Tunis Cole

- Yes, date unknown

• Name	Tunis Cole
  Gender	Male
  _UID	CCFB24F8BC754E7CBC497537A7AE49649190
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I3919	Bennett, Harrison, and Herron Families
  Last Modified	17 Mar 2019

  
  

  Father	Unknown Cole
  Children	2 children
  1. Tunis Cole,   d. Yes, date unknown
  2. Barnet Cole,   b. Abt 1750,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F1268	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Children	1. Tunis Cole,   b. Abt 1783, Pittslyvania County, Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown Married: Leah Mobley (1846), Nancy Cunningham (1804)   2. Barnett Cole,   d. Yes, date unknown Married: Priscilla Ferguson (1794)   3. David Cole,   b. Abt 1780, Pittslyvania County, Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown Married: Elizabeth Cornwell (1805)   4. Jeremiah Cole Married: Nancy Tanner   5. William Cole,   d. Yes, date unknown Married: Lucy Cunningham (1803)   6. Anna Cole   7. Rebecca Cole
  Last Modified	14 Oct 2020
  Family ID	F1205	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Tunis Cole gave an oath of allegiance in Pittsylvania Co. in 1777. A now defunct website maintained by Stacey Hoffman states that Tunis Cole was born about 1746 in Pittsylvania Co and died there about 1823. She identifes Nancy Cunningham as his wife, which is confirmed by marriage records. She gives the follwing children: 1. Anna Cole. b. abt. 1770 2. Rebecca Cole, b. abt. 1772 3. David Cole, b. abt. 1774 4. Jeremiah Cole, b. abt. 1776 5. Barnett Cole, b. abt. 1778 6. Tunis Cole, Jr., b. abt. 1780 7. William Cole, b. abt. 1782 Tunis Cole is listed in the 1820 census in Pittsylvania Co., VA. His household includes 1 male over 45, 1 female 26-44, and 1 female over 45. 1820 U.S. Census, Pittsylvania Co., Va, Roll M33_140, p. 111. This Indenture Made this Eighth day of November in the Year of Our lord Christ Eighteen hundred & Seventeen Between FRANCIS CORNWELL & MARY HIS WIFE & WILLIAM H SHELTON of the County of Pittsylvania Virginia of the One Part & DANIEL VERSER JR of Nottoway County Virginia of the other part Witnesseth that the Said Francis Cornwell & Mary his Wife and William H. Shelton for & in Consideration of One Thousand Dollars eight hundred & forty dollars to them in hand paid by the Said Daniel Verser Jun ... by these presents do grant bargain Sell Alien enfeoff confirm & Deliver to the Said Daniel Verser Junr One Certain tract peace[sic] or parcell[sic] of land Situate lying and being in the County of Pittsylvania Containing by late Survey four hundred And Sixty Acres be the Same more or less adgoining[sic] the Land of CREED TANNER TUNIS COLE & others & bounded as follows To Witt[sic] Begining[sic] at new Corner pointers in C Tanners line North ... to pointers near Said Tanners Corner(?) North ... to a pine Stump thence ... to a branch thence up the Line ... to the head of Said Branch ... to a Corner post oak on a path thence North ... to a pine ... to two small white Oaks ... to a new corner ... to an elbow in Creek ... to an elbow ... to a branch thence down the Same East ... to a fence in an old field thence along the Said fence ... to the Beginning .... Francis Cornwell Mary Cornwell