The Casey Surname DNA Project

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

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 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?

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,

I know that we are all beginners at understanding what these DNA submissions mean and what we should do next. I know that we are all out there trying to analyze these submissions. I will be brave and make a first attempt at an analysis and welcome your comments (be nice but honest):

http://www.rcasey.net/casdnaf.htm

The CBS affiliate in Tulsa has this video clip on their web site of an interview with Bennett Greenspan of FTdna, and our local news anchor.

http://www.kotv.com/e-clips/?2655

I saved a copy (right click, "save target as"). If the link has been taken down before you get a chance to view, I may be able to email to you.

Many years ago I came across a book on the history of Irish Names. In it the author stated that there were 7 distinct Casey families. It also gave the different coat of arms for each of the families. For example, for the family that came from just outside Dublin, their coat of arms was GREEN(!) instead of the familiar red, which adorns this site ( My personal varient would be purple but let's go there). From memory other families where from Limerick (Hospital/ Bluff area ?), Cork and Waterford. I shall have to dig the book out again.

Hi Everybody,
I would just like to recommend that anyone considering submitting a DNA sample to realise how little the DNA actually changes over the generations. According to FamilyTreeDNA FAQ, the probability that 2 individuals who submit a 12 marker test and match ALL 12 markers is 50% they share a common ancestor within 7 generations,90% they share a common ancestor within 23 generations and 95% they share a common ancestor within 29 generations. How many people can trace back their family for 23 generations? Compare this with the 37 marker test. If 2 individuals match all 37 markers, the probabilities are 50% they share a common ancestor within 2 generations,90% they share a common ancestor within 5 generations, and 95% they share a common ancestor within 7 generations. So even tho the 37 marker test is more expensive, if you hope to actually connect to someone else thru these tests I would recommend you get the better test. You can got to http://www.familytreedna.com/faq2.html and read up on the ststistics.