) had contact with Thomas Dann carpenter of Concord - but no clue as to the reason why.

Marriage Conflicts.

Previous version of profile in one place said Thomas had married three times, but the names of four or five wives were reported. A source note indicated that "both" marriages were found in New England Marriages prior to 1700. There are two spouses linked.

New England Marriages ... reports a marriage for Thomas Dane of Concord to an Elizabeth _____ (by 1638) and separately reports the marriage of a Thomas Dean to Mildred, but only the first record (Dane) indicates the man died in 1676. (The Dean marriage to Mildred does not further identify the groom in the database.)

• New England Marriages ... 1700--Dane to Elizabeth _____, by 1638. Works consulted as "Smith-Hale 293; Wheat 43; T. Dean Gen. (1903) 31; Reg. 18:263" (By subscription AmericanAncestors.)
• New England Marriages ... 1700--Dean to Mildred _____, 1673. Works consulted as "Reg. 18:263." (By subscription AmericanAncestors.)

Previous version of profile reported his first wife is proposed to have been Elizabeth ____. Narrative about this marriage included, "AFN: 3500-X8) marriage: 1629 / 1630 Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts children (11)." (See "Needs.")

The same previous version of profile had an apparent second wife, also Elizabeth, given as Elizabeth Widdhouse, with a date "1638." The reference for this marriages was a WeRelate web file. ^[22] The narrative separately read, "I believe he was married about 1637 to Elizabeth Widdhouse and they with son, Joseph 1638-1717, moved to Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts by 1640. I have found no information about Elizabeth or her family."

The same previous version of profile reported another wife, Mildred ______, said to have died Concord, 15 September 1673. Reference for this was Ancestral File [Mildred Page (AFN: C33J-GH)] and Lythgoe"^[2] Of this marriage, profile also read, "Thomas was married the second time to Mildred who died in 1675. Thomas Dean died on the 5th of February, 1675, in Concord, Middlesex County, Mass., and was buried near his home there." @ Source: Copied from book, "Benjamin Dean Family in Ohio" - by Todd J. Dean, 2014. A 2021 comment to the profile reported, "Mildred Dane second wife of Thomas died at Concord, Massachusetts Bay Colony on 15 Sep 1673," citing "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"; database with images, FamilySearch", 2 images, 3 pages'260-262

A wife "Elizabeth Goldston, c. 20 Jul 1605, Cheswardine, Shropshire, England," was reported on the same profile.

Yet another entry regarding marriage was given, "Unknown (AFN: 1W3Z-77T)"

Birth 1642/3 of "a daughter." While both daughters are named in Thomas' will, no Concord birth vital record was located naming either daughters, Sarah or Mary. Rather, a birth entry appears in the vital records as "Thomas Dane had a daughter borne 24th (12^o). 1642 [24 Feburary 1642/3].^[23] This single birth record seems widely associated with both daughters in family files.

Early published child list. See "The Dane and Deane Families of Concord, Mass.", The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 18 (1864):263-264; digital images, InternetArchive..

Lastly, it should not be ignored that he was already 32 years old when he left England; which leaves open the possibility that he had already married there, though it would then have to be assumed that such a first English wife had died before 1634 and that the marriage had taken place no earlier than 1623.

Sources

1. ↑ Dane-Fuller 1662 marriage, George Tolman, Concord, Massachusetts births, marriages, and deaths, 1635-1850 ([Boston, T.Todd, printer, 1895]), 10; digital images, Hathi Trust.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Lythgoe, Darrin. Western Michigan Genealogical Society (WMGS) Members' Genealogy: Thomas Dane', accessed 14 July 2020.
3. ↑ John Camden Hotten, The original lists of persons of quality ... (New York, J. W. Bouton, 1874), 77; digital images, Hathi Trust.
4. ↑ A History Of The William Dean Family of Cornwall, Conn. and Canfield, Ohio 1603-1952 - by: B.S. Dean, J.E. Dean and Willouie Dean Bales, 1952.
5. ↑ Thomas Dane 1675[/6] death entry, George Tolman, Concord, Massachusetts births, marriages, and deaths, 1635-1850 ([Boston, T.Todd, printer, 1895]), 19; digital images, Hathi Trust, death as 5 February 1675[/6].
6. ↑ Thomas Dane will and 1675/6 inventory, Probate records 1648--1924 (Middlesex County, Massachusetts); digital images, FamilySearch, Probate records (originals) v. 4-6 1672-1705, FHL Digital Collection, DGS 7554514, image 143-45 of 616. (Middlesex Probate Papers references the will and inventory as Case #5869, at 4:260-61, but this was found as 4:243-46.
7. ↑ Dane-Fuller 1662 marriage, George Tolman, Concord, Massachusetts births, marriages, and deaths, 1635-1850 ([Boston, T.Todd, printer, 1895]), 10; digital images, Hathi Trust.
8. ↑ Hannah Dann 1645[/6] birth entry, George Tolman, Concord, Massachusetts births, marriages, and deaths, 1635-1850 ([Boston, T.Todd, printer, 1895]), 3; digital images, Hathi Trust, she is Hannah the daughtr of Thomas & Elizabeth Dann, "borne 13 (1) 1645."
9. ↑ 1646 Birth for Hannah Dane in "Concord, Massachusetts births, marriages, and deaths, 1635-1850’," archive.org, database online with images Internet Archive, 2nd line from end
10. ↑ Elizabeth Dane 1648 birth entry, George Tolman, Concord, Massachusetts births, marriages, and deaths, 1635-1850 ([Boston, T.Todd, printer, 1895]), 5; digital images, Hathi Trust, "Elizabeth the daughter of Tho: and Elizabeth Dane, the 25th, (10) mo. : 1648."
11. ↑ Elizabeth Dane 1649 death entry, George Tolman, Concord, Massachusetts births, marriages, and deaths, 1635-1850 ([Boston, T.Todd, printer, 1895]), 6; digital images, Hathi Trust, she is "Elizabeth daughter of Tho : and Elizabeth Dane the 20 of the (4) mo 1649."
12. ↑ 1649 Death for Elizabeth Dane in Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ6W-XMT : 5 January 2021), Tho. Dane in entry for Elizabeth Dane, 1648.
13. ↑ Charles H. Walcott, Concord in the colonial period : being a history of the town of Concord, Massachusetts, from the earliest settlement to the overthrow of the Andros government, 1635-1689, published 1884. Reference pages 2+ NOTE: This book cites no sources for Thomas' information, and does not say he was born in Kent - only that he was "probably" from Kent
14. ↑ 1673 Death for Mildred Dane in Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC9N-LP6 : 20 May 2022), Tho. Dane in entry for Mildre Dane, 15 Sep 1673; citing Death, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004198966.
15. ↑ 1765 Burial for Thomas Dane in "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV2G-D5RQ : 24 May 2022), Thomas Dean, ; Burial, , ; citing record ID 77290273, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
16. ↑ 1777 Probate for Thomas Dane in "Middlesex Co. (MA) Probate records, copy vol. 4:260-262," "FamilySearch", 2 images, pages 260-62
17. ↑ "The Dane and Deane Families of Concord, Mass.", The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 18 (1864):263-264; digital images, InternetArchive.
18. ↑ Concord Massachusetts; George Tolman, Concord, Massachusetts births, marriages, and deaths, 1635-1850, Book 1, published 1895. Reference page 7
19. ↑ Sources needed for this paragraph
20. ↑ https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Dane-28#comment_5780708
21. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N1N2-93L : 20 March 2020), Thomas Cheesman, 1646.
22. ↑ We Relate - Elizabeth_Widdhouse
23. ↑ Daughter Dane 1642[/3], George Tolman, Concord, Massachusetts births, marriages, and deaths, 1635-1850 ([Boston, T.Todd, printer, 1895]), 2; digital images, Hathi Trust

See also:

• Robert Charles Anderson, George F. Sanborn, Jr., and Melinde Lutz Sanborn, The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume II, C-F (2001), 2:2:281 (Thomas Dane); digital images by subscription, AmericanAncestors.
• "The Dane and Deane Families of Concord, Mass.", The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 18 (1864):263-264; digital images, InternetArchive..
• B.S. Dean and J.E. Dean: A History of the William Dean Family of Cornwall, Conn., and Canfield, Ohio (Cleveland 1903); digital images, Hathi Trust.
• Rochester Wills, Vol. xxii. (1631-44), fol. 248.
• Shattuck, Lemuel: "The History of Concord, Massachusetts"; Appendix III, Notices of the Early Settlers and Men of Distinction; page 369 (Dean)

Other--

• Lythgoe, Darrin. Western Michigan Genealogical Society (WMGS) Members' Genealogy: Thomas Dane', accessed 14 July 2020. Unsourced but for general mention of Dean and Dean (1903).
• Find A Grave: Memorial #77290273 NOTE: Burial information unknown, no headstone
• Adupree.com (updated link - may be slow to load)
• "Ancestral File", database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/M7YK-2Z2 : accessed 2013-06-18), entry for Thomas DANE OR DEAN. NOTE: Ancestral File is not an acceptable source for PGM profiles