A marriage bond was taken out for John W. T. R. Walsh and Eliza Ann Beazley in Essex County, Virginia on 2 January 1838. [Eva Eubank Wilkerson, Index to Marriages of Old Rappahannock and Essex Counties, Virginia, 1655–1900, page 19, citing Marriage Book 1, page 253.]

In 1839 (date and month blank), J W. T. R. Walsh witnessed a bond between Robert Munday, Sally Munday, Elizabeth Stokes and James Burke. [Essex County, Virginia, Will Book 24, page 451.]

A case file identifies this family. In Essex County, Virginia, Chancery Box No. 54, 1849-50, item 54-F-27, Jones C. Clopton, late sheriff of Essex County and admistrator of Ellis Armstrong deceased, the following family is listed:
Polly Beazley
Ellis A. Beazley, infant son
Richard E. Beazley, infant son
James B. Beazley, infant son
John T. Walsh and Eliza, a daughter of Polly
Warner A. Dyke and Mary, a daughter of Polly
The case is dated 29 October 1844; a decree was entered 16 May 1849.