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Walter Deane

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Walter Deane

Birth
Chard, South Somerset District, Somerset, England
Death
Apr 1693 (aged 80)
Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
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Son of William Deane and unknown mother, he married Eleanor Strong, daughter of Richard Strong and Eleanor?, about 1637. Between them they had Five children;
James Deane –1725
Joseph Deane –1728
Ezra Deane 1650–1732
Benjamin Deane 1652–1728
Samuel Deane 1667–1731

Although Walter Deane was christened on May 13, 1612 at Chard, Somerset, England, he may have been born in Taunton, England.

Walter and his brother John sailed for New England on the ship "Speedwell" from Weymouth, Dorset, England on April 22, 1637 with 6 servants.

They were initially in Boston, then for about a year in Dorchester and finally came with others to Cohannett.

They took up their farms on the west bank of the river about one mile from the center of town. The road in front of their homes was Dean Street and still bears that name today.

Walter was a founding member and stockholder in the first permanent iron works in America. He was also a tanner by trade.

He was living in 1636 in Dorchester, Massachusetts.

By 5 Jun 1638 he appeared on a list of Plymouth Colony freemen from Cohannett.

Walter was a deputy to the Plymouth Court in 1640 and selectman of Taunton from 1679 to 1686.
Son of William Deane and unknown mother, he married Eleanor Strong, daughter of Richard Strong and Eleanor?, about 1637. Between them they had Five children;
James Deane –1725
Joseph Deane –1728
Ezra Deane 1650–1732
Benjamin Deane 1652–1728
Samuel Deane 1667–1731

Although Walter Deane was christened on May 13, 1612 at Chard, Somerset, England, he may have been born in Taunton, England.

Walter and his brother John sailed for New England on the ship "Speedwell" from Weymouth, Dorset, England on April 22, 1637 with 6 servants.

They were initially in Boston, then for about a year in Dorchester and finally came with others to Cohannett.

They took up their farms on the west bank of the river about one mile from the center of town. The road in front of their homes was Dean Street and still bears that name today.

Walter was a founding member and stockholder in the first permanent iron works in America. He was also a tanner by trade.

He was living in 1636 in Dorchester, Massachusetts.

By 5 Jun 1638 he appeared on a list of Plymouth Colony freemen from Cohannett.

Walter was a deputy to the Plymouth Court in 1640 and selectman of Taunton from 1679 to 1686.


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