Joel married Mary Brockman in 1775. Mary (daughter of John Brockman and Amelia Martin) was born on 7 Jan 1759; died on 28 Oct 1825. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Cassandra Dean was born in 1781; died between 1799 and 1875.
2. Alfred Dean was born in 1798; died between 1840 and 1889.
3. John Dean was born on 26 Sep 1776 in North Carolina, USA; died on 27 Jan 1852 in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA.
4. Charles Dean was born in 1785; died in 1805.
5. Amelia Dean was born in 1778; died between 1792 and 1872.
6. Lucy Dean was born between 1776 and 1802; died between 1793 and 1885.
7. Alvin Dean was born on 11 Feb 1801 in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA; died between 1834 and 1892.
8. Henry Dean was born on 11 Feb 1794 in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA; died between 1827 and 1885 in Tennessee, USA.
9. Joel Dean, Jr was born on 26 Apr 1796 in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA; died on 11 Feb 1859 in Georgia, USA.
10. Frances Dean was born between 1776 and 1802; died between 1793 and 1885.
11. Anna Dean was born in 1787; died between 1801 and 1881.
12. Thomas Pinckney Dean was born in 1791; died between 1808 and 1881.