Beauchamp cemetery

Beauchamp Cemetery is located on Route 14 on the north side of the town of Elizabeth, WV. It is the oldest landmark in Wirt County. It was named for William Beauchamp, who settled the Little Kanawha River at Tucker's Riffle in 1796. He was a Methodist minister, farmer, and served as a sailor during the American Revolution. William died in 1808 and was buried in the Beauchamp Cemetery. He was married twice but neither of his wives is buried in the family- plot.

William Beauchamp's son, David, married Elizabeth Woodyard in 1806. David laid off the land at Beauchamp's Mill into lots and sold building sites. He named the settlement Elizabeth after his wife. David and his wife are buried in Beauchamp Cemetery along with other early settlers from the area. 

David Beauchamp’s son, Alfred, married Elizabeth Henrietta Burns. Alfred built a two-story red brick house where the first Wirt County Court was organized. It is currently the Beauchamp Newman Museum. Alfred Beauchamp's daughter, Mary Elizabeth, married Henry Newman. 

The Beauchamp Cemetery continued to be conveyed to the Beauchamp heirs until it was inherited by Robert B. Newman, son of Mary Elizabeth and Henry Newman. His generosity has provided for the preservation of both the Beauchamp Cemetery and the Beauchamp- Newman Museum under the ownership of the Elizabeth Beauchamp Chapter Daughters of American Pioneers.