Richard Sylvester Dean

Richard Sylvester was born on December 12th, 1830 in Beaufort Co., SC.¹   Richard Sylvester's father was Allen Jones Dean and his mother was Sarah Thial.  His paternal grandparents were Jesse Dean and Mary Ann Unknown. He had five brothers and four sisters, named Jesse Robert, Allen Nelson, John Gideon, William Hamilton, Andrew Robert, Mary Elizabeth, Eliza Lavonia, Sarah Saphnonia and Martha Pernease.  He was the third youngest of the ten children.  He died at the age of 3 on February 21st, 1834.¹