Stephen Deane and Elizabeth Ring (again)

Stephen Deane (sometimes Dean) was born around 1605, based on his date of marriage. He arrived in Plymouth in 1621 on the Fortune and was admitted as a freeman before 1633. 

By 1630, he married Elizabeth Ring. We've heard about her before because she married Josias Cooke after she Stephen's death. We're descendants of their son Josiah, too. Stephen and Elizabeth had three children, Elizabeth (born around 1630), Miriam (1632), and Susanna (1634). Elizabeth married William Twining of Eastham. Miriam married John Wing, and Susanna, our ancestor, married Joseph Rogers and, after his death, Stephen Snow.

Stephen Deane was well enough educated to sign his deeds and to own a bible and other books. As noted in the previous post, Elizabeth may also have been literate. Stephen owned a corn mill near Plymouth and bought Godbert Godbertson's house in 1633. He only served on one committee, the one to assess taxes in 1634. 

Stephen died before October 1634. 

Stephen Deane -- Elizabeth Ring
             - Susanna Deane -- Stephen Snow
                 - Bethia Snow -- John Smith
                     - Mercy Smith -- Nathan Kinney
                         - Nathan Kinney -- Sarah Nickerson
                             - Thomas Kinney -- Lydia Bartlett
                                  - Simeon Kinney -- Olive Doane
                                      - Thomas Kinney -- Mary Houghton Kinney
                                          - Julia Kinney Hancock -- Ernest Hancock

References:

Anderson, Robert Charles 1995 The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633. New England Historic Genealogical Society.

Josias Cooke and Elizabeth Ring Dean

Josias Cooke was born around 1610, based on the age stated in his will. He arrived in Plymouth in 1633. He was admitted as a freeman in January 1636/7. He is not related to Francis Cooke, at least not closely.

In September of 1635, Josias married Elizabeth Dean, widow of Stephen Dean (who is also one of our ancestors) and daughter of widow Mary Ring. Her parents may have been William and Mary Ring of Ufford, Suffolk. Elizabeth already had three children with her first husband (we're descended from their youngest child, Susanna). She and Josias had three more: Anna, who married Mark Snow; Bethia, who married Joseph Harding; and Josiah, our other ancestor, who married Deborah Hopkins.

Both Josias and Elizabeth may have been educated. Josias had enough education to serve as town clerk. Both he and his wife had books mentioned in their estates at their times of death.

Josiah was a tavern keeper. He served on a number of juries, surveying and land purchase committees, and as constable of Plymouth in 1640. He moved to Eastham by 1647, when he served as the Eastham deputy to the Plymouth general court, and given a license to sell wine at Nauset (Eastham) in June 1648. He was on the 1643 list of men allowed to bear arms. He must have been well respected, given the number of times he served as deputy, selectman, or notary. He was not above spats, however. In March 1633, he was fined for fighting with Edward Doty (another of our ancestors). Doty, apparently, drew blood. He also involved in a number of petty lawsuits.

He died in Eastham in October 1673. Elizabeth outlived him. She died in Eastham in May 1687. At his death, his estate was worth 104 pounds, 17s, not including the real estate.

Josias Cooke -- Elizabeth Ring
- Josiah Cooke -- Deborah Hopkins
  - Deborah Cooke -- Moses Godfrey
     - Moses Godfrey -- Martha Collins
        - Joseph Godfrey -- Mehitable Hamilton
           - Sarah Godfrey -- Isaac Kenney
              - Mehitable Kenney -- Israel Doane
                 - Olive Doane -- Simeon Kinney
                    - Thomas Kinney -- Mary Elizabeth Houghton
                       - Julia Kinney -- Ernest Hancock

References:

Anderson, Robert Charles 1995 The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633. New England Historic Genealogical Society.