Elizabeth "Susanna" Tully

Biography of Elizabeth Tully (2) Robinson § Mother of Col. Tully (3) Robinson, Elizabeth (3) Robinson Smith & Mary (3) Robinson Thorowgood § Wife to Captain William (2) Robinson § Sister to Mary Tully Emperour

Elizabeth Tully was born about 1638 and died about 1668. She was the sister of Mary (Tully) Emperour. Mary Emperour was wife of Captain Francis Emperour, prominent mariner and well-known Quaker evangelist. Both Mary and Elizabeth named their oldest sons Tully. We believe the Tully family lived on Eastern Shore and had previously lived in British West Indies or Barbados before coming to Virginia. Sarah Emperour (believed to be the daughter of Mary Emperor) witnessed the will of Captain William (2) Robinson dated 1695.

Elizabeth Tully Robinson is said to have been alive on December 3, 1667 (Elizabeth was not named in her mother-in-law’s will by name, but did receive a legacy of one black gown and other items. In presenting the will to the Northampton County Court on June 29, 2668 Mary Robinson’s son-in-law John Custis and Alisia Custis attested that Elizabeth Tully (2) Robinson had in fact predeceased her mother-in-law and it was the wish of Elizabeth Robinson that the said legacy directed to Elizabeth Tully (2) Robinson should belong to her daughter Anne (1) Robinson instead. Will of Elizabeth (of Shadwell) Robinson dated December 3, 1667 published in Northampton County, VA Deeds, Wills & C No. 7, 8 1655-1668 at page 26.)--and known to be deceased by June 29, 1668--27 years before the death of her husband Capt. William Robinson (Abstract of Will of Mary Emperour dated July 3, 1676 and recorded in A Brief Abstract of Lower Norfolk County and Norfolk County Wills, 1637-1710 by Charles Fleming (1914: MacIntosh) at page 48. Mary Emperour made no mention of her sister in her will but did provide a legacy to her cousins (the three children of Elizabeth Tully (3) Robinson) Tully, Elizabeth & Mary Robinson). Whether she and any other Robinson children of this generation were victims of the “The Great Hurricane of 1667” is an unknown fact worthy of more research.