Tunnicliff, John

English farmer.

Resided at Langley, Derbyshire. Described by John Whitehurst of Derby as “a farmer of good Credit” (1763). Went to Philadelphia with a view to settling in America as a farmer and Indian trader (1763). Returned to England by 1765. Eventually settled near Albany (b. 1769), imported sheep from Derbyshire, and farmed with great success.