. Genealogy of the Dean family descended from Ezra Dean, of Plainfield, Conn. and Cranston, R. I., preceded by a reprint of the article on James and Walter Dean, of Taunton, Mass., and early generations of their descendants, found in volume 3, New England historical and genealogical register, 1849. bington, in1800. He married 28 December, 1803, CatherineTripp^ of Providence, Pa., daughter of IsaacTripp, the early proprietor of Providence, Pa.,who settled there between 1784 and 1787, andgranddaughter of Esquire Isaac Tripp, one of theearliest pioneers in Wyoming Valley, and whowas killed by Ind
. Genealogy of the Dean family descended from Ezra Dean, of Plainfield, Conn. and Cranston, R. I., preceded by a reprint of the article on James and Walter Dean, of Taunton, Mass., and early generations of their descendants, found in volume 3, New England historical and genealogical register, 1849. bington, in1800. He married 28 December, 1803, CatherineTripp^ of Providence, Pa., daughter of IsaacTripp, the early proprietor of Providence, Pa.,who settled there between 1784 and 1787, andgranddaughter of Esquire Isaac Tripp, one of theearliest pioneers in Wyoming Valley, and whowas killed by Indians, with his son-in-law Jona-than Slocum, on the present site of the city ofWilkes-Barre, 16 December, 1778. This Jona-than Slocum was the father of Frances Slocum,the lost daughter of Wyoming, who was carriedaway captive by the Indians when a child of fiveyears, reared among them, married an Indianchief, raised a family, and when in old age wasdiscovered by her brothers near , refused to return to civilized life andkindred. Catharine Tripp, wife of James Dean,was first cousin of this Indian captive. Another cousin of Catharine Tripp, Isaac, sonof her uncle Job Tripp, was also captured by theIndians about the time of the Wyoming Mass- » For Tripp records see cahikhim: thiit dkan acre (1778), when a youth of eighteen. He wascarried to Canada and retained until after theRevokitionary war, when he escaped and returnedto Providence. He afterward settled in Scotttownship, Luzerne county. Pa., and was buriedat Clifford Corners. ^ James Dean bought a farm comprising over200 acres, of Meredith & Clymer, Philadelphialand speculators, in what was known then asTunkhannock, but later became Abington town-ship, Luzerne county, Pa. It was located aboutone and one half miles northwest of Dalton, onthe old road leading to Factoryville. The farmis still owned by his son Myron Dean of Scran-ton. James became a prosperous farmer andenterprising citizen of the ear
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