The Casey Surname DNA Project - show us your genes...

New Casey DNA Results Analysis from Robert Casey

Sat, 02 Jan 2010 14:26:09 -0600

A New Year's gift from Robert Casey, delivered via the Rootsweb Casey mailing list:

We now have six Casey lines where DNA clearly establishes that these lines are connected in the last 200 to 300 years. Two lines from County, Kerry, two lines from County Limerick, one from County Cork and one from western South Carolina. I highly recommend that Casey researchers of southwestern counties of Ireland have their line tested with DNA submissions to determine how all these lines are connected. Of the seven lines tested with ties to southwestern Ireland, six lines have the same DNA fingerprint. One line in County Clare, Ireland is not related - but one line with late 1700s ties to South Carolina is related. Two branches have already emerged: Daniel Casey and Dennis Casey (of County Kerry) form one branch with markers 413A=21 and 444=13. Another branch found is Michael Casey (of County Limerick) and Daniel Casey (of County Cork) with marker 449=29. A very detailed updated analysis (two recent DNA submissions just added) can be found at my web site:

DNA Descendancy Chart (Irish)

The O'Casey Clan: Their History

Sat, 02 Jan 2010 11:44:42 -0600

Found on the Rootsweb Casey mailing list, Clift Johnson has shared a great Casey family history that can be found on Ginni Swanton's web site.

Titled The O'Casey Clan: Their History, it was written by Sean O'Casey, Mullingar in 1950.

This information was written in the early 1950's and was provided by Cliff. Johnston, whose wife's maiden name was Casey.
This manuscript was found amongst her family's memorabilia.

Tested my DNA

Wed, 24 Dec 2008 02:17:25 -0600

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

Casey Gone Rogers

Tue, 23 Dec 2008 17:29:28 -0600

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

New Analysis of Casey DNA Submissions

Sat, 20 Dec 2008 16:16:17 -0600

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

Proved that Ambler Casey and Jesse E. Casey lines are a distinct branch (exact match at 67 markers with unique marker).
Proved that Ambler Casey and Jesse E. Casey lines are an genetic offshoot of the Abner Casey (mar. Elizabeth Bowen) line.

Site Move Coming Soon

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 21:34:30 -0600

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.

The Other 'Casey' in Baseball Lore

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 20:24:59 -0500

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:

Contact requested with Irish Type III cluster members

Sat, 01 Mar 2008 10:13:28 -0600

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:-

Contact requested with Irish Type III cluster members.

Sun, 10 Feb 2008 21:32:05 -0600

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

Incomplete postings

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 11:40:51 -0600

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!

Unassigned submissions

Tue, 10 Jul 2007 12:33:06 -0500

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?

Update in progress

Sun, 13 May 2007 23:46:20 -0500

Upon the urgings of Robert Casey, I have notified FTDNA to upgrade my original 25 marker test to the more sophisticated 67 marker test. BTW it was only $148 additional dollars and didn't seem to require another sample...

Just thought I'd let y'all know!

DLC
"SC and TN Caseys"
Kit 45068

Casey's in County Tipperary

Sun, 15 Apr 2007 00:10:09 -0500

On a recent trip to Ireland I tracked down some Casey's in two different graveyards in the vicinity of Newport, County Tipperary; Rockvale Cemetery and Ballymackeogh Graveyard. I'm working still to establish my own connection to any of them. I took photos of each Casey headstone we found in each of them and you can find those photos in my Flickr album. And there's a pretty good story in my blog on how we found them.

Below are the transcriptions from three of the headstones in Ballymackeogh.

Erected by Thomas Casey in memory of his father Michael Casey of Polough who died Oct 9 1884, aged 70 years
may his soul rest in peace

For memory of Patrick Casey
died at ashrod? Murroe
sept the ? 1943 aged 47 years
formerly of Sanger, California USA

Erected by Ann Casey Coffey in mem of beloved husband Thomas Casey who dep. This life oct 1830 aged 54 years
r.i.p. Amen

New DNA Results for Daniel Casey, RWS

Sat, 10 Mar 2007 08:53:56 -0600

A second set of DNA test results just received have validated the bloodline for Daniel Casey, RWS. He was born ca 1760, lived in Virginia, then moved to Georgia about 1785 where he resided in Wilkes, later Elbert County. His son John Casey married Elizabeth Pace, dau. of Barnabas Pace. Two of John and Elizabeth's sons, Wiley Casey b 23 May 1802 in GA, and Barnabas, b 3 Apr 1816 in GA, are represented by male descendants who submitted DNA for the Casey project. The identity of this Daniel Casey's father is currently unknown or unproven, but he seems to have close ties with one Roger Casey of Virginia who eventually lived in Lincoln Co., GA close to the SC border.

Hanvey Casey connection

Mon, 29 Jan 2007 17:21:15 -0600

Kit 51924 reflecting Pleasant Casey has just been upgraded to 67 markers. While the results continue to match Caseys from TN and SC, the only PERFECT match is with one Samuel Hanvey from Ulster (County Down). The Hanvey family arrived in SC about 1766 and lived in all the same places as the Caseys, intermarrying with them over the years. It may be wise to observe this family as we do our Casey research. Perhaps a Hanvey took in an orphaned Casey boy at some point? Perhaps a Casey gem of information is hidden in some of the Hanvey records. If some of you have already made this connection,