William Bean
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William Bean born was a Longhunter
and pioneer. He and his wife, Lydia Russell, were Tennessee
's first permanent European-American settlers.
Bean was a friend of Daniel Boone
. Most sources say that Bean built a cabin near the junction of Boone's Creek and Watauga Creek near what is today Elizabethton, Tennessee
. It's said that either Bean visited the site with Boone, or Boone and a friend Richard Callaway
visited it when exploring as agents for Richard Henderson
, a land speculator who later played an important role in the early settlement of Tennessee.
Later in that year, the first child of permanent European-American settlers, Russell Bean, was born there.
Bean's cabin soon attracted other pioneer families, who participated in the formation of the Watauga Association
, a semi-autonomous colony, the first in Tennessee.
Later relatives of Bean established what became Bean Station, Tennessee
in what is now Grainger County, Tennessee, which may have been visited by Bean and Boone.
Longhunter
A Longhunter was an 18th-century explorer and hunter who made expeditions into the American frontier wilderness for as much as six months at a time...
and pioneer. He and his wife, Lydia Russell, were Tennessee
Tennessee
Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...
's first permanent European-American settlers.
Bean was a friend of Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone was an American pioneer, explorer, and frontiersman whose frontier exploits mad']'e him one of the first folk heroes of the United States. Boone is most famous for his exploration and settlement of what is now the Commonwealth of Kentucky, which was then beyond the western borders of...
. Most sources say that Bean built a cabin near the junction of Boone's Creek and Watauga Creek near what is today Elizabethton, Tennessee
Elizabethton, Tennessee
Elizabethton is the county seat of Carter County, Tennessee, United States. Elizabethton is also the historical site both of the first independent American government located west of both the Eastern Continental Divide and the original thirteen British American colonies.Elizabethton is also the...
. It's said that either Bean visited the site with Boone, or Boone and a friend Richard Callaway
Richard Callaway
Richard Callaway was an early settler of Kentucky. Born in Caroline County, Virginia, Callaway joined Daniel Boone in 1775 in marking the Wilderness Road into central Kentucky, becoming one of the founders of Boonesborough, Kentucky...
visited it when exploring as agents for Richard Henderson
Richard Henderson (American pioneer)
Richard Henderson was an American pioneer and merchant who attempted to create a colony called Transylvania just as the American Revolutionary War was starting.-Early life:Henderson was born in Hanover County, Virginia...
, a land speculator who later played an important role in the early settlement of Tennessee.
Later in that year, the first child of permanent European-American settlers, Russell Bean, was born there.
Bean's cabin soon attracted other pioneer families, who participated in the formation of the Watauga Association
Watauga Association
The Watauga Association was a semi-autonomous government created in 1772 by frontier settlers living along the Watauga River in what is now present day Elizabethton, Tennessee...
, a semi-autonomous colony, the first in Tennessee.
Later relatives of Bean established what became Bean Station, Tennessee
Bean Station, Tennessee
Bean Station is a city in Grainger County, Tennessee, United States. It is part of the Morristown, Tennessee Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city was incorporated in November 1996...
in what is now Grainger County, Tennessee, which may have been visited by Bean and Boone.