"Daynes, or Deans. Abraham Daynes of North Yarmouth mar. Dec. 27, 1671, Sarah, daughter of William Peake. This marriage is recorded at New London, with the births of three children, Johanna, John, and Thomas. Three others are on record at Norwich, viz., Ebenezer, Sarah, and Ephraim. The sons are found among the inhabitants of the town in the next generation, but the name is more frequently written Deans. James and Oxenbridge Deans were young men in 1738."
"Daynes, Deans, or Daines, Abraham, New London 1664, suppos. to have come from Casco, m. 27 Dec. 1671, Sarah, d. of William Peake, had Joanna, b. Feb. 1672; John, bapt. Feb. 1674; Thomas, July 1677; rem. to Norwich, there had Ebenezer, b. 27 Oct. 1680; Sarah, 19 Jan. 1683; and Ephraim, 15 Jan. 1686."