Thomas B. VIRNELSON^{[1, 2, 3]}

c.1809 - 1857

• Name	Thomas B. VIRNELSON
  Birth	c.1809	Virginia   [4]
  Gender	Male
  comment	21 Mar 1831  [3]
  	On 21 Mar 1831, Thomas sold his moiety of the 50 acres in Accomack County which had descended to him and his brother, William, from their Great-Grandfather, Luke Fosque. The deed noted that Thomas & Elizabeth were residents of Nansemond County.
  Death	Before 16 Mar 1857  [5]
  	Thomas had died prior to 16 March 1857, the date on which his obituary appeared in the Daily Express, a Petersburg, Virginia newspaper.
  Person ID	I42097	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	William S. VERNELSON,   b. 1774, Accomack Co, Virginia Colony d. Bef 1815 (Age < 40 years)
  Mother	Mary (UNKNOWN)   d. 1815
  Family ID	F178	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Eliza PUGH,   b. c. 1808, Suffolk, Nansemond Co, VA d. 14 Sep 1872, Portsmouth City, VA (Age 64 years)
  Marriage	15 Oct 1829	Suffolk, Nansemond Co, VA   [6]
  	The couple was married by Rev. Robert T. Daniel in Suffolk, Virginia on 15 October 1829. At the time of their marriage, they were both residents of Suffolk.
  Notes	Family resided: June 1830, Nansemond County, VA Family resided: June 1840, Nansemond County, VA Mary F. Rudd, age 20, is named as the 3rd person in Thos. Virnelson's 1850 census. Not IDed.
  Children	1. Ann Elizabeth VIRNELSON,   b. c. 1832, Suffolk, Nansemond Co, VA d. 29 Aug 1854, Norfolk Co, VA (Age 22 years)   2. Martha J. VIRNELSON,   b. c. 1833, Suffolk, Nansemond Co, VA   3. William B. VIRNELSON,   b. 13 Jan 1836, Suffolk, Nansemond Co, VA d. 17 Apr 1893, Petersburg, Dinwiddie Co, VA (Age 57 years)   4. Thomas Hume VIRNELSON,   b. 20 Jul 1842, Suffolk, Nansemond Co, VA d. 6 Mar 1895, Portsmouth City, VA (Age 52 years)   5. John A. VIRNELSON,   b. c.1845, Portsmouth, Norfolk Co, VA d. 11 Mar 1887, Portsmouth City, VA   6. Charles VIRNELSON,   b. c. 1846, Virginia
  Family ID	F1948	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S4049] will / Vernelson, William S., Norfolk Co, VA. [S4959] deed / Virnelson, W. to Smith, Accomack Co, VA. [S4960] deed / Virnelson, T. to Smith, Accomack Co, VA. [S4936] 1850 US Census / Virnelson, Thomas. [S1883] Petersburg Public Library newspaper index, 1797 - 1877, online (http://lval.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com). Daily Express, 16 March 1857 (p. 3, c. 2). [S4967] Thomas B. Vernelson - Eliza Pugh marriage announcement, Norfolk and Portsmouth Herald, (Norfolk, VA) 23 October 1829., Film 191.