HISTORY OF SUTTON, NEW HAMPSHIRE: Consisting of the Historical Collections of Erastus Wadleigh, Esq., and A.H. Worthen, compiled and arranged by Mrs. Augusta Harvey Worthen. Part II., printed by the Republican Press Association, Concord, N.H., ©1890. [When the name of a town is given without designating the state, it is to be understood as located in New Hampshire.] BEAN (Pages 606-625) Samuel Bean, the ancestor of the Sutton families of that name, is sometimes spoken of by his descendants as "Samuel Bean the grantee." This, however, is incorrect. His name is not found among the names of the sixty original grantees of 1749, nor does it appear upon the record book of the proprietors till many years after that date. But he, by purchase, became owner of a whole right, or proprietor’s share, which consisted of three different lots. On the three lots he settled three sons, viz., Cornelius upon the lot best known as the Dearborn Meadow farm, lying in the western part of the town and extending over the line into the Newbury of to-day; Samuel, upon the lot embracing the western part of Wadleigh hill, and Meadow Brook farm, now owned by John Pressey; and upon the large lot embracing the southern part of King’s or Bean’s hill, and extending across the valley, taking in a portion of the next hill, what became the "Ensign Jacob Bean" farm, he settled his youngest son, William. At one time he owned here connected nearly, or quite, four hundred acres. He was preparing to move thither himself, and spend the remainder of his days in the new town he had taken such active interest in, but his sudden death (see Casualties) cut short his plans, and doubtless was a great loss to the town, his great energy, capacity, knowledge, and experience being just what was needed here. He was in the habit of coming up during the summers to assist about the work after his sons had settled here, and the way he used to notify all the neighborhood of his arrival was to go on the hill in the morning and sing. He had a voice of wonderful power and sweetness, which could be heard three miles, and when his former friends settled in this vicinity heard it, they recognized it at once, and would hasten to greet him and to hear news from their old homes. Several of his descendants have inherited his peculiar quality of voice for singing, and some of them have also inherited a peculiarity not so desirable. In all the generations, now and then has appeared one born with ankles turned so that the feet point in. To his son Samuel he gave a double portion of his property, because he was thus crippled. A great-great-grandson, born in Canada, to-day represents this family peculiarity. Samuel Bean, Sr., however, was not thus afflicted. Samuel Bean, Sr., born near 1708: married 1732 Mary --------; died June 1800 in Hopkinton. His wife died Aug., 1811, in Sutton, aged 100 years. Children-- I. Judith, born 1732; died Nov. 9, 1817 II. Joseph, born 1736; died Sept. 1759 III. Cornelius, born Jan. 2, 1740; died summer of 1831 IV. Sarah, born, Dec. 10, 1742; died July 11, 1820 V. Mary, born Dec. 8, 1746; died near 1832 VI. Samuel, born Jan. 8, 1748; died April 20, 1819. VII. Cornelia, born July 8, 1750; died ---------- VIII. William, born April 5, 1752; died Jan. 15, 1833. IX. Elizabeth, born May 6, 1755; died Sept. 20, 1821 I. Judith Bean married 1754, Moses Quimby, of Hawke (now Danville). He was born 1713. He died Dec. 18, 1797, in Sutton. Children-- 1. Elizabeth born 1756; died March 17, 1826 2. Hannah, born 1758; died April 16, 1831 3. Sally, born 1761; died Aug. 3, 1840 4. Dorothy, born 1767; died June 12, 1795 5. Polly, born 1770; died June 30, 1843 6. Judith, born 1772; died Nov. 23, 1842 7. Rhoda, born 1775; died Nov. 21, 1795. 2. Hannah Quimby married Phillip Nelson 3. Sally Quimby married January 1, 1789, Daniel Andrew 4. Dorothy Quimby married April 14, 1794, Jacob Bean 5. Polly Quimby married Jan. 17, 1798, John Muzzy, and 2d, Joseph Putney , of Hopkinton. II. Joseph Bean never married. He was killed in battle at the taking of Quebec, after having had three guns stove to pieces in his hands. Tiding of his great bravery were sent home after- wards. III. Cornelius Bean married Betsey -------- IV. Sarah Bean married May 23, 1768, Samuel Peaslee, of Sandown. V. Mary Bean married 1767, Benjamin Wells, of Sandown. VIII. William Bean married Jan. 1, 1773, Sarah, daughter of judge Jeremiah Griffin. Children-- 1. Joseph, born June 5, 1774; died Feb. 1, 1833 2. Elizabeth, born May 2, 1776; died Sept. 12, 1877 3. Elizabeth, born March 23, 1780; died Jan. 30, 1866 4. Samuel, born Aug. 15, 1782; died March 21, 1868 5. Mary, born Jan. 9, 1785; died Aug. 17, 1861 6. William, born Sept. 4, 1787; died March 30, 1829 7. Israel, born June 3, 1789; died near 1832 William Bean moved to Sutton in 1778 and settled upon Bean’s hill, so named for him or for his father. William cleared the large farm and lived here, caring for his aged mother, Mary Bean, the centenarian, and rearing his family. In later years the farm was so divided that nearly all his sons had a portion of it. He was among the early be- lievers and supporters of the Universalist faith. He had a good educa- tion and much taste for reading and study. He was quite well situated in life, as the farm developed many good points, among them the fine granite quarries which were first opened by him, and the clay-bed was made a source of profit. Much to the regret of his fellow-townsmen, he, with his wife, late in life removed to Hatley, Canada, where some of his daughters were already settled. He died in 1833. His wife died May 6, 1840. 1. Joseph Bean, his son married Dec. 29, 1796, Hannah Wadleigh, daughter of Benjamin Wadleigh, Sr.; she died April 11, 1841. Children -- (1) Daniel, born Nov. 2, 1797; died Sept. 16, 1825 (2) William, born Nov. 8, 1800; died Sept. 16, 1859 (3) Hannah, born July 25, 1808; died Aug. 8, 1874 (See Pressey) (2) William Bean, son of Joseph and Hannah (Wadleigh) Bean, born Nov. 8, 1800, married March 1, 1826, Jane McQuesten, of Litchfield, sister of Dr. David McQuesten, of Washington. She was born July 15, 1801. She was daughter of James and Ann (Moor) McQuesten. Children born in Sutton-- A. Daniel, born April 9, 1828 B. James M., born May 10, 1830; died Jan. 23, 1887 C. Joseph born June 11, 1832, Went to California: supposed died D. Mary Ann, born Nov. 8, 1834; died March 27, 1881 E. Franklin, born Sept. 15, 1836; died Sept. 5, 1837 F. Nancy, born Sept. 23, 1838 G. Hannah Jane, born April 25, 1843; died July 20, 1877 H. Martha M., born Feb. 9. 1845; died Feb. 20, 1868 William Bean spent nearly all his life upon Bean Hill in Sutton. When a young man he went to Manchester and learned the process of brick-making, at the then noted McQuesten brick-yards; came home and established the Bean brick-yard upon Bean’s hill, where quite an extensive business was done. A few years before his death he sold out his estate in Sutton and removed to Sunapee. DR. JAMES M. BEAN Was one of the natives of Sutton whose successful achievement of a professional education, of wealth, and social position, entirely without external aid, deserve especial mention. His father, with a large family to support, could do but little more than provide all his children with a comfortable, respect- able home. Like many other Sutton boys, James Bean obtained his early educa- tion at the district school, supplemented by a few terms at New London Academy. The distance of the seminary from his father’s house necessitated a daily walk of several miles. At the age of fifteen he commenced teaching school, and taught successfully several terms. Through both parents James Bean seems to have inherited qualities which proved as good as a fortune to him. The mother of William Bean was a woman of very superior mind, she being a daughter of Benjamin Wadleigh, Sr., and his wife Hannah, daughter of Ebenezer Kezar. William Bean’s wife, Jane McQuesten, was of a very fine family. She was a sister to Dr. David McQuesten, long a successful practicing physician in Washington. It is believed that the example and influence of this honored uncle may have determined James Bean in his choice of a profession. With this stimulus, and with the intellectual tendencies and scholarly qualities of his Wadleigh ancestry, united with the immense physical energy, practical ability and sound judgment of the Kezars, he could hardly fail to accomplish all that he did. He went to new York and taught school at the same time studying medicine, and afterwards pursuing the same course in New Jersey, whither he went without money enough to keep him over night, but was so successful that, at the end of the third year there, he had saved from his salary as teacher about one thousand dollars, which money enabled him to go to Philadelphia and there pursue a course of study at the Pennsylvania Univ- ersity, from which he graduated with honor April 1, 1854. He commenced pract- ice at once in New Jersey locating first in Camden, then at Juliustown, then at Jacobstown, and in 1878, in New Egypt, where he remained till his death. He built up a large and lucrative practice, and being a shrewd financier and man of business, he was able to amass a large fortune, and was at the time of his death the richest man in the county. He was very popular among his all classes, and for some years before his death he was much talked of as a candidate for governor and United States senator; but his failing health did not permit him to enter the political arena. In 1885 he was taken ser- iously ill with a complication of diseases. This sickness left him much broken in health, and finally he died Jan. 23, 1887. His wife was Rachel E., daughter of Aaron R. and Eliza A. Borden, one of the most prominent families in the state of New Jersey. They had six daughters, the three eldest of whom graduated from the Moravian College, at Bethlehem Penn. (D) Mary Ann Bean, born Nov. 8, 1834; died March 27, 1881; married Nov. 6, 1862, James Francis Trow, of Sunapee, son of John and Hannah Smith) Trow, of that town. Children, born in Sunapee,-- Emma Serena, born October 23, 1864, Is a teacher in Sunapee Frank John, born June 8, 1866. Is employed in Worcester, Mass. 3. Elizabeth Bean, daughter of William and Sarah (Griffin) Bean, born March 23, 1780; married May 8, 1800, Abijah Little, of Sutton or Fisher- field. They removed to Hatley, Canada., where they had born to them the following children, who have also numerous descendants there: (1)Sarah, born Aug. 1, 1802; married Amasa Marsh; 9 children (2) Mary, born Aug. 8, 1803; married Joel Shurtliff; 9 children (3) Thomas, born Aug. 7, 1805; married Ruth Little; 3 children (4) Eliza, born July 9, 1807; married Thomas Reed; 7 children (5) Abijah, born June 18, 1809; married Ellinor McNorton; 7 children (6) Bond, born May 25, 1812; married Sarah A. Farrington; 5 children (7) Charlotte, born may 12, 1813; married Henry Putney; 5 children (8) Ermina C., born June 8, 1816; married Thomas Drew; 4 children (9) Melissa Jane, born June 28, 1818; married Amos E. Ball; 6 children (10) John, born Aug. 30, 1828; married Mary Morey; 7 children Abijah Little died Dec. 19, 1860, in Hatley, Canada. Wife, Elizabeth (Bean), died Jan. 30, 1866, in Hatley, Canada. 4. Samuel Bean, son of William and Sarah (Griffin) Bean, born Aug. 15, 1782; died March 21, 1868: married May 28, 1803, Dorothy Bachelder of Sutton, daughter of Phineas and Sally (Clough) Bachelder; she died March 19, 1874. Children born in Newbury-- (1) William born October 9, 1804; died May 3, 1828 (2) Hannah W., born March 10, 1807; died Dec. 17, 1825 (3) Phineas B., born April 7, 1810; died Dec 11, 1880 (4) Sally H., born Aug. 12, 1812; died April 15, 1829 (5) James Madison, born Aug. 10, 1815; died Jan. 26, 1861 (6) Betsey B., born Dec. 17, 1818 (7) Joseph, born June 22, 1821 (1) William Bean of the above family, married Feb. 16, 1826, Mary A. Collins, daughter of Richard and Betsey (Cilley) Collins, of Newbury; she died July 5, 1832. Child-- Hannah C., born Nov. 13, 1826 (2) Hannah W. Bean married June 27, 1844 Aaron C. Marshal of Unity. He died Feb.8, 1885, in Manchester. Children-- John Alonzo, born June 21, 1846; married Jennie S. Carr of Newport. Mary Etta, born Feb. 10, 1855; married Charles P. Still, of Claremont Orra William, born Oct. 2 1861 (3) Phineas B. Bean married Jan. 20, 1834, Rebecca H. Worster, of Sunapee. Children-- a. James William born Oct. 13, 1834 b. Sarah Jane, born April 6, 1836 c. Elizabeth Ann, born March 23, 1839 d. Lucy Emmeline born Dec. 11, 1843 Rebecca H. (Worster) Bean died July 29, 1853; Phineas B. Bean married 2d, Jan. 16, 1855, Dolly A. Angier, of Manchester, who died Sept. 2, 1885 in Sutton. He died Dec. 11, 1880 in Sutton. a. James William Bean married Aug. 6, 1866, Nell F. Hardy, of Bedford, daughter of Ephraim and Mary F. (Quimby) Hardy. Children-- Sarah Estella, born Aug. 22, 1867 Lora Jane, born Sept. 17, 1869 Gertrude Augusta, born March 29, 1875; died June 18, 1883 Ralph William, born March 14, 1879; died June 20, 1883 These children died with diphtheria at Hyde Park, Mass. b. Sarah Jane Bean married Dec. 24, 1856, George W. Russell, of Sutton. Children-- William Bartlett, born Dec. 10, 1857 Grace Ada, born Aug. 4, 1859 Fred Clayton, born March 4, 1861; died Jan. 29, 1863 George W. Russell resides at Claremont William B. Russell, of Sutton, married Nov. 2, 1882, Hattie M. Wigley, of Hyde Park, Mass. Grace A. Russell married Aug. 31, 1879, Frank S. Jordan of Sutton. (See Russell) c. Elizabeth A. Bean daughter of Phineas B. and Rebecca H. (Worster) Bean, married April 1, 1855, Frank F. Dolloff, of Manchester; married 2d, July 5, 1862, Bartlett H. Hardy, of Bedford, she being his 2d wife. His present residence is Hyde Park, but he owns the Samuel Andrew farm in Sutton for summer residence. d. Lucy Emmeline Bean married Dec. 17, 1863, Eugene S. Barnes of Claremont. Child-- Fred E.S., born Oct. 10, 1864, in Claremont; married Oct. 2, 1888, Ellen E. Macomber, daughter of Daniel S. and Martha E. (French) Macomber. Residence at Rapid City, Dak. (5) James Madison Bean, son of Samuel and Dorothy (Batchelder), born Aug. 10, 1815; died Jan. 26, 1861, at Manchester; married March 15, 1837 Harriet W. Haynes of Newbury, daughter of James and Sally (Clark) Haynes. Children-- a. James M. born Dec. 25, 1838; died April 3, 1846 b. Carlos P., born May 30, 1842;died Sept. 24, 1856 c. James M., born March 29, 1848 Mrs. Harriet W. (Haynes) Bean died June 28, 1848. James Madison Bean married 2d, Aug. 25, 1849 Hannah D. Bachelder, of Loudon. No children. He died Jan. 26, 1861, at Manchester. c. James M. Bean, Jr., married Mary Johnson, of Exeter. Children-- Hattie; James M.; Charles; Mary b. Carlos P. Bean was accidentally shot at New Hampton, and died in a few hours. James Madison Bean went to Manchester in 1848, where he became eminently successful as a business man and politician, at one time owning much real estate there. Was prominent in the F.W. Baptist church, held important city offices then conferred in the Odd Fellows’ Lodge. (6) Betsey B. Bean, daughter of Samuel and Dorothy (Batchelder) Bean, married Nov. 12, 1839, Johnson Colby, of Sutton. (See Colby). (7) Joseph Bean married Oct. 1, 1844, Sarah C. Bartlett, of Newbury, daughter of Giles and Tabitha (Wells) Bartlett. Child -- Dorothy Jane, born May 21, 1845, in Newbury; died Feb. 23 1867; married may 19, 1866, Henry C. Richards, of Goffstown. Joseph Bean lived in Newbury till 1859, when he sold his farm and went to Manchester and entered into the grocery business, which he successfully prosecuted till 1888. He is a staunch Democrat, a leading man in his party, holding places of trust such as councilman, assessor, tc., and is one of the solid men of the city. He is a prominent Odd Fellow. 5. Mary Bean, daughter of William and Sarah (Griffin) Bean, born Jan. 9, 1785; died August 17, 1861; married Sept. 21, 1807, Bond Little, Jr., and with him removed to Hatley, Canada. Children-- (1) Sarah born Jan. 5, 1809; died Feb. 11, 1858 (2) Ruth, born May 9, 1811; died June 1, 1879 (3) William born June 12, 1813; died Dec. 31, 1851 (4) Maria Mary, born April 11, 1816; died June 8, 1866 (5) Taylor, born May 12, 1820; died June 19, 1849 (6) Lois E., born Jan 2, 1824; died Jan. 18, 1851. (7) Alice, born Oct. 3, 1825; died May 25, 1862 (8) Clinton, born May 26, 1828; died Feb 4, 1868 (9) Milton, born May 26, 1828; died Jan 26, 1850 (10) Marietta, born May 10, 1830; died Oct 9, 1867 Bond Little, Jr. died Feb. 23, 1859 (1) Sarah Little married March 4, 1831, Simon Bean, of Hatley, Canada; 6 children. (3) William Little married Lucinda Kezar, of Hatley; born Feb. 6, 1817; 3 children. Note: To his daughter Lucinda (now Mrs. Edwin Woodward) we are indebted for these Canada records, and for a vast amount besides, for which the limits of this history cannot find room.--[ED.] (4) Maria Mary Little married April 25, 1837, James H.C. Flanders; 5 children. (6) Lois E. Little married Jan. 1, 1848, Jonathan Leavitt; 2 children. She died Jan. 18, 1851, and Jonathan Leavitt married 2d, Sept., 1852, Alice Little, dau. of Bond and Mary (Bean) Little; 3 children; She died May 25, 1862. (8) Clinton Little married Sept. 4, 1854, Sarah, dau. of Richard and Rebecca Drew of Hatley; 6 children (10) Marietta Little married Jan 28, 1850, Thomas Shurtliff; 6 children. She died Oct. 9, 1867. This Thomas Shurtliff is so of Dr. Lathrop and Ruth (Little) Shurtliff, his father a native of Vermont, and his mother daughter of Bond and Ruth (Atwood) Little. She was born in Sutton, Sept. 24, 1797. He is an Episcopal clergyman, now resident in California. -------------------------------------------------- 6. William Bean, son of William and Sarah (Griffin), born Sept. 4, 1787; died March 31, 1829, in Sutton: married May 14, 1809, Sarah Dearborn, of Sutton, dau. of Henry and Mary (Williams) Dearborn. Children,-- (1) Janette S., born July 4, 1810; died April 16, 1827. (2) Stillman P., born June 4, 1814. (3) Henry D., born Aug. 31, 1818; died same day (4) Diantha A., born July 7, 1822; died March 22, 1865. (5) Harriet W., born Feb. 13, 1826 (6) Sevira Jane, born Feb. 2, 1829. William Bean lived on the Henry Dearborn farm, and assisted in all the various branches of business carried on by Mr. Dearborn at that place. He was a man of much energy and capacity, but died of con- sumption while yet in the prime of life. Sarah, his widow, married, 2d, Aug. 4, 1848, Benjamin Tebbetts, of Lowell, who died July 18, 1851. She married, 3d, June, 1852, John Pressey, of Sutton, she being his 3d wife. (2) Stillman P. Bean married Jan. 22, 1840, Zilpha S. Currier, of New London, dau. of John and Mary (Stevens) Currier. Children, born in Sutton, -- a. Mary S., born Aug. 23, 1840; died same day b. Orville Augustus, born Aug. 17, 1841; died Aug. 27, 1844. c. Orville, born --------- Stillman P. Bean married 2d, July 13, 1856, Miranda E., dau. of Nehemiah and Mary B. (Felch) Emerson, of Andover. Child -- a. Mary Addie Estelle, born at East Andover, Aug. 10, 1860; married Jan 4, 1888, Andrew C., son of Cyrus and Almira (Towle), French, of Sutton. Child.---- Cyrus Andrew, born at Wilmot Flat, Jan. 26, 1889. Mary B. Felch was born in Society Land, now Francestown. (4) Diantha A. Bean married Feb. 14, 1839, Simeon Stevens, of Newbury. Children, born in Sutton,-- a. Henry Dearborn, born Feb. 27, 1840; died March 4, 1858. b. Franklin Pierce, born Nov. 27, 1843. c. Myron Williams, born Aug. 27, 1845; died Nov. 20, 1849 d. William Myron, born Nov., 1850. Simeon Stevens died July 31, 1886, in Newbury. His wife, Diantha A. (Bean), died March 22, in Sutton. After the death of his wife, Mr. Stevens removed from South Sutton to Newbury, and married, 2d Hannah Baker. b. Franklin Pierce Stevens was a soldier in the late war; removed to the West. d. William M. Stevens resides in Sioux City, Iowa. Was a high school teacher some years; married Fannie A. Townsend. (5) Harriet W. Bean married Oct. 5, 1853, George Fellows, of Sutton; born March 5, 1825; died Feb. 22, 1882, in Sutton. Child--- a. George Walter, born Dec. 10, 1854; died March 10, 1864. (6) Sevira Jane Bean married Oct. 23, 1850, John Quincy Currier, of New London. Child -- a. Florence Jane, born in New London, Aug. 27, 1855; died in Montpelier, VT., June 17, 1858. John Quincy Currier died in Montpelier, July 3, 1865. Mrs. Sevira J. (Bean) Currier married, 2d May 14, 1867, James T. Thurston, of Mont- pelier, who died June 14, 1878, since which time Mrs. Thurston has resided in Sutton. ------------------------------------ 7. Israel Bean, son of William and Sarah (Griffin), married July 23, 1809, Lois Eastman, adopted daughter of Obediah and Jemima (Williams) Eastman. Children,--- (1) Obediah E., born July 11, 1811; died in Westfield, VT. (2) Jemima, born Aug. 2, 1812; died Sept., 1819 (3) Milton, born Sept. 11, 1814; died in Canada (4) James Munroe, born May 9, 1817; went to California (5) Samuel, born Oct. 8, 1820; married 1842, Olive Wheeler. Mrs. Lois (Eastman) Bean died May 8, 1821, in Sutton. Israel Bean married, 2d Sept. 27, 1826, Lucy, dau. of Abner Ward, of Sutton, who died July 18, 1867, in Canada. Israel Bean died near 1832, in Canada. Descendants of Samuel and Dorothy (Wells) Bean VI. Samuel Bean married Dec. 24, 1768, Dorothy Wells, of Sandown. Children--- 1. Isaac, born July 8, 1770; died Oct. 4, 1855 2. Jacob, born April 2, 1773; died Nov. 30, 1848 3. Moses, born July 21, 1774; died Oct. 19, 1826 4. Samuel, 3d, born Aug. 17, 1775; died April 8, 1843 5. Joseph, born April 12, 1777; died Aug. 19, 1870 6. Dolly, born Feb. 4, 1783; died Nov. 17, 1871. 7. William, born March 15, 1785; died 1841 8. Sally, born April 13, 1788; died Oct. 18, 1851 9. Ruth, born Sept. 23, 1790; died Nov. 13, 1817 10. Benjamin, born May 5, 1793; died March 16, 1858. 11. Ephraim, born Jan. 16, 1795; died 1833 12. Reuben, born Jan. 6, 1797; died June 11, 1882. Two babies died with putrid sore throat. Samuel Bean, Jr., died April 20, 1819, in Sutton. His wife Dorothy (Wells), died Aug. 8, 1825, in Sutton. They moved to Sutton when their son Isaac was six weeks old; the other children were born in Sutton. 1. Isaac Bean married May 1, 1792, Ruth Wells, of Sandown. Children-- (1) Sarah born April 30, 1793 (2) Isaac, born May 3, 1795; died young (3) Timothy born June 17, 1797; died June 14, 1884 (4) Samuel, born April 20, 1800; died at sea (5) Jemima W., born March 5, 1802; died July 19, 1877 (6) Jesse, born Dec. 5, 1804 (7) Hiram, born Feb. 20, 1806; died Oct. 2, 1876 (8) Ruth, born Nov. 6, 1808; died Aug. 29, 1882 (9) Dolly, born March 28, 1812 (10) James, born Feb. 7, 1814 (11) Joseph, born May 29, 1816; died July 7, 1849 Issac Bean died Oct. 4, 1855, in Sutton. His wife Ruth (Wells) died May 12, 1853, in Sutton. (1) Sarah Bean married April 24, 1825, James Brocklebank. Child-- John, born in Sutton (3) Timothy Bean married Oct. 25, 1818, Fanny B. Brocklebank, daughter of James Brocklebank, Sr. Children-- Calista, Sarah Jane John Clark, who married Oct. 22, 1885 Martha A. Harwood Timothy Bean died June 14, 1884, in Sutton. His wife, Fanny B. (Brocklebank), died Feb. 6, 1882, in Sutton. (5) Jemima W. Bean married April 8, 1840, William Pressey (2d wife). Child-- a. John M., born May 11, 1841. William Pressey died May 12, 1877, in Sutton. His wife, Jemima W. (Bean), died July 19, 1877, in Sutton. a. John M. Pressey married Electa Durgin. Child--- William S. (7) Hiram Bean married Dec. 8, 1843, Delia Morgan, of Sutton, daughter of Samuel and Mehitabel (Robinson) Morgan. No children. He died Oct. 2, 1876, in Sutton (8) Ruth Bean married Nov. 23, 1830, James Johnson, of Enfield, who died in 1832, and she married 2d, Mr. Muzzy, of Newport, 1834. She married, 3d, Caleb B. Flanders. She died Aug. 29, 1882, in Sutton. (9) Dolly Bean married Oct. 20, 1844, John U. Blodgett, of Newbury. Children-- a. Mary Angeline, born Aug. 1, 1845 b. John, born Aug. 15, 1846; died 1848 c. Abbie J., born Nov. 4, 1847 d. Betsey, born Sept. 11, 1852; died 1853. John U. Blodgett died Sept. 1, 1875, in Sutton. a. Mary Angeline Blodgett married Sept. 23, 1860, Stillman B. Hart, of Sutton Children-- Rosetta M., born March 12, 1860; died young John, born April 13, 1863; died young Fred S., born April 9, 1865 Stillman B. Hart died 1865, in Sutton, and his wife, Mary A., married 2d July 10, 1866, Carlos S. Bingham of Sutton. Children-- Minnie; Nellie Viola; Arthur; Charles; Henry; Mrs. Mary A. Bingham died in Newbury. c. Abbie J. Blodgett married Dec. 1, 1868, Benjamin D. Belcher. Child-- Nellie May, born May 19, 1870 ---------------------------------------- 2. Jacob Bean, commonly called “Ensign” Jacob Bean, born April 2, 1773, married April 14, 1794, Dorothy Quimby, daughter of Moses and Judith (Bean) Quimby. She died June 12, 1795. Jacob Bean married 2d, Oct. 20, 1796. Children, -- (1) Dolly Q., born Sept. 4, 1797; died Sept. 7, 1888 (2) Abigail H., born June 9, 1799 (3) Hannah N., born May 31, 1800 (4) Polly, born Nov. 1, 1802; died Sept. 7, 1873 (5) Asa, born May 25, 1805; died Aug. 31, 1889 (6) Jacob, born Feb. 24, 1807[sic] (7) Sarah J., born April 26, 1802[sic] (8) Betsey A., born Aug. 24, 1811; died Oct. 19, 1847. (9) William Taylor, born July 29, 1813 (10) Mary, born 1816; died same year (11) Malvina, born April 20, 1819 Ensign Jacob Bean died Nov. 30, 1848, in Sutton. His wife, Hannah (Nelson), died Jan. 8, 1865, in Sutton. (2) Abigail H. Bean married Nov. 8, 1825, John Muzzy, of Newport (3) Hannah N. Bean married Sept. 8, 1824, Matthew H. French, of Sutton. (4) Polly Bean married Oct. 24, 1822, Asa Mastin, born Jan. 14, 1799. Children-- a. Carlos, born Aug. 24, 1823; died Sept. 1, 1865 b. Mark, born Dec. 25, 1826 c. Mary, born April 5, 1829. Asa Mastin died Nov. 19, 1844, in Sutton, and his wife married 2d, Capt. Stephen K. Hoyt, of Sutton. She died Sept. 7, 1873, in Sutton. (5) Asa Bean married Jan. 22, 1832, Theodata Bohonnan, of Sutton, dau. of Dea. Jonathan Bohonnan. Children-- a. Mary E., born Dec. 23, 1835; died Nov. 6, 1848 b. Addison A., born Nov. 1, 1845 Asa Bean died Aug. 31, 1889, at Chester. His wife, Thedata (Bohonnon), died Sept. 22, 1874, in Sutton. b. Addison A. Bean married Jan. 7, 1869, Mary E. Gordon, born at Sandown, Oct. 10, 1847. Removed from Sutton to Chester, April 25, 1874. (6) Jacob Bean married Harriet Huntley. Child-- a. Louisa, married Benjamin Hart. Jacob Bean married 2d, Nov. 22, 1859, Harriet Newell Woodward, daughter of Jonathan Woodward. She died Nov. 14, 1889. (9) William Taylor Bean married Oct. 1, 1837, Sarah D. Felch, daughter of Dea. John and Hannah (Dodge) Felch, of Sutton, born Sept. 16, 1816; died Jan. 4, 1868. Children, born in Sutton,-- a. Roxana J., born Jan. 11, 1839; died June 9, 1884 b. John Alfred, born Oct. 16, 1841 c. Sarah Maria, born April 9, 1847 d. Frank Taylor, born June 27, 1849 e. Grace Hannah, born May 15, 1852 f. Jacob Walter, born June 7, 1855 g. George William, born Oct. 11, 1859 William Taylor Bean married 2d, June 1, 1870, Nancy Tuck, of Brentwood. Child-- h. Oren N., born July 2, 1871 Mr. Bean lived with his father in Sutton many years. Removed to New London, and subsequently to Brentwood, where he now resides. a. Roxana J. Bean married Dr. Moses W. Russell, July 2, 1861. (See Russell.) c. Sarah Maria Bean married George O. Sanborn e. Grace Hannah Bean married Jan. 12, 1878, J. Louis Cass. f. Jacob Walter Bean married June 7, 1884, Ella S. Kingsbury. g. George William Bean married Oct. 11, 1883 Ella J. Perham. ------------------------------------- 7. William Bean, 2d, born March 15, 1785; married Betsey Fisher of Sutton. Children -- (1) Truman, born Nov. 10, 1811; died Feb. 19, 1826 (2) Harmony, born Nov. 4, 1813 (3) Carlos P., born Sept. 13, 1815 (4) Louisa, born Jan. 6, 1818 (5) Caroline, born Jan. 9, 1820 (6) Amanda W., born April 13, 1822 (7) Abiel F., born May 3, 1824 (8) Truman, born July 15, 1826 (9) Jane, born Nov. 23, 1828 (10) William, born 1830 William Bean died about 1841. He was a farmer living upon the farm now owned by John Pressey. About 1832 he sold out and removed to East Corinth, ME., then a new town. He purchased a farm near that of his brother Reuben, and lived there the remainder of is days. His son, William Bean, 3d, now lives there. 3. Moses Bean, born July 21, 1774, in Sutton, married Sept. 2, 1802, in Hatley, Betsey Kezar, born March 12, 1776. He removed to Hatley, Canada, in 1798. Children born in Hatley -- (1) Simon, born Oct. 16, 1804; died July 7, 1885 (2) Mark, born Jan. 17, 1806 (3) Lora, born Feb. 17, 1807 (4) Betsey, born Feb. 15, 1808; died 1873 (5) Moses, born Jan. 19, 1809; died June 4, 1809 (6) Vernon, born Jan. 15, 1810; died June 22, 1882 (7) Luke, born Nov. 15, 1811; died Aug. 11, 1881 (8) Salome, born May 29, 1818; died June 7, 1839 Moses Bean, died Oct. 19, 1826, in Hatley, Canada. His wife died Oct. 25, 1830. The descendants of the above are numberous in Hatley, and are among the best citizens. (4) Samuel Bean born Aug. 17, 1775; married Oct. 1, 1798, Charlotte Phelps, of Litchfield, Conn., born in 1779. Children born in Glover, VT., -- a. Cromwell P., born June 10, 1800; died Dec. 25, 1864 b. Samuel, born April 8, 1802; died Jan. 22, 1884 c. Charlotte, born March 24, 1804; died -------- d. Amos P., born Nov. 27, 1806; died Nov. 16, 1875. e. Phebe, born Sept. 17, 1808; died May 27, 1832 f. Eldad P., born April 17, 1811; died Dec. 16, 1884 g. Eveline B., born March 12, 1813; died Sept. 25, 1884 h. Truman F., born Sept. 26, 1815 i. Nathan C., born Nov. 18, 1818 j. John E., born Aug. 16, 1820 Mrs. Charlotte (Phelps) Bean died Jan. 15, 1837, in Glover, VT. Samuel Bean married, 2d, Sept. 1, 1837, Mrs. Laura (Spaulding) Pericval, dau. of Benjamin and Azubah (Gates) Spaulding. Child, -- k. Phebe P., born Sept. 17, 1838; died Nov. 26, 1854 Samuel Bean died April 8, 1843, in Glover, VT. His wife died Aug. 14, 1871, in Somerville, Mass. The descendants of the above family are many and respectable in Vermont. 5. Joseph Bean, born April 12, 1799, married March 4, 1805, Betsey Rowell of Goffstown, born April 10, 1786, dau.. of Thomas and Lydia (Hawes) Rowell. removed to Hatley, Canada, where were born their children,-- (1) Lydia, born June 10, 1806; died Jan. 30, 1859 (2) Philip, born Feb. 11, 1808 (3) Joseph, born April 12, 1812; died July 11, 1888 (4) Betsey, born May 5, 1814; died July 17, 1844 (5) Freeman, born Nov. 12, 1816; died Sept. 20, 1886 (6) Dolly, born Jan. 15, 1818 (7) Lucy, born Aug. 24, 1819; died Feb. 28, 1882 (8) Melvina, born March 2, 1821 (9) Moses, born May 4, 1823 (10) Samuel born March 27, 1825 (11) William, born Aug. 6, 1826; died Jan. 9, 1870 Joseph Bean died Aug. 19, 1870, in Hatley, Canada. His wife died Oct. 12, 1870, in Hatley, Canada. Their descendants in Canada are numerous. ------------------------------------------- 6. Dolly Bean, born Feb. 4, 1783, in Sutton, married Nov. 1, 1802, in Glover, Vt., Jonas Philips, born Aug. 13, 1776, in Athol, Mass. Children ---- (1) Curtis, born June 18, 1804; died Nov. 5, 1862 (2) Jonas, born Dec. 2, 1805; died March 6, 1850 (3) Dolly, born Jan. 26, 1808 (4) Hiram, born Dec. 17, 1809 (5) Samuel, born Aug. 7, 1812 (6) Josiah, born Sept. 23, 1814 (7) Rosanna, born April 10, 1817 (8) Charlotte, born Jan. 7, 1819; died Dec. 23, 1881 (9) Lydia, born Jan. 18, 1822 10) Betsey, born Jan. 25, 1830; died April 25, 1852 (11) Walter H., born Feb. 11, 1827 (12) John E., born Jan. 25, 1830 Jonas Philips died July 12, 1849, in Glover, Vt. His wife died Nov. 16, 1871, in Glover, Vt. Their descendants in Vermont are numerous. -------------------------------------- 10. Benjamin Bean, born May 5, 1793, in Sutton; married 1814 Abigail Hoyt, born June 5, 1793. Children, -- (1) Jacob W., born June 15, 1815 (2) Ruth, born June 25, 1817 (3) Benjamin, born Aug. 17, 1819 (4) Sophronia, born March 5, 1824 (5) Curtis P., born April 17, 1826 (6) Levi Persons, born Nov. 24, 1828; died Jan. 24, 1863 (7) Reuben, born Sept. 27, 1832; died April 21, 1878. Benjamin Bean died March 16, 1858 at Ascot, P.Q. They went to Glover, Vt., in 1817, where they lived several years; thence to Ascot, P.Q., where they lived the remainder of their lives ---------------------------------------- 12. Reuben Bean, born Jan. 6, 1797, married June 1, 1822, Mary F. Smith, of Sutton, born Dec. 30, 1804, dau. of Moses and Drusilla (Smart) Smith. Children born in Sutton.----- (1) Clarissa S., born Nov. 19, 1823 (2) Diana, born Aug. 22, 1825 (3) Diantha, born Aug. 11, 1827 (4) Augustus L., born May 5, 1829 Children born in East Corinth, Me.,-- (5) Albert, born Aug. 3, 1831 (6) Sumner, born 1833; died same year (7) Charles, born March 22, 1835 (8) Reuben M., born Jan. 18, 1838 (9) Edward W., born May 1, 1840 (10) Edwin P., born May 1, 1840 (11) David H., born Apr. 24, 1842; died Sept. 9, 1850 (12) Marietta, born April 29, 1844. Reuben Bean died June 11, 1882, in East Corinth, Me. His wife died June 15, 1866, in East Corinth, Me., 11. Ephraim Bean, born Jan. 16, 1795; married Feb. 18, 1822, Ismena T. Thompson, of Salisbury, dau. of Benjamin and Abigail (Hazeltine) Thompson. Children, born in Sutton, -- (1) Charles Alden, born March 8, 1823 (2) Ephraim, born March 6, 1825 (3) Emily T., born Feb. 10, 1827 (4) Oliver S. born 1829; died 1831 Ephraim Bean died in Sutton in 1833, and his widow married 2d, March 25, 1835, William K. Howe. [For descendants of this marriage see Howe.] Mrs. Howe married, 3d, John Andrew, of Sutton (2d wife). (1) Charles Alden Bean married Dec. 31, 1846, Mary F. Johnson, in Henniker. Children, born in Henniker,-- a. Ellen M., born March 21, 1848; died Sept. 24, 1887 b. Mary E., born Nov. 20, 1849 c. Charles E., born Nov. 11, 1851 d. Hattie A., born March 19, 1854; died Oct. 1, 1863 e. George A., born April 20, 1856 f. Sara C., born May 4, 1858; died Nov. 11, 1863 g. Charlotte A., born Sept. 30, 1860 h. William H., born April 28, 1868 Charles A. Bean resides at Henniker. a. Ellen M. Bean married Jan. 1, 1868, William P. Holton, of Moundville, W.Va. Child -- Edward H., born November 1868. Mr. Holton died, and his widow married 2d, Alonzo Phelps, of Sutton. Children,-- Mattie B., born June 30, 1872 Charles I., born Aug. 3, 1875 Mrs. Ellen M. (Bean) Phelps died Sept. 24, 1887, in Henniker. b. Mary E. Bean married July 3, 1869, John S. Lovering, born in Methuen, Mass., July 16, 1847. Children, born in Manchester, -- George W., born May 18, 1871 Charles J., born Sept. 19, 1873 c. Charles E. Bean married March 3, 1886, Susan Dean, of Chicago. Children, born in Chillicothe, Ill., -- Albert C., born Jan. 17, 1888 A daughter, born Dec. 29, 1888. e. George A. Bean, married Jan. 19, 1886, Mary E. Crocker, of Merrimack. g. Charlotte Bean married Nov. 23, 1881, Walter S. Hanscom, of Portsmouth. Child-- Walter L., born in Henniker March 10, 1883 h. William H. Bean married Nov. 29, 1888, Hattie A. Davis, of Henniker. 2. Ephraim Bean, Jr., married Oct. 23, 1844, Mehitabel A. Flint, of Sutton, daughter of Ebenezer and Charlotte (Austin) Flint, born July 22, 1823. Children, born in Sutton -- a. Lydia Florence, born Jan. 10, 1846 b. Charles Allen, born Feb. 3, 1849 c. Ephraim K., born Sept. 11, 1852; died Feb. 24, 1853 d. Ismena L, born Jan. 13, 1856 Mrs. Mehitabel A. (Flint) Bean died June 15, 1858. Ephraim Bean married 2d, Sept. 29, 1859, Mrs. Hannah D. (Colby) Ferren, of Warner. Child,-- e. Edward Horace, born Oct. 4, 1860, in Sutton. Mrs. Hannah D. (Colby) Bean’s children by former marriage, now living in Sutton, are Abbie C. and Emma, born May 12, 1850. a. Lydia Florence Bean married Dec. 18, 1860, William L. Morgan, of Sutton, born April 1, 1836. Children, born in Sutton,-- Almira W., born Sept. 15, 1863 Charles F., born Nov. 10, 1865 George H. born Jan. 3, 1874; died Jan. 5, 1874 Edith B., born Sept. 13, 1876 Almira W. Morgan married Feb. 1, 1888, Frank A. Woodward, of Sutton, born Jan. 4, 1853. Charles F. Morgan married March 14, 1888, Josephine M. Bartlett, of Claremont, daughter of Joseph S. and Ellen (Cowles) Bartlett. d. Ismena L. Bean married Nov. 9, 1872, B. Frank Turner, of Sutton. Children, born in Warner,-- Walter F., born Oct. 25, 1873 Ralph F., born Sept. 21, 1875 e. Edward H. Bean married Feb. 1, 1880, Ella F. Town, of Franklin. Child,-- Edward F., born March 30, 1881, in Sutton. Edward H. Bean married 2d, March 14, 1885, Mary A. Reckard, of Waterville, N.Y., dau. of John and Catherine (Miller) Reckard. (3) Emily T. Bean, dau. of Ephraim, Sr., and Ismena (Thompson) Bean, born Feb. 10, 1827, married 1844, Levi Flint, of Sutton. She died 1864 [For descendants see Flint.] III. Cornelius Bean, brother to William and Samuel, married Sept. 26, 1860, Betsey ---------, in Sandown. Children-- 1. Jane, born Dec. 5, 1761 2. Susanna, born June 15, 1765; died ---------- 3. Isaac, born April 15, 1768; went to sea. 4. Joseph, born Nov. 1, 1770, in Sutton; died June 6, 1771. 1. Jane Bean married Jacob Cass of what is now Hill. Children, --- (1) Betsey (2) Nason (3) Anna (4) Mary (5) Jane (6) Jacob (5) Jane Cass married John Tilton, of Plymouth. children, -- a. Watson b. William W. c. Laura J. d. Jacob C. e. Lavina N. John Tilton died, and his widow married 2d, Francis Currier, of Sutton. Children, born in Sutton -- f. Sarah Jane g. Francis h. Dorella Francis Currier, died July 3, 1870, in Sutton. His wife, Jane (Cass) Currier, died Nov. 29, 1876, in Sutton. c. Laura J. Tilton married Jan. 22, 1848, Samuel T. Trumbull, of Wilmot. This family moved from Wilmot to Sutton in 1853, and from Sutton to Newport in 1869. Children of Laura J. Tilton and Samuel T. Trumbull, -- Sultana C., born May 11, 1849; died Nov. 9, 1850 Eliza Jane, born March 11, 1850. Sarah Ann, born April 1, 1852; died Jan. 12, 1866 Medora B., born Jan. 22, 1854 Frank S., born Dec. 10, 1857; died March 17, 1858 Sarah Ann, born March 22, 1866 Eliza J. Trumbull married William Sharples, of Andover; married, 2d, George E. Marston, of Newport. Medora Trumbull married Joseph Carr, of Newport. Sarah A. Trumbull married George S. Roberts, of Newport. f. Sarah J. Currier married Andrew Peaslee, of Sutton; married 2d, William Carr, of Unity. h. Dorella B. Currier married Leonard F. Peaslee, of Sutton, who died July 10, 1863, in Sutton, and his widow married, 2d, Abram Richards, of Sutton. g. Francis Currier married Etta ----------. children born in Sutton, -- It will be seen that the only known descendants of the early settler, Cornelius Bean, are those of his daughter, Jane, who married Jacob Cass. - Submitted by C. Parziale 6/18/00 ********************************************************************* * * * * Notice: Printing the files within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. The USGenWeb Project makes no claims or estimates of the validity of the information submitted and reminds you that each new piece of information must be researched and proved or disproved by weight of evidence. 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