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Erica Howton C
yesterday at 1:55 PM

Managers of Anne MacBean,

I am contacting you about this profile: Anne MacBain

I have noticed that there is a rather significant error in attribution with this Anne MacBean's profile in that she is not the same Anna/Anne who was the eldest daughter of William MacBean of Kinchyle, 13th Chief of the Clan MacBean. That Anna/Anne married at a young age to her kinsman Donald MacBean of Faillie - all well attested to and recorded in the Inverness Sasine registers at the time. She remained married to him until Donald's death in 1740. They had an only daughter 'Jean' who married two Camerons. Since Anna/Anne married young and was widowed aged c. or over 50, it is inconceivable that she then remarried Alexander Alasdair Beaton, of Skye and had more children by him. There is no record of such a marriage in any contemporary records found to exist held by the clan or any other archive in Scotland.

We are not sure how this error arose - it is a complete mystery, unless it is connected to another significant mix-up between the real William MacBean of Kinchyle and another person found in the internet genealogies called 'William Edward MacBean' whose son is found in internet geneealogies as 'Edward Price MacBean' otherwise 'Bean'.

I have added a note to the profiles of Anna/Anne MacBean the true eldest daughter of William MacBean of Kinchyle, and the other Anne MacBean who has been unfortunately incorrectly given as this William MacBean of Kinchyle's daughter.

I'm so sorry if this proves an unwelcome discovery, but I think it is important to get this right.

But of course if someone was to present proof from contemporary records that suggest the two Anna/Annes are one and the same lady, I would welcome knowledge of this data.

It may be of interest that there have been autosomal DNA matches found between people descended from some MacBean families and those who give as their forebears Alexander Alasdair Beaton, of Skye and Anne MacBean, so that may suggest a MacBean connection, but which one we simply don't know. If anyone can throw any light on her identity, that would be very helpful.

With respect, and warm regards, and Christmas greetings,

Philip

Philip Beddows
Seanachaidh to the Chief and Clan Historian of the Clan MacBean
Erica Howton C
yesterday at 2:00 PM

Anne MacBain Was not the daughter of William MacBean of Kinchyle, 13th Chief of Clan MacBean & Jean Mackintosh.

Their actual daughter was Anna MacBean who married Donald MacBean, of Faillie
Erica Howton C
yesterday at 2:20 PM

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I wonder if there’s a mixup around Major Gillies 'Mor' MacBean, 14th Chief of Clan MacBean

I see at https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/MacBain-5

Anne MacBain was the sister of Gillies MacBain who died at the battle of Culloden. She married Alexander Beaton of Skye. Their children became the progenitors of the Beatons of Inverness, Nova Scotia.

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yesterday at 3:16 PM

Erica,

Thank you, you are absolute correct, that Wikitree pedigree is a complete mix up with many errors.

Aeneas / Æneas MacBean younger of Kinchyle was the eldest son of William MacBean of Kinchyle 13th Chief of the Clan MacBean. Aeneas died sometime between 1720 and 1722. His only surviving child into later adulthood was Margaret who is found cited in 1765 as his ‘heir of provision’.

Aeneas’s next eldest brother was the famous Major Gillies ‘Mor’ MacBean, Tacksman of Bunachton and of Dalmagarry until his death at Culloden 16th April 1746.

The ultimate heir to Kinchyle was the son of Major Gillies ‘Mor’ MacBean - Captain Donald MacBean of Kinchyle.

I will take a look at the Wikitree profiles and see if they can be rectified. There may be a 2nd, parallel profile for some of them.

It is an almost impossible task to correct Pedigree errors on the internet, as they multiply and get repeated so much.

In terms of the the Chiefly like of Clan MacBean, a new official pedigree is due to be published on the Clan’s website in the not too distant future, which should we hope provide a trusted reference point for all.
Erica Howton C
yesterday at 3:23 PM

Re: It is an almost impossible task to correct Pedigree errors on the internet, as they multiply and get repeated so much.

This is certainly a goal on geni, to provide accurate, sourced pedigrees. We have been able, due to Geni’s curating program and diligent members, been able to stamp out many mistakes. Much more to do, of course.

Keep the corrections coming.
Erica Howton C
yesterday at 9:46 PM

Updated Aeneas MacBean and added his daughter, Margaret MacBean

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