Timothy Sullivant of Williamsburg Virginia, Circa 1700

T imothy Sullivant of Williamsburg, York County, Virginia, was born before 1700. The location of his birth is unknown at this time. Although there was also a Timothy Sullivant who died in Northumberland County and was also born before 1700 (from Northumberland Co. VA Apprenticeships, 1650-1750 compiled by W. Preston & Haynie), I do not believe that they are the same person.

Timothy Sullivan is mentioned in an article titled Pioneer Irish Families in Virginia, The Meades and Sullivans by Michael J. O'Brien, printed in the Journal of American Irish Historical Society, Volume XXV, New York 1926. The article says that Timothy Sullivan lived at Williamsburg, York County, where in 1718, he married Anne, the widow of Jean Marot. The last fact I have on a Timothy Sullivants is a record of a Timothy Sullivant master of the ship Ann for Virginia January 14, 1716/1717. This record was in the Library of Virginia Digitized Records in a record called Exchequor King's Remembrancer Port Books. Weymouth. Searcher. List of Port Books vol. II p. 337.

There is much more information on Timothy's wife Anne. In the The Booker Connection, it is listed that the wife of Richard Booker was Rachel Marot, daughter of Williamsburg tavern owner Jean Marot and Anne Pasteur, in York Co., Virginia. The magazine, William and Mary Quarterly mentions these same connections and confirms them. According to Vicki Shaffer, Ann's parents were Jean Pasteur and Martha Harris.

As Jean Marot (also Moreau) migrated to Virginia on board the ship Mary and Ann (from the list Huguenot Refugees on Board Ship Mary and Ann, August 12, 1700, Virginia, James City) in 1700. As mentioned earlier, Jean Marot kept a tavern at Williamsburg. He must have married Ann Pasteur some time after 1700. They had three daughters Edith, Anne and Rachel. Edith married Samuel Cobbs, Anne married (1)James Inglis, son of the first Grammar Master at William and Mary College, Mungo Inglis (2)James Shields (3) Henry Wetherburn (owner of Wetherburn's Tavern in Williamsburg ) and Rachel married Richard Booker. James Shields and Anne Marot's daughter, Anne married Robert Armistead and their daughter Mary Marot Armistead became the wife of Judge John Tyler, father of President John Tyler.

Jean Marot made his will in August 31, 1717 which was proved in York County December 16, 1717. His death appears to have been brought about by the violence of another tavern owner named Francis Sharpe, who was remanded to the public jail at Williamsburg on November 18, 1717, for the murder of John Marot. Francis Sharpe was apparently never convicted as he was issued a license to keep ordinary a couple of year later. Anne Pasteur Marot remarried to Timothy Sullivant in 1718. According to O'Brien and articles in the William and Mary Quarterly, Marot left a large estate and the estate came into Timothy Sullivant's possession after his marriage to Anne. Anne Pasteur Marot Sullivant died in Amelia County, Virginia about 1742. In her will, listed in Will Book 1 of Amelia County dated March 10, 1738 and probated on November 8, 1742, she names her daughters Edith, Ann and Rachel. She also names John Sullivant, the only Sullivant mentioned in the will. She was very specific that John should only have one shilling sterling and a gold ring and nothing else.

There are John Sullivant deed records in 1740 in York County, Virginia which may be deeds involving this John which still need to be researched. Nothing else is known of this John Sullivant.

In 1743 in the Amelia County Court records (Court Order Book 1, Amelia County, Virginia, 1735-1746 abstracted and compiled by Gibson Jefferson McConnaughey) a court order is issued on December 16, 1743 to bind out Charles Sullivant, an orphan. In the same court records on July 20, 1744, a court order is issued to church wardens to bind out Charles Sullivant and Elizabeth Sullivant, orphans. Because of the closeness in time to Anne Pasteur Marot Sullivant's will, these could be more Sullivant children that were not mentioned in the will.

The last potential Sullivan connection are the following records:
Lunenberg County, Virginia Land Patents 1746-1916,TLC Genealogy
34-613 (Deedbook and page) 400 acres 7/15/1760
a. Owen Sullivant
b. bs Franklin Br. (location)
C. Richard Booker (neighbor)[Anne Sullivant's son in law]

Entry Record Book 1737-1770
Land Entries in the present VA counties of Halifax, Pittsylvania, Henry, Franklin & Patrick transcribed by Marian Dodson Chiarito page 178
Oct. 8, 1754 Daniel Sullivant, 400 A beginning at Richard Booker's line where Owen Sullivant's line leaves it. Thence along Booker line to Jno. Gillington's thence along Gillington's to Daniel Umphry's & sd. to beginning

The above records imply that there could be some further Sullivant connections to this line because of the closeness of the Sullivant and Booker land.
I am still in the process of researching this line and any suggestions or records that would help would be appreciated.

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