Agnes Polly (McClanahan) Dean (abt. 1735 - 1794)

Born about 1735 in Augusta, Colony of Virginia

Ancestors

Wife of John H Dean — married 26 Dec 1759 in Augusta, Virginia

Descendants

Died 1 Aug 1794 at about age 59 in Bath County, Virginia

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Biography

Agnes was born in 1735 in Augusta County, VA. She was the daughter of Robert Mcclenachan and Sarah Breckenridge. She is mentioned in her father's will.

Marriage

Agnes married twice:

1. She first married John Wilson. They had no children. He was killed by Indians in In 1756.
2. She next married John H Dean (1735-1794) 26 Dec 1759 in Augusta County, VA.^{[1] [2]} They had approx.12 children.

Children

John L Dean b. 1750 - d. 1813

Mary Dean b. 1760 - d. 1848 m. William Bourland

Nancy (Dean) Henderson (1762-1816) b. 1762 - d. 1816 m. James Anderson

Margaret Dean b. 2 Jun 1766 - d. UNK m. William Crawford

Alice (Dean) Kincaid (1767-1861) b. 1767 - d. 1861 m. John Kincaid (possible brother of James)

Elizabeth Agnes (Dean) Kincaid (1756-abt.1839) b. 1770 - d. 1813 m. James Kincaid (possible brother of John)

Jane Dean b. 1782 - d. 1843 m. Andrew McClung

Sarah McClanachan Dean b. 1779 - d. 1849 m. James Veneable

William Briggs Dean b. 1750 - d. 1839

Note: the Annals of Bath County also note a "Dean, Mary (Samuel Depwe) - 1787" in the marriage records (page 144).

Death

Eventually settling in Bath County, VA it is here she passed away in August 1795. She is believed to be buried at the family homestead.

Various Records

• Augusta Co., County Court Records, Order Book XIX, 6/21/1785, (137): Deed from John Kinkade and Sarah, and Agnes Dean, wife of John Dean, to Brownlee--recorded
• Augusta Co. VA Will Book #2, Page 216, 9/5/1757: John Wilson’s will, shoemaker – to wife Agness; to daughter Sarah; to brother Robert Wilson and brother James Wilson’s son John; to brother James’ son William; to James McKnut, ½ of shoemaker’s tools. Teste: John Christian & Jno. Brownlee. Agness renounces the provisions, & Agness qualifies with Robert McClenachan, Richard Woods.
• Augusta Co. VA Will Book #4, Page 464, 11/20/1771: John Willson’s estate, Dr. to John Dean, settlement.
• Augusta Co.VA Deed Book No. 25, pg 84, 6/21/1785: John Kinkead & Sarah & Agness Dean to John Brownlee Jr., tract devised by John Wilson to his daughter Sarah, now wife of John Kinkead.
• Virginia, U.S., Land, Marriage, and Probate Records, 1639-1850:

Name: Agness Dean

Date: 21 Jun 1785

Location: Augusta Co., VA

Notes: This land record was originally published in "Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia, 1745-1800. Extracted from the Original Court Records of Augusta County" by Lyman Chalkley.

Remarks: Tract devised by John Wilson to his daughter, Sarah, now wife of John Kinkead.

Description: Grantor

Book: 25-84

• Listed as Agnes Dean in father’s will {Robert McClenachan will, 6/7/1791: Augusta Co.Will Bk VII, p 434 } Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish in Virginia, Abstracts of Augusta County Virginia, Augusta Co Ct: Robert McClenachan's will-- To wife , Sarah; to daughters, Agnes Dean, Jene Sinclair,( should be St. Clair ) Lettis Kizer; to son Alexander, plantation in Rockbridge whereon Robert Shaw lives; to grandsons, John and Robert McClenachan, sons of son Robert McClenachan, deceased, all Kentucky lands. Executors, Alex, McClenachan and Alex St. Clair. Teste: Michael Bowyer, Alex. Humphreys, James St. Clair., Proved December Court, 1791, by two witnesses.

Dean Family Research

In Oct 2020 I began my research in to the Dean side of the family again. John had been an EOL for me up until then. Until I came across other researchers and this familysearch link. [1].
It is difficult to source records as some from Bath County, VA were destroyed during the Civil War; and most pre-Civil War records of Rockingham were destroyed during the Valley Campaign of 1864. ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ “Early Marriages”, Crozier p. 85
2. ↑ Chalkley, Lyman, "Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia, Extracted from the Original Court Records of Augusta County 1745-1800", Rosslyn, VA: Mary S Lockwood, 1912, Vol. II, Hathitrust, p. 276
3. ↑ http://genealogytrails.com/vir/records.html

• https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Agnes_McClanahan_%281%29

• Sampson, John Russell,. Supplement, 1929, to Kith and kin. Richmond, Va. : s.n.,: unknown, 1986

• Virginia, U.S., Land, Marriage, and Probate Records, 1639-1850: Chalkley, Lyman. Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia, 1745-1800. Extracted from the Original Court Records of Augusta County. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1965. Originally published in 1912.

• Marriage Licenses, Augusta County, Va., 1749-1773 The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography Vol. 7, No. 4 (Apr., 1900), pp. 421-422 Published by: Virginia Historical Society Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/4242287