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.

A Visit to Concord, Tennessee

 

In the late 1790s, young Martin Turpin arrived with the David Love family in East Tennessee. They came down the Clinch River on flatboats, rounded the bend at Southwest Point, and maneuvered upstream on the Holston River until they came to the Concord, Tennessee area.

In this video, Dr. Randy Turpin visits two important sites at Concord. He also speaks of the Russell, Campbell and Thompson families—people whose stories are relevant to the Turpin family story.

The Gravesite of Elizabeth (Belle) Magsby

For over forty years, Dr. Randy Turpin has wanted to visit the gravesite of his great grandmother, Elizabeth (Belle) Magsby/Magby. On November 4, 2020, that dream became a reality.

Belle was buried in an unmarked at Beason Cemetery in Chattanooga, Tennessee after her death at some point between the years 1904 and 1910.

In Search of William Scott McBee

King Turpin, Jr.'s (my grandfather's) parents were King Turpin, Sr. and Elizabeth (Belle) Magsby. We have known this to be true for many years; however, we have not known who Belle's parents were, until recently.

Through census searches, DNA matches, and a confirmation of findings by Wilma Dunaway, I have come to the conclusion that William Scott Magby/McBee and Freely Parthenia Childress were Belle's parents. William Scott McBee was born July 4, 1845 and died October 14, 1927. His wife died about 1891 shortly after Belle was born. 

William was buried in the Lenoir City Cemetery in Lenoir City, Tennessee. In October of 2020, I discovered his grave. You can join me in that discovery by viewing the video.

In Search of David Love

In 1797, David Love of Virginia became the guardian of young Martin Turpin. Before the end of the next year, the Love family migrated to Knox County, Tennessee taking Martin with them. About 1803, Martin met Elizabeth Russell, the woman he would marry. Shortly after the death of David's father in 1804, he moved his family on to Maury County, leaving Martin in Knox County. Martin married Elizabeth in 1805.

In this video presentation, Randy and Miranda Turpin explore three Maury County sites that are significant to David Love's story: the Maury County courthouse, the site of Love's Mill and David Love's gravesite.