Proper noun
Sullivant (plural Sullivants)
A surname from Irish.
By 1797, a young surveyor from Virginia named Lucas Sullivant had founded a permanent settlement on the west bank of the forks of the Scioto River and Olentangy River. Source: Internet
Lentz, p. 33 The location was desirable for its proximity to navigable rivers—but Sullivant was initially foiled when, in 1798, a large flood wiped out the new settlement. Source: Internet