John Beauchamp Walker 1814-1856
There have been several spellings of the name Beauchamp - Beachem and Beacham. The original spelling was Beauchamp, but since the pronunciation is Beacham, one can easily see how the other spellings came about. The name Beauchamp dates back to two brothers; Edward and Edmund Beauchamp, who came from England to America in the seventeen hundreds.
The Beauchamp’s were devout Quakers and blessed with considerable means. They acquired extensive holdings in both Maryland and Acoumack County, Virginia. They refused to pay tithes to the Church of England and were regarded as ‘dissenters’ and ‘non-conformists’. The Walkers were Scotch Presbyterians and non-conformists to the greatest extreme. Such was John Beauchamp Walker’s heritage.
John Beauchamp Walker was born March 24, 1814 in Livingstone, Kentucky. Shortly after his birth, the family left Kentucky and settled near the little town of Madison, Davidson County, Tennessee. John grew up here along the banks of the Cumberland River. He attended the old Mt. Zion Church on the plantation of his grandfather, Thomas Walker.
About 1830, the Walker Family moved to Lauderdale County, Alabama, where they established a dairy in 1833. Soon after they were settled, Daniel Brown and his family left Williamson County, Tennessee and settled in Lauderdale, Alabama, where they also established a dairy. It was here that John B. Walker and Elizabeth Ann Brown met and fell in love. They were married in 1835.
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The Beauchamp’s were devout Quakers and blessed with considerable means. They acquired extensive holdings in both Maryland and Acoumack County, Virginia. They refused to pay tithes to the Church of England and were regarded as ‘dissenters’ and ‘non-conformists’. The Walkers were Scotch Presbyterians and non-conformists to the greatest extreme. Such was John Beauchamp Walker’s heritage.
John Beauchamp Walker was born March 24, 1814 in Livingstone, Kentucky. Shortly after his birth, the family left Kentucky and settled near the little town of Madison, Davidson County, Tennessee. John grew up here along the banks of the Cumberland River. He attended the old Mt. Zion Church on the plantation of his grandfather, Thomas Walker.
About 1830, the Walker Family moved to Lauderdale County, Alabama, where they established a dairy in 1833. Soon after they were settled, Daniel Brown and his family left Williamson County, Tennessee and settled in Lauderdale, Alabama, where they also established a dairy. It was here that John B. Walker and Elizabeth Ann Brown met and fell in love. They were married in 1835.
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