'Deane01'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Deane of Berkeley, Deane-Freeman of Castle Cor, Deane of Crumlin (Cromlin), Deane in Gloucestershire, Deane of Terenure

                               
Commoners reports that "The family of Deane is an ancient one in Ireland, and has long possessed large estates in various parts of that kingdom. Previously it was of consideration in England, and held lands in the counties of Gloucester and Northampton." Commoners reports that a Deane (inferred as being of this family) was Archbishop of Canterbury. Wikipedia shows a Henry Deane as Bishop of Bangor then Bishop of Salisbury then Archbishop of Canterbury (1501-1503).
William Deane of The Woodhouse in Farmcote in Guyting, Gloucestershire
m. Anne or Margaret Wykeham (bur 03.06.1602, dau of Sir Edward Wykeham of Swalcliffe)
1. Anthony Deane (2nd son)
  A. ?? Deane
  i. Sir Anthony Deane (Chief Commissioner of the Navy)
2. Edward Deane of Pinnock, Gloucestershire (6th son)
  m1. Joan Colet (bur 1608)
  A.+ issue - George, Robert (d 1606), Margaret (b/d 156), Elizabeth Anne (b 1599), Margaret (b 1604)
  m2. (1609) Anne Wase (bur 1670)
  F. Richard Meade (bpt 08.07.1610, republican General-at-sea (Admiral), regicide)
  m. (21.05.1647) Mary Grimditch (dau of John Grimditch of Knottingley)
i.+ issue - Hannah, Mary
  G. Joseph Deane of Crumlin or Cromlin, co. Dublin (b 02.02.1623/4, d 21.02.1699, Major, youngest son)
  Other than to show that he was son of Edward and cousing of Admiral Richard, Commoners starts with Joseph but reports that he married Elizabeth Cuffe (dau of the ancestor of the Earls of Desart) on 08.02.1652 and was father (by her) of Joseph (father of Edward father of Edward who m. _ Bushe - see below) and Elizabeth. We follow BLG1886.
m1. Anne
  i. Joseph Deane of Crumlin or Cromlin (b 06.01.1649, d 08.12.1698)
  m. (1673) Elizabeth Parker (dau of John Parker, Archbishop of Dublin)
  a. Joseph Deane of Crumlin (b 1675, d 04.05.1715, Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer)
  m. (c09.1699) Margaret Boyle (d 07.1717, dau of Henry Boyle of Castle Martyr, son of Roger, 1st Earl of Orrery)
  (1) Elizabeth Deane
  m. (c04.1722) Hayes (St. Leger), 4th Viscount Doneraile
  (2) Anne Deane
  m. (c02.1724) Arthur (Hill-Trevor), 1st Viscount Dungannon
(3) Mary Deane
  m. (c05.1725) John (Bourke), 1st Earl of Mayo
  (4) Katherine Deane
  m. (17.12.1725) John Lysaght, 1st Baron (not Viscount) Lisle
  (5) Margaret Deane
  m. (12.041.1732) John Fitzgerald, knight of Kerry
  b.+ other issue - Elizabeth, Anne
  ii. Anne Deane
  m. (c05.1673) Godwin Swifte
iii. Elizabeth Deane (d 16.01.1684)
  m1. (c05.1672) Henry Grey (d 16.10.1675, Captain)
  m2. (06.1677) Donough O'Brien of Lemenagh
  m2. (1659) Elizabeth Cuffe (d 03.04.1698, dau of Maurice Cuffe of Quin)
  iv. Edward Deane of Terenure, Sheriff of co. Dublin then co. Kilkenny (d before 17.09.1717)
  m. Anne Bulkeley (dau of William Bulkeley of the Isle of Wight)
  a. Edward Deane of Terenure, Sheriff of co. Kilkenny (b 1682, d 12.1748)
  m. Elizabeth Bushe (dau of Amias Bushe of Kilfane)
(1) Edward Deane of Terenure (d unm 1751)
  (2) Amias Deane (d unm)
  (3) Joseph Deane of Terenure & Dangan (d 1801, Colonel)
  Commoners suggests that Joseph married (Jane) Hill before Jane Freeman. We follow BLG1886.
  m1. Jane Freeman (d 03.1764, dau of William Freeman of Castle Cor, sister/heir of Matthew)
  (A) Edward Deane, later Deane-Freeman of Castle Cor, Sheriff of co. Cork (b 09.01.1760, d 25.03.1806)
  m. (1781) Mary Plummer (dau of Richard Plummer of Mount Plummer by Ellen Brudenell)
  (i) Joseph Deane-Freeman of Castle Cor, Sheriff of co. Cork (b 28.10.1783, d 24.01.1840) had issue
  m. (24.08.1811) Elizabeth McCarthy (dau of Robert McCarthy of Carrignavar)
  (ii) Richard Deane (rector of Ardnagerhy, 3rd son) had issue
  m. Ellen Davies (dau of Rev. Rowland Davies)
(iii) Jane Freeman
  m. Sackville Robert Hamilton (d 20.02.1853, rector of Mallow)
  (iv) Mary Deane
  m. Thomas Poole (Major)
  (v)+ other issue - Matthew (d 06.04.1802), Edward, William, Ellen (d unm)
  m2. (c08.1764, sp) Jane Hill (dau of Rowley Hill of Walworth, sister of Sir Hugh, 1st Bart of Brooke Hall, widow of _ Daly)
  m3. Katherine Greene (dau of John Greene of Greeneville)
  (B) John Berkeley Deane of Berkeley, co. Wexford (d 1837)
  m. (1800) Cecilia Knudson (dau of General _ Knudson)
  (i) John St. George Deane of Berkeley (b 1803, d 01.06.1879) had issue (1 dau)
  m1. (1847, sp) Grace Wandesford Kavanagh (dau of Thomas Kavanagh of Borris by Elizabeth Butler)
  m2. (1850) Katherine Gordon (dau of John Gordon of Aikenhead)
  (ii) William Christian Deane (bpt 27.09.1807, dsp 1845, RN)
  m. Caroline Nixon of Brownsbarn
  (iii) George Knudson Deane of Orchardton (bpt 12.11.1811) had issue
  m. (01.06.1840) Isabella Wise (dau of John Wise of Bohernagore by Henrietta, dau of Sir James Lawrence Cotter, 2nd Bart of Rockforest)
  (iv) Cecilia Deane of Glendara
  m. (27.10.1858) Rev. Lambert Watson Hepenstal of Altadore (d 1859)
  (v) Frances Deane
  (vi) Elizabeth Deane
m. (05.1847) James Lawrence Wise
  (C) Joseph Deane had issue
  m. (11.09.1810) Sarah Drake (d 24.07.1854, dau of John Drake of Coolback/ sister/heir of George of Stokestown)
  (D) Amias Deane (Dsp 04.03.1856, Captain, 5th son)
  m. Mary White (dau of Thomas White of Ballybrophy, widow of Thomas Whelan)
  (E) Frances Deane
  m1. Anthony Cliffe of New Ross (Major)
  m2. Francis Corbet Singleton of Aclare & Corbet Hill
  (F) Eliza Deane
  m. Rev. Allan Cliffe of Herefordshire
  (G) Wilhelmina Deane
  m. John Lloyd Edwards of Robuck & Camolin Park
  (H) Lydia Deane
  m. Abraham Bush of co. Cavan
  (I)+ other issue (d unm) - William, Katherine
  (4) Frances Deane
  m. (c02.1752) Standish Grady of Ballyvolane
  (5) Wilhelmina Deane
m. (c11.1748) Nicholas Bowen of Bowen's Court
  (6) Elizabeth Deane
  m. (1750) Standish Grady (son of The O'Grady of Killballyowen)
  b. Stephen Deane 'of Dublin' (b 1687)
  m. Mary Price (dau of Rev. Samuel Price of Straffan, sister of Arthur, Archbishop of Cashel)
  (1) Hannah Deane
  m. (c06.1727) Rev. Alexander Bradford
  (2) Frances Deane
  m. (1732) Bartholomew Vigors (Dean of Leighlin)
  (3)+ other issue - Edward of Dangan, Stephen (dsp), Anne (d unm 1747)
  v. Dorothy Deane (d before14.01.1728)
  m. Maurice Berkeley of Glasnevin
  H. Jane Deane
  m1. Dru Sparrow (d 18.02.1652)
  m2. _ Monteage
  I.+ other issue - Samuel (d young), Nathaniel (dsp), Naomie (b 1613), Hannah
3.+ other issue - John, William, Richard, Bartholomew

Main source(s): BLG1886 (Deane of Berkeley, formerly of Crumlin and Terenure) with a little support/input from Commoners (vol 2, Deane-Freeman of Castle Cor)
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