Y-DNA Project
Are there any male Dean descendants of David Dean (1763-1838) who would be willing to aid the search by taking a DNA test? Results may not tell us exactly who our ancestor David Dean's parents were but they may lead us to a geographical area or show a connection to an earlier group of Deans that could aid in finding David's origins. As the database grows so does the possibility of matching our family with other related Dean families with the same origin. This would be a big help!
Larry Dean (no known relation to our line) is coordinating the DEAN Family Y-DNA database. His "Dean Surname Y-DNA Project – results" page will give further information: .
If you are interested in ordering a Y-DNA test kit to be used by a male surnamed DEAN, contact Larry Dean (see site above). If ordered through a surname project, Y-DNA test kits cost $99 for a 12-marker test, $124 for a 25-marker test, $149 for a 37-marker test or $248 for a 67-marker test plus a small shipping fee. As a default, Larry recommends a 37-marker YDNA test.
1st Descendant to take a Y-DNA Test
November 2012: A great-great-great grandson of David Dean has taken a Y-DNA test.
Subject 4N on Dean Surname Y-DNA Project
Subject “4N” (test kit 190667) results returned December 2010
David Dean, b. 31 Mar 1763 in Little Britain, Orange Co., NY, d. 23 Sep 1838 in prb Newburgh, Wayne Co., MI
Luther Dean, b. 22 May 1803 in Canandaigua, Ontario Co., NY, d. 25 Dec 1850 in Livonia, Wayne Co. MI
William Day Dean, b. 12 Jul 1828 in Hopewell, Ontario Co., NY, d. 28 Apr 1914 in Plymouth, Wayne Co., MI
George Brundage Dean, b. 3 Feb 1866 in Nankin Mills, Wayne Co., MI
George Albert Dean, b. 17 May 1903 in Detroit, Wayne Co., MI, d. Jul 1983 in Troy, Oakland Co., MI
Subjects 1O, 1P, 1R, 2B, 2D, 2O, 2V, 2W, 3G, 3I, 3N, 3R, 3V, 3W, 4I, 4M, 4N, 4R and 5D. FTDNA has determined by SNP test that subjects 3R and 4I belong to the R1b1a2 haplogroup and has predicted that the remaining seventeen subjects probably belong to the R1b1a2 haplogroup. They probably do not share a recent common ancestor with each other or any of the other subjects in the surname project. The Dean genealogy of subject 2B is online at "The Descendants of Richard Dean". The ancestors of subject 4N can be found online at The David Dean Project. The earliest 10 generations of the ancestors of subject 4R can be found by clicking on the "Winifred Dean Pedigree" at the bottom of the Banks/Dean Genealogy web page. [as of September 4, 2012]