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Name and Rank Residence Enrolled Remarks
Corporal.
John Suleven Franklin Co. June 16, 1832
SULLIVAN JOHN SWSW 28 06S 04E 3 12/24/1853FRANKLIN
(Eastern Township Franklin Co. Il.)
1843 NOTE: Named as Matthew Sullivan in 1843 Probate records for JosephSullivan, Franklin Co., IL
Death: AFT 1850 in (last known residence Franklin Co., IL, 1850)
_FA5: 1850: In Fed Census as John Sullivan, Franklin Co., IL
_FA1: 1840, In Fed Census as John Sullivan, Franklin Co., IL, page 197;110001-221010001
_FA2: 1840 Census: 1 male U5; 1 m 5-10; 1 m 30-40
_FA3: 1840 Census: 2 fem U5; 2 f 5-10; 1 f 10-15; 1 f 20-30; 1 f 60-70
1850 United States Federal Census
Name: John Sullivan
Age: 45
Estimated birth year: abt 1805
Gender: Male
Home in 1850 (City,County,State): Franklin, Illinois
Family Number: 462
Household Members:
Name Age
John Sullivan 45
Elizabeth Sullivan 50
Mahala Sullivan 14
Anen Sullivan 15
Jane Sullivan 11
Joseph Sullivan 9
Mary Sullivan 8
Auda Sullivan 3
Elizabeth Gaff 10
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From: MJKOPETZ@aol.com
Subject: Re: Edward Sullivan family
Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2003 21:55:44 EDT
Our Sullivan line has been determined to descend from Florence Sullivanwho has been documented as the ancestor of the Sullivans in SouthernIllinois.
Florence Sullivan first appears in Dorchester County land records in anentry dated November 11, 1747. His age is given as 49, thus born about1698.
{Florence's first appearance was actually was in 1723 deed for 45 acrescalled "Sullivans lott"} Marty
In a deposition given by Florence Sullivan on July 13, 1758, his age isgiven as 61 - this would indicate that he was born in 1697, close enoughto be the same Florence Sullivan in the 1747 entry. In this deposition,Florence's son, John, is mentioned, as well as his brother-in-law,Cornelius Johnson. Thus, Florence's wife was a Johnson.
{Florence having a brother-in-law named Cornelius Johnson shows thatRobert Johnson could not have been Florence's wife, Sarah's father.Robert Johnson did not have a son named Cornelius"} Marty
In the 1760s, a religious sect grew up in Dorchester County which wascalled "Nicholites" after their founder, Joseph Nichols. The beliefs andtype of service which they practiced were almost identical to that of theQuakers. Later, in 1773, Caroline County was formed out of DorchesterCounty and the Nicholites and their members happened to be located inthat part of Dorchester County which became Caroline County. Thus, mostof the records for the Nicholites after 1773 can be found in CarolineCounty records.
Florence Sullivan and his family joined the Nicholite group and theirnames appeared in the parish records. These records are available onmicrofilm in the Maryland Historical Society located in Baltimore.
One entry in the Nicholite records of particular significance is thatwhich follows dated January 28, 1770:
"This may certify all persons, whom it may concern, that Daniel Sullivanand Margaret Melvin, both single persons of Dorchester County in theprovince of Maryland, having publickly made known their intention ofmarriage and no lawful objection being made did on the 28th day of thefirst month anno dommi 1770 at the house of HenrySwigett inpublickcongregation of people did acknowledge their marriage engagement each tothe other, the man taking the woman to be his lawful wedded wife and thewoman taking the man to be her lawful wedded husband in consequence wherethe woman thereafter accepts the sirname of the man. In testimony thereofwe have subscribed our names the day and year above written. Signed:Daniel Sullivan and Margaret Sullivan (her mark). Witnesses includedFlorence Sullivan, Sr."
Five years later, in 1775, Florence Sullivan prepared his will. It wasproved in Court in 1776, thus he would have been in his late 70s when hedied.
A copy of Florence's will is attached which includes his wife, Sarah (neeJohnson); and sons, John, Daniel, Florence, Jr., Solomon, Darby andAbraham.
Florence's son, Daniel, continued as a member of the Nicholite churchafter his father's death and the parish records record the births ofeight children to Daniel and Margaret. They are as follows:
1. Joseph - born January 13, 1771
2. Owen - born March 4, 1772
3. Daniel - born November 11, 1773
4. Mary - born December 27, 1775
5. Sarah - born January 7, 1777
6. Margaret - born November 24, 1779
7. Isaac - born October 29, 1781
8. John - born December 24, 1783.
In the 1780s, the Nicholites thought it would be of mutual advantage tomerge with the Society of Friends (Quakers). Agreement was reached andthe Nicholites were received into the Friends membership.
At about the same time as the merger was being considered, new landsopened up in North Carolina and Daniel and Margaret Sullivan, with theirfamily, moved to Orange County, North Carolina.
Many of the previous Nicholite members also moved to North Carolina. Manyof them affiliated with the Quakers in North Carolina while others becameMethodists. Later, the Sullivans were staunch Methodists so it isprobable that Danieljoined the Methodist Church after they arrived inOrange County.
North Carolina
At about the time of their move, Margaret gave birth to their ninthchild, Edmund. He seems to have been born in North Carolina in about 1?84or 1785.
Although no deed has been located, Daneil Sullivan acquired 400 acres ofland in what was called the Chatham District of Orange County near theYaw River.Of significance to us, at about the same time of DanielSullivan's arrival in North Carolina, a Thomas Smothers and his familyalso arrived and he acquired 320 acres from Thomas Doane, also in theChatham District. Attached is a copy of the deed evidencing ThomasSmothers' land purchase.
Shortly thereafter, Thomas Smothers' oldest son, William, acquired 230acres of land. The 1790 Land Poll for the Chatham District of OrangeCounty, North Carolina, indicated the following land ownership alladjoining one another:
1. Daniel Sullivan - 400 acres
2. Thomas Smothers - 320 acres
3. William Smothers - 230 acres.
In February 1792, Daniel Sullivan died. In his will (copy attached) henamed his wife, Margaret; sons, Joseph (noted as oldest), Owen, Daniel,Isaac, John and Edmund (noted as youngest); and daughters, Mary, Sarahand Margaret.
The names of his wife and children in Daniel's will are identical tothose in the Nicholites' records in Maryland, so there is no question butthat this is the same family.
Of significance is that Daniel Sullivan's will was witnessed by JohnMelvin and Edmond Melvin. It seems that some of Margaret's kinfolks movedto North Carolina also.
In his will, Daniel dispensed his 400 acres of land by giving 100 acresto Margaret, his wife; 100 acres to son Joseph; 100 acres to son Daniel;and 100 acres to son Edmund. Daniel's son, Owen, was to receive the 100acres given to his mother after her death. Both Joseph and Daniel wereabout 20 years old when their father died, but Edmund was only abouteight years old. Why he was willed 100 acres and his two older brothers,Isaac and John, left out, is not clear.
In August 1795, Thomas Smothers died. In his will (copy attached), henamed his wife, Susannah; sons, William, John, James and Thomas; plusdaughters, Sarah Smothers, Rebecca Summers and Elizabeth Pickerel.
Of interest is that his daughter, Rebecca, had married a Summers.Alexander Summers was appointed by Thomas Smothers to be the Executor ofhis will. Thus, the Sullivan, Smothers and Summers families areintertwined for several generations. While it appears that AlexanderSummers was probably the husband of Rebecca Smothers, there is also thepossibility that the wife of Thomas Smothers, namely, Susannah, may alsohave been a Summers. In that case, we would have Summers' ancestors.
There is recorded in Orange County a marriage between Susannah Smothersand Parish Hatchett in August 1803. It seems that probably Susannah,widow of Thomas Smothers, married for a second time. The Hatchetts wereneighbors of the Smothers and several land transactions were witnessed bymembers of the Hatchett family. The Hatchetts are another family whomingle with the Sullivans, Smothers and Summers from North Carolina toIllinois. In fact, in 1902 Doris Sullivan, son of Thomas Sullivan andMary Elizabeth Forrester, married Iva Hatchett. Thus, their son, Joseph,now living in Benton, Illinois, would be descended from the Hatchetts.
Shortly after his father's death, William Smothers divested himself ofhis 230 acres of land. In September 1794, William sold 100 acres to hisbrother, John Smothers, and 130 acres to his neighbor, Joseph Sullivan,oldest son of Daniel Sullivan. Copies of these land sales are attached.
Since William Smothers appears in Sumner County, Tennessee, in 1796, he
appears to have been preparing for the move when he sold his land inNorth Carolina.
Since Joseph Sullivan inherited 100 acres when his father died, he owned230 acres after he acquired the 130 acres from William Smothers.
In 1798, Joseph Sullivan divested himself of his land holdings - he sold130 acres to Isaac Pyle and sold 100 acres to John Hicks. Copies of theseland transactions are attached. Joseph Sullivan, therefore, must haveleft North Carolina for Tennessee in 1798.
Tennessee
Beginnlng in 1799, Sumner County, Tennessee, tax lists include Joseph
Sullivan, Daniel Sullivan and Owen Sullivan. This would indicate thatmost all of Daniel Sullivan's family moved to Tennessee a few short yearsafter his death.
Family sources have always maintained that Edward Sullivan who moved to
Illinois in 1818, was the son of Joseph Sullivan and his wife, Susan.Edward Sullivan was born in North Carolina in 1795 and married SarahSmothers in Tennessee shortly before 1818. These dates and movements areconsistent with those of Joseph Sullivan. The source of the idea thatEdward was the son of Joseph seems to be from the family Bible belongingto John Sullivan, son of Edward, who died in 1899. This entry was placedin the Mormon records in Salt Lake City in the early l900s.
There is one intriguing entry in a January 1801 court proceedings inSumner County, Tennessee, which has to do with an estate settlement of aJohn Hargrove. Purchasers of the estate included Joseph Sullivan, ThomasDillon and Joseph Eubanks. Thomas Dillon was the likely father of WilliamB. Dillon and Joseph Eubanks the likely father of Margaret Eubanks whomarried William B. Dillon after they moved to Franklin County, Illinois.William B. and Margaret Dillon had eight children and he is the primecandidate for being the father of Thomas Sullivan, son of Nancy Sullivan.This places the Sullivans and Dillons together
in Tennessee and provides a possible means of tracing our Dillonancestry.
Sarah Smothers, wife of Edward Sullivan, was born in North Carolina in1796 and moved with her family to Tennessee where she married EdwardFamily sources and Franklin County Histories indicate that Edward andSarah knew each other as small children in North Carolina and liver nearone another in Tennessee. Edward and Sarah would not have been more thanfour years old when they left North Carolina.
The father of Sarah Smothers is most likely Thomas Smothers, son ofThomas and Susannah Smothers. His brother, William, who sold land toJoseph Sullivan is eliminated as her possible father since he left NorthCarolina before she was born.
Thomas Smothers appears in both the 1820 and 1830 censuses for Franklin
County, Illinois. It is reasonable to conclude that he moved to Illinoisat the same time as his daughter, Sarah (Smothers) Sullivan. Thomas'other brothers, William, James and John, are all listed in the 1820census in Sumner County and probably never left Tennessee.
Because of the number of Joseph Sullivans and Thomas Sullivans in later
generations, it follows that they were named after their ancestors,Joseph Sullivan and Thomas Smothers. Jchn Sullivan, son of Edward, namedhis first two sons, Thomas and Joseph. Nancy, his sister, may very wellhave named her son, Thomas Sullivan, after his grandfather, ThomasSmothers.
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