William Tunstall

1736 - 1791  (55 years)

• Name	William Tunstall  [1, 2]
  Birth	1736	, King and Queen, Virginia, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	Nov 1791	, Henry, Virginia, USA   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I23689	Master
  Last Modified	27 Jun 2015

  
  

  Father	Colonel Richard Tunstall,   b. 30 Nov 1700, , King and Queen, Virginia, USA d. 14 Nov 1781, , King and Queen, Virginia, USA (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Ann Hill,   b. 1708, Bowlers Wharf, Essex, Virginia, USA d. 1788, , King and Queen, Virginia, USA (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	1727	, King and Queen, Virginia, USA
  Family ID	F6218	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Barker,   b. 1745, Edenton, Bertie, North Carolina, USA d. 17 Jun 1803, , Bertie, North Carolina, USA (Age 58 years)
  Marriage	1765	Williamsburg, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
  Children	1. Richard Tunstall,   b. 1765, , Bute, North Carolina, USA d. 1823, , , Tennessee, USA (Age 58 years)  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural]   2. Thomas Barker Tunstall,   b. 1768, , Henry, Virginia, USA d. 7 Jan 1795 (Age 27 years)  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural] + 3. George Pugh Tunstall,   b. 1770, , Henry, Virginia, USA d. 1827, , Franklin, North Carolina, USA (Age 57 years)  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural] + 4. William Tunstall,   b. 30 Mar 1772, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA d. 3 Jun 1836, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 64 years)   5. Elizabeth Barker Tunstall,   b. 1774, , , North Carolina, USA  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural]   6. Lucy Barker Tunstall,   b. 22 May 1775, , Henry, Virginia, USA d. 16 Mar 1857, Buxton Place, Warren, North Carolina, USA (Age 81 years)  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural]   7. Peyton Randolph Tunstall,   b. 1777   d. 27 Sep 1829, , Pitt, North Carolina, USA (Age 52 years)  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural]
  Family ID	F6217	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jun 2019

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1736 - , King and Queen, Virginia, USA Marriage - 1765 - Williamsburg, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA Death - Nov 1791 - , Henry, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  William Tunstall, first clerk of Pittsylvania County, was the son of William Tunstall and his wife Anne Hill of King and Queen County. He married Elizabeth (Betsy) Barker, daughter of Colonel Thomas Barker of Edenton, N. C., and settled in the western part of the county. William Tunstall was a man of wealth and like many gentlemen of his day maintained a fine stable. In 1766 he imported from England Koulihan, a horse of finest blood. William Tunstall and his wife, Betsy, had issue: 1. William Tunstail, Jr., born 1772. 2. Peyton Randolph Tunstall. 3. James Tunstall. 4. Nathaniel Tunstall. 5. Thomas Tunstall. 6. George Tunstall. 7. Elizabeth Tunstall. 8. Anne Tunstall, married Edmond Tunstall, son of Thomas Tunstall of Pittsylvania. 9. Lucy Tunstall, married Henry G. Williams of North Carolina. After the death of Col. William Tunstall, his wife returned to Bertie Co., North Carolina, taking all of her family with her except son William Tunstall, Jr., who succeeded his father as clerk of Pittsylvania. William Tunstall, Jr., married Sarah Pugh of Bertie County, North Carolina, and settled prior to 1800 Belle Grove, a very handsome estate, with fine brick mansion. They had issue: 1.William H. Tunstall, served as clerk from 1830 to 1852. 2. Whitmell Pugh Tunstall. 3. Thomas Barker Tunstall, married Sarah Sullivan 1824. 4. Anne married Samuel W. Tunstall. 5. Eliza, married Col. George Townes. 6. Winnefred, married Nathaniel Wilson, son of Col. John Wilson, settled "Belle Grade" on Dan River and had issue: Mary Wilson, married Richard Baptist. Isabella Wilson, married Henry Hobson Lumpkin, son of Governor Lumpkin of Georgia. Anne Eliza Wilson, married William Lea. George Wilson. Martha Wilson, married Dr. John Boy Cabell. Virginia Wilson, married Garland Jeffries. Indiana, Winnefred, Maria, Agnes, John, William and Nathaniel Wilson.

  
  

• Sources

  [S379] Ancestry.com, U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.). [S379] Ancestry.com, U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.), Volume: 295.