Friday, November 6, 2020

The Gravesite of Captain Robert Bean


Dr. Randy Turpin locates the gravesite of his fifth great-grandfather, Captain Robert Bean at Beene Cove located in Marion County, Tennessee.


The Bean and McBee families first connected and intermarried here in Marion County, Tennessee. The family name "McBee" was later mispronounced as "Magby" and even "Magsby." Dr. Turpin's great grandmother, Belle Magsby, is a descendant of Captain Robert Bean.