Hi! I notice that you are researching BEAN. The BEANS are of interest because of their connection to the BACON/HALE family in Washington County, TN. Right now, I am working on my husband's computer because mine had a crash last week and so I don't have my FTM on this computer, but I hope to get my computer up and running with all the programs re-installed sometime this week, so I will be happy to share what I have, once I am able to. Charles BACON, who married 1) Uratha HALE, 2) Martha "Patsy" BEAN, is believed to be the father of my 3rd gr grandmother, Mary C. BACON, b. 1807, Washington County, TN. She is believed to be one of his oldest children by his first marriage. I may be inaccurate, but wasn't Liddy BEAN the sister to Martha, and didn't she move to KY? I am researching connecting families, in hopes of futher information regarding my direct ancestors. I shared a number of wills some time back, taken from a small book called Washington County, TN Wills, ect. (can't recall the author's name, but an unusual one). Your excerpts appear to possibly be from the same book. Jean Cuevas At 05:31 PM 3/28/2000 -0500, you wrote: >Let me start off my saying I do NOT have a book for lookups. Only special >pages I have xeroxed over the years of names I am researching and I thought I >would share this information with y'all. > >REBECCA VANDERPOOL May 12, 1779 >To Teter Nave, husband of dau. Ann, 6 head of meat cattle with a swallow fork >in ear. Son Abraham Vanderpool has money in his hands. Executor: Peter >Nave. Teste: Thomas Houghton, James Grayson, Elizabeth Grayson. Proven >August Sessions, 1779. her > Signed: Rebecca X Vanderpool > mark > >JOAB MITCHELL October 7, 1779 >Wife, Mary Mitchell, sole heir. Teste: John Coulter, Richard Mitchell, Jane >X Coulter. Recorded May Sessions, 1780. his > Signed: Joab X > Mitchell > mark > >NATHANIEL DAVIS February 21, 1781 >To brother, Robert Davis, my blacksmith tools, 100 Acres, Stallion colt and >take care of Mother; then money to go to Manumission Society. to sister, >Ann, my bay mare. >To sister, Elizabeth, 100 Acres land at Bethel Springs. Sister, Mary. Bro. >Robert's sons, James and Esa. Executors: Bros. Robert and Isaac. Teste: >Robert Davis, Mary Davis. Recorded May Sessions, 1781. > Signed: Nathaniel Davis > >AARON BURLESON November 16, 1781 >to son, John, rifle gun. To son, Joseph, rifle gun. Son, Johnathan. >Daughter, Elizabeth. To son, Thomas, one shilling sterling. Daughter, >Sarah. To son, Aaron, one shilling sterling. To daus. Rachel and Nancy, one >shilling sterling each. To daus. Abigail, Mary Rhoda, one cow each. >Remainder to son, James, at death of my wife. Executors: Wife and son >Aaron. Teste: Thomas Williams, Patrick X Shields, Henry Clark. Recorded >May Sessions, 1782. > Signed: Aaron Burleson > >JOHN PAVELEY April 12, 1781 >"Of Chucky, in County of Washington." Wife, Elizabeth, lands during her >life. Son, William, a cow called Cherry and her increase. Son, Elijah, 150 >Acres. Son, James, 100 Acres. Son Jeremiah. Daughters: Mary, Frances, >Lucia, Elizabeth, Eysa and Margaret. Eldest son Lewis. Teste: George >Mooney, Charles X Dotson, John Powers, Johnathan Currier. Recorded May >Sessions, 1782. > *No Signature* > >WILLIAM BEAN *no date given* >To wife, Liddy, negro girl "Grace", horses, cattle, household goods, land and >mill during her natural life, at her decrease to son Russell. RE-mainder of >estate to be divided amongst my surviving children. Sons, William, Robert >and George, Executors. Teste: Thomas Hardeman, John X Callihan, Robert >Stone. May Sessions, 1782. his > Signature: William X > Bean > mark > >ADAM BROYLES April 19, 1782 >To eldest son, Moses, 200 Acres bought of Joseph Bullard southside Little >Limestone. To sons, Aaron and Joshua, land where I live. To dau. Milla >Panther, 200 Acres I bought of George Doherty. To dau. Mima Broyles, 60 Lb. >currency. To dau. >Anne Brown, 5 shillings. To dau. Mary, 50 Lb. currency. Negroes and >Kentucky lands. Friends: Joseph Brown, Moses Broyles and William Moore, >Executors. Teste: John X Waddle, Coonrod Willpightle, Mathias Broyles. May >Sessions, 1782. > Signed: Adam Broyles