The Casey Surname DNA Project

When traditional methods of research finally hit that "brick wall," Y-chromosome DNA testing may help in identifying new branches of your family tree. The CASEY Surname DNA Project, one of over 200 surname projects in the U. S., was created to take advantage of this new scientific approach, in an attempt to determine which CASEY family groups are related and have common ancestors.

Scientists have discovered that the DNA in the y-chromosome, found only in males, is passed from father to son, virtually unchanged, except for rare (and random) mutations. By testing these chromosome segments, it is possible to determine if two or more living males are related, and approximately when they had a common ancestor.

I tested my DNA at the Ancestry website, but have not matched anyone. I hope you can help with your Casey lines you have tested. Is there anyway, I can use my DNA results with yours? Thanks for any help.

David Casey

I was talking to my Uncle, and he says, that our family started out in Ireland with the family name Casey, but then our name was changed to Rogers. He said our family were in Quebec Canada before they ended up down in Louisiana. I wondered if maybe there was anything in Ireland's history that might account for the name change?

I know nothing of the Casey Heritage, where in Ireland my ancestors were. I am hoping to learn more.

Michelle Rogers

Reposted from Robert Casey's 12/16 Email to the CASEY Rootsweb Email List:

I just updated my web site for the Casey DNA project. We now have 30 submissions and already finding out new information about all our lines with only 30 submissions. Here are some highlights:

www.rcasey.net/casdna.htm

1. Proved that Ambler Casey and Jesse E. Casey lines are a distinct branch (exact match at 67 markers with unique marker).

2. Proved that Ambler Casey and Jesse E. Casey lines are an genetic offshoot of the Abner Casey (mar. Elizabeth Bowen) line.

In the coming weeks, I'll be moving this web site to a new hosting provider. During that time it's likely that there will be some interruption in access to the site. Hopefully all will go smoothly with the migration, but being computers, there may be glitches, and I want just to re-assure all that this site will be back should there be any interruption in service.

When thinking 'Casey' and 'Baseball', it would not be unexpected for most people to think of the slugger for Mudville from the famous poem, Casey at the Bat. But there is another Casey in baseball, whose words are better known and are sung at most games, but whose identity has been lost in the unknown verses. She shares my daughter's name, Katie Casey. Here's how it goes:

Katie Casey was baseball mad,
Had the fever and had it bad;
Just to root for the home town crew,
ev'ry sou, Katie blew

On a Saturday, her young beau
Called to see if she'd like to go,
To see a show but Miss Katie said, "No,
I'll tell you waht you can do":

CHORUS:
Take me out to the ball game,
Take me out with the crowd
But me some peanuts and Crackerjack,
I don't care if I never get back,

Let me root, root, root for the home team,
If they don't win it's a shame
For it's one, two, three strikes you're out,
At the old ball game.

Katie Casey saw all the games,
Knew the players by their first names;
Told the umpire he was wrong,
all along, good and strong

When the score was just two to two,
Katie Casey knew just what to do,
Just to cheer up the boys she knew,
She made the gang sing this song:

I would like to make contact with all Caseys who are of the Irish Type III cluster.
see http://au.geocities.com/t120r61/index.htm
Of particular interest is the close connections of most of the Caseys on the phylogram chart.
The bulk form one group with a Hanvey showing his close relationship with this group, but there are two Caseys, while still part of the Irish Type III cluster, are quite seperate form the other Caseys.

I am presently in contact with Kit Numbers:-
29956
34073
45068
51924
53484
77349
And I would like to contact Kit numbers:-

I would like to make contact with all Caseys who are of the Irish Type III cluster.
see http://au.geocities.com/t120r61/index.htm

I am presently in contact with Kit Numbers:-
29956
34073
45068
51924
53484
77349
And I would like to contact Kit numbers:-
40325
54166
56031
56130
56874
58301
93773
99381

Regards, Dennis Wright 25505, 6PWCD

I would like to request that donors complete the information concerning their oldest known ancestor. Some submissions have nothing at all, and some have no dates or locations. With the repetitive naming that the Caseys used, it it difficult enought to keep them all straight even with complete info. But, with mimimal or no data, it makes for a difficult anaysis. Please! If you have gone to the trouble to submit DNA, finish the process and share enough information so that the rest of us can try to figure out where each donor falls within the family. Thanks!

I am wondering why DNA test #54166 is listed in the results grouping as Unassigned, when it is plainly identified as a descendant of Pleasant Casey of Tennessee. Why is it not grouped with the SC-TN Casey grouping?