Abner Brooks Casey born 1700 Tyrone County, N Ireland

Hello, 

I'm a direct descendant of Peter Casey, who came to America with his brother Abel c. 1725, so we are distant cousins.  Peter, as you probably know, settled in Hampshire County, West Virginia after the brothers lived in Baltimore for a few years.

It's a pity there are no early records in Co. Tyrone or a ship passenger list, but it seems the family was from around Dungannon and / or Cookstown.  It would be great for us to find out but we may never know.

If more clues arise, at least I'm close enough to go investigate since I now live in Co. Sligo with my husband, who is from Belfast.  I have a couple of other ancestors from Northern Ireland, so as a native Floridian I've come full circle, more or less .

Get in touch, cousin!..

Kate (nee Denison) Bell

 

Hello to all, this exchange was from more than a year ago, so I don't know if you are still active on the site. Supposedly the first immigrant to the US on my grandmother's maternal side was Abner Casey. How did you come across the name Abel? His son, Randolph would have been my descendent, but I can't find much on him either. Abner was said to have married Harriet Green and they lived in the Virginia or Spartanburg, sc area. Can't find any proof on that either. 

This Abner Casey line was traced from my great, great grandmother, Lillie Caroline Casey, (who married James Tyson Musgrove), daughter of William Mackey Casey, son of Thomas Mackey Casey, son of Isaac Casey, son of Randolph, son of Abner.

Has anyone been able to confirm the birthplace of Abner (Abel) Casey? And/or where he married?

 

Nancy, Kate and Roger,

I may have some information for you. I am in the middle of transferring information from an old laptop to my new computer that contains some of the information you have mentioned. My brother was able to find some information on Abner and has shared with me. Once I can get this all straightened out I would love share!

And, I too, would love to connect with my relatives across the pond!

Thanks!!

Mary (Casey) White

Oh, one more thing, Abner Casey was born in Tyrone, Ireland, in 1700, to Sarah Brooks (1680-1771) and John Nicolas Casey (1680-1777).

Hope this helps!

Mary

Dear Mary and Nancy,

I was delighted to see your latest message, Mary, and look forward to your additional information.  To recap my line, my paternal great x 4 grandfather was Nicholas Casey of Hampshire Co., (W) Va., who married Grace Foreman.  Nicholas’s father was Peter Casey (1715-1787), son of John Casey (1680-1777).  As you know, your folks went off to South Carolina while mine stayed in (W) Virginia.

During the last months I have been doing research on this side of the Pond.  I’m fairly certain I’ve pinpointed the area in Co. Tyrone from where our Caseys had originated, which is the parish of Clonfeacle, located south of Dungannon, in Co Tyrone (part of the parish is also in Co. Armagh).

Although census, civil and many church records do not exist from the 1700s – 1865 (due to the 1922 burning of Four Courts during the uprising), there are other records that may provide clues.

Databases compiled from seventeenth-century census substitutes

http://www.billmacafee.com/17centurydatabases.htm

No Caseys listed in this 1660s Hearth Money Rolls database, but interestingly, there’s the townland of ‘Casey’ (now Cozies) in the Parish of Billy, Dunluce Lower, Co. Antrim.

There seems to be a lot of lore connecting the O’Caseys (Siol Cathusaigh) to the O’Neill clan, who for many years was either allied, or fighting against the McDonnells of Dunluce Castle (now beautiful ruins on the Antrim Coast).  Many O’Neills migrated south to Clonfeacle.

Although our Caseys had emigrated to America by then, these later records (see below) show Caseys remaining in the area, many from Carricastle and the town of Benburb (also known as Sessiamagaroll) in Clonfeacle.  The Christian names of John, Nicholas and William may link to our side of the family as later uncles/cousins, but of course, there is no proof.

Index to Tithe Applotment Book, Clonfeacle Parish, Cos. Tyrone and Armagh 1833

http://www.cotyroneireland.com/tithe/t-a-clonfeacle.html

CASEY, Bryan, Carricastle

CASEY, Bryan, Drumflugh

CASEY, Francis, Broghadoey

CASEY, Francis, Carricastle

CASEY, Francis, Moy

CASEY, H., Derrylatinee

CASEY, James, Carricastle

CASEY, James, Drumflugh

CASEY, James, Finnelly

CASEY, John, Benburb

CASEY, John, Coolkeernan

CASEY, John, Derrylatinee

CASEY, John, Drumflugh

CASEY, Nicholas, Derrylatinee

CASEY, Owen, Finnelly

CASEY, Patrick, Benburb

CASEY, Patt., Drumgose

CASEY, Terence, Carricastle

CASEY, Terence, Finnelly

CASEY, William, Carricastle

 

Although not mentioning the Caseys, the following website is interesting in providing folklore and historical background of the region:

Eglish Historical Society

http://www.historyeglish.com/people-and-families.php

 

I’m also fascinated by Irish townland names, so just for the ‘craic’ (fun), here’s a list of the ones in Clonfeacle:

Civil Parish of Clonfeacle (Cos. Tyrone and Armagh)

https://www.townlands.ie/armagh/clonfeacle-tyrone-portion/

 

Anyway, I hope I’m on the right track with our Caseys – it’s a rare surname in Northern Ireland, so we have that in our research favour.  I’ve been doing amateur genealogy for quite a while now and feel fairly confident about these ‘yokes,’ but we may never know.  At any rate, I hope you’ll find this information interesting.  Maybe it'll inspire you to visit Ireland, where I can tour you around.

This message is probably way too long for our administrator (sorry, Roger), so better say bye for now.

Kate Bell

Ballymote, Co. Sligo, Ireland

(on Facebook too)

I will apologize in advance if a post shows a twice- I accidentally left the page but don't believe my first attempt went through.

I am very excited to see this post! 

I started researching our family tree for a school project and got completely carried away. :) I have also traced one branch out to Abner and am anxious to see any other information that may surface!  There are so many family trees with conflicting information on the website I've been using, and I'm trying to dig up as much as I can to straighten the tangled mess I'm making of who married who and which daughter goes where. :)

Its so nice to meet you all. :)

Kendra Gelpi Francisco (daughter of Edna Marie Holly, daughter of George Franklin Holly, son of George Franklin Drew Holly, son of Franklin Sidney Holly, husband of Ann Casey. )

 

Kate,

WOW! I am so excited to see so much information to study. This will greatly help me as well as my aunt who, sadly, is the oldest remaining Casey for my immediate clan. Thank you so much!

You're awesome!

Mary

If you knew of a person's trade before they came over, would you be able to find info that way?  Is there a record of trademen, say a sail maker?

Hello! Abner is my 8th Great-Grandfather from Tyrone Ireland. I have a public family tree on Ancestry.com under my name Thyra Brooks. There is pictures available too! Feel free to add yourselves or share any info there. My email is thyrabrooks@yahoo.com if you have any leads on the homestead location or area of his home in Tyrone. I would love to go see it in person one day. There are a great number of direct descendants in Yam Hill, Oregon with the same last name of Casey. My Grandma was Marion Casey and her sister Verda Casey still lives in Oregon. God bless!

 

After doing a little more research on Ancestry I found Abner may have been from Kinsale/Cork area in Ireland and Abners fathers name was John Nicholas Casey. 1680-1777 His sister was born in Ulster. That's as far back as I've found online. Hope this helps. Please update if anyone finds out more. Thanks

Could you email the info you found on Abner?  airbornecasey@hotmail.com

Aloha, Relatives of Abner & Peter Casey ancestry!

I was delighted to come across this conversational thread while doing a little web-based genealogy research on my family line. It was nice to find a mention of the parents of Abner Casey, as well as the supplying of the middle name, "Brooks." While I have no further information to offer from the Ireland side of the investigation, I can offer to interested relatives a very extensive compendium of information from the other side of the pond, beginning with the landing of Abner and Peter at Baltimore in 1726. My father's mother, Nora and one of his cousins, Walter Casey spent almost four decades researching the family history and, in 1978, printed up a 156-page typewritten compilation entitled, "Casey and Allied Families." It is a pretty remarkable document, which I would be happy to make available upon request.

Particularly noteworthy is the fact that Abner Casey is one of the great great great grandfathers of Samuel L. Clemmons, aka Mark Twain! Also, the great grandchildren of John Casey (a grandson of Abner are third cousins to William Randolph Hearst.

John Thomas Casey - 6x great grandson of Abner Brooks Casey       Carlsbad, California

 

 

 

John I would like to see the info you have. My email address is posted above. 

Hi there John,

I'm the 8x great grandson of Abner Brooks Casey and would love to know more of my (and our) family history. Would there be any way you could email me a copy of the "Casey and Allied Families" document? I'd love to be able to read it and share it with my family. My email address is xbriancaseyx@gmail.com

 

Thanks in advance.

- Brian Casey

Hi everyone, @Kate Bell, that's a coincidence. We went through co Sligo last month on vacation, but were not doing any Case research. Thanks to everyone for the helpful information. @ John, I would also be interested in your information on Abner. I am sure about our family line as far back as Thomas Mackey Casey.

my email is: nancy.kamphuis@gmail.com

as far as Cork/Kinsale, that is clearly the area where the most Casey's orignated from. When asking Irish natives, they are surprised to hear that a Casey would be from Co Tyrone or anywhere up north.

Nancy ,

 

 

Hi All

My father's sister Elsie Robarts was married to Patrick Casey (at Dora Creek in NSW, Australia)  in 1931. Pat came to Australia in 1926. He was born at Dungannon Co Tyrone on 19 Dec 1902 and died in Grafton NSW on 22 July 1996. His father was James Casey born 7 March 1874 at Clonfeacle who was married to Elizabeth Collins, she was born at Moyard, Benburb c 1872. James died at Moy in December 1962 and Elizabeth Casey died at Moy 9 December 1961. James' father was Patrick Casey living at Benburb (possibly the one mentioned as living there in 1838). He was married to a Mary Ann but I can't work out if she was Graham or Grimes as yet. Still working on that. Uncle Pat had a brother who went to Boston in USA in 1930 odd  so there are descendants over there from that family.He also had two brothers who may have gone to Canada , a brother and a sister who stayed in the Clonfeacle area. My cousin Ulick Casey lived in Grafton also but he died in 2012, however he has a son who lives in Darwin. I can't be sure yet but I think the Patrick living in Benburb had a father whose name was Patrick also but that is as far as I have gone so far.This may be of interest to those people on here posting about Caseys in Co Tyrone as they are in the same area. Best wishes to everyone  Eleanore Reichel. My email is <eleanore@optusnet.com.au> if anyone wants to contact me

Hello distant cousins! My name is Sherry Casey daughter Paul Casey, son of Harvey Casey, son of Melvin Casey (alabama) son of Robert Casey b.1849, son of Hiram Casey b. 1800, son of Elisha Casey b. 1773, son of Jesse Elisha Casey b.1752, son of Jesse Casey b. 1726 (soldier) son of Abner Casey b. 1700 from in Tyrone co. Ireland, son of John Casey b. 1680.
I would love to learn anything I can about our family history.
@John Casey, could,you please send a copy or link of the "Casey and allied families" as well!

My email is squirrelygirl777@gmail if anyone wants to connect!

Sherry Casey
Squirrelygirl777@gmail.com

So Chad Casey are you still around? Would love a copy of the 'Casey and Allied families'. I come to the Casey line through my ggggggrandfather Peter Casey. I have some info about their journey to Hampshire County, WV.

 

 

Christina.daily62@gmail.com.

or Benedict Family 1 on Ancestry, it's public. (cause if you want information you need to be connected!!1)

Hello family! I am so glad I found this site. Abner Casey is my 8th great-grandfather, Jesse Casey my 7th gg and Aaron Casey my 6th gg. I'm so excited to learn more about my Casey history and their homeland. I also hope to someday verify which of the several Harriet Greens that have been linked to Abner Casey on various trees is the correct one.

John Thomas Casey - thanks for the info, I found the Casey and Allied Families doc online, downloaded it and look forward to digging in. After finding the familial link to Samuel Clemens/Mark Twain, my next visit to Angels Camp here in California will bring a whole new perspective.

Hi Casey Fam!  This is such a great site and I'm very excited to explore my Casey family here.  I would love access to Casey and Allied Families doc but can't seem to find it online for download.  Any assistance is appreciated.  

Abner Brooks Casey is my 7th great-grandfather, John Aaron Casey my 6th great-grandfather, Moses Casey my 5th great-grandfather, and Charity (Casey) Newman is my 4th great-grandmother.

Blessings!

Keeley Neal

keeleyneal@sbcglobal.net