Hi Hardy County People, I noticed the activity on the Bean family and recently came across one in my Shrout family research. There is a Ben Bean on the jury for the trial of Peter Shrout, in the Superior Court held in Hardy County in September 1804. Some of the other jurors mentioned might be of interest to their descendants, so look below for your family members. Have a good evening, Peg in WV >From Larry Phalin, another Shrout Family researcher: The Superior Court Records of Hardy County, Virginia Show: "At a Court called and held for the County of Hardy on Saturday the 28th. of July 1804 for the examination of Peter Shrout charged with the murder of Ann Shrout. The Prisoner aforesaid was led to the Bar in custody of the keeper of the jail of this County and the warrant of his commitment being read it was demanded of him whether he was guilty of the murder or not quilty, said he is no wise guilty thereof, whereupon sundry witnesses were sworn, it is the opinion of the Court that the prisoner is guilty of the murder that he undergo a trial for the same on the first day of the next District Court held at this place, thereupon he is remained to jail. Peter Shrout plead guilty. Jury: Ben Bean, John Foley Jr., John Cornell, Andrew Harvey, Wm. Fry, Jacob Hauss, Leonard Huffman, Jacob Huffman, Alex Simpson, Jacob Fisher, Arjalon Price, Solomon Vause. Prisoner guilty of murder of the first degree." "Hardy County,Virginia, Superior Court Records, Monday 10th. September 1804: Peter Shrout again led to the bar. Sentence of Death pressed against him and that Execution of said deed be made done by the Sheriff of Hardy on he 12th of October next between 10 in the morning and 4 in the afternoon."