| Battle: | Battle of Worcester in Worcester, Worcestershire, England |
| Ship/Arrival: | John & Sara, May 1652 |
| Prisoner and List: | Beme, John, 1, Bean, John, 2 |
| Name Variations: | Beme, Bean, McBean, Baine |
| Residences: | Exeter, New Hampshire |
| Other SPOW Associations: | Alexander Gordon, Henry Magoon |
Published: 02 December 2014
Updated: 25 Mar 2020
Researchers: Linda Burkell, Dorothy Greene, Andrew Millard, Teresa Rust
Editor: Teresa Rust
First Generation in the New World
1. JOHN BEME [BEAN], was born presumably in Scotland about 1634 and died at Exeter, (now Rockingham County), New Hampshire between 24 Jan. and 8 Feb. 17183 and is buried at the Old Meeting House Churchyard, (now Belknap County), New Hampshire. He married, first, at Exeter on 18 Apr 1654, HANNAH LISSEN, and she died at Exeter in 1659 “during birth of their 3rd child” according to the Clan MacBean organization online. He married, second, at Exeter before 16 Nov 1660, MARGARET REES.
Biographical Notes:
1. Contributed by Dr. Andrew Millard in July 2018, from, Lost Lives, New Voices: Unlocking the Stories of the Scottish Soldiers at the Battle of Dunbar 1650, (England: Oxbow Books, 2018), on page 255, John is categorized as: Doubtful [that he is a Dunbar prisoner transported on the Unity] Bean/McBean/Baine, John. Residences: Exeter NH. Appears: 1654. B.c.1634. D.1718. Probably John Beme on the John & Sara list. [Exiles; DR; SPOWS] For explanations of the category, abbreviations and references see List of Dunbar prisoners from Lost Lives, New Voices.
3. Famous descendants: John Greenleaf Whittier and L. L. Bean
Children of John and Hannah (Lissen) Bean:
2. i. MARY BEAN, b. at Exeter on 18 Jun 1655; d. at Exeter in 1743; m., 1st, JOEL JUDKINS; m., 2nd, DAVID ROBINSON.
2. ii. HENRY BEAN, b. at Exeter on 5 Mar 1657; d. Exeter in 1662/3; DIED YOUNG.
2. iii. HANNAH BEAN, b. at Exter in 1659; d. at Kingston, (now Rockingham County), New Hampshire; m., ABRAHAM WHITACRE.
Children of John and Margaret (Rees) Bean:
2. iv. JOHN² BEAN, b. at Exeter on 15 Aug 1661; d. at Exeter on 18 May 1666. Died young.
2. v. DANIEL² BEAN, b. at Exeter on 23 Mar 1663; d. at Exeter before 27 May 1718; m., MARY FIFIELD.
2. vi. SAMUEL² BEAN, b. at Exeter on 23 Feb 1666; d. bef. 31 May 1738.
2. vii. JOHN² BEAN, b. at Exeter on 13 Oct 1668; d. at Exeter on 3 Jun 1719; m., SARAH WADLEIGH.
2. viii. MARGARET² BEAN, b. at Exeter on 27 Oct 1670; d. at Kingston on 6 Nov 1766; m., WILLIAM TAYLOR, JR.
2. ix. JAMES² BEAN, b. Exeter on 17 Dec 1762; d. at Kingston on 6 Jan 17–; m., 1st, SARAH BRADLEY; m., 2nd, MARY PRESCOTT; m., 3rd, SARAH COLEMAN.
2. x. JEREMIAH² BEAN, b. at Exeter on 10 Apr 1675; d. Exeter in 1727; m., RUTH JOHNSON.
2. xi. ELIZABETH² BEAN, b. at Exeter on 24 Sep 1678; d. Exeter aft. 1730; m., JOHN SINCLAIR. (A SPOW???)
2. xii. CATHERINE² BEAN, b. at Exeter in 1680; d. Exeter aft. 1744; m., RICHARD DOLLOFF.
Second and Third Generations
2. i. MARY² BEAN, (John¹), was born at Exeter on 18 Jun 1655 and died at Exeter in 1743. She married, first, on 25 Jun 1674, JOEL JUDKINS, he died after 1714. She married, second, DAVID ROBINSON.
Children of Joel and Mary² (Bean) Judkins
3. i. JOB³ JUDKINS, (Mary², John¹),
3. ii. SARAH³ JUDKINS, (Mary², John¹),
3. iii. HANNAH³ JUDKINS, (Mary², John¹), was born on 13 Nov 1676. She married Ebenezer Webster on 27 Jul 1709. She was the great-great-grandmother of Daniel Webster.
3. iv. MARY JUDKINS, (Mary², John¹),
3. v. SAMUEL JUDKINS, (Mary², John¹),
3. vi. JOSEPH JUDKINS, (Mary², John¹),
3. vii. JOEL JUDKINS, (Mary², John¹),
3. viii. JACOB JUDKINS, (Mary², John¹),
3. ix. BENJAMIN JUDKINS, (Mary², John¹),
3. x. JOHN JUDKINS, (Mary², John¹),
2. ii. HENRY² BEAN, (John¹), was born at Exeter on 5 Mar 1657 and died at Exeter in 1662/3. Died young and never married.
2. iii. HANNAH² BEAN, (John¹), was born at Exeter in 1659 and died at Kingston, (now Rockingham County), New Hampshire on 18 Jul 1692. She married, at Exeter, in Apr 1681, ABRAHAM WHITACRE. Hannah and husband and all but one child were killed my marauding Indians.
Children of Abraham and Hannah² (Bean) Whitacre:
3. i. HANNAH³ WHITACRE, was born in Exeter, Rockingham, New
Hampshire, about 1683. She married before 1715, HOLDRIDGE KELLY. She is the only child that survived.
2. iv. JOHN² BEAN, (John¹), was born at Exeter on 15 Aug 1661 and died at Exeter on 18 May 1666. Died young and never married.
2. v. DANIEL² BEAN+, (John¹), was born at Exeter on 23 Mar 1663 and died at Exeter before 27 May 1718. He married, MARY FIFIELD. They had at least four children.
Children of Daniel² and Mary (Fifield) Bean
3. i. DANIEL³ BEAN, (Daniel², John¹), b. Exeter 1685; d. Kingston 1745; m., ANN SANBORN.
3. ii. JOHN BEAN, (Daniel², John¹), b. 1688; d. 1732
3. iii. SAMUEL BEAN, (Daniel², John¹), b. 1694; d. 9 Apr 1737.
3. iv. MARY BEAN, (Daniel², John¹), b. 1696;
2. vi. SAMUEL² BEAN, (John¹), wasb. at Exeter on 23 Feb 1666; d. bef. 31 May 1738.
2. vii. JOHN² BEAN, (John¹), wasb. at Exeter on 13 Oct 1668; d. at Exeter on 3 Jun 1719; m., SARAH WADLEIGH.
2. viii. MARGARET² BEAN, (John¹), wasb. at Exeter on 27 Oct 1670; d. at Kingston on 6 Nov 1766; m., WILLIAM TAYLOR, JR.
2. ix. JAMES² BEAN, (John¹), was born at Exeter on 17 Dec 1672 and died at Kingston on 6 Jan 17–. He married, first, SARAH BRADLEY. He married, second, MARY PRESCOTT. He married, third, SARAH COLEMAN.
Biographical Notes:
Joshua Bean, of Exeter, Brentwood and Gilmanton, N. H., and some of his descendants by Drummond, Josiah H. (Josiah Hayden), 1827-1902; c1903, Bean family Publisher, Portland, Smith & Sale, printers. https://archive.org/details/joshuabeanofexet01drum/page/2/mode/2up
Children of James and (_____) Bean:
3. JOHN BEAN, m. SARAH
4. SINKLER BEAN,
4. JOSHUA BEAN, b. at Exeter about 1713; m., HANNAH ROBINSON.4
3. JAMES BEAN,
2. x. JEREMIAH BEAN,(John¹), wasb. at Exeter on 10 Apr 1675; d. Exeter in 1727; m., RUTH JOHNSON.
2. xi. ELIZABETH BEAN,(John¹), was b. at Exeter on 24 Sep 1678; d. Exeter aft. 1730; m., JOHN SINCLAIR. (A SPOW???)
2. xii. CATHERINE BEAN,(John¹), wasb. at Exeter in 1680; d. Exeter aft. 1744; m., RICHARD DOLLOFF.
SOURCES AND NOTES:
I am a 10th generation descendent of #7 John Beme whose name was changed to John Bean (of Exeter) according to Bernie Bean’s research (1970) “The Life and Family of John Bean of Exeter and His Cousins”. Any additional info other than what is included in the book would be greatly appreciated. John Bean’s descendent David Bean built the Old Bean Tavern approx 1750 in Raymond, NH. It still exists today.~ George Bean
PLEASE SEE THE CLAN MACBEAN ORGANIZATION WEBSITE FOR SOURCES!
Linda Burkell says:
May 14, 2016 at 3:20 pm
“The Lane Memorial Library in Hampton, NH has an excellent history and genealogy section with much online (http://www.hampton.lib.nh.us/) that includes information on John Bean’s family. Also see the book by Bernie Bean “The Life and Family of John Bean of Exeter and his Cousins,” (Seattle Genealogical Society, Inc., 1970). John is my 7th gr-grandfather.”
Bean, Bernie, 1906-. The life and family of John Bean of Exeter and his cousins, (Seattle : John Bean of Exeter Family Association, 1970) at Archives.org. This book can be borrowed electronically for 14 days! ~ Teresa
Dorothy Greene says:
May 11, 2016 at 10:19 pm
“About 10 years ago I found a book in the library at NEGHS called The MacBean Clan (I think that that was the name. It was something like that) It appeared to be a well researched book. It had the father of John MacBean the POW who was in Exeter NH (my 6th great grandfather) born in Strathdern, Invernes-Shire, Scotland about 1634 and the son of Donald MacBean. I live in Austin TX during the winter and will soon be going back to my small condo in Amesbury MA which is about 15 minutes from Exeter NH for the summer.”
24 Oct 1676: Paid for military service at Exeter, New Hampshire.
Of Exeter, paid ￡9,4,0 on 24 Oct 1676 for his military service (Soldiers in King Philip’s War, p449).
He lived at Exeter, N.H.. See Exeter History Minute.
A quick search for “John Bean 1620-1700” at www.americanancestors.org finds this :
Exeter, New Hampshire TRANSCRIPTIONS dated Aug 30, 1905:
Birth: John Bean 15 Aug 1661, son of John Bean
Death: John Bean 18 May 1666, son of John Bean
Birth: John Bean 13 Oct 1668, son of John Bean
Census: 1680 – John Bean- “Petitioners, New Hampshire Territory”
There are many more records of other John Beans for several generations. I never saw a MacBean just BEAN. ~ Teresa
- A list of the passengers aboard the John and Sarah of London John Greene Mr. bound for New England, dated 11 Nov 1651. Suffolk Deeds. 12 lib, Volume 1 Suffolk Mass 1880 Google Books [↩]
- #3 on George S. Stewart’s Captured at Dunbar list [DOUBTFUL]” [↩]
- Noyes et all (Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire 84) wrote that he d[ied] betw[een] 24 Jan. and 8 Feb. 1718,” those dates being, presumably, the date of a will (0r codicil) and probably the date of an inventory of his estate.~D. B. Robinson [↩]
- Joshua Bean, of Exeter, Brentwood and Gilmanton, N. H., and some of his descendants by Drummond, Josiah H. (Josiah Hayden), 1827-1902; c1903, Bean family Publisher, Portland, Smith & Sale, printers. https://archive.org/details/joshuabeanofexet01drum/page/2/mode/2up [↩]