Branches of the BULLER / BUTLER Family
First Generation
JANE BULLER (BUTLER) married
about 1638, in London, England, COL. WILLIAM CLAIBORNE born
1587, Westmoreland County, England, occupation Secretary of State
- Virginia and Planter, (son of EDMUND CLAIBORNE of
CLEBURNE HALL, Westmoreland County, England, and GRACE
BELLINGHAM, daughter of ALAN BELLINGHAM and
DOROTHY SANDFORD).
WILLIAM died King William County, Virginia. Came as surveyor for
the Virginia Company of London with Gov. Francis Wyatt in 1621;
member of the Governor's council from 1625 to 1660; secretary
1625 and treasurer of the Virginia Colony; had one grant of
24,000 acres of land in King William County; established a
trading post at Kend Island in 1631; was appointed one of the
three commissioners to rule Virginia under Cromwell. CLAIBORNE
was colonel of a command against the Indians and in 1653 was
Deputy Governor. Seated at "Romancoke," King William
County, Virginia.
Second Generation
LT. COL. THOMAS CLAIBORNE born
1647, "Romancoke", New Kent County, Virginia,
occupation Planter/Virginia militia, married SARA FENN,
(daughter of CAPT. SAMUEL FENN and {---}).
THOMAS died 1683/5, Virginia.
Third Generation
ELIZABETH CLAIBORNE, b. 1678/9,
Virginia, married OWEN O'SULLIVAN I b. about
1673/4, Lynhaven Parish, Princess Anne Co., Virginia, occupation
Planter. OWEN died about Feb 6, 1769, Charlotte/Lunenburg Co.,
Virginia.
OWEN O'SULLIVAN I was granted 240 acres Nov. 7,
1700 at Dam Neck, near OWEN HAYES (his maternal
grandfather) at Fish Pond (Princess Anne Co., Virginia, Bk 4 folk
126). Also granted 862 acres Sep 10, 1755. The tithable List of
William Caldwell, taken 1749 for Lunenburg, shows OWEN SULLIVAN
(William & Mary Quarterly, 11/57). OWEN'S will dated Oct 12,
1768, proved Feb 6, 1769 in Charlotte Co. (This county split from
Lunenburg in 1764.)
Fourth Generation
OWEN SULLIVAN II b. 1699,
Lunenburg Co., Virginia, occupation Planter, m. May 1721, in
prob. Caroline Co., Virginia, MARY MARGARET HEWLETT,
B. March 4, 1707, Virginia, (daughter of WILLIAM HEWLETT and
MARY FEARNE, daughter of JOHN FEARNE and
MARY LEE) d. Virginia, buried Virginia. OWEN
died 1790, Charlotte Co., Virginia, buried Charlotte Co.,
Virginia.
OWEN II is named in his father's will. By deed Oct 1, 1781, OWEN
SULLIVAN conveys to Chas. Crenshaw 151 acres "including the
late dwelling house of the late OWEN SULLIVAN deceased, devised
to said OWEN SULLIVAN by Will of OWEN SULLIVAN deceased
(Charlotte Co., Virginia D Bk 3, p. 571). There are records of
other sales from OWEN SULLIVAN to James Mullins, Stephen Farmer,
etc. A HISTORY OF THE SULLIVAN FAMILY was compiled 1882 and
published by William D. Sullivan 1913. In it he states OWEN &
MARGARET had 5 children to move from Virginia to S. Carolina.
Fifth Generation
CHARLES SULLIVAN b. April 2, 1728, Charlotte Co., Virginia, occupation Planter, m. June 15, 1749, in Virginia, MARY CHARLTON (JOHNSON), b. June 1, 1722, Goochland Co., Virginia, d. Dec 20, 1837, Greenville Co., South Carolina, buried Old Grove Cemetery, Greenville Co., SC. CHARLES died Nov 3, 1808, Greenville Co., South Carolina, buried Old Grove Cemetery, Greenville Co., SC.
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