 In 1844 David Funsten married Susan Everard Meade (1824-1872) from a prominent local family and the First Families of Virginia.Their children who survived to adulthood (unlike daughter Mary and son David) included Susan Meade Funsten Dame (1848-1918), William Fitzhugh Funsten (1855-1925), Lizzie Lee Funsten Hinks (1859-1945) and George Meade Funsten (1860-1891).Admitted to the Virginia bar, Funston practiced in Winchester, the county seat of Frederick County, Virginia and in several adjoining counties.