William Bean - Wikipedia
WEBWilliam Bean (December 9, 1721-May 1782) was an American pioneer, longhunter, and Commissioner of the Watauga Association. He is accepted by historians as the first permanent European American settler of Tennessee.
William Bean - An American Family History
WEBWilliam Bean was born on December 9, 1721 in Northumberland County, Virginia. He was the son of William Bean. About 1744, he married Lydia Russell. Lydia was born in 1726 in Northumberland County. William and Lydia's children may have included: William Bean (1745), Robert Bean (1747)
William Bean Cabin Site | Daughters of the American Revolution
WEBMay 30, 2011 · Historical Significance: William Bean was an early (1769) settler in Northeast, TN. After constructing a cabin on the banks of the Watauga River he brought his family here. His wife gave birth to a son, Russell, soon after moving here. This was the first recorded birth of a white child to permanent settlers west of the Appalachian Mountains.
The First Family of Tennessee | The Grainger County Historic …
WEBIn May 1769 this small cabin built on a Daniel Boone campsite would become home to the first white settler in Tennessee (William Bean). It was not entirely new country to Bean, for he had also been in parts of what is now eastern Tennessee some years before with his friend Daniel Boone.
Local History: Tennessee’s first family ‘across the mountains’
WEBDec 17, 2022 · William Hamilton Bean, born in 1833, married Martha Stout, daughter of Samuel and Mary Stout, and his family settled in the Daisy community. Before the U.S. Civil War, he served as a constable....
William Bean - Wikiwand
WEBWilliam Bean (December 9, 1721-May 1782) was an American pioneer, longhunter, and Commissioner of the Watauga Association. He is accepted by historians as the first permanent European American settler of Tennessee.
Beans Helped Settle Tennessee; Some Moved On To Hamilton …
WEBAug 8, 2017 · William Hamilton Bean, grandson of Russell Bean, was a major in the Union Army and was elected county tax collector and then sheriff. The William Bean who ventured into frontier Tennessee...
Exploring The Cabin Site of Tennessee's Earliest Permanent ... - YouTube
WEBExploring The Cabin Site of Tennessee's Earliest Permanent Settler, William Bean. The Appalachian Rambler. 370 subscribers. Subscribed. 337. 15K views 11 months ago. …
Overmountain Men | Tennessee Encyclopedia
WEBOct 8, 2017 · William Bean of Pittsylvania County, Virginia, became one of the earliest permanent settlers in the Tennessee country. Bean and his wife, Lidia, came into the area in 1769, and settled along Boone’s Creek, a tributary of the Watauga River. In early 1771 James Robertson led a small group of North Carolinians into the area.
WEBWilliam Bean was born in 1721 in Northumberland County, Virginia; his parents were William Bean, Sr. and Margaret Hatton Bean. His wife was Lydia Russell, and the two were married in 1744. While in Virginia, the two were the parents of eight or nine children. In 1768, William began selling
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