'Sullivan1'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Sullivan (O'Sullivan) of Dromeragh (Drominagh), O'Sullivan (More) of Dunkerron Castle, Sullivan of Thames Ditton
[The upper section originally shown on this page was moved to Sullivan2 to enable the new upper section below to be inserted.]

                               
Lipscomb reports that the following Murtogh was "lineally descended from Oliol Ollum, King of Munster, (circ. 200)".
Murtogh O'Sullivan More (a 1376)
m. Catharine McCarthy ("of the family of McCarthy More")
1. Bernard O'Sullivan
  m. Mary McCarthy
  A. Buachaic or Boaha O'Sullivan
  i. Dunlaig O'Sullivan
  a. Roger or Rory O'Sullivan
  (1) Daniel or O'Donnell O'Sullivan More
m. Mary (d 1548, dau of Cormocke Oge, Lord Muskerry)
  (A) Owen O'Sullivan More of Dunkerron (d 1623)
  m. Shylie or Julie McCarthy (a 1603)
  (i) Daniell or Donnell O'Sullivan (d 11.11.1633)
  m1/2. (sp) Honor FitzGibbon (dau of Edmund FitzGibbon, 'The White Knight')
  m2/1. Joan FitzMorice (dau of Patrick FitzMorice of Lixnawe)
  (a) Owen O'Sullivan More of Dunkerron Castle (a 1640)
  m. Mary Fitzgerlkd (dau of Sir Edmund Fitzgerald of Ballymaloy)
  ((1)) Daniel MacOwen O'Sullivan of Tulloghbag Castle (d c1699)
  ((A)) Owen Rore O'Sullivan More
  m. Julian (dau of Philip O'Sullivan Beare)
  ((i)) Daniel O'Sullivan More of Tolmies (b 1677-8, dsp 04.1754)
m. Hester (bur 17.01.1796)
  (b) Daniel O'Sullivan
  m. Mary Conway (dau of Jenkin Conway of Killorgan Castle)
  (c) Ellen O'Sullivan
  m. Fynen McCartie
  (d) Mary O'Sullivan (a 1637) probably the Marie who married ...
  m. (1641) Donough McGillycuddy of Carnbeg Castle (b 1623, d c1695)
  (e)+ other issue - Philip (a 1637), Dermot (a 1637), Sylie
  (ii) Owen O'Sullivan in Dunkerron (a 1640)
  (a) Dermond O'Sullivan (a 1640)
  (B) Shela O'Sullivan possibly of this generation
  m. John FitzGerald, Knight of Kerry
  B. Philip O'Sullivan of Drominagh Castle, co. Cork
  m. Honora O'Connor of Carriganphopil
  i. Daniel O'Sullivan of Drominagh Castle
  m. Joanna McCarthy
  a. Eugene or Owen O'Sullivan of Drominagh
  m. Elizabeth Fitzgerald ("of the House of Desmond")
  (1) Roger O'Sullivan of Drominagh
m. Julian McCarthy of Drishane
  (A) Daniel O'Sullivan (d 1652)
  m. Helena McAuliffe
  (i) John O'Sullivan of Drominagh (d 1652)
  m. Mary O'Keefe of Killeen
  (a) Timothy O'Sullivan of Clonfert (b 1651-2, d 04.08.1706)
  m. Joan O'Callaghan of Cluaininmeen
  ((1)) Philip O'Sullivan of Cork & Dromeragh (bpt 12.03.1682, d 11.1737) - continued below
  m. Elizabeth Enwin of co. Roscommon
  ((2)) Cornelius O'Sullivan of Cork (bpt 06.08.1683, bur 07.05.1739)
  m. Ellen Galway (sister of Stephen Galway of Cork)
  C. Juliana O'Sullivan possibly of this generation
  m. Maurice O'Connell, Chief (a 1496)
  D. Sabina O'Sullivan possibly fits here
  m. Dermod O'Mahony Mergagh of Desmond (a 1442)

 

 

Philip O'Sullivan of Cork & Dromeragh (bpt 12.03.1682, d 11.1737) - continued above
m. Elizabeth Enwin of co. Roscommon
1. John O'Sullivan of Corkll (b 1715-6, d 24.01.1780)
  m. Susannah (b 06.07.1726, d 17.06.1792)
  A. Philip O'Sullivan More (d unm 07.10.1793)
2. Benjamin O'Sullivan, later Sullivan of Dromeragh (b 15.06.1720, d 04.01.1767
m. (03.01.1742) Bridget Limrie (d 08.07.1802, dau of Rev. Paul Limrie or Limerick)
  A. Sir Benjamin Sullivan(O'Sullivan More) (b 23.04.1747, d 12.10.1840, judge in India)
  m. Eliza Dent (dau of Admiral Sir Digby Dent)
  i.+ issue - George James (b 14.03.1791), Digby (b 20.10.1793, d infant), Robert (b 27.01.1797), Margaret (b 02.04.1792), Harriet (b 25.04.1795)
  B. John Sullivan of Riching's Park, Buckinghamshire (b 07.04.1749, d 31.10.1839, PC, Under Secretary of War)
  m. (24.05.1789) Henrietta Anne Barbara Hobart (d 12.12.1828, dau of George, 3rd Earl of Buckinghamshire)
  i. Albinia (or Anne?) Sullivan (b 28.03.1790) probably the Anne who married ...
  m. (09.1829, sp) Thomas George Tyndale (b 1777)
  ii. Henrietta (Harriet) Margaret Sullivan (b 03.08.1794) who married ...
  m. (21.09.1819) Sir George Tyler of Cottrell (b 1792, d 1862, Vice Admiral)
  iii. Maria Sullivan (b 07.08.1795, d 17.06.1885) who married ...
  m. (27.01.1824) Henry Pepys, Bishop of Sodor & Man, later of Worcester (b 1783, d 1860)
  iv. Georgina Vere Sullivan b 22.04.1804, (d 24.04.1879)who married ...
m. (13.07.1826) Robert Gosling of Botley's Park & Hassobury
  v.+ other issue - George John (b 06.05.1791, d 06.1796), John Augustus (b 19.10.1798), Robert (b 19.10.1799, d 31.10.1799), Louisa Eleanor (b 26.12.1800)
  C. Sir Richard Joseph Sullivan of Thames Ditton (Surrey), 1st Bart (b 10.12.1752, d 17.07.1806)
  m. (03.12.1778) Mary Lodge (d 24.12.1832, dau of Thomas Lodge of Leeds)
  i. Sir Henry Sullivan of Thames Ditton, 2nd Bart (b 13.03.1785, d unm 14.04.1814, Lt. Colonel)
  ii. Sir Charles Sullivan of Thames Ditton, 3rd Bart (b 28.02.1789, d 21.11.1862, Admiral) had issue
  m. (21.11.1818) Jean Anne Taylor (d 09.07.1863, dau of Robert Taylor of Ember Court)
  iii. Edward Richard Sullivan in Madras (b 08.06.1791, d 06.10.1824) had issue
  m. (1815) Eliza Maria Caldwell (dau of General Sir James Lillyman Caldwell)
  iv. Frederick Sullivan (b 01.02.1797, d 28.07.1873, vicar of Kimpton, Herts.) had issue
  m1. (03.01.1821) Arabella Jane Wilmot (d 27.01.1839, dau of Valentine H. Wilmot of Farnborough by Barbarina, dau of Admiral Sir Chaloner Ogle, 1st Bart (who m2. Lord Dacre))
  m2. (1843) Emily Ames (dsp 25.04.1856, dau of Levi Ames)
  v. Arthur Sullivan (b 1801, d 07.06.1832, General)
  vi. William Sullivan (b 1010.1804, d 06.01.1870, Major General)
  m. Euphemia Caulfield Hannington (d 25.08.15877, dau of Thomas Knox Hannington, widow of Capt. _ Dalton)
  vii. Charlotte Sullivan (d 28.03.1873)
  m. (1824) William Hale of King's Walden
viii. Eliza Sullivan (d 02.07.1846)
  m. (1814) Hon. Rev. Frederick Pleydell Bouverie
  D. Henry Boyle Sullivan (d unm 1783)
  E. Margaret Sullivan
  m. (1770) Gordon Forbes (General)
  F. Elizabeth Sullivan
  m. Patrick Lawson
  G. Sabinia Sullivan (d 1784)
  m. John Otto Bayer
  H. Henrietta Sullivan
  m1. Alexander Maclellan (Colonel)
  m2. John Balfour of Trenaby (MP)
  I. Ann Sullivan (d 1840)
  m. (1784) George Hallam of White Barns (Lt. Colonel)

Main source(s):
(1) For upper section (uploaded 11.11.15) : Lipscomb (Bucks, vol 4, 'Pedigree of Sullivan', p519)
(2) For lower section (uploaded 29.05.15, reviewed 11.11.15) : BP1934 ('Sullivan of Thames Ditton'), Lipscomb (Bucks, vol 4, 'Pedigree of Sullivan', p519)
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