SULLIVANS/O'SULLIVANS
IN AMERICAN SERVICE - REVOLUTIONARY WAR
Compiled and edited by JC Sullivan
Writing
in the ‘Irish World and American Industrial Liberator and Gaelic American,
Saturday, August 28, 1982, James C. Heaney, a Buffalo attorney, wrote that 266
Sullivans served during the Revolutionary War.
Barnabas,
NC Line, Catharine, W20077, sol appl 3 Apr 1818 Lincoln CountyMA (ME), in 1820
sol was aged 60 with a wife Catharine aged 55 & children at home; Lydia 10
& George aged 7, sol was a native of "Carolina" & sol m
Catharine daughter of Lodowick Croscop of Granville Nova Scotia on 15 May 1789
& John & Daniel Croscop were witnesses to their marriage, sol d 7 May
1830 & his wid appl 9 Jul 1839 at Boston MA aged 66, a daughter Sarah
(Sullivan) wife of Richard Snaitt made aff’dt in 1839 at Boston, MA
Benjamin
or Benjamin Worster, Navy Svc, S43188, appl 12 Jun 1818 at Tuftonborough NH
aged 57, vet had en at Berwick MA (ME), in 1820 sol had a wife aged 53 &
children at home; Eliza 16 & Benj. Jr 12.
Captain
Sullivan of Privateer "Willing Maid."
Charles,
NY Line, Rhoda, R10299, sol m Rhoda illoyd 25 Jan 1798 in Schenectady CountyNY
& sol d 24 Sep 1822 at Pitcher in Chenango CountyNY & his wid appl 19
Oct 1849 at Cazenovia in Madison Co NY aged 68, children were, Charles b 27 Jun
1798, Elizabeth b 14 MrY 1801, Rebecah b 14 apr 1803, Eunice b 11 Jun 1806,
Rhode b 30 Jun 1808, Lloyd b 9 Apr 1815 & Mary b 9 Mar 1817. sol’s niece
Polly Thorn or Dorn (not clearly written) of Chenango Co NY in 1851 stated her
daughter Katherine was b 4 Nov 1797.
Known
Revolutionary War veteran Charles Sullivan is buried Mount Nebo Churchyard,
Whitetown, Butler Co., PA.
Charles,
nurse SC GA
Charles,
b 1728 VA d 1808 SC m Mrs. Mary Charlton Johnson PS SC
Charles
Craven, b 27 Mar 1760 VA d 12 Jan 1813 PA m Susanna Johnston Pvt VA
Sullivent,
Clement, Halifax Co., VA. M Sarah Lawson, 28 Mar 1787. Fought in
battl eof Guilford Courthouse.
Cornelius,
b 1749 Ireland d 10 Sep 1816 MD m Catharine Bohn PS MD.
This is probably the Cornelius buried Kriders Union, Westminster, MD.
Cornelius, NJ Line. Sol was b 30 Dec
1755 in Philadelphia CountyPA & he lived at Bordentown NJ at enl & in
1793 at Phila PA he enl under Gen’l Anthony Wayne against the Indians &
after this service he moved to Fayette Co KY where he appl 8 Oct 1832. This is
probably the Cornelius Sullivan buried Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, KY
From:"Kentucky Obituaries,1787-1854" by G.Glenn Clift,
1977. p. 176 "1849, Cornelius Sullivan. Died at the residence of S.P.
Kenney, Dec. 29, 1848, aged 93
years. He was a Revolutionary soldier. " This is from the Lexington KY "Observer &
Reporter" , 1/3/1849.
Daniel,
Cont Line (MD) & PA Line svc, Sarah, W25169, sol appl 13 Jul 1818 Clark Co
IN, in 1820 sol was aged 80 in Oct 1820 with no family but himself, an Abraham
Miller of Jeffersonville IN in 1844 stated he was aged 57 on 9 Apr 1844 &
he stated sol & his wife Sarah had 4 children of which 3 were then dec’d,
to wit; John Sullivan, a daughter who m a Mr. Clark & Daniel Sullivan, Jr.
all 3 dec’d he stated sol’s only surviving child in 1844 was Mary Miller had
lived in Clark & Jefferson Cos in IN & she was living in 1851 & in
1854 her son Ephraim g. Miller was of Jeffersonville IN, the Rev. sol Daniel
Sullivan was b in Oct 1740, he lived in MD at enl, sol d in the fall of 1820 or
1821 at th ehome of Abraham Miller in Clark Co IN (no relationship tosol’s dau
Mary was given), sol had m Sarah (--) at Bladensburg MD some 6 to 8 weeks
before he enl in 1776 or 1777, wid appl 17 Jul 1843 in Bartholomew Co IN aged
105 yrs & was living with Jacob Lain (no kinship given), wid d 5 Sep 1845
in Bartholomew Co IN at the home of Mr. Mounts (no kinship given))
Dan,
Pvt., South Carolina, Killed in
action, September, 1781.
Daniel,
Captain, Maine, Died 1781. Captain
Sullivan, brother of Major General John Sullivan, is buried at Sorrento, Me.
Daniel,
BLW 8761-100-16 Jun 1789 assignee Thomas Coyle, srv as Pvt in the NJ Line.
Daniel,
BLW 10427-100-16 May 1791, svc as a Pvt in the PA Line
Daniel,
VA Line, S7661, appl 28 Jn 1833 Burke Co NC, sol was b 2 Mar 1763, sol lived in
Spotsylvania Co VA at enl & he lived there for 5 yrs after the Rev then
moved to Henry Co VA then moved to Burke Co NC, Richard Bird was a witness to
sol’s application.
Daniel,
b c 1738 MA d Apr 1782 m (1) Amey Paul (2) Abigail Bean, Capt MA.
Daniel,
b January 1730 NC d Feb 1792 NC m Margaret—Pvt NC
Darby,
Pvt, 5 Maryland, killed in action 22 January, 1781.
Darby,
b ca 1761 EN d 1841 VA m X Pvt Md
David, NY Line, b 31 Mar 1751 NJ. Sgt. Grd Tms NY PNSR. Hannah, W11574,
sol m Mss Hannah
Huyck 17 Feb 1781 at Kinderhook NY, sol appl 17 Jul 1832 Albany Co NY, Sol was b 31 Mar 1751 at Amboy NJ & he lived at Schodack in
Reesselaer Co NY at enl, Sol d 18 Sep 145, wid appl 18 Mar 1846 Otsego Co NY
aged 84, in 1833 a daugher (not named) was living in Otsego Co NY, in 1833
Andrew Houck aged 65 was of Westerlo NY & stated his father (not named) svc
in the Rev & in 1833 Peter Ruyck was of Schodack NY.
Ebenezer,
b 3 Oct 1754 Mass. m Abigail Cotton. Capt of
Scammon’s Massachusetts Regiment, May to December, 1775; Captain 15th Continental Infantry, 1st January, 1776; taken prisoner at the Cedars,
20th May, 1776; exchanged in
1778. Died 3 Jun 1799 SC.
Elijah,
BLW #11685-160-55 assignee Joshua Ward, svc as a Pvt in the MD Line.
George, NC & PA Line. S4025. appl 16 Nov 1833 White Co TN aged 73.
George,
b ca 1751 d 185 SC m Sarry Perrin. Sol SC.
Hewlet.
b 28 Dec 1763 VA d 11 Jul 1830 SC M Mrs. Mary Dunklin Pvt. SC.
Jacob
Sullivan, Lt. New York Militia.
Three
known Revolutionary War James Sullivans are buried at: Fee Fee Cemetery, St. Louis, MO.; Granary Burial Ground, Tomb 146, Boston, MA.; Williamsburg, KY.
James,
b 22 Apr 1744 MA d 10 Dec 1808 MA m Mehetable Odiorne Cmsry CS MA
James, MD & NY Line, S35091,
appl 29 apr 1818 at Baltilmore MD aged 59. He enl at Leonardstown, Md, in 1820.
Sol had a wife Jane aged 37 & 3 children at home aged 6, 4, & 2 yrs.
Sol d 8 Jul 1822.
James,
b ca 1763/4 Ireland d p 1809/10 SC m Elizabeth Wood. Cpl. NC.
James,
b 1754 NC d 27 Aug 1825 NC m Mary Cox. Sgt. NC.
James, 24 Sep 1765 VA d 12 Feb 1817 KY m Eleanor (Nellie) Wilson. Pvt. VA.
James,
b ca 1748 VA. d 13 Jun 1815 MO m X Capt Va.
James,
NJ Line, Mary, R10297, sol was b 9 Feb 1755 & he m Mary (--) the last of
Sep 1777 & sol d 27 Aug 1825, wid appl 7 Jun 1845 Lincoln Co NC, wid was b
14 Oct 1762, childen were; Samuel, b 15 Jan 1779, John b 5 Dec 1780, Thomas b
14 Jul 1782, Sarah b 15 Nov 1783, Peter b 14 Dec 178?, James b 23 Dec 1787,
--?-- b 9 Dec 1789, Elijah b 24 Dec 179?, Anne b 29 Feb 1794, Mary b 19 Jan
1796, Ezekmiel b 23 Nov 1797, Margaret b 15 Aug 1800 & Catharine b 21 Jan
180?; also shown were; James Taylor, Jr. b 10 Mar 1812, Margaret Sullivan b 8
Mar 1812, Nancy Clyne b 17 Sep 1821, John B Sullivan b 4 Dec 1802, Elijah Moore
b 29 Apr 1827, James Moore b 12 Oct 1828, Ezekiel Sullivan m Sarah
"Manney?" 17 Jan 1828 & she was b 9 Apr 1807 & their children
shown were; Mary E. b 9 Jun 1830 & Martha b 24 Apr 1832, on 29 Nov 1852
sold’s children Catharine Moore & Samuel Sullivan signed p.o.a. in Lincoln
Co NC.
Jeremiah,
b 1735 NC d ca 1780 GA m Zilpah Ramsey. Pvt. NC.
John,
b 17 Feb 1740 MA d 23 Jan 1795 NH. Major General, Continental Army, son of
Limerick-born school teacher, Owen O Sullivan, from O Sullivan-Beare lineage.
Member of the first General Congress in 1774. In December of that year he
struck the first blow of the revolution by leading a party of American
patriots. In a daring achievement, they rowed by moonlight to the British fort,
William and Mary, near Portsmouth, overpowered
the force, and captured approximately one hundred barrels of powder that were
afterwards used at Bunker Hill. m Lydia Wooster. Buried in the
family ploy, Durham, NH.
John,
Pvt., 1 NC, died in service, 3 April, 1783.
John,
Pvt., 2 NY, died in service, 22 January, 1781.
John,
BLW #13778-100-4. Sep 1789. Svc as a Sgt in the Invalids.
John
(Pa) - Cornet 4th Continental Dragoons, Lt.
1 Oct. 1777: ‘left the service in June, 1783 with leave before the conclusion
of the war:’ see Journal of Congress of 27 June, 1786.
John, SC Line. S18235 sol was b in
1756 in Caroline Co VA & in 1774 he moved with his father’s family to
Edgefield Dist SC & he lived there at enl & he appl there 17 Oct 1838. Per the DAR Patriot Index -
Centennial Edition, he died in 1839 in SC. He married Sarah Roberts. 1Sgt SC
PNSR Mary (Charlton) Johnson: B 6-1-1722 VA d 12-20-1837 SC m (1) ---Johnson (2)
John,
SC Line, S22002, appl 3 Nov 1832 Fairfield Dist SC, sol was b 31 Mar 1760 in
Ireland & he came to America in 1774 & sol lived at Charleston SC at
enl in 1776.
John,
VA Line, S38410, sol enl in 1776 & 1781 & in 1782 heenl at Little York
VA, he appl 5 Jul 1830 in Prince William Co VA aged 73 with a wife Ann aged 70
& he had with him; his widowed daughter Catharine Smoote aged 32 & her
son William Henry Smoote aged 6 & his daughter Ann Sullivan aged 33. Also
Charles C. Sullivan aged 40 and Zebulon Sullivan aged 11 lived with sol.
Larkin,
VA Line, R102296, appl 1 May 1839 Madison Co AL aged 77 or 78 in Mar 1839. Sol
was b. in Charlotte CountyVA & he lived there at enl. witnesses were Joseph
Holloway, John Mosely, & Wm Atkins.
Moses
b c d1762 d c 1805 SC m Millander (Milly) Chandler Sol SC
Nathaniel:
b c 1750 VA d 1817 KY m Ann Shipp Pvt VA
Murphy,
BLW #10353-100-7 Aug 1789 assignee Richard Platt,
svc as a Pvt. in the PA Line.
Known
Revolutionary War soldier Patrick Sullivan is buried 96th District, Granville Co., N.C.
Patrick,
BLW #8700-100-25 Feb 1790 assignee John Ludlow, svc
as a Pvt in the NJ Line.
Patrick,
b 1 Jan 1759 NC d a 1819 SC M Mary Hannah Roots. Pvt, NC.
Patrick,
b ca d1760 SC d c 1810 MS m Margaret---Sol SC
Patrick,
NJ Line, Margaret Dearwell former wid. W24047, sol m Margaret Shaw 3 Dec 1783
& sol d 3 Apr 1786 & thir children were David & Daniel (birthdates
too dim to read), wid m 2nd to John Dearwell on 17 Apr
1789 & he d 1 Nov 1828, wid appl 26 Mar 1844 Somerset Co NJ, wid was b 23
May 1765 & her son John Dearwell was b 5 Jun 1790.
Patrick,
BLW #10365-100-9 Jul 1789. Svc as a Pvt. in the PA Line.
Patrick,
b 1751 Ireland. d 1841 VA m
Henrietta Connors Pvt. PA. Possibly same as Patrick immediately above.
Patrick
Sullivan, Harrison Co., VA, 12th Regular U.S. Infantry, 1825 revolutionary
war pensioner
Patrick,
b 17 Mar 1754 Ireland d 17 Dec 1821 PA m Barbara Bauser, Pvt PA
Patrick, PA Line, Jane or Christiana
Jane, R10295, sol appl 23 Jun 1819, Hamilton Co
OH. In 1820 sol was aged 80. Wid appl 21 Jan 1845 at Covington in Kenton Co KY. Sol & wid had m in Jul
1792 & sol d 8 Oct 1810. Wid referred
to near neighbors Wm & Margaret Felton when she & sol were married.
Patrick. Sergeant. With
General Sullivan’s expedition against the Iroquois. Following is an
entry.
Head Quarters, Wyoming, July 30th, 1779.
Brigadier, Boor-
Field Officers
for the day tomorrow: Col. Spencer & Major Titcomb.
Brigade Major:
Ross.
The army will
march at 8 0'clock tomorrow morning in order pointed out in General Orders of
the 25th.
The whole of Col.
Proctor's Regiment will go in the boats. Capt. Gifford of the 3d Jersey
Regiment is appointed to command the party on the west side of the
river. Lieut. Horn of the same regiment will command the four
light boats destined to take of the party in case of necessity.
The guard of the
Commander-in-Chief will compose the armed party under his command who are to
prevent the boats deserting the party under Capt. Gifford. Col. Proctor
will have the whole direction of the fleet and is to be obeyed
accordingly. He may when
he thinks necessary assign any other tower [person that tows] of duty to Lieut.
Horn and his party which he may think more advantageous to the service.
The Quarter
Master and Commissary will apply to Col. Proctor for every assistance in the
boat way which they may stand in need, while on passage this day they will
apply to the brigadier and field officers of the day for such
troops as they may stand in
need of for loading the stores.
Maxwell's Brigade
will furnish a regiment for the rear guard tomorrow morning. The troops will
breakfast early in the morning that they may not be under the necessity of
halting until they arrive at Lackawanick, the place of encampment
for tomorrow night.
The General will
beat at half-past seven for striking tents, the assembly for parading at 8
o'clock. A cannon from Col. Proctor's will notify when the march is to
commence.
All the pioneers
[originally a member of a military engineer unit trained to construct or
demolish bridges, roads, trenches, etc.] of the army will be formed into a
company and proceed under cover of Gen. Hand's Light Troops to clear the road,
they will receive and obey such instructions as they may receive from them.
The
Commander-in-Chief returns his sincere thanks to Col. Proctor and the officers
of this corps for the attention they have had to every order and the very great
assistance they have given him in making preparations for the
expedition, he also returns
his thanks to Lieut. Col. Read, the officers and soldiers of his detachment for
their zeal and activity in forwarding the stores from ______ (illegible)
______.
He also returns
his thanks to Lieut. Horn and his party for the expedition with which they took
of the garrison and stores from Fort Jinkins.
While the
Commander-in-Chief is expressing his thanks to these gentlemen for particular
services, justice obliges him to declare that the attention and ______
(illegible) afford him the most pleasing prospects of a successful
campaign and he assures them
he is convinced while he has the happiness to command such troops victory must
be certain and opposition can only serve to add fresh laurels to the American
army.
The General
reminds the officers commanding corps that the horses assigned them cannot be
all loaded having their own baggage. The Public Stores of the army are to be
put on such as can be spared for that purpose.
SERJEANT PATRICK SULLIVAN
Balance of the
book missing.
Peleg, RI Line, R10298, sol appl 3 Feb 1833 Chautauqua Co NY. Sol was b 6 Jul 1757 in Washington Co RI. He lived at Exeter RI at enl & after the Rev he lived in RI
until about 1795 then moved to Windam Co CT. In 1802 he moved to DeRuyter in Madison Co
NY. In 1811 he moved to Canandalgua in Ontario Co NY then to Gorham NY. Following that he
moved to Middlesex NY & in 1815 he moved to
Steuben CountyNY, Ontario Co then back toGorham NY them to Middlesex NY. In 1815 he moved to Steuben Co NY for 1
year then moved to Bergen in Genesee Co NY. In 1818 he moved to Batavia NY for 1 year then moved to Shelby NY. In 1824
he moved to Chautauqua Co again. A son Benjamin Sullivan signed p.o.a. on 4 Feb 1854 in Chautauqua Co NY as legal heir of his
dec’d father Peleg Sullivan.
Perry,
MD Line, BLW #2058-100, sol’s niece Rebekah Sullivan appl 9 Jul 1834 in Anne
Arundel Co Md. Sol had died in Anne Arundel Co MD (date not given).
Peter,
a known Revolutionary War soldier, is buried in West VA.
Peter,
b ca 1755 d 19 June 1840 VA. Pvt CL VA WPNS. VA Line, Katy, W3736,
sol m Katy Ayrehart several yrs prior to 1 Jan 1794 in Lincoln Co NC 7 she was
b in said CountySol d in 1840 in Cabel Co the part that became Wayne CountyVA.
His wid ppl there 26 Jun 1846 aged 85. Sol had orig appl 23 May 1825 in
Floyd Co KY aged 70 with a wife Catherine "Katy" aged about 70, a
daughter Susanah Selards signed p.o.a. in 1853 in Floyd Co KY as legal heir of
dec’d sol Peter Sullivan, in 1852 in Wayne Co VA Sol’s surviving children were
shown as: David Sullivan, aged 64; Polly Sullivna, aged 64; Amy, wife of
Cornelius Sellards & Susannah wife of John Sellards. Sol d 19 Jun 1840. His wid Katy d in 1848.
Philip,
BLW #11745-100-11 Jun 1790, Svc as a Pvt in the MD Line.
Pleasant,
VA Line, Mily, W10265, sol appl 19 Sep 1832 Elbert Co GA having lived there 6
yrs. Sol was b in 1757 in Charlotte Co VA & he lived there during the Rev.
Sol m Milly Kelly the 1st week in Aug 1796 & sol
d 12 Mar 1840 in Elbert Co GA & his wid appl there 1 Jul 1850, age 74.
Children were: Jones Sullivan, b 16 Feb 1808, Maria Pennock
Sullivan b 29 Jul 810,
Mosily
Wharton Sullivan b 31 Mar 1813 and -?-ances Joyce b 2 Apr 1816 Roger, BLW #13741-100-17 Oct
1789 assignee John Pope, svc as a Pvt in Hazen’s regt.
Samuel,
Captain and Quartermaster, Pulaski Legion, 1779-1780.
Solomon,
MD Line, Sarah, W19419, sol appl 20 May 1819 Guilford Co NC aged 72. Sol m Sarah (--) in
Dorchester Co MD as early as 1774 & about 1790 sol moved to Guilford Co NC
where he raised a family of children. Sol d in 1823 & his wid Sarah d in
Oct 1837. A son Solomon made aff’dt 21 Aug 1845 in Guilford oCo NC aged 69. Family data; sol’s wife
Sarah (McComb) was b 9 Feb 1744, children were: Rachel b 12 ul 1770, James b 2
Sep 1772, Mary b 2 Aug 1773 & Solomon, Jr. b 12 Mar 1775 of which only 2
survived their mother, to wit; Mary whom Stephen Sullivan & Solomon
Sullivan
Thomas,
BLW #10400-100-19 Dec 1789. Svc as Sgt in PA Line.
Sullivent,
Thomas, Halifax Co., VA. Reported to be infantryman. m Peggy Ervin.
William,
BLW #10887-100-28 May 1790. Svc as Pvt in DE Line.
William,
MD Line, BLW #11683-100-24 Sep 1792. Svc as Pvt in MD Line.
Sullivant, Owen, NC Line. Martha "Patty", W11580, sol
appl 8 Aug 1825 Nash Co NC aged 66 with a wife aged 49. Sol
had m Martha "Patty or Patsey" Grizell or Grizzill 12 Oct 1818 in
Nash Co.
Sullivant,
Hampton. b a 1756 d a 24 Mar 1796 SC m Elizabeth---PS SC.
Sullivant,
Stephen. b 24 Jan 1768 GA d 17 Sep 1857 KY m Martha---Sgt SC
