Susan, I don't know for sure. In the grave where the English family buried their dead (Calvary Cemetery in NYC) is Michael Sullivan born Ireland about 1795, died on Blackwell's Island in the Alms House of TB on June 28, 1859. Mary Sullivan died in October 1853 on the Ship Marmion out of Liverpool bound for NY. Age was given as 53. She is therefore not in the grave with her husband Michael English as she was buried at sea. I am only deducing that, because of Michael Sullivan's age and that he was buried with the English/Coleman family, that he was Mary Sullivan's elder brother. If that is true, your John b. abt. 1835 was born too late to be related to my Mary Sullivan b. Dec 4 1799. I realize that Michael Sullivan may have been an uncle or a cousin. But keep asking. You never know where the answers will come from. Sheila MacAvoy Block

While we're on the subject.... Margaret Sweeney (d. 1889) married Michael Coleman (d. 1881) dau Julia Coleman (d. 1937) from Lismore area. Also related Michael Coleman (emigrated to Lowell, Mass) and Lena Coleman Houghton (emigrated to NY). Margaret Sweeney Coleman's nephew, Thomas Mahoney, and niece, Ellen Mahoney Nolan also emigrated to Lowell, Mass, Tom in 1867, Ellen in 1899. Ellen was the second wife of Daniel Nolan. A dau from his first marriage, Elizabeth Nolan, emigrated to NYC abt 1883, married Daniel Seward (possibly also from Lismore area). When their 5th dau was born in 1904, James English was her godfather. Supposedly they knew him from Ireland.