Mary (Charlton) Sullivan (1722 - 1837)

Born 1 Jun 1722 in Goochland, Virginia

Wife of Charles Sullivan — married 8 May 1761 in Luneburg County, Virginia

Descendants

Died 20 Dec 1837 at age 115 in Greenville, South Carolina, United States

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Biography

Mary (Charlton) Sullivan performed Patriotic Service in South Carolina in the American Revolution.

Mary (Charlton) Sullivan is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A110853.

Mary was born about 1722.^[1]

Mary first m. an old man, Mr. Johnson, who on his death bed, gave her a silk stocking filled with gold & silver. ^[2]When she & Charles settled near Louisville, GA., they lived in log cabins with dirt floors & had to dig a pit in one corner of the cabin to store the meat & set a hen (with eggs) over it to keep the Tories & soldiers from stealing it. They would take out a little piece at a time & hang it on the chimney. The Tories would come in & rip up the beds & scatter the feathers over the yard. She had only one pair of cotton cards (for carding cotton) & when she saw the Tories coming, she would hide them under her dress. She was so anxious to keep them to clothe her children. Mary live to 115. At 100, she took to her bed & was known as "granny in the bed."

Mary Charlton married a Joseph Johnson as his second wife. They had no children together. He is said to have promised her that if she married him he would give her a silk stocking full of Gold & Silver.He had been married before and had eleven children. I have a copy of Joseph Johnson's will listing all his children. The will is dated 8 Jan 1761, Proved 3 Mar 1761.

Mary married Charles Sullivant 8 May 1761 in Lunenburg County, Virginia.

Mary died in 1837 at the age of 115 and is buried in Sullivan Cemetery, Berea Heights, Greenville County, South Carolina.^[1] Her tombstone transcription is: "Mary Sullivan Sr. Died 1837 Age 115 yrs". ^[3]

Sources

https://www.google.com/books/edition/South_Carolinians_in_the_Revolution_with/iY71nSHUprYC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Owen+Sullivan+and+Mary+Ruth+Pleasants&pg=PA186-IA4&printsec=frontcover

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Tombstone photograph for Mary Sullivan Sr at FindAGrave.
2. ↑ FamilySearch Profile: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LZ8G-LZM
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/14803892/mary-sullivan : accessed 9 June 2021), memorial page for Mary Charlton Sullivan (1 Jun 1722–1837), Find A Grave: Memorial #14803892, citing Sullivan Old Grove Cemetery, Berea Heights, Greenville County, South Carolina, USA ; Maintained by 47117651 (contributor 47117651)

• http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=flhg-marrlunenburgcntyva&h=67066&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
• Listed on the Rev. War Roster. Her nickname: "Granny in the Bed." Need a full source citation, replicable by others please. DAR has rejected claim of Patriotic Service in the Revolutionary War as of 12/2018.

SULLIVAN, CHARLES Ancestor #: A110797 Notice: FUTURE APPLICANTS MUST PROVE CORRECT SERVICE (WHY?) Birth: 4-2-1728 BRUNSWICK CO VIRGINIA Death: 11-3-1808 GREENVILLE DIST SOUTH CAROLINA

• U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970