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John Bean of Exeter
John Bean of Exeter

John Bean of Exeter, NH was born John MacBean bef. 1634, in Strathdearn, Inverness-Shire, Scotland. His father was Donald MacBean and his grandfather was Aaron MacBean - b. 1570 in Inverness-Shire.

John d. between 1-24-1718 and 2-18-1718 at Exeter, NH. He is buried in the Church yard of the Congregational Church (Old Meeting House) in Exeter, NH.

John was one of 272 Scotish Prisoners of War from the #REDIRECT Battle of Worcester who arrived in Boston on 2-24-1652 to be sold as indentured workers to pay for the cost of their transportation.

His Life in America
John m. (1) Hannah Lissen, b. 1635, in Scotland. She d. 4-18-1654 in Exeter. She d. in childbirth at the birth of her third child.

John m. (2) Maragaret ? b. ? 1640 in Scotland, who d. 1714 in Exeter. She was the mother of his last 9 children.

Origins
John Bean and his decendents are part of the #REDIRECT Clan MacBainWhich is part of a greater confederation of Scottish Highland #REDIRECT Clan Chattan  Clan MacBean started when Dougal Dall, 7th Chief of Clan Chattan (pronounce Hattan) gave his daughter, Eva, heiress to his Chieftainship of Clan Chattan, in marriage to Angus MackIntosh, the 6th Chief of Clan MackIntosh in 1291. One of our ancestors came with Eva as part of her family that moved with her when she married. It was the custom that a new heiress would bring a following of her own kinsmen with her to her new married home. Her father was from the Royal family of Loern of the Ancient Celtic Kingdom of Dal Riad and this was also the family that Bean Macdhomhil Mor came from. "Bean" means lively one and "mor" means great. When the Mackintosh granted him land, he rightly took his place as a clan chief. This is how Clan MacBean is considered part of Clan Chattan's Federation of Clans. All members of the #REDIRECT Clan MacBain carry the blood of both Clans and as the MackIntosh was also the Chief of Clan Chattan, our families have always been close.

Source: Book: "The Life & Family of John Bean of Exeter & his Cousins" By Bernie Bean, 1970 p. 1-19

Source: The Offical Clan MacBean Website _____________________________________________________________________________