Edward E. Sullivan

EDWARD SULLIVAN: Richard Green(e), the oldest of the five (children of Jeremiah who moved to Watauga), seems to have settled near Blowing Rock, NC. He was accompanied by his father-in-law, an old man named Sullivan. The old man carried a tomstone with him, saying that he was going to start a graveyard in the new country. He died in 1794. Thre were no sawmills, and so no lumber for a coffin. His neighbors took their axes, went to the wood and hewed a coffin out of a popular tree. it was winter and the trree was found frozen hard. This is supposed to have been the first whit man buried in Watauga County. the grave is still seen near Blowing Rock, less than a mile from the Green Park Hotel. The stone s of a slaty formation, quite similar to those commonly seen around Jersey Church and different from those fround around the grave. The inscription reads (F27 1794)This could be read as, Feburary, 27 1794.

Information from D.W.Olds, Spartanburg, S.C,

References

1. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/65885393/edward-e-sullivan
2. WikiTree contributors, "Edward E Sullivan (abt.1725-1794)," WikiTree: The Free Family Tree, (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Sullivan-2215 : accessed 29 March 2024). cites
   1. FindAGrave memorial #65885393 for Edward E Sullivan, d. 1794, Mount Bethel United Church of Christ Cemetery, Blowing Rock, Watauga County, North Carolina.
   2. Arthur, John Preston, A history of Watauga County, North Carolina : with sketches of prominent families, Everett Waddey Company, Richmond,1915, Page 312. < Archive.Org >
   3. Arthur, John Preston, Western North Carolina; a history (1730-1913), National Society Daughters of the American Revolution of North Carolina. Edward Buncombe Chapter, Asheville, NC,1914, Pages 191-192. < Archive.Org >
   4. FamilySearch personID LDHR-D5D and connected profiles