226. Walter1 Deane;148,149 married Eleanor Strong, daughter of Richard Strong;148 born 1612 at 13 May 1612, Chard, Somerset, ENG;148,149 baptized 13 May 1612 at Chard, Somerset, ENG; Son of Walter Deane of South Chard, Somerset;150 died after 1693; Entered a deed with wife Eleanor on 20 Aug 1693 (NEHGR, v. 3, p. 375.148,149
He " Walter Dean was by trade a tanner. He owned a farm on the west bank of "Taunton Great River," about a mile from the "Green," and the traveled road through these lands is still called "Dean Street." We find Walter Dean filling places of honor and trust in those early days. He was a selectman of Taunton, 1679-1686, a Deputy to the Plymouth Court in 1640. He was also one of the signers of the letter written by the inhabitants of Taunton, thanking the good people of the Cape towns for their invitation to come to them for protection during King Philip's War. He was a Deacon of the church.
Walter Dean married Eleanor, daughter of Richard Strong of Taunton, England, and a sister of Elder John Strong. She came to New England with her brother in the ship "Mary & John" in 1630. This relationship is shown in deeds made by Walter Dean in 1691, in which he calls John Strong his "brother." In 1693 Walter Dean and his wife convey property, and in this she is named Eleanor. This was in August of that year, and is the latest date we have showing both were living.
Children:
i Joseph2, b. (???); d. between Dec. 3, 1728, and Feb. 11,
1729; m. Mary (???); he resided in Taunton and
Dighton.
ii Ezra2, b. (???); d. between Oct. 26, 1727, and Feb., 1732;
m., 1676, Bethiah Edson, dau. of Deacon Samuel
Edson.
iii BENJAMIN2, b. (???); d. between Feb. 2, 1722/3, and
Apr. 14, 1725; m. Jan. 6, 1680, Sarah Williams. (See
Williams Family.)
iv Abigail2, b. (???); m. Joseph Wood.
v James2."151 He "WALTER,
Taunton, younger br. of first John, was from Chard in Co. Somerset, 12 or 14
ms. S. from Taunton, freem. of that Col. 4 Dec. 1638 had been with his br.
first at Dorchester, m. it is said, Eleanor, d. of Rich. Strong of Taunton,
Eng. wh. had come with her br. John, had six ch. of wh. only Benjamin, Ezra,
and Joseph, bef. ment. are kn. was rep. 1640, perhaps, and selectman many
yrs. after; and was with his w. liv. so late as 1693."61 He sailed for New England on the "Speedwell", from Weymouth, Dorset, with 6 servants on 22 Apr 1637. He became a freeman on 4 Dec 1638 at Plymouth Colony.
Children of Walter1 Deane and Eleanor Strong were:
227. Ezra2 Dean (Walter1Deane);148 married Bethia Edson, daughter of Deacon Samuel Edson and Susanna Orcutt, 17 Dec 1678;152,151 died between 28 Oct 1727 and 15 Feb 1732 at of Taunton MA.148
Children of Ezra2 Dean and Bethia Edson were:
228. Dr. Ezra3 Dean Jr. (Ezra2, Walter1Deane);2,153,154 died at of Taunton; married Abigail Leonard, daughter of Capt. James Leonard Jr. and Lydia Gulliver;155,156 born 14 Oct 1680 at Taunton, MA.148
Children of Dr. Ezra3 Dean Jr. and Abigail Leonard were:
229. Abigail4 Dean (Ezra3, Ezra2, Walter1Deane) Nead to prove this relationship; Need to prove this relationship;2 born 10 Dec 1704 at of Taunton; married Caleb Walker, son of Ebenezer Walker and Dorothy Abell, circa 1727 at ?; died 1 Jan 1795 at ? at age 90.
She was (an unknown value) 5 children.
Children of Abigail4 Dean and Caleb Walker were as follows: