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)