expbul1a.gif (699 bytes)  Nancy Ann Beauchamp

born:   19 March 1833 in Georgia
died:   17 March 1908 in Clay County, Alabama

Transcript of the trial of Uriah Glass for the murder of Charles Pearson, Fayette County, Georgia, Superior Court Records
September Term 1834. The shooting of Pearson took place at Coker's Tavern. Testimony of witness Malcom Bethune was as follows:
Malcomb Bethune Says he was in the room with the deceased, prisoner & Mr. Beauchamp witness went into the room to go to bed asked if Mr. Pearson the deceased was there Mr. Pearson answered he was and told witness to come to bed and rose up in bed to make room for him Prisoner was Sitting on one the beds opposite to the foot of Pearsons & Swore he would Kill Pearson Pearson Said what for what have I ever done to you took a pistol from under the bed cover or out of his pocket witness is not Certain which with his hand upon the cock and his finger upon the trigger Mr. Pearson Exclaimed not to hurt him Prisoner presented the Pistol towards Mr. Pearson & fired. Saw Mr. Pearson was wounded while witness was Looking at deceased. Prisoner Passed between him and the candle and went out of the door when Judge Kenan & another gentleman come into the room Judge asked who had murdered the man witness replied a man who they called Glass when witness first entered the room the persons were in bed prisoner & Beauchamp were on the same bed thinks prisoner had on his pantaloons (sma??) room prisoner did not get off his bed till he fired the pistol. Glass was on a bed Stead Pearsons bed was on the floor the candle was put out when Glass passed between witness and candle Prisoner is the man who shot the deceased. Whose name was Charley Pearson.

Jackson and Nancy married in 1851 in Fayette County. I have not found a Beauchamp family listed in the Census in Fayette County, however, the above court record indicates that there were Beauchamps there. The Beauchamp mentioned in the transcript may have been Nancy's father.
1840 Georgia Census shows John Beauchamp in Butts County and Sabird Beauchamp in Muscogee County; Daniel Beacham in Cass County, Henry Beacham in Stewart County, Jesse Beacham in DeKalb County, James W. Beachum in Troup County, and John and Lewis Beachum in Emanuel County. 

I was told by a relative that Nancy belonged to the family of William Beauchamp (no other information provided). It is likely that she is of the family of WILLIAM BEAUCHAMP and NANCY PARKER.
One likely possibility is John W. Beauchamp, son of the above William and Nancy Parker Beauchamp. He is on the 1830 DeKalb County census. In 1850 he is in DeKalb County, a 62 year old gunsmith, born in Maryland. Nancy (Wade), his wife, is 30. John was previously married to Susan Davis (married 15 July 1811 in Hancock County, Georgia). Nancy appears to be too young to be the mother of our Nancy. She could be a daughter of John and his first wife Susan. One of John's sons by Nancy Wade bore the middle name Adolphus. 

Father:  William Beauchamp? John Beauchamp?
Mother: 

Spouse:  Jackson J. Wesley

Children:
1.  Rev. Charles Evans Wesley (m. Mary Beasley, Mary Parker)
2.  Jimmy Wesley
3.  William Benton Wesley (m. Bethiah Cumi Arnold)
4.  Green B. Wesley
5.  Margaret Emma Wesley (m. William Emory Horn)
6.  Georgia Virginia Wesley
7.  Fannie Lufonia Wesley (m. M. M. "Pony" Horn)
8.  Lewis L. Wesley (m. Iola Elizabeth Hobbs)
9.  Mary Jane "Mollie" Wesley (m. John Francis Kirk)
10.  Robert Lee "Jay" Wesley (m. Della A. Griffin, Nettie Lee Baggett)
11. General Lee Wesley
12.  Matthew Adolphus Wesley (m. Martha Elmanda Gay)