CC Fiddler
George Bean was a son of Capt. William Bean other sources give his birth place as Pittsylvania County VA others Halifax County VA (Pittsylvania County was formed from Halifax County). Some sources give his birthdate as 1750 and others 1754. If he was born in 1750 he would have been around 19 years old when his parents moved to TN.
Cassie-F-Harp http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/h/a/r/Cassie-F-Harp/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0252.html
My Genealogy Home Page:Information about Capt. William Bean
Capt. William Bean (b. 09 Dec 1721, d. May 1782)
Capt. William Bean (son of William Bean and Margaret Hatton)4 was born 09 Dec 1721 in St. Stephens Parish, Northumberland County, Virgina, and died May 1782 in German Creek, Washington (now Grainger) County, TennesseeBuried at Bean Station.He married Lydia Russell on 1744 in Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, daughter of George Russell and Mary Henley.
Children of Capt. William Bean and Lydia Russell are:
i. +Russell Bean, b. 1769, Washington County, TN, d. 09 Jan 1826, Washington County, TNUriel Cemetery.
ii. William Bean, b. 1745, Augusta County, VA, d. Abt. 1825, Hawkiins Co., TN.
iii. Robert Bean, b. Bet. 1747 - 1750, Halifax Co., VA, d. Abt. 1793, Hawkiins Co., TN.
iv. George Bean, b. 1754, d. Bef. 1820, Franklin Co., TN.
v. John Bean, b. 1760, Virginia, d. Abt. 1811, Washington County, TN.
vi. Edmund Bean, b. 1763, Halifax Co., VA, d. 03 Dec 1807, Washington County, TN.
vii. Jane Bean, b. 1766, Halifax Co., VA, d. 1798, Grainger Co., TN.
viii. Sarah Bean, b. 1768, Pittsylvania County, VA, d. 1861, Fair Play, Oceolo Co., MS.
ix. Bean, d. date unknown.
In an article on Grainger County TN (see below) he is listed as
"George Bean Sr., goldsmith, jeweler, and gun maker"
Grainger County[/b]
By Kevin D. Collins , Rutledge
Grainger County holds the distinction as the only Tennessee county named for a woman, Mary Grainger Blount, the wife of Territorial Governor William Blount. The state legislature formed the county in 1796 from parts of Hawkins and Knox Counties, and it once included parts of Campbell, Claiborne, Hamblen, and Union Counties. The county seat rotated meeting places until 1801, when a courthouse was built in Rutledge.
Nestled between the Holston and Clinch Rivers, Grainger County retains much of its rural nature. Rutledge, the county seat, has a population approaching 2,500. Founded in 1798, the town was named in honor of General George Rutledge of Sullivan County. Blaine, now a suburb of Knoxville, traces its origins to the 1700s, when it was known as Blaine's Crossroads because of its proximity to the residence of Robert Blaine. George Bean Sr., goldsmith, jeweler, and gun maker, settled Bean Station, the county's most recently chartered town (1997). Bean Station served as a crossroads along the Old Kentucky Road (Highway 25E) and the New Orleans to Washington Road (Highway 11W). These towns lie to the south of Clinch Mountain, which splits the county into two geographical sections. Communities north of the mountain include Thorn Hill, Washburn, and Powder Springs.
That's about all I know about him.
I am sure I saw a rifle at the Knoxville TN show that had a card saying the rifle was attributed to George Bean, I was in a hurry and planned to come back and look at it closer. Later I could not find the rifle so I can not swear it was what I thought it was!
Dennis
