Johannes Bean (1652 - abt. 1746)

Born 1652 in Spiesheim, Germany

Descendants

Died about 1746 at about age 94 in Skippack Township, Montgomery, Pennsylvania

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Biography

Johanne Biehn, the immigrant, lived in on 158 acres in New Bristol, Pennsylvania, between Nicholas Jansen and Thomas Kenworthy. New Bristol became Worcester, in what is present day Montgomery county, and Johannes is sometimes called "John Bean of Worcester." Johanne's family were members of the Skippack and Methacton Mennonite congregations.

James Baine and Johanne(s) Biehn are both shown on the 1734 tax list for Worcester, a newly established township. John was a weaver, whose home was a the corner of present-day Stump Hall and Hollow Roads. The house in which he lived still stands and is one of the oldest houses in Worcestor Township. In 1980, it was added to the National Register of Historic places.

Johanne died in 1746 and left his acreage to his sons, Henry and John. Johannes and his wife, Marieke "Mary" Van Fossen are buried in the cemetery of the Lower Skippack Mennonite church. ^[1] There is a photograph of his headstone on his Find A Grave memorial.

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/72160760/johanne-biehn

• http://mhep.org/immigrant-heritage-bean/
• Source: Lower Skippack Mennonite Cemetery Records