 The " Dean Family " were basically originally centered in the Preston, Maryland area and now cover the Delmarva Peninsula. Family members names shown in "Maroon" are the direct ancestors of my children "Kayla Grace Pickett", and "Kara Virginia Pickett".
Other Family surnames included in this document:
Andrew, Beauchamp, Carroll, Christopher, Collins, Covey, Culver, Davis, Eaton, Fleming, Hignutt, Jester, Moore, Nichols, Pickett, Poole, Sullivan, Reese, Roper, Todd, Turner Keys to the below document include :
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He married " Elizabeth Roper " who was born abt. 1675. " Michael " preceded his wife in passed away in 1724 in Dorchester County, Maryland. " Elizabeth " passed away in 1750 also in Dorchester County. It is currently unknown where either of them is interred. They had " 7 " known children together : 3. Elizabeth Dean ~ b. August 26, 1698 ~ d. ( unknown ) ~ " Age unknown " 4. John Dean ~ b. January 10, 1700 ~ d. ( unknown ) ~ " Age unknown " 5. Michael Dean ~ b. October 5, 1703 ~ d. ( unknown ) ~ " Age unknown " 6. Edward Dean ~ b. January 15, 1706 ~ d. ( unknown ) ~ " Age unknown " 7. William Dean ~ b. December 10, 1709 ~ d. ( unknown ) ~ " Age unknown " 8. Francis T. Dean ~ b. May 10, 1712 ~ d. 1796 ~ " Age abt. 84 years " Family Notes : ~ ( other than any of those names color coded and in " italics " above ) All children were born in St. Peter's Parish, Talbot County, Maryland. Nothing else is know about the children other than Francis ( 8 )
He married " Mary Ann Liedel " who was born in 1715 in Maryland. Her parents names are currently unknown. " Mary Ann Liedel Deane " preceded her husband in passing away on July 28, 1782 in Caroline County, Maryland at about the age of 70 years. " Francis T. Deane ( 8 ) " passed away in 1796 in Caroline County, Maryland at about the age of 84 years. Where they are both interred is currently unknown. They had " 5 " known children together : 11. Ruth Dean ~ b. 1742 ~ d. August 14, 1798 ~ " Age abt. 56 years " 12. Rebecca Dean ~ b. August 24, 1743 ~ d. 1820 ~ " Age abt. 77 years " 13. Mary Dean ~ b. 1744 ~ d. ( unknown ) ~ " Age unknown " 14. Ann Dean ~ b. 1749 ~ d. April 22, 1818 ~ " Age abt. 69 years " Family Notes : ~ ( other than any of those names color coded and in " italics " above ) The birth order of the children has not been verified. ( 13 ) ~ Mary ~ Nothing further is known.
He married " Deborah Eaton " who was born the daughter of Anderton Eaton and Sarah Stanton Eaton on June 25, 1751. " Elijah Dean ( 10 ) " passed away in 1805 in Caroline County, Maryland. It is currently unknown when Deborah passed away or where either of them are interred. They had ten known children together: 21. Henry Dean ~ b. ( unknown ) ~ d. ( unknown ) ~ " Age unknown " 22. Charles Dean ~ b. ( unknown ) ~ d. ( unknown ) ~ " Age unknown " 23. Mary Dean ~ b. ( unknown ) ~ d. ( unknown ) ~ " Age unknown " 24. Shadrack Dean ~ b. ( unknown ) ~ d. ( unknown ) ~ " Age unknown " 25. Sarah Dean ~ b. ( unknown ) ~ d. ( unknown ) ~ " Age unknown " 26. Ann Dean ~ b. ( unknown ) ~ d. ( unknown ) ~ " Age unknown " 27. Tamsey Dean ~ b. ( unknown ) ~ d. ( unknown ) ~ " Age unknown " 28. Rebecca Dean ~ b. ( unknown ) ~ d. ( unknown ) ~ " Age unknown " 29. Ellen Dean ~ b. ( unknown ) ~ d. ( unknown ) ~ " Age unknown " Family Notes : ~ ( other than any of those names color coded and in " italics " above ) ( 20 ) ~ David married " Elizabeth Moore " on February 1, 1794 in Caroline County, Maryland. Her parent's names are unknown as are her exact dates. They had 5 known children together : Charles Dean Henry Dean Mary Dean Nancy Dean ( 21 ) ~ Henry married " Tamsey Covey " on May 17, 1796 in Caroline County, Maryland. She was born the daughter of John and Mary " Polly " (_____) Covey. They had 1 known child together : ( 22 ) ~ Charles married " Sarah Turner " on January 29, 1798 in Caroline County, Maryland. Her parents are unknown. They had 1 known child together : ( 23 ) ~ Mary ~ Nothing further is known.
( 28 ) ~ Rebecca married " Peter Todd " on March 22, 1814 and nothing further is known of them. ( 29 ) ~ Ellen married " Thomas Sullivan " who was the son of John and Tamsey Andrew Sullivan. They had 2 known children : Ellen " Nellie " Sullivan.
She married " Jonathan Eaton " who was born the son of Anderton and Sarah Stanton Eaton on October 14, 1746. " Ruth Dean Eaton ( 11 ) " passed away on August 14, 1798 at about the age of 56 years. It is currently unknown when " Jonathan " passed away or where either of them are interred. They had eight known children together: 36. Dorcas Eaton ~ b. ( unknown ) ~ d. ( unknown ) ~ " Age unknown " 37. Rebecca Eaton ~ b. ( unknown ) ~ d. ( unknown ) ~ " Age unknown " 38. Jonathan Eaton ~ b. ( unknown ) ~ d. ( unknown ) ~ " Age unknown " 39. Peter Eaton ~ b. ( unknown ) ~ d. ( unknown ) ~ " Age unknown " 40. Anderton Eaton ~ b. ( unknown ) ~ d. ( unknown ) ~ " Age unknown " 41. Mary Eaton ~ b. ( unknown ) ~ d. ( unknown ) ~ " Age unknown " 42. Sarah Eaton ~ b. ( unknown ) ~ d. ( unknown ) ~ " Age unknown " Family Notes : ~ ( other than any of those names color coded and in " italics " above ) The birth order of the children has not been verified.
She married " Isaac Nichols " on January 19, 1779 in Caroline County, Maryland. " Isaac " was born the son of Nehemiah and Sarah Nichols in 1757 in Caroline County, Maryland. Her sister Ann ( 14 ) ( below ) married his brother " John Nichols ". " Isaac Nichols " preceded his wife in passing away on November 2, 1784 in Caroline County, Maryland at the age of about 27 years. " Rebecca Dean Nichols ( 12 ) " reportedly passed away in 1820 in Guilford, North Carolina and its currently unknown if she was remarried. It is currently unknown where either of them were interred. They had one known child together : 
She married " John Nichols " who was born the son of Nehemiah and Sarah Nichols in Caroline County, Maryland. The date of his birth is currently unknown. Her sister Rebecca ( 12 ) ( above ) married his brother " Isaac Nichols ". " Ann Nancy Dean Nichols ( 14 )" passed away on April 22, 1818 in Caroline County, Maryland at the age of about 69 years. Its currently unknown when " John " passed away or where either of them were interred. They had seven known children together : 45. Rebecca Nichols ~ b. ( unknown ) ~ d. ( unknown ) ~ " Age unknown " 46. Francis Nichols ~ b. ( unknown ) ~ d. ( unknown ) ~ " Age unknown " 47. Isaac Nichols ~ b. ( unknown ) ~ d. ( unknown ) ~ " Age unknown " 48. Darcus Nichols ~ b. ( unknown ) ~ d. ( unknown ) ~ " Age unknown " 49. Margaret Nichols ~ b. ( unknown ) ~ d. ( unknown ) ~ " Age unknown " 50. Amelia Nichols ~ b. ( unknown ) ~ d. ( unknown ) ~ " Age unknown " Family Notes : ~ ( other than any of those names color coded and in " italics " above ) The birth order of the children has not been verified.
He married " Rebecca Reese " on January 23, 1802 in Caroline County, Maryland. Rebecca was born on September 24, 1785 in Maryland. Her parent's names are currently unknown. It is unknown when Shadrack ( 24 ) passed away however Rebecca passed away on October 1, 1869 in Caroline County, Maryland and was interred in the Friendship Cemetery, Friendship, Caroline County, Maryland. It is " assumed " that Shadrack ( 24 ) was also interred there. They had two children together : 52. John Dean ~ b. ( unknown ) ~ d. ( unknown ) ~ " Age unknown " Family Notes : ~ ( other than any of those names color coded and in " italics " above )
( 52 ) ~ John was married twice. He 1st married " Mary Jane Beauchamp " on November 30, 1858 in Caroline County, Maryland. Her parent's names are unknown as are her exact dates. They had 3 children together :
John was married 2nd to " Elizabeth Turner " and there are no children recorded from this marriage.
His first wife's name is currently unknown however they had 5 children together and she is believed to have passed away. He was married second to " Mary Nichols " on July 1, 1847 in Caroline County, Maryland. They first show up in the 1850 census ( recorded September 25, 1850 ) residing on a farm in Caroline County, Maryland. " Robert " is shown as being a " Farmer " and 36 years old. His second wife, " Mary ", is shown as being 44 years old. They are shown with " 5 " children, all with " Robert's " first wife, residing with them :
In the 1860 census ( recorded September 9, 1860 ) they are shown residing on a farm near Federalsburg, Caroline County, Maryland. " Robert " is still shown as being a " Farmer " and 45 years old. His second wife, " Mary ", is shown as being 55 years old. They are shown with " 1 " child, a daughter-in-law, and another child residing with them :
The 1860 census is the last one that records this family. Apparently those taking the census data did not come across them from 1870 through the 1900 census'. Possibly " Mary " passed away and " Robert " moved in with another family member. " Robert Dean ( 51 ) " passed away at the age of 81 on August 2, 1895 and was interred in the Friendship Cemetery, Friendship, Caroline County, Maryland. It is possible that both of his wives are also interred there.
Family Notes : ~ ( other than any of those names color coded and in " italics " above ) ( 61 ) ~ Mary married " Peter Jester " on March 5, 1850 in Caroline County, Maryland and they had nine children together : William Henry Jester Robert Jester James Francis Jester Peter Jester Mary Ida Jester John M. Jester Robert McClyment Jester Charles L. Jester ( 62 ) ~ David married " Mary Ellen Dean " on August 29, 1857 in Caroline County, Maryland and they had four children together : Mary Dean Dean Sarah Dean Alfred Harry Dean ( 64 ) ~ Margaret married " John W. Andrew " and nothing further is known of them.
 Robert Dean
He married " Sarah 'Sallie' Christopher " on March 18, 1853 in Caroline County, Maryland. She was born the daughter of William Christopher and Elizabeth Nichols Christopher on December 13, 1829 in Maryland. They are first shown in the 1860 census ( recorded on September 10, 1860 ) residing on a farm near Federalsburg, Caroline County, Maryland. " Shadrack " is noted as being a " Farmer " and 29 years old. " Sarah 'Sallie' " is noted as being 31 years old. They are shown with " 3 " children residing with them :
In the 1870 census ( recorded on July 19, 1870 ) they are still residing on a farm near Federalsburg, Caroline County, Maryland. " Shadrack " is noted as being a " Farmer " and 38 years old. " Sarah 'Sallie' " is noted as being 40 years old. They are shown with " 3 " children residing with them :
In the 1880 census ( recorded on June 16, 1880 ) they are still residing on a farm near Federalsburg, Caroline County, Maryland. " Shadrack " is noted as being a " Farmer " and 49 years old. " Sarah 'Sallie' " is noted as being 50 years old. They are shown with " 2 " children residing with them :
" Great Sadness " struck this family when " Mary Emily Dean Collins ( 65 ) " passed away in September, 1881 due to birth complications delivering her daughter " Lona Alice Collins ( 72 ) " ..... The 1890 census is unavailable due to a fire in January 1921 which destroyed the vast majority of the records for Maryland and Delaware ..... When " Shadrack " and " Sarah's " daughter " Mary ( 65 ) " passed away in 1881 at the age of 27 both of her children, Alverta ( 71 ) and Lona Alice Collins ( 72 ), came to live with them. After their grandmother passed away they continued to resided with Shadrack ( 60 ) until he passed away. " Sarah 'Sallie' Christopher Dean " preceded her husband in passed away at the age of 62 on November 30, 1892 and was interred in the Nichols-Williamson Family Cemetery, Nichols, Maryland. " Shadrack Dean ( 60 ) " passed away at the age of 83 on July 20, 1914 and was interred next to his wife. They had two children together who both passed away before their parents. 66. Martha Susan Dean ~ b. 1856 ~ d. 1892 ~ " Age 34 " Family Notes : ~ ( other than any of those names color coded and in " italics " above ) ( 66 ) ~ Martha Susan ~ Nothing further is known except her passing away .....
He married " Mary C. Hignutt " who was born on March 4, 1841 the daughter of Robert H. Hignutt and Mary Towers Hignutt. They first showup as a family in the 1860 Federal Census ( recorded September 9, 1860 ) residing on Robert's ( 63 ) dad's Robert Dean ( 51 ) farm near Federalsburg, Caroline County, Maryland. " Robert ( 63 ) " is shown as being a " Farmer " and 21 years old. His wife, " Mary ", is shown as being 19 years old. Also residing with them is Fanny Dean ~ ( age 17 ) Her relationship is currently unknown. .... In the 1870 Federal Census ( recorded July 14, 1870 ) they are shown still residing on his dad Robert's ( 51 ) farm near Federalsburg, Caroline County, Maryland however his dad is no longer shown residing with them ..... " Robert " is shown as being a " Farmer " and 28 years old and his wife " Mary ", is shown as being 26 years old raising their son John ~ ( age 2 ) . An 1880 and 1890 federal census has not been found for this family .... In the 1900 Federal Census ( recorded June 9, 1900 ) they are shown still residing on the same farm near Federalsburg, Caroline County, Maryland. " Robert " is shown as being a " Farmer " and 58 years old and his wife " Mary ", is shown as being 57 years old and no one else is residing with them ..... " Mary C. Hignutt Dean " preceded her husband in passed away at the age of 68 on May 20, 1909 and was interred in the Hynson Cemetery, Hynson, Caroline County, Maryland. " Robert H. Dean ( 63 ) " passed away at the age of 73 on August 17, 1913 and was interred with his wife. They had one known child together.
Robert H. Dean ~ Mary C. Hignutt Dean ~ ( Wife of Robert )
Nothing further is known of this family except that they had two children. " Mary Emily Dean Collins ( 65 ) " passed away in September, 1881 due to child birth complications at the age of 27 years old. It is unknown where she was interred. After her passing her two daughters, Alverta and Lona Collins went to live with their grandparents Shadrack Dean ( 60 ) and Sarah Christopher Dean 72. Lona Alice Collins ~ b. September, 1881 ~ d. 1966 ~ " Age 84 " 
He married " Katherine ' Kate ' May Fleming " on November 30, 1892 in Caroline County, Maryland. She was born the daughter of Robert H. Fleming and Sarah " Martha " Frampton Fleming in January, 1875 in Caroline County, Maryland. They first show up in the 1900 census ( recorded on June 21, 1900 ) residing in Preston, Caroline County, Maryland. " John " is noted as being a " laborer " and 32 years old. " Kate " is 25 years old. They are shown with " 3 " children residing with them :
In the 1910 census ( recorded on May 3, 1910 ) they moved to a farm in Federalsburg, Caroline County, Maryland. Since " Kate's " mother Martha Fleming ( age 65 ) is noted as residing with them it's possible that the farm was " Kate's " parent's farm and that her dad had passed away. " John " is noted as being a " farmer " and 41 years old. Katherine " Kate " is 34 years old. They are now shown with " 6 " of their children residing with them :
In the 1920 census ( recorded on March 27, 1920 ) they are shown residing on a farm near American Corner, Caroline County, Maryland which may be the same farm they resided on in 1910. They are noted as owning the farm here. " John " is noted as being a " farmer " and 50 years old. " Kate's " mom is not shown since she had passed away in 1910. They are now shown with " 9 " of their children residing with them :
" Katherine ' Kate ' May Fleming Dean " prededed her husband in passed away at the age of 52 on November 6, 1927 and was interred in the Hillcrest Cemetery, Federalsburg, Caroline County, Maryland. In the 1930 census ( recorded on April 16, 1930 ) " John " is shown residing in Caroline County on a rented farm and being a 62 year old " Farmer ". He is now shown with " 5 " of his children residing with him :
In the 1940 census ( recorded on April 23, 1940 ) " John " is shown residing with his daughter Esther's ( 88 ) family in Denton, Caroline County, Maryland and is a 72 year old widower. " John Wesley Dean ( 70 ) " passed away at the age of 72 shortly after the census in 1940 and was interred in Hillcrest Cemetery, Federalsburg, Maryland next to his wife. " John " and " Kate " had " 11 " children together : 81. Blanche V. Dean ~ b. October 1, 1894 ~ d. July 9, 1970 ~ " Age 75 " 82. Alice M. Dean ~ b. October 8, 1896 ~ d. June, 1970 ~ " Age 73 " 83. Robert L. Dean ~ b. July 5, 1901 ~ d. July 29, 1901 ~ " Age 24 days " 84. Velma Dean ~ b. November 18, 1902 ~ d. April, 1979 ~ " Age 76 " 85. Alton B. Dean ~ b. March 17, 1905 ~ d. March 20, 1906 ~ " Age 3 days " 86. Maurice Samuel Dean ~ b. July 21, 1907 ~ d. May 30, 1979 ~ " Age 71 " 87. Leland John Dean ~ b. March 23, 1910 ~ d. September 16, 1991 ~ " Age 81 " 88. Esther Reba Dean ~ b. August 26, 1914 ~ d. January 7, 1996 ~ " Age 81 " 89. Mary Dean - b. abt. 1915 ~ d. ( unknown ) 90. Lloyd W. Dean ~ b. April 17, 1916 ~ d. February 8, 1965 ~ " Age 48 " Family Notes : ~ ( other than any of those names color coded and in " italics " above ) ( 80 ) ~ Lola ~ Married " Henry W. Boevers " and they didn't have any children .....
( 89 ) ~ Mary ~ Nothing further is known.
John Wesley Dean ~ Katherine M. Fleming Dean ~ ( Wife of John )
( 80 ) ~
" Joseph " preceded his wife in passing away at the age of 72 on December 25, 1946 and was interred in the Newark Cemetery, Newark, Delaware. Lona ( 72 ) passed away at the age of 84 in Smyrna, Delaware on March 24, 1966 and she was interred with her husband. They had five children however only ones name is known. Nothing further is known of this family.
 Lona Alice Collins Culver ~ Joseph Frederick Culver ~ ( Husband of Lona )
He married " Grace Carroll " on November 6, 1929 in the Union Grove Church Parsonage in Preston, Maryland. Grace was born the daughter of Lewis Clayton Carroll and Sally Emily Poole Carroll on March 3, 1908 in Preston, Maryland.
" Maurice " worked as an Insurance Salesman, Farmer, Carpenter and at one time owned and operated a store in Denton, Maryland. " Grace " grew up in Preston and worked with her family on their farm. She attended all of her schooling in Preston and was the only family member to graduate from High School. During her marriage " Grace " worked as a homemaker and raised her children. This marriage ended in divorce and
" Maurice Samuel Dean ( 86 ) " passed away on May 30, 1979 in Philadelphia, PA of a Heart Attack at the age of 71. He was interred somewhere in Philadelphia. " Grace Carroll Dean " passed away on Thursday, May 16, 2002 at the age of 94 years old in the Caroline Nursing Home in Denton, Maryland. She was interred in the Denton Cemetery, Denton, Md. Together they had 6 children. 101. William Clayton Dean ~ b. December 6, 1933 ~ d. February 5, 2014 ~ " See Carroll Family History for more on him " 102. Audrey Ann Dean ~ b. February 26, 1936 ~ " See Carroll Family History for more on her " 103. Ruth Elizabeth Dean ~ b. October 21, 1938 ~ d. March 28, 2016 ~ " See Carroll Family History for more on her " 104. Norris Eugene Dean ~ b. November 29, 1944 ~ " See Carroll Family History for more on him " 105. Sharon Lee Dean ~ b. January 5, 1949 ~ " See Carroll Family History for more on her " Maurice Samuel Dean ( 86 ) ( including my daughter's records ) Please see " Grace Carroll Dean's " record at:
She married " Edward Francis Davis ". They had seven children however only ones name is known. Nothing further is known of this family. Family Notes : ~ ( other than any of those names color coded and in " italics " above ) Alice ( 106 ) has one known daughter, Sally Hovorka.
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