Francis Beauchamp, (1702-74)

1702 - 1774  (72 years)

• Name	Francis Beauchamp
  Suffix	(1702-74)
  Birth	1702
  Gender	Male
  Name	1702 (0 years)
  	two surviving sons, of whom the elder, John Beauchamp (1700-49) inherited Trevince, while the younger, Francis Beauchamp (1702-74) built a new house for himself at Pengreep, south of Gwennap village
  Legal,Law,Arrest	3 Jul 1745 (43 years)	[Event] John Wesley when preaching at Gwennap Pit 3 July 1745, Gwennap Pit, Gwennap, Cornwall
  	It would seem to have been Francis rather than his brother who on one occasion interrupted John Wesley when he was preaching at Gwennap Pit and attempt to arrest or pressgang him.
  Legal,Law,Arrest	1749 (47 years)	Trevince Estate, Gwennap
  	when John died unmarried in 1749, the two estates were reunited once more
  Occupation	Pengreep Estate, Ponsanooth, Cornwall
  	the younger, Francis Beauchamp (1702-74) built a new house for himself at Pengreep, south of Gwennap village
  Death	1774
  Association	John Wesley (Relationship: 3 Jul 1745 interrupted John Wesley at Gwennap Pit threatened pressgang)
  Person ID	I15707	AHP
  Last Modified	28 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	William Beauchamp, (1670-1729),   b. 1670   d. 1729 (Age 59 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	Abt 1698
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 28 years - She : ??.
  Family ID	F4486	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Legal,Law,Arrest - It would seem to have been Francis rather than his brother who on one occasion interrupted John Wesley when he was preaching at Gwennap Pit and attempt to arrest or pressgang him. - 3 Jul 1745 - [Event] John Wesley when preaching at Gwennap Pit 3 July 1745, Gwennap Pit, Gwennap, Cornwall  Legal,Law,Arrest - when John died unmarried in 1749, the two estates were reunited once more - 1749 - Trevince Estate, Gwennap  Occupation - the younger, Francis Beauchamp (1702-74) built a new house for himself at Pengreep, south of Gwennap village - - Pengreep Estate, Ponsanooth, Cornwall   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Histories

  Attempts to impress John Wesley - summer 1745 spring and summer of 1745 proved to be trying times for British nation: Spanish war of 1739 had expanded into the War of Austrian Succession; intended invasion of England by Comte de Saxe's fleet in March 1744 had been repulsed only by stormy seas; July 1745, Charles Edward landed in Scotland. Thus, people of Cornwall and adjacent counties,…