James Dean 
James was born about 1859 in Rockingham Co., Virginia.1 James' father was William Franklin Dean and his mother was Francis E. Meadows. His maternal grandparents were Thomas W. Meadows and Elizabeth Breeding. He had fourteen brothers and eight sisters, named Thomas Lindsay, Emanuel Whitfield, Solomon, William, Stephen, John, William Franklin, George Mitchell, Hiram Stephen, Thornton, Joshua Bishop, Wesley Amos, Bruce Wysong, Quinter, Melvyne Ardimis, Ardenia Frances, Clarinda C., Sidney Ann, Ardista Luraine, Armenta Belle, Eliza Elizabeth and Myriam Arbella. He was the seventh oldest of the twenty-three children. He died about 1859.1 -
Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.20 Jan 1828 in Rockingham Co., Virginia d.04 May 1907 in Rockingham Co., Virginia
- b.~ 1859 in Rockingham Co., Virginia d.~ 1859
- b.~ 1711 in Essex Co., Virginia d.1776
- b.~ 1738 in Orange Co., Virginia d.11 Apr 1820 in Greenbrier River, Monroe Co., Virginia
- b.~ 1710
- b.Oct 1760 in Orange Co., Virginia d.Dec 1844 in Rockingham Co., Virginia
- b.~ 1696 in Isle of Wight Co., Virginia d.Jun 1746 in Albermarle Parish, Sussex Co., Virginia
- b.20 Nov 1736 in Orange Co., Virginia d.< 1818 in Virginia
- b.~ 1706 d.Mar 1768 in Sussex Co., Virginia
- b.19 Feb 1802 in Rockingham Co., Virginia d.1858
- b.~ 1759 d.~ 1842 in Rockingham Co, Virginia
- b.21 Feb 1833 in Page Co., Virginia d.15 Apr 1896 in Rockingham Co., Virginia
- b.1803 in Madison Co., Virginia d.> 1870
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Further sources/citations:
Descendents of James Dean 1797 - 1862, Descendents of William (Dean) Deane, Sr, breeden1.ged
Further sources/citations:
Descendents of James Dean 1797 - 1862, Descendents of William (Dean) Deane, Sr, breeden1.ged