THE MANLEY FAMILY
Michael Carrucan, the eldest child of Patrick and Bridget Carrucan, took over the family farm and lived his life in Fanore. He married a local girl, Mary Droney and they had 11 children. Their daughter Ellen emigrated to America in the 1880s, settling in Wilmington, Delaware. From her marriage to John D. Sullivan, a number of strong Carrucan lines have come with surnames including Speakman, Pollinger, Di Sabatino and Manley.
The link to the Manley family is a complex one: Carrucan -> Sullivan -> Speakman -> Pollinger -> Manley. It follows a purely female line which has resulted in the surname changing at every generation.
Michael Carrucan (about 1829 - 1903) and Mary Droney ( - 1942) ↓ Mary, Austin, Bridget, Mary, Ellen, Denis, Catherine, Patrick, James and Kate Carrucan |
Ellen Carrucan (1863-1940) and John D Sullivan ↓ John, Mary Elizabeth and Ann Sullivan |
Mary Elizabeth Sullivan (1900-1975) and Walter Mifflin Speakman II ↓ Walter Mifflin III, John Daniel, Mary Anne, Elizabeth Patricia and James Speakman |
Elizabeth Patricia Speakman (1928 -) and John Michael Pollinger Sr. ↓ John Michael Jr, Christopher James, Deborah Ann, Mary Ellen and Lisa Marie Pollinger |
Mary Ellen Pollinger and John Manley |
Mary Ellen and John still live in Delaware and we retain strong links with them, even though we are separated by many miles and many generations.