Jackson Drummond Tunnell

1807 - 1881  (74 years)

• Name	Jackson Drummond Tunnell  [1]
  Birth	22 May 1807	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Will - Named in Fathers will	9 Jul 1809	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [5]
  	He was shown as a son Jackson or Johnson Drummond Tunnel in the will of William Tunnel, wife Elizabeth.
  Will - Named in Mothers will	8 Jan 1813	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [6]
  	He was shown as a son Jackson Drummond Tunnell in the will of Elizabeth Tunnell.
  Census head of household	1850	Accomack Parish, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [4]
  	He was shown as Jackson D. Tunnell the head of HH#167, a 44 year old farmer with real estate valued at $2,500. Listed with him were the following Tunnells: Margaret A., age 41; Elizabeth S., age 15; John J., age 9; William D., age 7; Catharine B., age 5; Mary L., age 3.
  Record ID	37349
  Death	5 Oct 1881  [2, 3]
  Burial	Tunnell Plot, Pastoria, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [2, 3]
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Lt. Thomas Tunnell, I (Planter),   b. Abt 1629, England d. Bef 16 Sep 1679, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 50 years)  (3 x Great Grandfather)  Annabelle (--?--),   b. Abt 1710   d. Abt 1751  (Age 41 years)  (Great Grandmother)
  Siblings	2 sisters
  > 1. Sarah Taylor Tunnell,   b. Abt 1798, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Isaac West,  m. Bef 27 Aug 1817 + 2. Elizabeth Drummond Tunnell,   b. Abt 1800, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Thomas Virgil Colonna,  m. 19 Apr 1821 + 3. Jackson Drummond Tunnell,   b. 22 May 1807, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 5 Oct 1881  (Age 74 years) ╚═ Margaret A.W. Burton,  m. 10 Jan 1835
  Half-siblings	1 half sister and 1 person of an unknown gender (family of Selby Simpson and Elizabeth Drummond)
  + 1. Betsy Selby Simpson,   b. Feb 1792, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ John W(harton) Watson,  m. 29 Jul 1806   2. (--?--) Simpson,   b. Sep 1795, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Jul 1796, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age 0 years)
  Person ID	I37349	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	William Henry Tunnell,   b. Abt 1760, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 26 Feb 1810, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age < 50 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Drummond,   b. 25 Feb 1770, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 3 May 1813, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age < 43 years) Other Partners: ╚═Lt. Col. Selby Simpson,   b. Abt 1748, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Apr 1795, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age 47 years)  m. Abt 1790
  Marriage	Abt 1796  [7]
  Family ID	F7950	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret A.W. Burton,   b. 20 Jun 1809, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 19 Jan 1855 (Age 45 years)
  Marriage	10 Jan 1835	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [8]
  	William C. Slocum and John C. Stevenson were the securities on the M.L.B. of Jackson D. Tunnell and Margaret A.W. Burton of John.
  Children	1. Elizabeth S. Tunnell,   b. Abt 1835, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown + 2. John J. Tunnell,   b. 21 Jan 1841, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1 Aug 1920 (Age 79 years) ╚═ Sinah W. 'Siner' Hickman  (Age 68 years)  m. 21 Jan 1860   3. William D. Tunnell,   b. Abt 1843, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Georgianna S. 'Georgie' James  (Age 20 years)  m. 28 Nov 1865;    ╚═ Elizabeth Bowman Mapp  (Age 42 years)  m. Abt 1872;    ╚═ Emory J. Owen  m. 7 Dec 1898   4. Catharine B. Tunnell,   b. 1844, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1912 (Age 68 years)   5. Mary J. Tunnell,   b. 1846, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1912 (Age 66 years)
  Family ID	F11854	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 22 May 1807 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Will - Named in Fathers will - 9 Jul 1809 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Will - Named in Mothers will - 8 Jan 1813 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Marriage - 10 Jan 1835 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Burial - - Tunnell Plot, Pastoria, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S688] Moody K. Miles III & Barry W. Miles, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1800-1860, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 2000), p. 549 (will of William Tunnel, wife Elizabeth) & p. 547 (will of Elizabeth Tunnel), 688. [S2259] Findagrave.com, (https://www.findagrave.com), https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/276419990/jackson-d-tunnell, 2259. [S503] Mary Frances Carey, M.K. Miles & Barry W. Miles, Tombstones Inscriptions of Upper Accomack County, Virginia, (Heritage Books, Inc., Bowie, MD, 1995), 503. [S638] Family Tree Maker's Family Archives, 1850 Virginia Census Microfilm Records, CD#309, 6 CD set, (Broderbund Software, Inc., 1997), 638. [S688] Moody K. Miles III & Barry W. Miles, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1800-1860, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 2000), p. 403 (will of Daniel Taylor), 688. [S688] Moody K. Miles III & Barry W. Miles, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1800-1860, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 2000), p. 547 (will of Elizabeth Tunnel), 688. [S1441] Youngblood, Mary Anne - Family Information, 1441. [S558] Turman, Nora Miller, Accomack Co, VA, Marriages, 1776-1854, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1994), 558.