Individual Details

Much of the data on this family found in the T Bean family tree on Ancestry.com, Owner: Truman Bean

Petition of the Inhabitants of the Western Country, Dec 1787. Presented in The Senate.
To the General Assembly of North Carolina from the inhabitants of the Western County - request for statehood.
Names include: Aaron Been, Andrew Jackson

1820 Census. Jackson Co, TN (alpha)
John Bean, 1m 26-45, 1f under 10, 1f 16-26
Aaron Bean, 3m under 10, 1m 16-18, 1m 16-26 (prob same person as 16-18), 1m over 45.
1f under 10, 2f 10-16, 1f 16-26 (last two columns lost in fold of paper)

1830 Census. Jackson Co, TN (alpha)
Aaron Bean: 1m 10-15, 1m 15-20, 1m 20-30, 1m 40-50. 1f 5-10, 1f 20-30, 1f - 40-50
James Bean, 1m 20-30, 2f under 5, 1f 20-30
John Bean: 2m under 5, 1m 20-30, 2f under 5, 2f 5-10, 1f 10-15, 1f 20-30

Middle Tennessee Land Grant to Aaron Bean
State of Tennessee #2078. Sum of 12 and 1/2 cents per acre paid into the office of the Entry-taker of Jackson County, 25 June 1824, under the Act of the General Assembly, passed 22 Nov 1823. Granted to Aaron Bean, 100 acres by survey dated 26 Apr 1823. In Jackson Co on Blackburn's Fork of Roaring River. Begin South side of the Creek, crossing said Creek; conditional line between said Bean and E. Mason; including Bean's improvement. Signed at Murfreesboro, 13 Aug 1825. Will. Carroll, Gov.; Danl. Graham, Secretary
Note: This grant also recorded in the Mountain District Grants
Mountain District Land Grants
State of Tennessee #3275. By virtue of Entry No. 1643 in Jackson Co, dated 27 Sep 1830. Granted to Aaron Bean, 50 acres by survey dated 1 Oct 1831. In Jackson Co on waters of Blackburn's Fork of Roaring River. Begin at small post oak "A.B.", boundary of said Bean's 100 acre survey; west boundary of Jesse Kuykendall's and James Bean's 100 acres. Signed at Nashville 20 Mar 1834. Wm. Carroll, Gov. Sam. G. Smith, Secty of State.
State of Tennessee #7167. By virtue of Entry No. 1770, entered 14 Nov 1831. Granted to Aaron Bean tract of 39 acres survey dated 23 Nov 1838. In Jackson County on south side of Blackburn's Fork of Roaring River. Begin corner of Henry Bullington's old survey on south side of the Old Fort Blount road, on the west bank of Bullington's Branch; south boundary line of Bean's old survey; Bean's corner, stake in Bullington's north boundary. Signed at Nashville, 12 Sep 1839, James K. Polk, Gov. Luke Lea, Secretary

1836 Jackson Co Tax List, District 10: Aaron Bean listed but no lands noted

1840 Census. District 10, Jackson Co, TN (all near each other)
James Been: 4m under 5, 2m 5-10, 1m 30-40. 3f 5-10, 1f 10-15, 1f 30-40
John Been: 1m under 5, 3m 5-10, 1m 10-15, 1m 30-40.
1f under 5, 1f 5-10, 2f 10-15, 3f 15-20, 1f 30-40
David R. Been, 1m under 5, 1m 5-10, 1m 20-30. 1f under 5, 1f 20-30.
Aron Been: 1m 20-30, 1m 70-80. 1f 15-20, 1f 70-80


Jackson County, TN Chancery Court Minutes 1840-1861, Betty Huff Bryant
p.127 Russel M. Kinnarid & Thomas L. Bransford vs. James Bean.
James Bean's land was sold at auction of July 1858 to his creditors Russel M. Kinnaird & Thomas. L. Bransford. Land was described as "...on a dry creek waters of Blackburn's Fork of Roaring River. First tract of 200 acres by survey bearing date 4 April 1831 ....crossing said creek ...near William Swearingin ...including James Bean's barn and mil and the place where said James Bean lived on 3 Aug 1831 and which tract was granted by the State of Tennessee to James Bruington, Grant No. 3297 and he transferred to James Bean. Second tract ...100 acres ...surveyed 2 Jun 1836 ...Blackburn's Fork adj. James Watson ...Garland Anderson ...including Aaron Bean's old sugar camp Grant No. 6739. Also one other tract by entry made by James Bean for 1300 acres on waters of Blackburn's Fork ...adj Roland Lawson [sic-probably Robert Lawson] ...Swearingin ...entered 29 April 1841 ..."

These are cited in the above court case:
Found in "North Carolina and Tennessee, Early Land Records, 1753-1931" on Ancestry.com:
State of Tennessee #3297. Virtue of Entry No. 1636 in Jackson Co, 16 Aug 1830. Granted to James Bruington, tract of 200 acres surveyed 5 Apr 1831. On Dry Creek, waters of Blackburn's Fork of Roaring River. Begin West side of creek, crossing creek; hickory near William Swearingin's line. Including said Bruington's House and Mill. Signed 25 Mar 1834.
State of Tenneessee #6729. Entry No. 2184, Jackson County, 24 Mar 1835, under Act of General Assembly on 9 Jan 1830. James Bean - 100 acres surveyed 2 Jun 1836. On waters of Blackburn's Ford of Roaring River; white oak on James Bruington's north boundary line; hickory in East boundary line of James Watson's 50 acres; on Dry Creek supposed to be Garland Anderson's corner; crosses Dry Creek. Including Aaron Bean's old sugar camp with appurtenances. Signed at Nashville, 4 Mar 1839.

Birth	Ca 1770	Virginia
Marriage	13 Oct 1800	Greene County, Tennessee - Mary Barbara Nigh
Death	Aft 1840	Jackson County, Tennessee

Spouse	Mary Barbara Nigh (1775 - 1840)
Child	John Bean (1800 - 1841)
Child	James Madison Bean (1802 - 1866)
Child	Margaret "Peggy" Bean (1809 - 1873)
Child	Sarah "Sally" Bean (1813 - 1890)
Child	David Richie Bean (1814 - )
Child	WILLIAM "BILLY" BEAN (1819 - 1885)
Child	Mary C. "Polly" Bean (1825 - 1887)