March 10, 2006:

The Sully family was one of the first settlers in the Meech Creek Valley.
It's an interesting tale as movement was usually from Osgoode to the Gatineaus but in 
this case George Sully Sr. moved to Osgoode. George Sully Sr.(b.  5 October 1816 in 
England), was the son of Robert Sully of Somerset, England and Mary Cross of Devonshire, 
England. Robert (Methodist Preacher), Mary and family settled in the 'Valley' pre 1828.
 
George Sr. is listed in the Osgoode Assessment Roll in 1838. George Sr. married Ann Jane 
Blair (1820-July 1869). Ann was the daughter of James Blair.
 
This information was found in 'Pioneer Families of Osgoode Township' published by the 
Osgoode Township Historical Society & Museum. Vol. XV

Here is George Sully, widower in the 1881 census. Elizabeth is likely his daughter. 

1881 Census Place:	Osgoode, Russell, Ontario, Canada
	Source:	FHL Film 1375865  NAC C-13229  Dist 104  SubDist G  Div 2  Page 13  Family 56
	Sex	Marr	Age	Origin	Birthplace
George SULLY 	M	W	64	English	England
	Occ:	Farmer	Religion:	Wesleyan Methodist	
Elizabeth SULLY 	F		36	English	Ontario
			Religion:	Wesleyan Methodist

 March 10, 2009:

Thanks, for having that information on line on the Sully family. My Grandmother - Jennie-  
was a Sully, and a twin sister of Elisabeth Sully, and sister to Violet, Josie, Mabel and  
brothers John H, and George Wilton. Her parents were George E. Sully and Ann Ruth Wilton. 
She was the second wife of Hackett Cherry. They farmed in Russell for years.
 
I had been searching for further information on the Sullys in order to fill in more of my 
family tree information. 

Elisabeth Sully, my great aunt, was a twin of my grandmother, Jennie, and they were born 
in 1882 , Elisabeth stayed on the original farm until she died. She was often alone there 
in the winter. Quite a pioneer and a formidable lady. A lot of story in that family. 
 
My cousin Maybelle Thompson (nee Cooper) was the daughter of Josie Sully and ? Cooper. 
Maybelle married Hilliard Thompson of Metcalfe, and both of them ran the Metcalfe Post Office 
for a lot of years ( out of their home). Hilliard was the first one to deliver mail by a 
homemade snowmobile. Tragically, he died of typhoid fever late 50s or early 60s after a 
Rotary or Lion's Club dinner in Winchester. 
 
Josie and Violet were the first teachers at the Old Stone Schoolhouse. Both later taught in 
Toronto and Josie had to lie about not being married or she wouldn't have been given a job. 
 
I also believe that George and Thomas Sully were given land grants by Governor Carleton. I 
will be doing further research at the Vernon Historical society this spring.
 
I also know that some Sully's of the orginal family moved from Hull up to the Wakefield 
area in Quebec, and have tombstones in McLaren's cemetary, and one of them is listed in 
the original pioneer cemetary in that area. 

Robert Wilson                                                     

 
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